贝克汉姆在上周六对威尔士比赛中，因为报复对方左后卫撒切尔而得到了预选赛的第二张黄牌并将由于累积黄牌而停赛一场。事后，小贝承认自己是在2比0领先的情况下主动“申请”了这张黄牌。此言一出，英国国内对小贝的批评便如潮水般涌来，而在1966年为英格兰夺得世界杯的冠军英雄赫斯特更对小贝提出了毫不留情的批评。

Sir Geoff Hurst has accused David Beckham of bringing the country into [color="#808000"]disrepute[/color] .

The 1966 World Cup hero slaughtered Becks after the Real Madrid star claimed he got booked in Saturday's clash against Wales on purpose.

Beckham excused himself by saying he knew he would miss Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan through injury.

So he picked up a yellow card - his second [color="#808000"]caution[/color] of the Group Six series - to wipe his slate clean.

But Hurst said: "You can argue FIFA will think it's a case of bringing the game into disrepute. I'd argue that Beckham's actions have brought the country into disrepute. It will set a precedent if FIFA allow something like this to pass without any action."

Hurst, 62, the only man to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final, added: "I cannot imagine anyone in the 1966 side doing anything like this. It's not so much a question of what Bobby Moore would have thought. It's more a question of what Sir Alf Ramsey would have thought if our great captain had said he had got himself booked or sent off on purpose.

"I think Alf might have said: 'Thanks, Bobby for all you've done - but that's it,' and Bobby was a true legend. It [color="#808000"]saddens[/color] and disappoints me both as an ex-player and as an England fan. It's really poor behaviour. I know some people will not be surprised by what goes on in the game today but I come from a totally different line of thought on this."

Midfielder Becks, 29, was first given the captaincy by caretaker England boss Peter Taylor for a friendly against Italy in Turin in November 2000.

He retained the armband when Sven Goran Eriksson took over and has been skipper for 40 matches, winning 22, losing seven and drawing 11.

Hurst added: "Beckham is very high-profile and enjoys being skipper. So you'd have thought he would have wanted to set an example before England went away on a tough trip like this. You would hope your captain would not be rocking the boat.

"Yes, I know I'm from a different era - a different time socially, everything. But it can't be right - not today, not last month, not a year ago, not 20 years ago, not even 40 years ago.

"I feel extremely strongly about this."