McClaren poised to drop Beckham
David Beckham's name will be missing when new England manager Steve McClaren names his first squad on Friday.
The 31-year-old, who stepped down as captain in June, had an Achilles injury but returned to action in a friendly for Real Madrid on Thursday.
However, Sir Stanley understands that Beckham will not be in the squad to play Greece in a friendly at Old Trafford on 16 August.
McClaren will announce his backroom staff and squad at 1500 BST.
The new England manager has already revealed that Chelsea defender John Terry will take over as captain from Beckham.
After stepping down following England's World Cup exit to Portugal, Beckham expressed his desire to carry on playing for his country.
However, it appears that McClaren will stamp his authority on the new England regime by leaving out the Real Madrid midfielder.
\"Beckham may have wanted to continue to represent his country but Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor clearly has other ideas,\" reports Legard.
\"The FA is making no comment but I understand from other sources that Steve McClaren's England plans do not include adding to Beckham's 94 caps.
\"I understand a recall is not completely out of the question but is highly unlikely.\"
It is not expected that Beckham will announce his retirement from international football.
Aside from dropping Beckham, McClaren is not expected to make widespread changes to the squad that travelled to Germany for the World Cup.
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, controversially dropped in favour of Arsenal teenager Theo Walcott, is expected to be in the squad.
West Ham's Dean Ashton has been widely tipped for a first call-up, while Walcott will play for the Under-21s instead.
