Manchester: David Beckham said he understood the decision of former France internationals Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Vieira not to play in his charity match on Saturday in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks.


David Beckham with son Brooklyn after a charity tie against Rest of the World at Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday

Zidane and Vieira pulled out of the game on behalf of United Nations children's charity UNICEF staged by Beckham between a Great Britain and Ireland XI and a Rest of the World XI at Old Trafford after at least 129 people died in the Paris tragedy.