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Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti on Friday (17th May) praised David Beckham after the former England captain announced his retirement from football, but refused to answer questions on whether he would be coaching Real Madrid next season.

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SOUNDBITE (English) PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti, commenting David Beckham's retirement:

"He thinks that it was the right moment to stop. We have to respect this. Of course, not just PSG but the football world lost a fantastic player, lost a fantastic professional player, lost a good man. I think that he takes the right decision because he decided to stop and not other people."

SOUNDBITE (English) PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti, praising David Beckham:

"Really professional, really humble. He really loves football, loves his job. So this is the best quality. I found a player very, very humble, a man very, very humble. And this is the best quality that I saw in his character."

SOUNDBITE (English) PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti, commenting on the rumour that he could go to Real Madrid next season:

"I never speak with Madrid. So I think that the journalists speak about Madrid and me, not Madrid."

SOUNDBITE (French) PSG Coach Carlo Ancelotti, on Monday's clashes in Paris after the team was awarded the French league trophy:

"Very disappointed, very disappointed because I didn't think it was possible to have a party end up like this with lots of battles with the police."