Former England football captain David Beckham yesterday pleaded not guilty on a technicality to a speeding offence in a loaned Bentley, and will face trial later this month.

The former Manchester United star, who played 115 times for his country, was caught driving the luxury car at 59 miles (94km) per hour in a 40mph zone in London in January. But his lawyer Nick Freeman, argued at a London court that the notice of prosecution was served a day after the 14-day limit.