David Beckham

Marvin Chow: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mr. David Beckham. Nice to see you sir. How are you? Wave.

Good morning. Have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome. Welcome to Google. So let's kick off, no pun intended, with a little soccer or for our international friends, football.

David, you really have had a global soccer career. I mean, you joined Manchester United at the young age of 17. You won nine major trophies in 11 years there.

Very impressive. You then joined Real Madrid where you won another trophy. And then since 2007, you've been here in the U.S. Playing for the L.I.

Galaxy where last year you won yet another trophy. And I think that puts you in a very rare group of trifecta winners of three trophies on three different countries. So congratulations. Thank you very much.

And then, obviously, while preparing to meet you last night, I read even more news last night, the big news, that you decide to stay here in the US and continue to play for the LA Galaxy. Congratulations. And I think we are excited that you chose Google as a place to come talk to your fans and the rest of the world about that news. So why don't we start there?

Why don't you tell us a little bit about that decision to stay with the galaxy? David Beckham: Well, good morning, first of all. I'm excited to be here.

Part of this is exciting for me and to be here with you all and everyone else watching around the world. It's exciting. Google's one of the biggest companies in the world. So I'm honored to be here today.

My decision, obviously, throughout my career has always been about my family, about my career, about my footballing career. And I've been lucky to have played over the years with some of the biggest clubs in the world, some of the best players in the world. And it's been exciting.

I've been lucky enough to have been successful in many different clubs that I've played for. And professionally coming to the US was something that I was excited about. It was a challenge.

It was a new challenge. I played in Europe. I'd won everything that I possibly could in Europe.

And I wanted a new challenge. So Marvin Chow: when you conquer Europe, it's definitely the next thing. David Beckham: Like I said, I'm very lucky in my career.

So then obviously coming to America was an exciting thing for me. And I've had a great five years. I've met a lot of good people.

A lot of great fans around the world, traveled around America, played in different parts of America, which I'd never played in before. And it's been exciting.

So, you know, this championship at the end of this year was one of the most satisfying in my career, I must admit, you know, to have been here for the time that I'd been here, to reach the goals that I'd reached off the field with raising, you know, the popularity of the game. I'd reached those goals.

The only goal that I hadn't reached was a championship with the Galaxy, which is the main reason why I came to America and came to the Galaxy as a franchise. So that was missing, but now it's not. But obviously with the new contract now, it was a decision that I didn't take lightly because I obviously had other offers from other clubs around the world.

At 36 years old, you don't expect to still get these offers. So that was nice. But it was all about where I felt the future was going for the game here in the US, and also where my family was happiest.

My family are happiest here at the moment. We love living in LA. We love living in America.

We've adapted the culture. We've adapted everything that this country has. And we enjoy that.

So I'm going to continue to enjoy playing soccer here. And my family will continue to enjoy it. Marvin Chow: Well, speaking of kind of away from the galaxy, I saw when you came in 2007, you made a very public statement that you wanted to help grow the game of soccer in the US.

Can you talk a little bit about how that's going in some areas around growing the game here? David Beckham: Well, that's the thing. You know, it's one of the reasons why I came to this country is because for me, soccer is the number one sport around the world, apart from America.

There's, don't get me wrong, the other sports, American football, basketball, baseball, they're all great sports and have great athletes in these sports. But you know, number one game in the world is soccer. So I want to get soccer to a different level in this country.

And I think that we've done that in the last, I've felt it changed in the last couple of years. And that's why I didn't want to walk away from it because I felt the change. And to walk away at this point would be, would be disappointing because I've been part of that growth and I want to continue to be part of that growth.

So, you know, it's an exciting time, you know, and it's great for the family as well, you know, great for the family to be here. Marvin Chow: Well, speaking of the family, I think we've all read how important family is to you. So, you know, what role did Victoria and the kids have in decision, in making this decision?

David Beckham: I mean, they have the final answer, as simple as that. That sounded wrong. But no, obviously when you're married, when you have children, your priorities totally change. Ten years ago when I was playing at Manchester United at Real Madrid, obviously we were married, but it was a lot easier for us to make decisions based on our careers.

Whereas we've got three amazing boys now, and a little girl that we have to look after. And it's all about them. So our priorities are about our children.

But like I said in the question before, the growth of the game is growing. And to see when I first arrived, there'd be 12 teams in the league. Now there's 19. There's stadiums being built around America.

