The head of Major League Soccer has insisted that David Beckham will return to the Los Angeles Galaxy after the World Cup.
Beckham is currently on loan at AC Milan - for the second successive year - and there has been talk that the England international wants to end his career in his homeland.
However, MLS chief Don Garber is adamant that the player will honour his deal with the Galaxy.
"David will be back after the World Cup, no doubt about that," the American told PA Sport.
Garber also rejected the suggestion that Beckham, who arrived in Los Angeles in 2007, has failed to live up to his billing as the 'saviour of American soccer'.
"He has been a success. There are always going to be people, particularly in England, that look at everything and don't see the positives," he said.
"Our league is on the map globally, he's one of the most popular people on the planet and he plays in Major League Soccer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
"That in itself has shown the world we are serious in that we have one of the great international players is in our league.
"Have there been challenges with him going back and forth? Absolutely, but sometimes that kind of buzz is good.
"Football is a phenomenon in the United States now."