David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF makes their home state debut—albeit in Orlando—and fans could not be more excited. Back in April, we sat down with Becks to fete the launch of his Haig Club Whiskey for a rapid-fire Q&A.

First thing you thought of this morning?

The game

The last thing you purchased?

A cake and a coffee

What is something you can never over-invest in?

Kids’ education

What do you miss about the UK when you’re in Miami?

As much as I love the heat and sun, I actually miss the rain. Even when I lived in LA for six years, I missed it.

What do you miss about Miami when you’re in the UK?

The sun

Who is the athlete everyone should know about?

I’d like to say one of my kids, but I'm biased.

The biggest positive change in sports recently?

To be honest, for the MLS, it’s constantly changing and to get this league to the level of European leagues, it constantly has to change because that’s what’s going to really benefit the game in this country.

Advice to young athletes?

My advice always to young kids is be humble, and be grateful because your career goes like that and you don't realize it until you’re finished, but, you know, I look back on my career and it went on for 22 years but I was lucky because I was at a club where the manager gave us media training at 16 years old. Back then, it wasn’t the normal thing to do, so i was lucky. But my advice is to always be grateful, humble and work hard.

Best place to get a cuban coffee in Miami?

There’s this amazing lady that works at our Miami offices. She’s the best cuban coffee maker, like ever, and every time I go there, she makes me about three or four and I can't sleep for about a week but she’s the best.

Do you ever add a splash of Whisky to the coffee?

Of course. Did last night, actually.

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