"But definitely not Preston [where he played on loan as a teenager] - it's too cold up there!"

Beckham has not played for England since suffering a torn Achilles tendon in March that kept him out of the World Cup, but he made a successful return for the Galaxy.

"My body feels great after my injury," Beckham said. "I always said I needed to get that back into order and keep my fitness and we will see."

Beckham was teary-eyed after receiving a standing ovation that lasted more than two minutes from the great and the good of British sport at the BBC awards last night - and he admitted to being dumbfounded at the depth of feeling towards him.

"That was one of the best reactions I have had from an audience and I have to thank them because it was incredible," he said.

"I had to try to hold back the tears because I could see my wife getting emotional and my mum bawling as usual. My children were sat there, too, and it tipped me over the edge.

"One of the things I said I was going to say and then forgot was that receiving a lifetime achievement award is something you normally get at the end of a career.

"I still feel that I am starting a new chapter, to be honest. I still feel that I am playing well and playing on and can still do it. I have not finished yet.

"I wake up every day and want to achieve something. I have to be a good role model for my children and other children out there.

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