Returning to the AC Milan starting XI against AC Chievo, after his appearance as a substitute against Manchester United on Wednesday, David Beckham suffers a facial injury after a clash with Andrea Mantovani
On his return to the pitch, Beckham is again in the wars as he clashes with Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino in the Serie A game
Late in the game, Beckham crumples to the ground in pain in the centre circle after attempting to kick the ball, unchallenged
Beckham, who had his sights on becoming the first England player to feature in four successive World Cup finals, reportedly tells the bench, "It's broken" as he hobbles from the field
AC Milan's Brazilian coach Leonardo says later: "He understood immediately that he had torn his Achilles tendon"
Beckham is clearly in pain as he is carried from the San Siro pitch on a stretcher as the realisation that his World Cup dreams are probably over start to sink in
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