Solely for soccer, which is a big thing. And that's the exciting part of why, and one of the reasons why I wanted to stay. Marvin Chow: Yeah, I think the impact of your presence on the game has been very clear over the last five years.

I think one of the other questions that I'm sure are on a lot of people's mind with this decision is, why come to Google to tell the world and talk to your fans? David Beckham: Why not? Why not? So simple. Like I said, it's one of the biggest companies in the world.

And it reaches so many millions of people. And I felt that, you know, it's something that you always see when you open your computer. We like that. And something I was really excited about.

So, you know, like I said, I'm honored to be here with everyone. And thanks for coming out because there's a lot of you. Thank you. Marvin Chow: So in getting ready for this visit, we saw that you posted a video call out for questions on YouTube, which was fantastic.

And I'd say from that video, we've collected tons of questions. We've gone through them. We've curated them. And obviously, we'll go through some of those today.

I think just also so you know, your Google following is also very strong. Obviously, you can see the people here in Charlie's. But in addition to this group, there are about 26 other offices from around the world dialed in to watch this and ask you questions as well.

And I think if it weren't so late in some of the other parts of the world, we'd have even more than that. So congratulations on building a following here at Google as well. So let's dig into some of the questions right away.

We'll start with football. Thao Mu Yi from California wants to know, what is the biggest difference between playing football in America versus Europe? David Beckham: I mean, there's not a huge amount of difference.

One of the biggest difference, I'd say, is just the travel. It's literally the travel. In Europe, we only have to travel about an hour to a game or two hours at the most.

Whereas when we play East Coast, we're playing in New York. It's a five and a half hour journey. So that's a big difference.

But on the field, the level of play has definitely gone up in the last three or four years. And I think that it's at a stage now where this game is starting to attract the interest of some big names and big players in Europe. And I think there has to be a certain change with some of the things that goes on throughout the league.

But I think it's a league now where European teams, big European teams are coming over for their pre-seasons and they're playing against us. So five years ago, kind of the galaxy had been heard of, but I think now with the interest of the players that have come over such as Robbie Keane and obviously London Donovan as a US star, we've had that interest and it's exciting to be part of.

Marvin Chow: Yeah, I think it must be great to see the growth, see the change year over year and the speed and the power of the player. David Beckham: I think that's what you always want. You want to see something grow.

If you sit still so long, you know this better than anyone with Google. If you sit there too long, then things change around you. And to see the growth, to see the change, I'm proud to be part of that.

Marvin Chow: That's great. Another question, Mahim Zara asks, what is the first thing you do think or notice when you step onto the field initially? David Beckham: I think just the excitement. I'm still, you know, I'm 36 years old and every time I step on the field, I'm like a little kid.

And I know once that changes, then that's when I'll feel I'll have to stop playing. But until that changes, I'm going to continue to play as long as possible and as long as, you know, teams keep offering me new contracts. Marvin Chow: But it seems like that love of the game, that childhood joy of just playing the game is what drives you.

David Beckham: I've always been driven. Even at a young age, all I ever wanted to do was become a footballer, a soccer star. And that was my only ambition.

I know it's different these days with kids. There's obviously this fame, this fortune. And it might be easy for me to say that, because obviously I've done very well out of the game.

I'd still be playing this game even if I wasn't being paid for it. Not that I don't want to be paid for it. But I still would be playing this sport.

Marvin Chow: Very good, very good. Another question. Christina Greenwood asks, do you ever listen to music before a soccer game to kind of get yourself pumped up? Always. Spice Girls?

David Beckham: Spice Girls, of course. I mean, wannabe always gets me going before again. Marvin Chow: Everybody. I think who doesn't?

David Beckham: Always. See, yeah, so Spice Girls is not on the playlist. It's on my iPod, but it's not on the playlist. That's for a different time with the kids.

But no, I always listen to music. I'm a huge Jay-Z fan. Excellent. Huge Stone Roses fan, as well, who are getting back together in June.

Just plug in them. And no, yeah. At different clubs, it's strange. Before games, we always listen to music.

But there's certain managers at certain clubs that don't like music before a game in the change room, which, in the end, most players end up listening with their headsets. Marvin Chow: That's good. Minco wants you to give up the secret. How do you train for the perfect beck and kick?

