It is already certain that David Beckham will not start against Chelsea tomorrow but the England midfielder has cast even more doubt on whether he will play any part at all for LA Galaxy due to his injured ankle.

While honouring an agreement to fly to Denver last night to watch an MLS All-Star side take on Celtic, the former Real Madrid player admitted he may make only a fleeting appearance in the weekend friendly.

"I've been having a lot of treatment but at the moment it doesn't look good, I'm afraid. The swelling's still there," Beckham said. "I'm here for five years, I'm not here just for the game on Saturday. It's great that Chelsea are here with great players and a great manager but it's more important for me personally that my ankle's right.

"Maybe I will play some part towards the end of the game if it's all right but we'll see."

These sentiments were echoed by Galaxy's general manager, Alexi Lalas, who insists he is yet to make a decision on whether Beckham should feature at all.

"We are not going to risk it if we believe the amount of time that he does or does not play is going to affect him further on down the line," Lalas said. "It's a big game, it's an important game, but guess what? There is going to be another one next week and another one the following week.

"There is a possibility that he is going to play and if there was no possibility that he wasn't then we would just tell you that. I think it's pretty clear."

Beckham was in Colorado for the match last night as a guest of Major League Soccer where he gave a live interview at Dick's Sporting Goods Park before being introduced to the stadium record crowd of 18,861.

Dressed in a dark blue three-piece suit he posed for pictures with a youth football team and presented them with a trophy. As the teams came out for the second half he spent a couple of minutes in conversation with Celtic substitute Thomas Gravesen, a former team-mate of his at Real Madrid.

As the second half got under way he walked the perimeter of the pitch, receiving cheers and applause from American and Celtic fans alike, before exiting through a corner tunnel.

Beckham was later due to return to Los Angeles alongside Lalas and team-mates Cobi Jones and Landon Donovan, both of whom came on as second-half substitutes for the MLS All-Stars as they held on to to their 2-0 half-time lead for victory over the Scottish champions.

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