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BECKS STAYING TILL END

Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello said on Sunday that neither he nor the club would consent to releasing David Beckham early so that he could join his new American club Los Angeles Galaxy.

"It's not an issue for either me or the club. He has a signed contract and he's not going to go before the end of the season," said Capello.

Beckham played his first game for six weeks on Saturday after recovered from a knee injury.

He made an immediate impact after coming on as a second half substitute, sending over a trademark free kick for Sergio Ramos to head home Real's winner 17 minutes from time in their 2-1 win over Valencia.

"He's only recovered from his injury this week. I asked him before the game about whether he felt he was in shape to come on and he told me 'yes'," said Capello.

"In the second half the quality of Beckham and Guti (Jose Maria Gutierrez) was the key to us winning the game," added the Italian coach, who is widely expected to be leaving Real Madrid as well in the close season.

The victory means that Beckham can still hold onto his dream of going to the United States with something to show for his four years in the Spanish capital.