England VS Estonia in Euro 2008 Qualifiers

David Beckham is still nursing a knee injury and he'll be out for England's fixture against Estonia.

Heading to England's Euro 2008 Qualifier against Estonia this Saturday, David Beckham will be out with yet another injury. Despite that, Steve McClaren is still praising the guy because of his motivation to return and play again for his home country.

England head coach Steve McClaren is praising David Beckham for, according to McClaren, the way the England star is still trying to regain his fitness.

''He's a true patriot and he loves playing for England,'' England coach Steve McClaren said of Beckham for his efforts to be available for the national team's campaign this season. ''That's still his motivation, that's still his mind-set.''

David Beckham is still nursing a right knee injury he sustained playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS soccer. The injury denied Becks for two England European Championship qualifiers last September and will still rule him out of two more fixtures, one against Estonia this Saturday, and another against Russia.

What David Beckham is aiming for now is to be fit in time to lead England to next summer's finals in Switzerland and Austria. Back in 2001, Becks did just that, scoring a late free kick against Greece to send the England national team to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

''He's working towards that,'' Steve McClaren said. ''He's in late training at the moment and that's his target to be back playing and in contention for that squad.''

David Beckham will also miss his game on Sunday when his Los Angeles Galaxy visit Houston.

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