Achilles

He just slightly turned last Sunday and it was all over. No evil tackle. No sprint. No pushing around awaiting an incoming corner kick. No nothing. Just by himself and one normally looking move and finished. Goodbye kicking that ball in Rustenburg or Soccer City or Greenpoint stadium. Goodbye standing there in the English shirt listening to the national anthem. Goodbye scoring that magic winning goal from a freekick. When dreams come crashing down. Achilles' revenge.

Talking about David Beckam of course. Sad. The tattooed bloke would have been in his 4th world cup - an English record. And at his age there probably wont be another chance. Although Brazil 2014 is obviously an attractive goal to sweat to.

But really bad luck. 100% Bad luck. I ain't a Beckham groupie, and I certainly ain't a Manchester Utd nor a Real Madrid nor an AC Milan supporter. And without any doubt I don't care about his US team - Galaxy or some silly name like that. But he is (was) a very good player. That we can be honest about.

So first reaction was of course that if he can't make the worldcup because of his torn achilles tendon, then his Spice Girl wife Victoria won't come too. That would crash the Rustenburg economy because her credit card mania would be a welcome gift to that place in the shadow of Sun City. I have limited knowledge of Rustenburg so can't say if there is much of the Spice Girl's expensive taste to buy there. If not in Rustenburg then certainly Sandton or the upmarket shops in Cape Town would benefit from the WAG's visit. The Beckhams apparently have already rented a flat in Camps Bay for June/July.

But weren't the Spice Girls planning a reunion gig here in SA during the worldcup? Please save us from that. We gonna miss Beckham's tricks on the pitch, that's already sad enough...

But now the UK tabloid Daily Mail reports that Beckham-on-crutches will anyway come to SA because he is a crucial ambassador (aka sales representative) for England's 2018 world cup bid. So he needs to come to attend cocktail parties and talk to the VIPs and VVIPs and VVVIPs and do some photoshoots with kids here and there. From England's pitch magician to smoozer. So Rustenburg's economy might well get a cash injection. Start testing those VISA card machines!

Oh and then I thought the following. David and Victoria have 3 kids: Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. Wasn't there a rumour going around in the world of glamour and paparazzi that they named their kids after where they were conceived? Brooklyn in NY and Romeo in lovely Rome. Cruz I don't know, but there is a Santa Cruz in California I think. Victoria is only 35 and thus can handle another toddler. So what about a little Rust or a little Cape? A Cape Tonian can easily become a Toni. Just do it for SA's eternal glory!