David Beckham tries to win a fan's approval in LA's 2-1 win at
the New England Revolution on Saturday night.
Fabio Capello has warned David Beckham that his World
Cup dream is dead unless he secures a return to Europe this
winter.
Capello stuck by the 34-year-old last year when recommending
Beckham make a controversial loan move from the Los Angeles Galaxy
to AC Milan for the second half of last season.
And the England manager says the 112-cap veteran must strike a
similar deal again this year or forget about about going to South
Africa next summer.
'Beckham knows well that if he doesn't return to a big European
championship in December he'll have no chance for the World Cup,'
Capello told Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Beckham and AC Milan are keen to renew their relationship if the
price is right, but
Tottenham Hotspur
and Chelsea are also
keen on him. Arsenal have
previously opened their training ground to him.
New Stamford Bridge boss Carlo Ancelotti was particularly
impressed by Beckham's work ethic when the Italian was in charge of
AC Milan last season.
The comments do not come at the best time for the former
Manchester United
man, who is trying to build bridges after widespread
questioning of his commitment to the game in the States.
Beckham stunned world football in January 2007 by announcing he
would leave Real Madrid for LA in a multi-million dollar move.
But he struggled on the pitch and moved to the San Siro on loan
at the end of the 2008 MLS season in a move that was supposed to
last for about six weeks.