The soccer world has expressed dismay and anger over icon David Beckham's omission from the Team Great Britian for the London 2012 Olympics.

Manager's Stuart Pearce ended Beckham's Olympic dream by omitting him from his 18-man Team GB squad. Footballers and celebrities described the snub as the former England captain's darkest day of his illustrious career.

Former striker and now BBC presenter Gary Lineker said it was ''terrible'' Becks had been excluded ''having given so much'' to British football and London 2012.

He further claimed that Pearce had been stringing him all along. Gavin and Stacey star James Corden, a close friend of Becks, and Boyzone singer Ronan Keating, reportedly branded the snub ''disrespectful'' to ''one of the greatest ambassadors for the game''. 

Twitter users have also posted messages of support using the hashtag #pickbecks. "Terrible shame for Beckham having given so much to the Olympic bid and football. Never thought for a second that David Beckham would be excluded from GB's team. What I don't understand is stringing him along by including him in a short list?" the Daily Mail quoted Lineker, as tweeting.