James Wants More Games

...David James has claimed he will never retire from International duty. James (38) is seeing some impressive 'keeper's coming through in the ranks with Scott Carson, Robert Green, Ben Foster and of course Paul Robinson all staking a claim for a starting place.

Places are all the more important now as the World Cup next year could well be James' last chance to display his abilities at such a level. Ever since Paul Robinson's moment in Croatia, he has seemed second and third fiddle to the England set up and Fabio Capello is seemingly sticking with the Portsmouth stopper.

In all honesty, it seems like David has been around from the beginning of time, and what a career he has had, earning a rather comical nickname in "Calamity James" for his unpredictable moments of madness on the football pitch, which over the years has seen his team concede goals.

he is now an integral part of the Pompey set up and is doing very well with them, winning the FA Cup with them last May. He'll need to keep in form and stay injury free if he wants to be in the squad heading to South Africa next Summer. Speaking to BBC Radio, he had this to say on his England future,

"I'll never give up on playing for my country, but there will come a point when some people will wish I would. As long as I'm fit and capable to play in the Premier League then I'll put myself forward for England selection and I think that's only right," said the man of many hairstyles.

James has made over 550 appearances in the English game and has won close to 48 first team caps for his country.

Written By: Keano!

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