Beckham: I don't want to manage

English midfielder David Beckham has no meaning of becoming a coach and is in its place focusing on his revival from an Achilles injury, which he has exposed is ahead of schedule. The 35-year-old's dreams of participating in a fourth FIFA World Cup 2010 were shattered in March, when he continued the injury while on loan to AC Milan from Los Angeles Galaxy.

But, Beckham was asked along to South Africa as part of Fabio Capello's backroom staff and sat on the bench for what twisted out to be a wretched campaign, and ended with 4-1 defeat by Germany in the Round of 16. It has been suggested the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player could take charge of the national side in future, but the free-kick authority is not attracted in such talk at this stage in his career and cannot foresee that changing down the line.

The word "I must admit it's something I've never been involved in," he said in a web chat with Yahoo. "It's not a passion of mine to be a manager of a football team. I'm ardent about the game and being there, and obviously I was exhausting the suit, so people have looked and thought I could be going into that."

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