Former England captain David Beckham has urged Liverpool and England skipper Steven Gerrard to stay on as the national team leader despite the country’s failure to reach the second round in the recently concluded World Cup in Brazil.

The Liverpool legend will be pushing 36 by the time Euro 2016 hits France but is just two appearances away from breaking the all time outfield record for England currently held by Beckham with 115 appearances for the Three Lions.

England legend David Beckham says that England have a chance of winning the World Cup 2014 despite many already having written off the hopes of winning the title because manager Roy Hodgson named a very young squad. Several experienced players like Michael Carrick and Ashley Cole have been left out of the squad, as the former Liverpool manager has tried to pick future stars like Luke Shaw and Ross Barkley in the team. Experience is one of the important aspects of a team trying to win the World Cup. Without this facet, England will struggle, according to many pundits.

Former Manchester United star David Beckham has stated that he expects Wayne Rooney to deliver at the World Cup 2014. There has been intense criticism of Rooney ahead of the start of the World Cup. The England international has failed to deliver in the last few major tournaments. Even though he has won everything in club football, internationally he is yet to deliver his full potential. At 28 years of age, Rooney comes into the World Cup at the peak of his career. However, his former teammate Paul Scholes recently suggested that Rooney may be past his best.

Ryan Giggs was the last of the class of 92 to be still involved in a playing career, but he finally decided to hang up his boots after the announcement that Louis van Gaal would become the next manager of Manchester United. The glittering career that spanned more than two decades brought the Welshman an incredible 34 trophies including two Champions League minerals. He is one of the celebrated players at the club after having made more than 950 appearances in all competitions. His former teammate, David Beckham, has expressed his surprise at Giggs announced his retirement despite the player entering into his 40s.

Cristiano Ronaldo was extremely overjoyed to reach the final of the Champions League after he also broke numerous records along the way. Ronaldo scored two goals in the second leg of the semi-final with Bayern Munich.

This helped his team win the match 4-0 and the aggregate win by a score of 5-0. The two goals scored by Ronaldo helped him take his tally for this season’s Champions League to 15. This breaks the previous record held by Lionel Messi. After the match, Ronaldo was extremely happy with the record, while he also praised manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla has revealed the North London club are interested in signing his compatriot Iker Casillas at the end of the season. The Spain international has found himself restricted to appearances in the cup competitions for Real Madrid this season after slipping behind Diego Lopez in the pecking order under Carlo Ancelotti.

With the Real boss making it clear he doesn’t see any reason to change his position in terms of his goalkeeping choice, Casillas has been linked in the transfer betting news with a move away from the Bernabeu this summer.