England ........................................... 0 Algeria ............................................. 0 THE Football Association have formally complained to Fifa after an angry England fan barged his way into the Three Lions' dressing room and confronted David Beckham in Cape Town last night.
England were booed off following their 0-0 draw with Algeria at the Green Point Stadium - their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.
And one supporter was so angry he took direct action and evaded security to remonstrate with the former skipper, who has been a constant presence since England's arrival in South Africa.
The intruder was eventually hustled away but the England squad were unnerved by the incident which came at the end of an awful evening.
Having brought their own security people with them to South Africa, the incident was particularly worrying because both Prince William and Prince Harry who have been on a tour of southern Africa had been present in the dressing room although thankfully both had left before the security breach.
And the FA are in no doubt where the responsibility lay.
"A fan got in past Fifa security," said an FA spokesman.
"We have formerly complained to Fifa after the game and will follow it up in writing. This is not acceptable and thankfully no serious harm was Burberry Watch done."
With in excess of 25,000 supporters travelling to witness the team's dismal performances so far, the FA will want to ensure security is watertight when England head to Port Elizabeth for Wednesday's do-or-die encounter with Slovenia.
If England win, they will book a place in the last 16. Anything less and the Three Lions will almost certainly be booking an early flight home, which is bound to lead to more frustration and calls for manager Fabio Capello to resign.
England striker Wayne Rooney hit out at fans after they booed the team from the field following the dismal 0-0 draw.
Rooney trudged off following balenciaga Bags Replica an ineffective performance before turning and saying to the ITV cameras: "It's nice to see your own fans booing you."
Skipper Steven Gerrard made no excuses for the display in which the team were sloppy throughout and rarely threatened the Algeria goal.
The Liverpool skipper told ITV1: "We're not happy with the performance, we need more.
"We want to stay in this tournament until the final stages.
"We were not good enough to make the breakthrough in the final third.
"We've not got any excuses, we know what we have to do. We have to win the final game which adds to the pressure, but at this level you have to handle that pressure.
"We were not aggressive enough and didn't have the cutting edge in the final third.
"Give them (Algeria) credit, but we have to look at ourselves."
There was no happy birthday for Capello in Cape Town following a dreadful performance but the manager refused to be critical of the individual performances of the likes of Rooney, Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
The Italian told ITV1: "I do not like to talk about one player, if you don't play well it is not just one player who makes the difference."
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