World Cup player proposes by text

Jana Herbert-Fiu said she wanted to see a traditional proposal

A footballer's girlfriend was asked to become a footballer's wife during Thursday's World Cup match when England played Trinidad and Tobago.

But the question was not popped by Brent Sancho, 29, central defender for Gillingham and Trinidad & Tobago.

It was asked for him by BBC South East Today's Geoff Clark, who watched the match in Kent with Brent's girlfriend.

Jana Herbert-Fiu, 24, played a strong defence, promising to text her reply to the BBC on Brent's return.

Jana, who runs a nightclub in Port of Spain, Trinidad, said she wanted to see him down on one knee in person.

The footballer from Maidstone had sent a text message to the programme three hours before kick-off which said: "Can you tell her Brent says he loves her more than anything else and would like to spend the rest of his life with her.

"Will she marry me?"