David Beckham still retains England ambition

October 27, 2010 - 0:0

David Beckham has not given up hope of playing again for England and insisted he will see out the final year of his Los Angeles Galaxy contract.

England boss Fabio Capello had stated he would not pick Beckham again for a competitive game but has since said no-one has been ruled out of contention.
And ex-Manchester United star Beckham, 35, said: ""Of course I would always love to be available for my country.""
He also revealed he will not leave the Galaxy before his deal ends in 2011.
Beckham has won 115 caps for England, more than any other outfield player, since making his debut in 1996 and has played in three World Cups.
The former England captain made his last international appearance as a substitute in the 3-0 win over Belarus in October 2009 and injury prevented him being available to play in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
In August, Capello seemed to call time on Beckham's international career, although later in the summer the Italian appeared to backtrack and added: ""The future is for the young players as we have to think about the Euros but no one player is out.""
At the time of the initial statement, there was the offer of an appearance in a farewell friendly match but Beckham did not consider it at that stage because he felt he still had an England future.
Beckham, for his part, has refused to give up on an England recall and said he would ""always love to be available for my country"".
""Everyone knows how passionate I have been for my country over the years so I would love to continue to play.
""Whether I do or not, that is obviously down to the manager and obviously down to myself to perform.""
Beckham's Galaxy contract runs out next year and although there is the option next month of buying out the final 12 months of his deal, he is content to stay until 2011.
""I'm definitely going to be here for the rest of my contract,"" he confirmed. ""My sons go to school here, we're all happy living here, so I can't see us moving.""
Beckham, who left Spanish giants Real Madrid for Major League Soccer in the United States in 2007, scored for the Galaxy in the 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Sunday that earned the club the Supporters' Shield for Major Soccer League's top point-scoring team.
It is the first time LA Galaxy have won the trophy since 2002 and they now begin their play-off campaign against Seattle Sounders on Sunday.
In the last two seasons, Beckham has returned to Europe for loan spells with Italian club AC Milan in order to maintain his fitness levels.
However, he suffered an Achilles tendon injury during his second loan spell in March and only returned to action for the Galaxy in August.
(Source: BBC)