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“I never expected to come to Trinidad and Tobago during my career and I have to say I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this experience. I’ve known about Trinidad because we played each other at the World Cup and I’ve been a friend of Dwight since our days at Manchester United. But to come here and see the country itself was a fabulous experience,” Beckham said.

Looking back at the coaching clinic in which he interacted with some 80 local kids as well as fortunate fans who had the opportunity to get close to him at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Beckham added: “That was wonderful. The kids were great and I think we all had a fabulous time. Everyone was really into it.”

 On the match itself, Beckham added :Our manager’s plans was that we play solidly for the first 20  minutes and that’s what we did. A lot of teams want to beat England and we know Trinidad and Tobago wanted to do that as well because it was their centennial match so we took this game very seriously.I don't think they (T&T) should be discouraged. We played a hard game and we wanted to win. We were focused.”

 

Beckham meets Trinidad and Tobago President His Excellency George Maxwell Richards

And as he stopped off to give comments to the English media and then to the local media inside the media mix zone following the match, Beckham also spoke of the importance of England’s upcoming World Cup campaign.

“I'm always going to be the same player - whether I'm playing in Spain, England or the USA," he said.

 
"I can switch from playing in the USA to playing on a Wednesday against one of the best teams in the world."

 
"Fitness-wise, I feel I can carry on for a few years," he added.

 
"If I felt I couldn't carry on, maybe I'd turn around and retire from international football but that is not the case.

 
"I still feel I can perform at the highest level and it is exciting to play again under Fabio Capello who is a great manager.

"I want to be part of the squad for the 2010 World Cup if at all possible. The manager has already said if I stay fit and I am performing, then I've got a chance."

On Saturday FIFA Vice President Jack Warner also called on the English FA to use Beckham as international ambassador in its bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

 Beckham's long time partner, Dwight Yorke called for there to be continued support for T&T head coach Francisco Maturana.

 “I think the people and everyone involved needs to stay behind him because he will need all the support he can get. He’s trying to build the right team and they can only learn from experiences like this one. It’s always difficult to lose especially in front of your home fans but I felt there were one or two positives from it which we can take away with us. It felt great playing in front of the home fans again,” Yorke said.

"People need to remember that this is not the same team. It's one that is rebuilding. I'm quite sure it would have been a very good learning experience for the guys. I think they need all the support and the people have got to keep believing in them," Yorke added 

(June 2,2008.Photos/Reuters)