From The Sunday Mirror:
They fear he has caused irreparable damage to their attempts to beat the threat of having to play a vital Euro 2004 qualifier in an empty stadium.
Beckham was reported on Friday as saying that playing behind closed doors might be the only way to stamp out the problem of hooliganism. But a highly-placed FA insider fumed: "His quotes were both naive and stupid.
"He should have consulted the FA before speaking out on such a sensitive subject."
DB07 said: "If we had to play a qualifying game behind closed doors that would be sad for football, sad for England and sad for the proper fans who have to suffer because of the small minority.
"It shouldn't happen, but it might just have to happen to stop this."
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