And we've seen it. How does it happen? David Beckham: People have asked me that over the years.

How do I curl the ball? How do I bend the ball? It's something that just happened.

It's not something that I thought, OK, I want to bend the ball better than anyone else, so I'm going to kick the ball in this certain way. I just worked on my striking of the ball. I just practiced every day.

It's something that I've done from a very young age, even after every training session. I take balls on my own and just curl and kick and try and find new ways of getting the ball in the net without anyone touching it. I've been lucky enough to have done that over the years with the way I kicked the ball.

I know that it's a unique style and I know it's a unique style just because my back hurts a little bit more than it did when I was 15 years old. No, it's something that I practice, of course. It's one thing I tell kids.

And unless you practice, you're never going to get better at something. Marvin Chow: Well, I think there's not a goalkeeper in the world who is not terrified when you line up for that free kick. So whatever you're doing, keep doing it.

And so we have a couple questions live from London, actually, from our office in London, which we wanted to have your homeland people asking you. Why don't you go ahead. Hi David. How are you doing?

Male Speaker: My question is, who is more likely to win a World Cup in the future, England or the USA? David Beckham: Oh my God. That's a terrible question to ask everyone sat here. I'm going to have to say England.

I'm really sorry, I'm sorry.

I've got a lot of respect for you know the US players and the US team and they've got some very talented players but I believe at some point England are going to win a World Cup because we have got a lot of talented players in our country and we're very passionate and it's where the game began and you know so for me definitely I think England are going to win a World Cup at some point.

America's just pacing themselves. The US a few years behind us but a few years after. Exactly. JT? JT: Hey David, this is JT over in London.

David Beckham: Morning. How's it going? Afternoon, evening. JT: Morning. Oh yeah, evening kind of here. So I've seen you play a couple of times.

One of them was a tsunami charity game you played with Barcelona with loads of superstars and I just wanted to know who was the greatest player you played with or against? David Beckham: Okay. Again, I've been lucky enough over the years to have played with some of the best players in the world. Obviously, being at Manchester United, being at Real Madrid, being at AC Milan, you know, these are three of the biggest clubs in the world.

So, obviously, there's some great players there. Being able to play with Eric Cantona, I think, that was a great thing as a Manchester United player. Being able to play with a player that is Brian Robson, that was my hero and I wanted to emulate.

But I think the best player I've ever played with is Zidane. He's a player with a lot of passion. A lot of skill and he's not just an amazing player, he's a great person as well.

The player, the hardest player to have played against was Roberto Carlos, who's now actually one of my best friends. But even when I didn't know him as well as I do now. He used to kick the hell out of me the whole game, but he had this cheeky smile, which you couldn't hate him in any way possible.

But he's definitely the most, the toughest player I've played against. Colin. Claudine: Hey, David. So my question is, if LA Galaxy were to play in the English Premier League, how would they stack up against the competition? David Beckham: We'd win it. Simple as that.

I think the Galaxy have been great in the last two years. We've been really successful. We've obviously been close to winning the championship over the last few years, but then obviously this year winning the championship.

We've got a lot of good young players coming through, players that teams in Europe are interested in. So I think we'd do well in the premiership. It'd be interesting. Marvin Chow: I think you never know.

I mean, that's the beauty of the game. I think you work hard, train hard. David Beckham: I mean, that's what soccer's all about.

It's all about upsets. It's all about teams that you don't think are as good as other teams going in and beating them. That's what the FA Cup is all about in England.

Lower league teams go in and they beat some of the the best premiership teams in England. So it's what it's all about. But I think we'd do well over there.

It might be a bit cold for a few players in December, but we'd do well. Marvin Chow: That's great. JT mentioned the charity game that you played. And I think we've seen you do a lot of philanthropic work throughout your career.

I think we touched on it, the UNICEF work and the highlight video. And recently, we saw that you were in Afghanistan visiting some troops there. Can you tell us a little about what that trip was and what you did there?

David Beckham: I mean, I know it sounds kind of a cliche, but charity is one of my biggest passions. I've been lucky enough to be involved with UNICEF as an ambassador, and that's something that I'm very proud of. But I want to do more.

Obviously, with my job, with my travel, it's very difficult to go into the field and to do different things. But I've been able to go to places like Sierra Leone, And going places like that and seeing the change that UNICEF are making to so many people around the world, that's one of my biggest passions. That's why when people say to me after my career, am I going to go into coaching?

