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00:04The Beckhams
00:07David
00:10Victoria
00:12Brooklyn
00:13Romeo
00:15Cruz
00:16and Harper
00:18One of the most iconic families on planet Earth
00:22From Spice Girls to Fashion Mogul
00:26Man United to England Captain
00:28The Beckhams' rise to fame was no mistake
00:31With a perfectly crafted public image and socialite lifestyle
00:36The Beckhams conquered the commercial world
00:40They expect to sell twice the copies they did the week of the recent royal wedding
00:44This is the couple that everybody's interested, wants to know about
00:48Brand Beckham was turning into a powerhouse
00:51And whether success in England
00:53The tabloids are never far behind
00:55I think the way the news side have treated me
00:59In the last few months has been an absolute disgrace
01:01I think there's a huge appetite for this story
01:03And I think that if the Beckhams
01:05Feel that by putting out a statement
01:07And their lawyers involved is going to make people back off
01:09I think they're very much mistaken
01:11I think there's a lot more to come out
01:13If I was the Beckhams, I would be very, very worried
01:15I really do think that they're going to really have to consider
01:19Beefing up their security to the same level as royalty protection
01:34After the historic 1966 World Cup
01:38Which saw England's first and only win
01:40England failed to qualify for the 1974 tournament
01:44Losing out to Poland
01:47This World Cup woe was echoed in 1978
01:50When England failed to qualify for back-to-back World Cups
01:54A hard pill to swallow made even harder
01:58When tournament host and long-time rivals Argentina
02:01Took the cup home
02:07Determined to restore England's place as a top-flight footballing nation
02:11Man United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton
02:14Set up the Sir Bobby Charlton Soccer School
02:23A Manchester-based foundation
02:25With the aim to provide young talent with top-quality coaching
02:28Who otherwise may not have had the opportunity
02:38David found early success when in December of 1986
02:41He won the Soccer School's National Skills Competition
02:44At the age of 11
02:47Why are you special in the sports world?
02:50Well, I won the Bobby Charlton Soccer School
02:54Finals, Skills Finals
02:56Brilliant, so where are you off to?
02:58Barcelona for two weeks
03:00Gosh, is that Maradona?
03:01No, it's the wrong one, isn't it?
03:03Isn't that Argentina?
03:05Who's the star in Barcelona?
03:07Mark Husion going either
03:08David's talents didn't go unnoticed
03:10And by the time he was 16
03:12He was signed by top-flight side Manchester United
03:17David's success as a Man United youth player was undoubted
03:21Winning the 1992 Youth FA Cup
03:24And the 1994 Reserves Leagues
03:26Because Beckham, without question, was the fittest player at United as a kid
03:32Up and down the pitch
03:33All the brief tests in terms of pre-season work
03:37He was streets ahead of everyone
03:39You had to stop him
03:40In 1996, David began to break into the first team
03:44As many key players came to the end of their careers
03:48And it wasn't long before he received his England call-up
03:53Whilst David began to break into the first team
03:56Victoria was making waves in her own industry
03:59When in 1994, Victoria Adams joined the all-girls group
04:03The Spice Girls
04:05Watch out for these women as well
04:06Set to top the charts yet again with their new single
04:09They are Emma, Mel, Cherry, Victoria and Mel
04:13And they are the Spice Girls
04:15There was little money around when they first got together
04:18After this ad in the stage placed by accountant Bob Herbert
04:21The secret of it was we found a gap in the market
04:24And we looked for four or five girls who could fill that gap
04:31Four or five girls who would be able to work together
04:35Their personalities were right for each other
04:37Different personalities we wanted
04:38Why do we call ourselves Spice Girls?
04:41N
04:42V
04:43And Jerry
04:46Right
04:47We call ourselves Spice Girls because we're all
04:49If you look at us right
04:50We dress quite differently, don't we?
