David Beckham still dreams of England return

London: David Beckham says he has not yet relinquished hope of resurrecting his England career, despite having not played for his country for almost three-and-a-half years.

The 37-year-old returned to European football with Paris Saint-Germain in January and hoped to feature in the Ligue 1 leaders’ Champions League clash with Barcelona on Tuesday.

Beckham’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season but with PSG having expressed a desire to extend his deal, the former England captain says he still dreams of a return to the national set-up.

“One of the reasons why I’ve never retired from the England team is because if there’s ever an opportunity to play for them again, then I’m available,” Beckham told CNN World Sport.

“If there is any chance of me ever playing for my country again, I would never turn that down. Like I said, I’m almost 38 years old so the chances are very slight, but you never know.”

Beckham has won 115 England caps, a record for an outfield player, but has not featured for his country since October 2009.

Meanwhile, Beckham said he is struggling to master the French language since joining the Parisian team.

The 37-year-old joined Paris Saint-Germain Football Club this year after leaving Los Angeles Galaxy, but he isn’t picking up the local language as quickly as he had hoped.

Beckham admits it took him a year to start speaking Spanish while he was playing for Real Madrid earlier in his career, and fears his French isn’t sounding much better.

“I am too shy. When I was with Real Madrid it took me a year to learn a word of Spanish. But be patient — I will get there (with French),” contactmusic.com quoted Beckham as saying.