David Beckham is likely to be heading for the United States ahead of schedule after Real Madrid's coach Fabio Capello insisted that he would not play another game for the club.

Beckham's representatives have been infuriated by Capello's public dismissal of the 31-year-old and want talks with Madrid officials but they recognise that the 2-0 defeat in La Coruña the previous Sunday will almost certainly prove the Englishman's last game in a white shirt and are keen to broker an early move to California.