Galaxy plan Beckham talks

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 £125million deal.

Galaxy general manager Alexei Lalas told BBC Radio Five's Sportsweek programme: "I don't want to stand in the way of a player representing his country, but we have to be prudent and understand they have to be the appropriate games. I would think they would have to be competitive matches."

He added: "If it works out scheduling wise, we would be happy to let him go. But he has a responsibility on and off the field to our organisation and to our support. I think he is excited about pursuing that responsibility."

Galaxy have sold thousands of season tickets on the back of his arrival, and Lalas admits they are concerned over Beckham's international situation from a business point of view.

"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," he said.

"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.

"There are business challenges but there is an educated public here when it comes to this international game we play. We recognise that when we are going out and getting these stars, they have responsibilities domestically and internationally.

"It is no different than when our American players are called up to play in different tournaments. We lose them at different times and we deal with it on the field and off it."