Becks injury fears hit England plans

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Beckham suffered a strained knee in a 31st-minute challenge with Pachuca's Fernando Salazar - both players simultaneously making strong contact with the ball.

The England midfielder looked to have jarred his right knee and rolled on the ground in obvious pain. He slowly stood up and motioned to the bench before limping off the field.

Galaxy physio Ivan Pierra helped Beckham back to the Galaxy bench while coach Frank Yallop sent on Alan Gordon as a replacement.

Initial reports suggested Beckham had suffered a right knee strain but it was not immediately clear how serious the injury was.

McClaren will be waiting anxiously to see if Beckham must endure a spell on the sidelines with England facing Wembley matches against Israel (September 8) and Russia (September 12) that will go a long way to deciding if they qualify for Euro 2008.

Galaxy have an MLS match against Real Salt Lake on Saturday and Beckham has already missed eight of Galaxy's 12 games since he joined the club on July 13.

Beckham watched from the sidelines as Chris Klein scored a last-minute equaliser for Galaxy to force the final into extra-time, with Pachuca eventually winning 4-3 on penalties to claim the SuperLiga trophy and one million US dollars.

He played 90 minutes for England in the friendly defeat against Germany at Wembley on August 22 and 90 minutes for Galaxy a day later but did not travel to Colorado for Sunday's league match.