MADRID, March 14 (Xinhuanet) -- England's David Beckham, who plays for Spanish soccer team Real Madrid, has begun running again, just six days after a suffering a muscle spasm in a Champions League match with English league team Arsenal, local media reported on Tuesday.

    Real Madrid doctors ordered Beckham to rest for at least five days after the match played in Highbury, north London, during which Arsenal effectively booted Madrid from the Champions League competition.

    Beckham missed Madrid's game against Valencia and returned to training with a light run alongside Uruguay's Pablo Garcia, who is suffering from a left knee sprain. The English forward might be back in action for Madrid's next game, against Real Betis, depending on how manager Juan Ramon Lopez Caro assesses the progress of his treatment.

    Johnathan Woodgate, another injured English player in the Madrid squad, is also hoping to be back in play next week, having almost completely recovered from a muscle spasm in his right leg. Enditem