27 Mar 2009

Beckham looks to Shilton record

7:15 am on 27 March 2009

David Beckham says he wants to play for England as long as possible.

Beckham will break Bobby Moore's outfield record of 108 caps for his country if he plays any part in Saturday's friendly against Slovakia and the midfielder increasingly looks a good bet to go on and match Peter Shilton's overall record of 125 international appearances for England.

The 33-year-old says he is in no doubt his move to AC Milan has been beneficial and improved his fitness

He will stay with Milan until the end of this season, at which point he will return to LA Galaxy for the rest of the MLS season.

England's meeting with Slovakia is a warm-up for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against the Ukraine, where a win would put Capello's squad well on their way to South Africa.