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All eyes on Beckham in 100th appearance for England

 
The 32-year-old midfielder from the Galaxy starts on the right side and has his moments in 63 minutes, but France comes away with a 1-0 victory. > PARIS -- In the beginning the swath of England fans sang "God Save The Queen" and the booming French majority sang "Le Marseillaise," but come the 63rd minute of a Wednesday night fray, all 78,500 achieved unison. (link)

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