Beckham May Retire From England After 2006

　　据英国媒体报道，英格兰国家队队长大卫·贝克汉姆本人透露有可能在2006年德国世界杯后退出国家队。近日，肋骨伤愈的贝克汉姆已被征召参加周三英格兰与西班牙的足球友谊赛。

England captain David Beckham says he may retire from international soccer after the 2006 World Cup, media reported on Sunday.

The 29-year-old has been named in Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad for Wednesday's friendly with Spain after recovering from cracked ribs but says the current World Cup qualifying campaign and the finals in Germany could be his last for his country. "I think the World Cup is probably as far at it will go for me as an England player," the Real Madrid midfielder was quoted as saying in the Sunday Express. "But you never know if I feel good I may carry on." England are well-placed to make the 2006 finals, sitting top of Group Six on 10 points. Beckham's Real Madrid team mate Zinedine Zidane has already retired from playing for France in a bid to extend his club career and Beckham says he will carry on playing as long as he can. "I want to play on for as many years as people want to give me. When I start fading out and the legs start getting heavy is when I will look to do something else," he said.