Match of the knights
Emails emerged suggesting David Beckham would rather appreciate a knighthood. How many goals do you have to score for England (or what else do you have to do in football) to gain the honour?
— Alf Ramsey (knighted 1967): 3 goals for England, won World Cup as manager
— Bobby Robson (2002) 4 goals, took England to World Cup semi-finals
— Trevor Brooking (2004) 5 goals, was chairman of Sport England
— Stanley Matthews (1965) 11 goals
— Tom Finney (1998) 30 goals
— Bobby Charlton (1994) 49 goals
(David Beckham scored 17 goals for England.
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