Beckham meets Ross

:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder."And the kids are seven years old and he sent the kid off. And I was like, ‘Come on, he’s seven-years-old, referee, you can’t send him off.’ And he looked at me and was like, ‘Yes, I can.’ And I was like, ‘Ok, well, you can’t, he’s seven years old.’

"And he came over and gave me a red card. He told me to get out of the park. For real. The gate was only 20 yards away and I waited and went back in when my son’s game was on.”

Lads' night: Beckham meets Ross

Beckham, who has re-signed for LA Galaxy for next season, is desperate to be picked for the Olympics football tournament later this summer.

He said: “It being in the East End of London, and me being from the East End, and being British, of course, it’d be an amazing moment if I was selected. I had a call to say I’d been selected at that point…selected for the selection process. If I’m fit and healthy, then, hopefully I’ll be selected.

“I still feel great. I still feel fit, I still feel healthy. And while I still feel like I do, I want to continue to play, you know, I don’t want to finish playing yet, I love playing the game. If I didn’t enjoy it as much as did when I was 21 now, then I’d know it was time to stop.

“If I’m not there playing, I’ll be there as an ambassador or as a fan, so, of course I’ll be here. I mean, it’s the East End of London.

“Of course there are going to be benefits, of course it’s also costing a fortune, but there will be benefits and you won’t see those straight away, you’ll see them in years to come."