David Beckham has ruled out a return to English football because he could not face lining up against Manchester United in the Premiership.
Beckham, who gave up the England captaincy after the World Cup and has since been dropped from the squad by Steve McClaren, has not given up hope of playing for his country again. But the 31-year-old Real Madrid midfielder, who has in the past been linked with Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle, cannot see himself joining one of United's Premiership rivals.
"I don't think I'll ever return to the Premiership," Beckham told Sky Sports News while promoting his soccer schools and a book, `Making it Real`, during a visit to London.