LA Galaxy star David Beckham won't rule out international retirement after being left out of Fabio Capello's England squad yesterday.

The former England captain told the Independent: "I don't want to retire yet and I don't plan on retiring from club or international football. But you never say never. Things might change that might make me feel maybe it is time.

"Some people might say that if I win 100 caps I should call it a day then and quit on my own terms but that decision can only come from me. I have always said that when I didn't feel I could play at the top level, I would retire. But I still feel I can play at that level.

"I don't fear it [retirement]. Of course I am going to miss football. I have played for nearly all my life. To stop will be difficult but this is why I want to be able to create something after football. I will be spending more time with the family but I want to put something back into a game that has given me so much. The academies and Unicef [the charity for whom he is a "Goodwill ambassador"] give me the chance to do other things that I will enjoy when I have finished playing.

"You have ups and downs. It's part of football and it's how you come out of that. To have 99 caps says a lot for me so far. It's been a rollercoaster at times. I would never change anything about my England career apart from the fact that I would have loved to have won something. Or I would like to win something. There have been more good times than bad but I would never change it for the world."