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

the barrio with Padre Morelli.

He's been the community priest

for six years.

I'm told if I hang out with him,

I'll be safe.

FROM WINDOW:
- Hola! - Hola.

It's dangerous?

- So-so.

- So-so.

(MAN SPEAKS SPANISH)

Hey! Hey! Un Quilmes!

(HE SPEAKS SPANISH)

Increible.

Gracias.

(WOMAN SPEAKS IN SPANISH)

- Gracias.

- Gracias.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER IN SPANISH)

'Nel, who I had just played football

with, is one of these children.

'He lives with his family

in the neighbourhood.

'He's 12 years old, a year younger

than my son, Romeo.'

DAVID IN SPANISH:

'Nel's mum, Claudia, moved her family

from Paraguay 11 years ago.

'She's now a street sweeper

in Buenos Aires.

'Nel, who wants to be

a professional footballer,

'shows me the bedroom

he helped build with his father.'

- Can you tell me about the trophies?

- Copas.

'To come here and be invited

into the house

'and be shown how they live and what

their passions are, you know,

'and to hear the dad talk -

it's all about his family.

'That's all he cares about.'

You know, I'm a passionate dad myself

and I feel that I am a good dad.

You know, I work for my children.

Everything that I earn

is for the future of my children

and it's the same here.

You know, there's plenty

of great dads out there

and we've just met one of those.

Back at the hotel, there's an update

on the weather in the Antarctic.

(HE LAUGHS)

- It's like getting your exam results.

- I feel like I'm in trouble.

We can go to Antarctica.

- We can? - We can. - We can?

There's good news

and there's bad news.

There's bad news

and there's bad news.

- There's three seats, basically.

- Three seats, basically.

Right. When?

- Tomorrow morning.

- We have to leave tonight. - Right.

Cos you could go as early

as 5am tomorrow morning.

You could be on the ice

for as little as 45 minutes

or a couple of hours,

and you leave that night.

- What kind of plane are we going to...?

- A big one. - A big one.

It's safe, right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Ish.

- Ish.

We can't guarantee your safety.

Cheers(!)

We all leave Buenos Aires that night

and fly to Punta Arenas in Chile.

I'm gutted the boys

can't come with me,

but it's an opportunity I can't miss.

There's just time for a briefing

before we take off.

The temperature at the runway

this morning, we just saw,

was -18, -20 degrees Celsius,

so it's pretty cold.

There's a little bit of wind there

as well,

so we're definitely going to want to

be dressing up

- when we get off the plane there.

- Great.

'As the weather can change

so quickly,

'the plane could get stranded

out on Antarctica,

'so they have made

some backup plans.'

We've also sent three sleeping bags

in just in case.

Just in case what?

Well, just in case

there's a change in the climate.

- Ok.

- Yeah, just in case.

'But I'm also told some good news.'

Davver, can you hear me?

So the guy just said he can fit

one more on the plane,

so get your snow boots

and your expensive hat.

All right. No, I'm serious.

Well, what are you going to tell Si?

You're just going to run out

and not tell him?

All right. Five minutes, be ready.

All right, mate. Bye.

Bye.

He's over the moon.

I don't think he believes me,

actually.

'So we pick up Davver and Si makes a

last-ditch attempt to come with us.'

- Lose the jacket!

- Will I be all right like this?

No, you don't want to see that.

All right? All right.

See you in a bit.

Oh, I'm hot.

Are you supposed to wear

all your layers on the way there?

I put everything on

that was in my bag at once.

I feel like the Michelin Man.

'It's 8am. Davver and I

haven't slept for over 20 hours,

'but we're wide awake and excited.

'We're being squeezed

on to a giant cargo plane

'with international guides

and explorers.

'They will spend the next

three months on the Antarctic

'in -30 degree conditions.

'This is their first flight

of the season,

'so we're lucky to get on board.

'We have a four-hour flight ahead

'and our destination

is Union Glacier.

'These guys have kindly agreed

'to play in the match

against me and Davver.

'It should be interesting.'

(CHEERING AND WHOOPING)

This part of the trip

had been hanging in the balance.

But when we finally land in

Antarctica, it is just perfect.

'It's like being on another planet -

a windy, icy wasteland.

'I'm blown away, literally.'

I'm actually speechless.

I've never seen anything

so amazing, ever.

I'm so happy it's happened.

I'm so happy.

I'm so excited.

It's quite emotional.

It's quite... It's...

It's amazing, it's amazing.

Fifth continent. Fifth game.

And the best, without a doubt.

It was close, it was really close.

I'm so glad we-we...

we really held out.

You know,

sat in Buenos Aires thinking,

"It's not happening,

it's not happening,"

and I actually

can't believe we're here.

Cannot believe we're here.

We're in the Antarctic, by the way.

'This is my first game of the trip

against an international team.'

That part of it is one of

the most important things, for me.

You know, we're in the Antarctic

and we have different nationalities

from all over the world, you know,

about to play in one game.

Where has that ever happened before?

This is what this game is about -

proves that you can play it anywhere.

'It's also my first game

wearing a balaclava and snow boots.

'And then I see the pitch.'

Wow.

Unbelievable.

- Great pitch.

- I'm Hannah, pleased to meet you.

Amazing, nice to meet you too.

'Hannah McKeand

is a British polar explorer.

'She has skied to the South Pole

more times than anyone in history.'

- Are you excited?

- So excited.

I actually can't believe we're here.

- Ok. - But first you have to build a goal.

- True.

'I help them make the goals

with cross-country skis,

'a cane and tyres.'

This should be interesting.

I think they probably

just knocked it up this morning.

I mean, obviously it's been groomed

for months now,

carefully prepared

for this special visit...

Yeah, we knocked it up this morning.

SHE LAUGHS.

These guys

have thought of everything.

We've even got pitch lines.

Don't worry, it's only fizzy orange.

We can't find any records of any

official match played in Antarctica.

So I think we're about

to set a world record.

'Even though he's a bit rusty

on the field,

'Davver's going to captain one side

and I'll play on the other.'

Heads it is.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

MUSIC:
Blue Monday

by New Order.

Tackle.

'If I wanted to injure myself

before Old Trafford,

'I couldn't have picked

a more slippery pitch on the planet.'

Offside.

'Davver's team scores first.

'Then I make us even.'

Ooh!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

'After 40 minutes, it's a tie, 3-3.

'It's my first hat-trick ever

in my footballing career.'

It means so much that

you've welcomed us into your world

for just a couple of hours,

but it's so special

that you gave us the chance

to be part of your world

just for a couple of hours.

So we wish you all the best

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