I just broke dówn...I still haven't a clue what Becks said

It was a goal that broke millions of England fans' hearts and is still talked about more than two decades on.

- TOM BRYANT

Brazilian Ronaldinho's looping shot over David Seaman's head in the 2002 World Cup sparked feverish debate as to whether it was a fluke or not.

Either way, the nation was crestfallen after our quarter-final exit in Japan, and one man was suffering more than most.

"I was thinking to myself on the pitch, come on, lads, get me out of this.

Because if it stays at 2-1, am I going to get treated the same as what Becks did in 1998?," says David. "Even while the game's still going on, those thoughts were going around in my head."

Yet even after Ronaldinho was sent off seven minutes later, David's prayers were not answered and England crashed out of the competition.

"I went towards the England fans and felt like I'd let everyone down, and then the tears and the emotions came, David says.

He can't remember his team-mates rallying around him after the final whistle.

"I've seen pictures since of Beckham saying something in my ear, then [manager] Sven... and I still haven't got a clue what they. said," he says.

"I tried to go into the press conference afterwards and I was just breaking down all the time and they were like, no, just take him away.

"And then having that worry of coming home, worrying about what sort of reception I was going to get and what was going to happen."

David opened up about that fateful night as part of our special Men in Mind spin-off podcast series, called Outdoors in Mind. The vital series, to support GO Outdoors and mental health charity Mind's Hats on for Mind campaign, encourages people to open up about their mental health, as well as embracing the benefits of getting outdoors.