I need to be passionate about something that I'm going to go into. And coaching, I love coaching kids, but I prefer to go into the field and see the kids in Sierra Leone or in in different parts of Africa and around the world and coach them, because it's making a huge difference. Going to Afghanistan was something that I'd always wanted to do, to see the troops, of course.

When I ruptured my Achilles two years ago, I had some time off, obviously, and I thought, okay, I need to put that to do something good. And I had the chance to go to Afghanistan, It was a secret at the time. But then, obviously, by the time I got there, it was out.

But it was a huge thing. The job that the troops do over there in Afghanistan is really incredible to see the conditions that they work under. And they're putting their lives at risk every single day.

And it must be gut-wrenching for their families to see their loved ones, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters. There's so many different levels that it's difficult. And to go to Afghanistan was one of the best things I've done in my life.

Yeah. Marvin Chow: Well, I think it must be with your work with UNICEF since 2005, it must be amazing to see you as an international football star how the game can bring such joy or change people's lives and just these kids all around the world. I mean, David Beckham: that's what's great about soccer. I've said it so many times that when I was in Sierra Leone, you know, these kids are walking about with literally no clothes on.

But you arrive, you put a soccer ball in front of them, they play like my kids play. And that's what soccer can do for you and do for kids and do for families. For that 90 minutes, you know, you're driving along the street Like I said, there's kids with no clothes on and running around with no shoes on.

And then you look over, and then kids are watching premiership games on the side of the street. It can change people's lives. For that 90 minutes of a game, it takes them away from the life they've got every single day.

And that is the power of soccer. It's the power of sports. One of the reasons why I love being involved in sports.

Marvin Chow: It is amazing. So moving on a little bit, as we look through all the questions that we got coming to you I think unsurprisingly, there were a lot of questions from people who were curious about your personal life. I think when you marry a Spice Girl, I guess that happens.

Yes, it does. But I think before we get to all of those, one of the more overarching questions that everyone had and everyone wants to know is what was it like to be at the wedding of the decade, the royal wedding last April. I mean, what was it like to be there? David Beckham: I mean, we had to pinch ourselves when we got the invite, you know.

Obviously, I've become friends with Prince William and he's a great guy and obviously Harry as well. And I was brought up around the royal family to love the royal family. My grandparents were big royalists.

So we were brought up to love the Royal Family and I think when obviously Princess Di was around, the love for her and for the Royal Family was incredible and she was loved by millions and millions of people, not just in our country.

And then obviously you watch the lives of William and Harry and you see everything about them and it's kind of like the Truman Show, you know, they're kind of growing and doing different things and being part of different charities and growing up from young boys to young men and to grown men. And it makes you proud to be English to see that happen.

You know, you watch their lives, you watch what they've been through. And then you watch them grow into the people they are today. And they're very special people.

And the Royal Wedding was a huge thing for our country to have a celebration like that. It was very special. And it gave our country a huge lift at the time.

And it's continued to do that. But being at the Royal Wedding was incredible. Marvin Chow: It was your favorite parts?

David Beckham: One of the best things about it for my wife, she was eight months pregnant. And she was worried about where we was going to be sitting, as she needed to be as close to the restroom as possible. And our seat was perfect, because we could see, obviously, William and Kate walk in.

But then, obviously, Victoria could then, she was like five steps away from the restroom, which was perfect. So it was an amazing day. And we're proud to be part of that as an Englishman.

Marvin Chow: That's great. Well, speaking of Victoria being pregnant, Nur Ikisi has a question about Harper. The question is, has Harper spoken her first word yet? What was it? And if not, are there any playful competitions between you and Victoria to see if she'll say mommy or daddy first?

David Beckham: I mean, I think naturally the first word is going to be mama. And she's close to it already. She's saying a few things.

I've obviously got three amazing boys. And with boys, I'm sure people that have children know or people that have been around children know. With boys, you can throw them up.

They drop and they get up and they just run around. And with boys, it's like that. But it's obviously my first experience of having a little girl.

And still, I'm changing her diaper and I'm thinking, I can't believe I've got a girl. So, you know, everything about her is feminine, you know, the way she moves, the way she eats, the way she smiles, the way she looks, you know, everything about her is feminine. And I know it sounds obvious, but it's an amazing thing having a little girl in the family now after.

