David Beckham: For the Love of the Game Page #5

a slight bit of normality

actually brings a lot of happiness

to the families.

Since I've been at the school,

thousands more people have arrived.

So I slip out of the back.

This is Taumadhi Square,

dominated by a 300-year-old temple,

the venue for my second game.

People always ask me

where is the best stadium

that I have ever played in,

I think this actually could be it.

I'm excited about this one,

actually.

(SPECTATORS CHANT)

I'll be playing against two mixed

teams from Padma High School.

This should be fun.

(CHEERING)

(WHISTLING)

'Sarau is captain of the green

captain, I'll captain the red.'

Ok.

(WHISTLE BLOWS).

Nice. Nice ball.

- It was a good goal.

- Thank you. THEY LAUGH.

'This is an unbelievable match

and I am loving every second.

'While I enjoy the game, I'm unaware

that the police are beginning

'to worry about the crowd

in the square.'

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

We need to go now, all right?

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Wait, we need to get you out,

otherwise it's going to be a crush.

'With the scores tied,

the game is cut short.

'But with just enough time

for the children to give me

'a traditional Nepalese send-off.'

Thank you, nice to meet you.

(CHEERING)

(EXCITED SHOUTS)

It was hectic, to say the least!

(LAUGHTER)

(DAVID SIGHS)

That was great. Everyone all right?

Bit flushed.

Little bit warm out there.

I tell you what, I knew

I should have put some sunscreen on.

(THEY LAUGH)

Two games down. I think it was 2-2.

That could be one of the best,

to be fair. That was amazing.

I enjoyed it, personally.

I could have stayed there another

half hour and played.

- If I weren't ushered out.

- Are you kidding me?

Have you experienced

what we just experienced?

I think it would be all right.

I think to come here and see

the reaction of the people here

is kind of incredible, actually.

Really incredible.

THEY CHANT:
Beckham!

So, game two is done.

We move on to Djibouti tomorrow,

which I'm excited about,

because again, it's another place

that I've never been to.

We've got, er... five more games

to go, so onto the next one.

With the fuel crisis in Nepal,

it means we have to

stop in India to refuel.

It's a welcome chance

for me to stretch my legs.

MUSIC:
The Look

by Metronomy.

By the time we take off,

we're three hours behind schedule.

My next match is in Djibouti,

east Africa.

A small country sandwiched between

Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia.

I'm looking forward to this game.

Africa has produced

some of the greatest ever players.

Djibouti is a country in one

of Africa's most troubled regions -

the east coast.

It's also one of the countries

helped by my UNICEF 7 Fund.

- Thank you.

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