04:52And we're all like really different
04:53We like different music and stuff
04:55So we thought, you know, we're like all different flavour spices
04:57And we all come together
04:59And hopefully it's a nice flavour
05:00We have an amazing thing that's happened today
05:03Spice Girls outsold boys on by about five to one
05:07DJs believe Spice Girls are the start of a revolution
05:10Spice Girls have leapt in here with a sort of naughty but nice, you know, girl power
05:15Come on girls, you know, join our team
05:17We're going to take on the men
05:19All done very tongue-in-cheek and in a brilliantly fun way
05:22You gotta go with my friends
05:24If you wanna be my lover
05:26You gotta go with my friends
05:27Tonight, the five girl group are celebrating again
05:30Record sales suggest they're number one for a second time with their latest hit
05:34This could be the new age of all girl bands
05:40Maybe it could be because there's so many boy bands and so many boy acts
05:45I think girls like to see some other girls doing it for a change
05:49The girls are identifying with us maybe
05:51And it's, you know, and we're out there doing what we want to do, having fun
05:54And I think that's the main thing, it's just fun
05:59If you netted it all in with merchandising with TV rights, videos, record sales, public performances, endorsements, television commercials
06:11Easy, 120 to 150 million
06:14Luke Goss, ex-Bross, now acting for a living, says even though it's reckoned that girls have already
06:19Netted two million pounds each, they should be thinking of their long-term future
06:23I can say, speaking of experience, you cannot sustain that sort of adulation at that level
06:28And that's why I hope that their team around them thinks of somewhere and a direction for them to go
06:33What's their shelf life, do you think?
06:36The Spice Girls will have one more huge album
06:38Then they'll have a greatest hit
06:40And then they'll have disappeared
06:4830th of June 1998
06:50England were to face Argentina in the FIFA World Cup last 16
06:55Whoever wins this has got every chance of winning the final, isn't it?
06:59Going all the way
06:59This is the most important game since 1990 World Cup
07:03Or the German semi-final in Euro 96
07:06It's a massive game
07:08A game steeped in controversy after England's 1986 quarter-final defeat
07:13To Diego Maradona's infamous handball, the hand of God
07:17Another flash of brilliance from David Beckham might help England get the right result
07:22But the squad isn't underestimating their task
07:25We have a lot of good players, so I think that we can win easily
07:31England experienced early heartbreak when Argentina scored a penalty in the sixth minute
07:36However, it wasn't long before England returned with a penalty of their own
07:43With England taking the lead in the sixteenth minute
07:52Argentina were able to equalise on the stroke of the half
07:572-2 at half-time
07:59England looked the stronger team
08:01But then
08:04Disaster struck
08:05Wide walk was required
08:07And neither was that challenge
08:08On Beckham
08:10And Beckham
08:10Now whether Beckham accidentally
08:15Smacked into the defender
08:16Simeone, the midfielder, I don't know
08:18But Beckham's holding his head
08:20David Beckham
08:23Oh no
08:28It definitely cost him on the match
08:29I had a great view of the incident
08:31He lashed out at the guy
08:33The guy was going to get booked anyway
08:34There's no need for it whatsoever
08:36Beckham was out of order basically
08:38He should have stayed on the field
08:39And if he had, we'd have got through
08:41Plus I might guide
08:44Absolutely guide
08:45To get sent off in a match like that
08:47Is a disgrace to anybody
08:48I'm sorry for his career
08:50England's players left the stadium slowly
08:53Some clearly upset
08:55Their World Cup dream in shreds
08:58Dreams shattered for their children too
09:00Though after three weeks
09:02They at least had their fathers back
09:04As David Batty and the rest waited for their bus
09:07The Argentine team pulled alongside of theirs
09:10As they passed England's players and families
09:13They jeered and gestured and chanted
09:18And then it was time to go
09:20With pride, said the coach
09:22Very proud
09:23And I think the nation should be proud as well
09:25Of that performance
09:25And the way that we've had to go
09:27But the nation were anything but proud
09:46Beckham had his chance at redemption
09:48On the 6th of October 2001
09:50When England faced Greece
09:52In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers
09:55Another attempt to go
10:03We've played two and a half minutes of stoppage time
10:07England trail by two goals to one
10:14Beckham could raise the roof there with a goal
10:19Well I think the big problem for me
10:23And I'm a football man really
10:26He fell in love with Victoria
10:27That changed everything I think
10:30Well it was a different type of marriage
10:33You would normally expect of a player