Having three boys, but the best thing about it is she's got three older brothers. And a dad. Marvin Chow: She is an impeccable dresser from what I've seen. David Beckham: Her wardrobe is ridiculous already.

I'm glad I got a two-year contract. Marvin Chow: Very good. Well, staying with that, I mean, obviously, with three boys and now a girl in Victoria, you know, Andres Rubio Bariga asks, how do you keep the balance between work and family? Obviously, you've got a hectic life around the world.

What's that like? David Beckham: I mean, obviously, as a family, we're very busy. As a couple, we're very busy. Victoria's got a collection that is obviously doing unbelievably well.

But there's a lot of pressure that comes with that, obviously. I'm working every day, I play and train every day, so it's difficult. But like I said before, our number one priority is our children and our family.

Nothing else gets in the way of that. When I'm away, Victoria's at home with the boys and Harper, when she's away, vice versa. We're very hands-on parents.

I take the kids to school every day, pick them up every day. We go taekwondo, we go soccer. There's so many things that we do with the kids.

And like I said, we're very hands-on parents. So our lives, our busy lives, don't affect the children in any way. But the children understand that we work very hard as well.

So we've got a very good balance there. Marvin Chow: It's amazing to see people as busy and hectic as you and Victoria can still take your kids to Taekwondo and be as hands-on. I David Beckham: mean, it sets the kids up for life, I think, the way you are with them at a very young age.

And we've got very special kids. That's great. You Marvin Chow: earlier were talking about, obviously, the travel with the galaxy. And you've lived in Italy, Spain, the UK.

Carolina Ramos asks, where is your favorite place in the world? David Beckham: Favorite place in the world. I would have to say, funnily enough, I love Paris as a city, funnily enough.

And they were obviously one of the offers that I got to go and play there. But I love Paris as a city. It's very romantic. It's an amazing culture.

Amazing food and wine. But you know, I'm very proud to be English in London. There's not many better places in the world than London.

Marvin Chow: Very good. I'm sure our London Googlers will be very happy to hear that. I hope so. So while we're on the personal life topic stuff, I have to say I was, I promised some fellow co-workers I would ask you this question. Please, you know, don't be embarrassed.

But I think a lot of people are interested in what's up with the new underwear campaign. You know, I mean, how big is it? I heard Super Bowl ad.

I mean, how big is this thing going to get? David Beckham: Another pun. I mean, sorry, I need some more time. Obviously, I was part of Armani campaign for a couple of years.

And that was a huge success. And then I was interested in doing something along the lines with my own range of underwear and body wear. So I got together with a few people and part of my team.

And we designed and made everything. And we had the product all ready to go. And then H&M came in and they said, look, we can make this better for you.

And they did. They're taking it to 1,800 stores, 40 different countries. And it's something that I could have probably taken a few years, but wouldn't have reached that level of distribution. So I'm very proud of it.

Pictures are good, which I'm happy about. The product looks great. Marvin Chow: That's the most important, of course.

David Beckham: So that's exciting. I'm launching it on February 1. So it's going to be exciting. That's in London. Marvin Chow: So Super Bowl ad?

No? Can you say that? David Beckham: There's a Super Bowl ad, which is very exciting, because the amount of people that watch the Super Bowl actually He's going to see the advert. Marvin Chow: The world's a football collider, David Beckham: which I just thought about.

Marvin Chow: Very good, very good. A couple more questions on the personal side. Imtiaz Aijaz asks, is wondering, are you considering starring in a film with Tom Cruise?

David Beckham: I'd love to star in a film with Tom Cruise. Who wouldn't? People have asked me over the years, especially when I first moved to LA, they were like, he's obviously going over to become an actor. And I can't act as simple as that.

It's something that I've never done. I've been involved with, obviously, adverts and different. I was involved in a couple of movies that were about soccer, but not major parts, not much talking involved.

So that was great. But who knows, something might happen in the future that someone comes up to me and says, you know, we want you to play this person. And maybe it will happen.

But I don't think so. It's not an ambition of mine. Marvin Chow: You heard it here first.

Something might happen in the future. Exactly. Never say never. Never say never. Because you guys are neighbors, right?

You live here? David Beckham: Yeah, we live five minutes away. Marvin Chow: Five minutes away. So no banter around the recycling. I mean, David Beckham: there's banter, but not banter that I could say live on Google.

