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England Coach Fabio Capello believes David Beckham could play again for his country at the 2010 World Cup. Capello said the Galaxy midfielder could be called up for the tournament in South Africa, if he maintains his fitness. Beckham would be 35 by then. "The door is open. He played the last game, and did well against France," Capello was quoted as saying by sports newspaper Marca today. "It depends. There are players who at 33 or 34 take good care of themselves, they understand that the body is not as it was and they take more care. It depends a lot on that."

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April 26, 2008  09:56 AM ET
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maybe...

DOUBT IT

April 26, 2008  09:56 AM ET
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if he's struggling to make it now he's going to be struggling a lot more in 2010

April 26, 2008  10:00 AM ET
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i believe this deserves another CHOKE SLAM

April 26, 2008  10:28 AM ET
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Possibly.

April 26, 2008  10:29 AM ET
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Who cares? They won't make it out of the group stage either way. I say let him play, he could be useful in situations.

April 26, 2008  10:44 AM ET
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IDK, Capello is a very good coach.

35 is bad for a player that relies on pace and thigs like that. Becks needs to sit on the wing and bend the ball and hit those free kicks. He sn't bery fast, so he could still be effective

April 26, 2008  12:48 PM ET
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IF England qualifies for the World Cup first of all....I wouldn't doubt he will be on the team. Yes, he will be old, but also seasoned and experienced. Thinking about how many younger newer faces England could potentially have come 2010, I view this as a smart move. Becks could offer his leadership and have a postivie role to the team, taking a lot of pressure off others. Not to mention his value to the team on set piece plays. He won't have the speed but did he ever really? I can see him being able to play 45-60 solid minutes a game.

April 26, 2008  01:59 PM ET
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Who cares how old he is? If Capello is still the coach in 2010 then I'm sure he'll evaluate every player available. If Beckham is good enough, he'll make the team. Capello probably learned his lesson the first time when he said that he would never play Beckham again after he he signed with the Galaxy, and then played him. There's no point in saying someone is automatically out of consideration unless there is an obvious problem with them.

April 26, 2008  02:58 PM ET
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HEADLINES FROM THE FUTURE


"England fails to advance from group stage; fires in London kill twenty"

April 26, 2008  06:07 PM ET
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Its impossible to know where Beckham's game is gunna be in 3 years. Why even speculate?

April 26, 2008  07:09 PM ET
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Beckham is quality you dont ever really lose those intangibles like whipping dirty crosses in and such.

if Zizzou can do it becks can too and he will captain the side, i know they are 2 different players but both of them are the best at what they do, Zizzou slow build up quality on the ball, and becks can put the ball anywhere he wants.

Imagine this 2010 lineup Rooney and Gerrard up top (or crouch, walcott maybe too) with becks, hargreaves, lamps(i hope not) if it were me id pick jenas, and cole, with the usual back four w/ wes brown at RB and who knows who would be in goal

April 26, 2008  11:26 PM ET
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^ thats an old squad. Where's the young guys? Walcott is the only youngster I see up there. Your forgetting Bentley, Lennon and Richards. Theyre gunna be good too.

April 27, 2008  07:31 AM ET
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That's possible, Dino Zoff play in the world cup at age 40.

April 27, 2008  07:43 AM ET
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Dino Zoff, was a legend and one of the greatest ever. On the other hand, Beckham is an overrated player who has nothing on him. If England want to play him, they are dumb, but whatever. Crao, Aaron Lennon is more ready and deserves it more that Becks. Do the right thing Fabio, pick the best 23 and don't worry about media attention.

April 27, 2008  03:39 PM ET
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Sorry Beckham, younger talent has to be given the opportunity to shine for England.

 
April 27, 2008  03:50 PM ET
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Who knows maybe.......

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