Beckham arrives in NZ to prepare for match

David Beckham waves to his fans before training with his LA Galaxy team for a friendly soccer match against the Wellington Phoenix side November 30, 2007. [Agencies]

England football superstar David Beckham has arrived in New Zealand with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates, ahead of a match against the Wellington Phoenix. Ahead of the game, Beckham spoke to reporters about his recent conflict marred match in Sydney.

David Beckham said "I can't promise I will kick someone and I can't promise you I won't be kicked back, but there is every chance of that as I am passionate about playing the game and these things happen, but you obviously deal with that in the right way, if you do get kicked then you get on with the game and if you do get a chance you kick them back. I think that's part of it but I hope I get the chance to score another free kick because it was great for myself to score a goal like that in front of 80,000 fans, especially the hype around the game and the hype around the trip made it extra special."