The Sun claims that Madrid's coach, Jose Camacho, quit after a player revolt sparked by his decision to pick Michael Owen ahead of skipper Raul.
From The Sun:
'Furious Raul rounded up a posse of his closest pals from Real’s dressing room and told president Florentino Perez they had no confidence in Camacho.
Striker Fernando Morientes, vice-captain Guti and left-back Roberto Carlos all moaned to Perez about Owen being in the team in a secret meeting before Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Espanyol.
Ironically, Camacho never wanted £8million summer signing Owen, or £13.4million buy Jonathan Woodgate, in the first place. The players claimed Raul had been betrayed by Camacho — despite the fact the striker has not scored at the Bernabeu for NINE months.
Camacho found out about the players going behind his back and had a furious row with Raul and Roberto Carlos on Sunday morning.'
Meanwhile Beckham has claimed that the players take no responsibility for Camacho's decision to quit.
''We don't share the blame for what has happened with Camacho, ultimately it was his decision to go. 'All we want to do is play football and play it well. People can say a lot about what we do and what we earn, but on the pitch we just want to win.''
''The relationship between the squad and Camacho was very good and I'm sure none of the players had a problem with him.'' added Beckham. ''I didn't know him as well as some of the players or fans, but he was always nice to me and was a good coach. 'It's a shame he has gone but you have to respect his decision.''