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| Beckham rejects retirement claim | Beckham rejects retirement claim |
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| David Beckham's spokesman has denied the claim made by Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon that the player will quit in two years. | |
| The 31-year-old former England captain is not a regular at The Bernabeu, but is currently discussing a new contract. | |
| Calderon told BBC Radio Five Live: "As far as I know he has decided to retire in two years' time." | |
| But a spokesman for Beckham said: "This is a complete surprise to us. No-one has ever discussed a retirement date." | |
| Interview: Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon | Interview: Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon |
| Calderon is hopeful Beckham will sign an extension to his current deal, which expires next year. | Calderon is hopeful Beckham will sign an extension to his current deal, which expires next year. |
| He said: "It would be fantastic if he would stay with us for the next two years." | He said: "It would be fantastic if he would stay with us for the next two years." |
| Calderon insisted Real coach Fabio Capello is an admirer of Beckham, despite restricting him to the substitutes' bench in recent weeks. | Calderon insisted Real coach Fabio Capello is an admirer of Beckham, despite restricting him to the substitutes' bench in recent weeks. |
| He said: "We need him. He's playing very well. The coach trusts him. We hope everything will be arrived at in the next 15 to 20 days to sign the new contract." | He said: "We need him. He's playing very well. The coach trusts him. We hope everything will be arrived at in the next 15 to 20 days to sign the new contract." |
| Calderon hinted that Beckham may even continue playing in America after leaving Madrid. | Calderon hinted that Beckham may even continue playing in America after leaving Madrid. |
| He said: "I read somewhere that perhaps he's going to the States for a golden retirement. "I'm quite sure that nowadays a player at 34 or 35 can play easily. Especially him, who's a great professional, he's been training all his life. | |
| "He does things in the right way. I imagine that if he wants, when he leaves Real Madrid, he can be anywhere in the world - in the States perhaps, why not back in England?" | "He does things in the right way. I imagine that if he wants, when he leaves Real Madrid, he can be anywhere in the world - in the States perhaps, why not back in England?" |