Marvin Chow: Gotcha. Very good, very good. One more question on this. Dina Coe asks, are you feeling nervous about your first Google Plus Hangout?

David Beckham: I'm not nervous. I'm excited. Being here today, I was excited. I woke up at 6 o'clock this morning and gave the kids breakfast just before I left.

And I was excited about it. It's something that I was really looking forward to. So not nervous. Marvin Chow: That's good, I think, for you.

Why should I be? No, I think you're doing fine. I think afterwards it will be easy.

It's just video conferencing with a bunch of your fans talking face to face. It seems like something you really enjoy. David Beckham: It should be fun then.

Marvin Chow: And for those of you that would like to watch that, afterwards David will be talking with some fans at 10.30 Pacific time right here on his Google Plus profile. So I think now we're going to take some questions from Googlers around the world. I think we'll take a couple questions live from here in the audience, and some kind of pre-selected questions.

So any Googler that has a question, please begin lining up. But we'll start with a question from Michael Complager from London. And he wants to know, did you have a role model as a child, and who was it?

David Beckham: I had a role model in football, in soccer, sorry. That was Brian Robson. He used to play for Manchester United.

Captain of Manchester United, he was captain of England. He wore the number seven for Manchester United and England and everything that he did I wanted to do and become and do exactly what he was like as a player. And I was lucky because I wore number seven for Manchester United, wore number seven for England and captained England and Manchester United.

So I was very lucky to have done that. So he was a role model that I looked up to. Marvin Chow: Why don't we take a live question over here?

Audience: With everything that you've accomplished in your career and your life in general, what would you say is the most meaningful accomplishment that you've had? David Beckham: My family. My family is. It really is. Obviously, I've done a lot in my career and I've been able to be successful in different countries and different teams and different leagues.

And I'm very proud of that, but my proudest possession is my family. Marvin Chow: Next. Thank you. And we take one on the side. Audience: Hi, David. Hey, morning.

I wondered if you could talk a bit about the London Olympics. Obviously, you're involved in the bid at the time. Yeah. So are you hoping for a place in Team GB?

And what would it mean to you to play in the football Olympics? David Beckham: I mean, it's exciting for our country to host one of the biggest sporting events in the world. I think it's really exciting.

I think buzz around England and around London, especially around East London, where obviously I was brought up. It's exciting. So yes, I would love to be part of Team GB. I've never been involved in the Olympics.

And when the team came to me and said, we want you to be involved in the bid to get the Olympics to our country and to London, I wasn't skeptical, but I was kind of nervous because I'm not an athlete that has performed in the Olympics. So I was worried what I was going to bring to the table and what I was going to do to help bring it to our country.

But to be there and to be part of a successful bid to bring it to London, I was very proud of. It was one of the proudest moments. That I've been involved in, especially to be sat there one side, and then the Paris side was sat the other side.

And all the media actually had moved in front of the Paris team. So we all of a sudden got worried. And then we expected Paris to be called out.

And then London came out. And it was an exciting time. But it's going to be an amazing game.

We're going to make it proud. Marvin Chow: That's great. We have a question from Anuj Ghanda from London, and going back to the proudest moment, you know, in your footballing career so far, what would be the proudest moment? The David Beckham: proudest moment in my footballing career, it'd have to be winning the treble for Manchester United the year, you know, 99.

You know, it was a great year. I got married, I had my first son, and we won the treble. So it was a big year.

We took a question on the side. Audience: Hey, David. Since moving to California, what's the funniest misunderstanding you or Victoria have had because of your accent? David Beckham: I'm not sure we've had a funnier one than as our children had the other day.

We were sat there in the kitchen in our first year. And Brooklyn was writing on a piece of paper or a drawing or doing some sketching. And he said, Daddy, I need some rubbers.

And I started looking around. And I looked over, and we had a couple of friends there from the US. And they looked in shock.

So I didn't understand it at the time. He now calls him a racist anyway. Marvin Chow: That is awesome. I'll take one on this side.

Audience: Hi David, thank you for coming. I actually don't have an accent. I just really like yours.

David Beckham: That's a great accent. Audience: Thanks. Yeah, so thanks for coming. I'm wondering, after today's Hangout, do you have plans on how you'd like to use Hangouts in the future in terms of engaging with your fans all over the world?

