David Beckham’s stellar career is clearly not over yet, but he won’t be returning to his ‘roots’ in the east end of London, despite continuing efforts on the part of David Gold, co-owner of West Ham United.
Beckham, who is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy, has given no indication that he’s interested in Gold’s offer, and Gold told reporters on Sunday that he has given up on the idea of the big name signing.
Gold said he thought West Ham would have been an ideal place for the English star to end his career, but that Beckham is apparently planning to “move on” and the Hammers will have to do the same.
Earlier this summer, England manager Fabio Capello indicated that Beckham’s international career was over after his Achilles injury kept him out of the World Cup.
Recently, however, it seems that Capello has rethought his decision, and will be giving the English champion some more time for full recovery.
The West Ham United team is still hopeful that after the London 2012 Olympic Games they will be able to call the Olympic Stadium home.
Currently West Ham plays at Upton Park, but they are working on a joint bid that will allow them to call the £537m venue in Stratford home along with Newham Council sports interests.
Monday was the deadline for any hopeful tenants to officially note their interest in the Olympic Park Legacy Company.
A spokesman for West Ham United stated that they hope they soon will get to the chance to meet with officials for discussions about what may or may not be possible. The spokesman added that they are excited about the idea and cannot wait to move forward.
He also stated that they have already had many positive discussions with Essex Cricket about also holding Cricket games at the field as well as discussions with UKA about how the field could be used for athletics in general with the additional potential to hold rugby, festivals, and concerts at the location.
He closed by stating that they realize the great potential the stadium holds for the community as a central location for all types of sports and events but at the same time plan to leave the stadium as unaltered as possible keeping it the same height but potentially extending the roof so that it will be able to offer full cover to seats during football games.
