DavidBeckham'sEnglandcareermaybeoverforgoodascoachFabioCapellosaidonWednesdaythatthe 35-year-oldformercaptainistoooldandwillnolongerbeapartofhisplans.
"Iwon'tbepickinghimforanymorecompetitivematches," CapellosaidafterEnglandbeatHungary 2-1 inafriendlyatWembley.
"Davidisafantasticplayer, hewasreallyimportant, butwehavetoseethenewplayersforthefuturebecausetheageisimportantforalotofpeople, notonlyforDavid."
CapellosaidBeckham, whotrailsonlygoalkeeperPeterShilton'srecordof 125 Englandappearances, willhavethechancetoplayinafriendly "farewellgame."
"Ihopehecanplayonemorefriendlygametosaybyebye," Capellosaid.
BeckhamwasintheUnitedStatestrainingwiththeLosAngelesGalaxyforthefirsttimeinfivemonths.
BeckhamhasrepeatedlysaidhehasnoplansofretiringfromplayingforEngland. HewenttotheWorldCupinSouthAfricainJuneasamemberofCapello'soff-fieldstaffafterbeingsidelinedfollowingAchilles' tendonsurgery.
Beckham'sspokesman, SimonOliveira, saidtheplayerisn'tcallingitquits.
"Therehasbeennodiscussionofretirement," Oliveirasaid. "Hewillalwaysbeavailableforhiscountry, whenfitandifneededhewillbethere."
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