David Beckham: Well, hoping it goes well, then there will definitely be more. But I think this is the first time I've done it, so it's exciting to be able to hang out with fans that have supported me over the years and throughout my career. It's special, and obviously it gives them a chance to ask me questions that they've obviously never been able to.

So I'm excited, and hopefully there'll be more. Audience: Can I get a quick picture with you? Of course you can.

Marvin Chow: Oh, it's starting again. Audience: You look handsome, by the way. David Beckham: Thank you. You look very lovely.

Marvin Chow: All right, ready? One, two, three, cheese. There you go. There you go. Thank you. David Beckham: No problem.

Nice to meet you. Marvin Chow: Thank you so much. Thank you David. Back to the questions.

Darminder Singh from the San Francisco office asks about, you know, throughout your career, you've played against many teams. Which particular team or set of players has left you in awe? I think you talked about players, but you know, maybe you can talk a bit more about the team side that you've played against.

David Beckham: I think teams that I've played against that have left me in awe, I'd have to say the Barcelona team. Every time you come up against the Barcelona team, they play the game in such a great way. But I think the one team that I played against that were amazing, it was where Ronaldo, the Brazilian player, got a stand innovation from the Manchester United fans.

And that team, watching that team, the way they played for me, it left you in awe of the players, of the setup, of them as a club and the players that played there, you know, they had Zidane, Raoul, Roberto, Carlos, Ronaldo. Little did I know I'd be playing with them the season after, so, you know, that was exciting, but they're definitely the team that I was in awe of. Marvin Chow: That's great, that's great.

I want to take a question on this side. Audience: Your wife's been known to wear some pretty ridiculously tall shoes. I was wondering what your opinion is on your wife's footwear.

David Beckham: I think taller the better. Put it this way, I've not worn them. She said over the years that I wore her underwear for some unknown reason.

She said that live on TV, by the way, which is not true. But no, the shoes are great. I love a pair of high heels.

On a lady, so. Very good. I like him. Marvin Chow: Another high-heel question on the side, or a different question?

Audience: Hi, David. I have a question. So if you want to pick a team to beat F3 Barcelona, so which one do you want to choose? And do you already have some ideas to beat them?

David Beckham: I think to come up against a Barcelona team is exciting. You can never be worried about playing against a team. As great as Barcelona are, as great as Real Madrid and Manchester United are, we're a team that's growing and we've got some very good young players in our team.

And we've been able, like I said earlier about the interest in this league and our team around the world, We've had some of the biggest players and the biggest teams come over and want to play against us in preseason games. So we've come up against AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid. I was going to say Manchester City.

But we've come up against some great teams. And it's great to have that interest. So you should never be worried about who you're going to play against.

Marvin Chow: We'll take one final question over here. Audience: Thanks for coming, David. I know you've been around the league.

You've been around, you know, various different leagues. Where would you like to finish your soccer career at? Would you like to go back to Manchester United?

Do you want to stay in America or do you want to tackle a league that you've never been to? David Beckham: I mean, you know, my next birthday may I'll be 37. So in soccer years it's not so young.

But in life, it's young. And I still feel young. So I'll continue to play the game as long as I can.

I love it. Every single day, I enjoy going to training. I enjoy playing in games. I enjoy being part of a team.

And my contract's now for two years, so it'll take me up to almost 39, almost. And then we'll see. I think people expected me either to move away from the galaxy or retire at the end of this year.

So I'm excited about these next couple of years. But we'll see what happens in the future. Marvin Chow: We do actually have a shirt for you.

I'm not going to ask you to autograph it. But we do have a Google Beckham track jacket, which we would like to present to you. Thank you very much.

David Beckham: Thank you. Thank you. Marvin Chow: We definitely want to thank you for coming. And I think in addition to Track Jacket, all the Googlers here in the audience, please know that there is a Google Plus David Beckham t-shirt for everyone here.

It will be available in Benghazi in building 43 from now until 11 AM. I don't think David can sign all of them, so please be understanding around that. But please enjoy your free t-shirt.

For those of you on the live stream and for those of you that have more questions, please feel free to join David at 10.30 at a hangout on his Google Plus profile. Thank you very much, David. We really appreciate it.

It was fantastic. It was really appreciate it. David Beckham: Thank you very much. Thank you.