door open for becks
England head coach Steve McClaren insists that until David Beckham retires from international football he will always have a chance of making his squad. The former England captain was unceremoniously dropped by the ex-Middlesbrough man after he replaced Sven Goran Eriksson last summer. McClaren has resisted the chance to recall the Real Madrid ace on numerous occasions, including last week's 1-0 home defeat to Spain. He now insists that the likes of Beckham, David James and Sol Campbell, all have a chance of a recall as long as they are available for selection. Asked whether people have misread McClaren shutting the door on Beckham, he told Sky Sports News: "Yes, of course they have. "It's the same with David James and Sol Campbell. "I reiterated a few weeks ago after watching Portsmouth and Manchester United, they gave excellent performances there. "Unless they retire in international football everyone is under consideration. I don't retire them, they retire themselves and they haven't, none of them have, David Beckham included." Meanwhile, McClaren have moved quickly to quash talk he held a crisis meeting with senior players following last week's defeat at Old Trafford to Spain. "No, there are meetings with players, but crisis? Never in crisis. Just opportunities to learn and do things better," he continued. "The big frustration of being an international manager after a game is de-briefing the players and closing a game. So getting the messages to the players after a game can be difficult. "In the coming weeks, although I haven't decided how, we'll get that message across. We'll close that Spain game down and quickly move onto Israel."