14 June,2011 08:36 AM IST | | AFP
David Beckham said yesterday that he was content to be a spectator at next year's London Olympics if there was no role for him in the Great Britain football team at the Games.
"Football will be a massive part of the Olympics and it will be really exciting to see that," said the former Manchester United star, who now plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
"This is the first time I will have been to an Olympics and I'll probably be there with my children. Football has been a part of my life for many years and to be a part of that would be incredible.
"We'll see what role I'll play in the build-up or at the Olympics, but I'll be there as a fan.
"I want to watch athletes like (British heptathlete) Jessica Ennis and (British diver) Tom Daley, young athletes, who are going to inspire so many young children around the world.
"For myself to be able to take my sons to an Olympics in our country makes me proud. Hopefully my daughter will be there as well," he added.
The former England captain, helped secure the Games for London at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Singapore in 2007.
