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. Other prominent England players who were not, or have not yet been, knighted include World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore, goalkeeper Gordon Banks and Gary Lineker, who shares Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 49 England goals.)
Legal outlaws
Phil Shiner, whose defunct legal firm Public Interest Lawyers brought cases of misconduct against British troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, was struck off after 12 charges of misconduct against him were proved.
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