* Beckham will stay at AC Milan until the end of this season before returning to the United States to play for the Galaxy between July and October. The 33-year-old will then head back to Italy in November to play out the rest of the 2009/10 Serie A campaign with Milan."I'm sure there will be a certain amount of criticism because people won't understand why I want to stay here but we will have to see," Beckham told Sky Sports News."Real football people will say 'He's passionate about playing for his country and knows what he needs to do to have the chance of playing in the World Cup.'"To make myself available for 2010 I know what I have to do."The manager (Fabio Capello) always said I need to play at the highest level and this is one of the highest in Europe."Nothing is guaranteed in life and we have a lot of young players coming through, but I need to make sure I've given myself the best chance to be involved in it."Asked if he would definitely retire after the World Cup in South Africa, Beckham added: "No, I love playing for my country and I want to play as long as possible. I will be 35 by then but we will wait and see."A lot of people doubted me when I came back to play here, saying I wouldn't get a game or any time on the pitch. Hopefully I've surprised a few people and I feel I've got a good few years left in me."


*Victoria Beckham has reportedly told husband David she won't have another baby while he is living in Italy. Although David is keen to have a fourth child, Victoria has reportedly told him it is not feasible while he is playing soccer for AC Milan and she and their three sons - Brooklyn, 10, Romeo, six, and Cruz, four - are living in the US, where David was playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy. A source said: "The baby issue is a bit of a sore point. In Victoria's eyes it's not the right time. David's future with Los Angeles Galaxy is so uncertain that planning for another child is, in Victoria's eyes, premature. First, they need to sort out where they are going to be living. Her refusal has upset David as he feels his life is going in the right direction. He's loving playing soccer again and what would complete everything for him would be a fourth child." However, Victoria, 34, is said to be reluctant to relocate the family to Italy and is happy to stay in Los Angeles as the boys have settled in school and she is busy carving out a successful fashion career. The source added to Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "David feels guilty that Victoria is exhausted and it's difficult for him to tell her how happy he is. He starts to tell her all the great stuff that's happening to him and she tells him she's feeling dreadful. "There is a divide and it ends in disagreement."

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