He moved across the Pond as a child due to his father's work in the airline industry and a chance meeting at the 1994 World Cup helped kickstart Edwards' professional career.

"It was a really exciting time to be here," Edwards told The Telegraph. "The game was evolving - we had the World Cup, then MLS was launched.

"I got involved with the World Cup host committee who were running the Giants Stadium venue and part of my responsibilities were supporting the teams in the changing rooms to make sure they had what they needed.

"I was about 16 at the time. It was a great experience. I got to work two games and got to attend a couple more in the stadium.

"My dad also worked at the World Cup and his responsibility was to look after the VIPs who arrived at Newark Airport.

"One day two guys showed up that no one knew who they were and what to do with them. They were walking around a bit lost and didn't really know where to go.

"But it was Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves who came over to do their Saint and Greavsie TV show and only my dad knew who they were.

"So my dad looked after them and eventually I got invited to meet them.