Jamie Clarke grew up admiring David Beckham and probably never dreamed about following in his footsteps.
Clarke, 33, is captain of England’s Deaf team and they begin their preparations for September’s World Cup in Kuala Lumpur with a friendly against Germany at Telford United on Friday night.
The Germany clash will make history because it is the first ever ticketed game, hundreds are expected to attend and the national anthem will be sung with the aid of a sign language expert with a flag used by the referee rather than a whistle.
