David Beckham's England recall could put him on a collision course with Los Angeles Galaxy if he remains part of Steve McClaren's set-up this year.
England have four crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers during September and October and that would put Beckham out of domestic action for the Major League Soccer outfit, for whom he has signed a five-year €185-million deal.
McClaren dropped the Real Madrid midfielder after replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson as England coach but he has made a dramatic U-turn and recalled Beckham for the friendly against Brazil on June 1st and the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia.
Galaxy have sold thousands of season tickets on the back of his arrival, but Beckham's surprise recall could mean he could be on duty for England against Israel, Russia twice and Estonia instead of playing in the MLS.
Galaxy general manager Alexei Lalas admits they are concerned over Beckham's international situation from a business point of view. Lalas, speaking on BBC Radio, said: "From a business perspective it is not the greatest news because we are selling the team with David Beckham and a lot of people are excited to see him play with the Galaxy.
"We will deal with it from a business perspective, but for us to say one of our players is representing England internationally is a great thing."
Galaxy coach Frank Yallop has insisted Beckham will not return to a European club on loan later this year. Reports have suggested Beckham could return to the Premiership in November following the conclusion of the MLS season.
Everton, Tottenham and Blackburn have been linked with a move, while Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce has already expressed an interest.
Yallop said: "He won't be going on loan anywhere. He'll be taking a break at that point and getting ready for our pre-season."
Aaron Lennon has been ruled out of England's friendly against Brazil and the Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia by a knee injury.
Meanwhile, Wales manager John Toshack admits he has serious problems ahead of his side's crunch Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Cardiff next weekend.
His main worries centre on goalkeeper Danny Coyne, injured and released by Burnley, and West Ham defender Danny Gabbidon, whose first full match in four months on Saturday revealed him to be rusty and uncertain.
That 2-2 draw with New Zealand at Wrexham left manager Toshack more worried than he was prepared to reveal. Coyne played only half the game, his first action since losing his place at Burnley in March.
Youngster Wayne Hennessey came on for his debut in goal, but with only another young goalkeeper in Lewis Price available, Toshack is unwilling to look further than Coyne's experience next weekend.
Blackpool have been promoted to the English Championship after beating Yeovil 2-0 yesterday in the League One play-off final at Wembley, Robbie Williams and Keigan Parker scoring.
On Saturday, Bristol Rovers beat Shrewsbury 1-0 to book their place in League One
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, recently released by Charlton, is interested in discussing a possible move to newly promoted Birmingham, according to his agent.
Arsenal goalkeeper Mart Poom has joined Watford in a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.
ENGLAND SQUAD: Robinson (Tottenham), Carson (Liverpool), Green (West Ham), P Neville (Everton), R Ferdinand (Man Utd), Terry (Chelsea), Bridge (Chelsea), Brown (Man Utd), Carragher (Liverpool), Dawson (Tottenham), King (Tottenham), Shorey (Reading), Beckham (Real Madrid), Gerrard (Liverpool), Jenas (Tottenham), J Cole (Chelsea), Bentley (Blackburn), Carrick (Man Utd), Lampard (Chelsea), Downing (Middlesbrough), Dyer (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Owen (Newcastle), Smith (Man Utd), Defoe (Tottenham).
