David Beckham

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Originally Posted by Gailh

Quite possibly

He's obviously given up on ever playing for England again so whether anyone notices his performances is probably irrelevant to him

Gail

I don't think so. He still wants to play for England very much, but with that asshat McClaren running things it won't happen.


David Beckham is still dreaming of adding to his 94 England caps before he decides to bow out of football.

The Real Madrid midfielder has been cast into the international wilderness ever since the appointment of Steve McClaren following the World Cup finals, with his last appearance coming in the quarter-final defeat to Portugal in July.

It was an inglorious exit for a player who captained his country on 58 occasions and even some mixed form for the senior team under McClaren has not paved the way for his return.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is now preferred on the right side of midfield, but the man who almost single-handedly clawed England to the 2002 World Cup finals with his performance in a qualifier against Greece has not given up hope of a final swansong in English colours.

"For me, it has been the most important honour of my career to represent my country," Beckham said in an interview with Futbolista.

"I love wearing the England shirt, and I hope that in the future it will happen again."

Beckham's hopes of an England recall have been further diminished by the emergence of Aaron Lennon in the past 12 months, while he also faces a daunting task in trying to win a regular first team place under Fabio Capello at present.