Beckham eyes another part-time Italian job

NEW YORK: David Beckham says he expects to find another half-year loan deal ahead of the World Cup next year to keep himself in England manager Fabio Capello's plans for the tournament in South Africa.

Beckham spent the Major League Soccer (MLS) off-season - and the first part of this current season - on loan at AC Milan in Italy and said he hoped to find a similar arrangement next year.

"Leading up to the World Cup, the England manager has made it very clear to me that I need to be playing at a European level," Beckham told reporters ahead of his return match for LA Galaxy against rivals New York Red Bulls.