Beckham England return was 'never on the cards'

David Beckham's hopes of an England 解任する had died before he was 支配するd out for four weeks with a 膝 傷害

While 損失 to the 内部の lateral ligament in his 権利 膝 has 廃虚d any chance of him appearing in the European 選手権 qualifiers against イスラエル and Andorra later this month, Steve McClaren was already 冷静な／正味のing on the idea.

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The England 長，率いる coach ーするつもりであるd to watch Beckham in 活動／戦闘 in Munich tomorrow when Real Madrid 会合，会う Bayern in the second 脚 of their 支持する／優勝者s League tie.

McClaren still ーするつもりであるs to go, because his main 推論する／理由 for making the trip was always to check on Bayern's Owen Hargreaves. But McClaren did not watch Beckham's 予期しない return to the Real 味方する last month.

After Beckham 配達するd a 罰金 業績／成果 in the first 脚 against Bayern in Madrid, McClaren gave an interview to Sky Television.

He was asked about the former England captain, whom McClaren dropped the moment he took 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 last August. In trying to be 外交の, he 定評のある how 井戸／弁護士席 the 31-year-old midfielder had played and said Beckham had given him a 選択 頭痛.

However, McClaren's 見解（をとる） に向かって Beckham is understood to have 常習的な again. Here, after all, is a player who has all but called time on his 最高の，を越す-class career by deciding to move to Major League サッカー 味方する Los Angeles 星雲 at the start of next season.

Of 付加 関心 to McClaren was the 衝撃 Beckham's return could have with the マスコミ circus that comes with the world's most famous footballer, the extra 安全 問題／発行するs in イスラエル and the disruption it could 原因（となる） the other England players.

When Beckham then used his sponsors at adidas to give a couple of interviews last week and 繰り返し言うd his 願望（する） to play for his country again, McClaren was said to be いっそう少なく than impressed.

It has 証明するd a pointless 演習. After limping out of Sunday's 1-1 draw against Getafe, Beckham spent yesterday at Madrid's training ground を受けるing 実験（する）s on his 膝s. It was bad news for Beckham, but probably something of a 救済 to the England coach.