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Beckham: England players knew JT would bounce back

Former England captain David Beckham, who won his 101st England cap in the 2-0 defeat of the USA at Wembley, said John Terry's impressive return after the disappointment of missing a penalty in Moscow last week was expected by his team-mates.

"We're not surprised by that as players because he's done it before, he does it every time he wears the shirt," Beckham said on BBC 1.

"He's disappointed by last week and still going through that but on the pitch, you see the man and the player he is.

"He's going to be hurting but he's got character, one of the strongest I've seen in football. He'll get over it but he will be hurting for a while.

"Tonight he tackled, headed every ball and scored the goal and I think every one of us was happy when he scored the goal. I think he deserved that tonight."

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