Becks says he'll never manage

David Beckham has said England's exit from Euro 2008 was disappointing, but he is looking ahead to a role with Unicef.

The 32-year-old, who appeared on the recording of the Parkinson show, also said he would never be a manager.

The former England captain said of last night's game: "It wasn't pretty. It was frustrating, disappointing. The nation is in mourning and rightly so with the players we have got, the team we have got, the support we have got and always will have."

Asked why England had not lifted a major trophy since 1966, Beckham said: "It's extraordinary but football has changed a lot since '66. We had an amazing team that won us the World Cup. It's amazing that we haven't won it since with the amount of money in football and the players.

"It's truly incredible it's what we work towards. We don't go 'I can't wait to get back home to our big houses'. For me money never has anything to do with playing football."

Beckham said he was 'honoured to have received a letter from Kofi Annan asking me to be an ambassador for Unicef', and that he would be travelling in January as part of that work.

He also revealed: "I was scared of every manager that I ever had in my career," starting with his dad.

"All the youngsters that went through Manchester United were all scared of Sir Alex Ferguson, that's how he got the best of our young players."

When asked whether he was scared of axed England boss Steve McClaren he said: "I'm a lot more grown up now. I'm aware, braver."

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