Beckham Captains England Again

David Beckham has been given the chance to captain England in their next friendly in Sunday's international with Trinidad and Tobago. This is the 1st time Beckham has been handed the armband after giving up the captaincy after 2006's World Cup quarterfinal's defeat to Portugal. And the 33-year-old, the fourth skipper of the Fabio Capello era, has set his sights on playing for his country at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Last March, he reached the century mark to becoming only the 5th Englishman to have represented England for 100 times.

Beckham made his England debut in 1996 against Moldova and was proud to receive an award from Sir Bobby Charlton before Wednesday's home clash with the USA after clocking up 100 caps against France in March. Despite his age, Beckham believes he can still be a valuable asset to the team. No one doubted his passion. "'I have a few more wrinkles now but I still feel I can do what I did 10 years ago," he says.