"I've always said I'd love to carry on playing
after the World Cup and that isn't going to change," Beckham told The
Associated Press. "I don't know where the reports have come from, they
definitely haven't come from myself."
The Sun newspaper reported Saturday that the
AC Milan player was planning to retire and return to England once the
competition in South Africa ends.
Beckham is currently on loan at AC Milan from
the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 34-year-old midfielder has started all
three games since returning to San Siro for a second straight season on
loan, playing all 90 minutes of Milan's 4-0 win over Siena on Sunday.
In his first spell in Milan, Beckham scored
twice in 18 appearances and such has been his impact that Milan vice
president Adriano Galliani recently said he would welcome him back for
a third spell.
"We will have to wait and see," Beckham said.
"I will want to be playing top flight football. I have a year and a
half left on my contract there (in Los Angeles) and obviously I am
going back there after this, so it won't be a problem."
After returning to Los Angeles from Milan in
2009, Beckham was met with a hostile reaction from Galaxy supporters, but
won them over by helping the team to the Major League Soccer Cup final,
where it lost on penalties to Real Salt Lake.
Despite the disappointment, the former
Manchester United and Real Madrid player still remains hopeful of
helping the Galaxy to a third MLS title.
"We were successful last year, but we want to win it and that is what we will look to do this year," Beckham said.