As England prepare for their forthcoming qualifier in Switzerland at St. George's Park, former England captain David Beckham has praised it calling it "one of the best facilities in the world".
Speaking to TheFA.com at St. George's Park, Beckham said: "It is really amazing, I'm so impressed. As an ex-England player and captain it is always a dream to come and spend time somewhere like this. When you come away with the team to somewhere like this, it is special and to work here is really incredible. It's peaceful, but you can feel there's a certain amount of history even though it has only been opened for two years. The way certain things are incorporated into the facilities really is incredible. It's nice to hear rooms are named after certain players and the fans have voted for like the 'Paul Gascoigne Room' or the 'Bobby Moore Room'. It's a special place."
"It doesn't get any better, obviously we always played on nice pitches, but to have a pitch like that to train on this day in day out when you come away with the international team is pretty incredible. It's not just the senior team it's helping, but all the way through from the young kids to the women's team. Teams are coming here and I'm sure they look at the facilities and know there's not many better around the world. I've not been to many facilities around the world as good as St George's Park.
"Obviously as an international player when you come to a place like this it's peaceful, you can rest, you can prepare. It's great for young players to come here and aspire to be great England players in the future, that's the great thing about having a facility like this one. It's like Wembley Stadium. Everyone dreams of playing at Wembley, as a young kid I grew up as a Man United fan and always wanted to play for my country. And I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to play at Wembley. It's moments and places like these which kids can really aspire to."
Asked about whether he had any coaching aspirations, Beckham said: "I haven't taken any coaching qualifications yet, you never know in a few years I might change my mind, but at the moment I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I've got a few things going on with Miami and the MLS team. But it's great for coaches to get the chance to come here and do their qualifications, and for young coaches to become future Premiership and England managers. In the future I might change my mind, but at the moment I enjoy coaching my own kids and other kids, but we'll see what happens."
