Real may appeal over Beckham card

Beckham reacts to missing a shot against Bilbao

Real Madrid may appeal against the yellow card picked up by David Beckham against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

The booking was Beckham's 10th of the season and means the ex-England captain is ruled out of Real's game with fellow title hopefuls Sevilla on Sunday.

"If it is possible to appeal against it, we will do it," sporting director Predrag Mijatovic told Real's website.

If Beckham misses the match, he would only have a maximum of five games left for Real before joining LA Galaxy.

Beckham is moving to the United States to join the Major League Soccer side in the summer after spending four years at the Bernabeu.

Real coach Fabio Capello said: "I don't want to talk about Beckham's card, nor anything to do with the referees.

"His absence would be a very big loss. Now he is in very good form and against Athletic he had a great game."

Real are currently third in La Liga table, a point behind second-placed Sevilla and two points behind leaders Barcelona, with six games remaining.