what happened to beckham in 1998

During the England vs. Argentina World Cup match in 1998, David Beckham received a red card for kicking at an opposing player. The score was tied at 2-2, and England went on to lose the game after a penalty shootout. The backlash aimed at Beckham reached new heights on English shores, including the sickening lasting image of his effigy hanging from a building. The Manchester United star would eventually win back the England fans after his goal fired them to the 2002 World Cup when Beckham was captain, before he exorcised the ghosts of 98 by scoring the winning penalty against Argentina in the group stages. However, the harsh scars of his painful experience still chip away at Beckham even some years after his retirement. He has revealed that he still cannot forgive himself for the abuse his family suffered amid the fallout from his red card at the 1998 World Cup. The continued abuse left him "absolutely clinically depressed" as the then 23-year-old tried to deal with the fallout alongside becoming a father for the first time in March 1999.