10:37A football player
10:39It's one of the busiest afternoons of the year
10:41At this High Street bridal shop
10:42Of course Posh Spice's dress fittings
10:44Were in top secret
10:45We know she flew on Concord to New York
10:48Several times to meet with her wedding dress designer
10:50Vera Wang
10:51But even allowing for the fact
10:52That Posh Spice's budget
10:53Is considerably larger than most brides
10:56Experts believe that her look
10:57Will be much copied
10:58Yes I think she's going to just
11:00Hit you between the eyes
11:02I can just see it
11:03Because she has a beautiful figure
11:05And she has that poise about her
11:08And I think really
11:09You're going to see quite a spectacle
11:11That's what we've come to expect
11:13From the celebrity couple of the decade
11:15And it'll take more than a drawbridge
11:17To stop the world's media
11:18From trying to share
11:19In their spectacular special day
11:23OK magazine is reported
11:25To have paid the couple
11:26A million pounds
11:27For the exclusive rights
11:28Money well spent
11:29They expect to sell twice the copies
11:31They did the week of the recent royal wedding
11:33This is the couple that everybody's interested
11:35Wants to know about
11:36From the World Cup nightmare that David had
11:39To you know
11:40The Spice Girls
11:41Are they going to split up when Jerry left
11:42They've kind of come through all that
11:44They seem to have come through that
11:45Stronger
11:46Wiser
11:47And I think people also
11:48Do believe that they are genuinely in love
11:50And because she was
11:51Quite a famous person
11:53Of course
11:53Being part of a pop group
11:55Like that
11:55And
11:57So that changed the dynamics
11:59Of his life really
12:04With an immediate hit in Wannabe
12:06The Spice Girls shot to number one
12:08In America
12:09The UK
12:10And 35 other countries
12:11Around the world
12:13After a further eight number one singles
12:16From their albums Spice
12:17Spice World
12:18And Forever
12:19The group was well on their way
12:21To becoming the best selling
12:22Female group of all time
12:40This short stroll to the end of the catwalk
12:43And back was according to Victoria Beckham
12:45More nerve-wracking than performing live
12:47With the Spice Girls
12:48In front of tens of thousands of fans
12:50But even so
12:52The audience were clearly impressed
12:53By this non-singing role
12:55As Posh Spice
12:56Model 2 outfits
12:57As a favour for her friend
12:59The designer Maria Gratzvogel
13:01During London Fashion Week
13:05No longer was she
13:07Victoria Beckham
13:08She was now
13:10Posh Spice
13:11By the end of the show
13:12Now accompanied by the designer
13:14The Spice star
13:15Was evidently enjoying the experience
13:17And perhaps even contemplating
13:20A change in career
13:21Wife
13:22Victoria's designs
13:23On sale in a posh clothes shop
13:26Just yards from his hotel
13:28I think the brand is already doing quite well here anyway
13:31And this is only going to reinforce
13:33And really try and help them penetrate
13:35On the market further
13:37Because Victoria
13:38She's going to be launching online globally very soon
13:41And I think that by having David come over here
13:44It's really going to spread virally online
13:46If you can work this equation
13:51This posh store in London's Mayfair
13:54Is the latest offshoot of the global Beckham brand
13:58I think that by having David come over here
13:59It'll be better than I'm saying
14:04And I'm giving you air
14:08I'll give you air
14:09All that joy
14:10All that joy
14:11Yes I swear
14:12Yes I swear
14:14And all that I want
14:16From you
14:18Is I promise
14:19You will be there
14:21Yeah I want you
14:27They've entered Michael Jackson territory
14:29You know they are now
14:30Way way way above pop status
14:33I know you're not going to be there
15:04with David and Victoria welcoming new baby Brooklyn to the world their lives were changing
15:09drastically at the Beckham's Hertfordshire mansion today extensive new security was
15:19being installed after allegations emerged of a kidnap plot but experts warn there may
15:23still be gaps in their protection system it would appear that the the Beckham residence
15:27only has one entry and one exit point which obviously makes it very easy only for the
15:33media to see them on a daily basis but for the criminals to target that one spot David
15:39Beckham returned to the family's Cheshire home this morning saying nothing but in a statement
15:44later he said the first role of a father and husband is to keep his family safe and they
15:49would be reviewing their security arrangements arrangements experts say should now match
15:54Britain's other first family if I was the Beckham's I would be very very worried you
16:00know it's a real infringement on their on their freedom of movement and so forth but
16:05I really do think that they're going to really have to consider beefing up their
16:09security to the same level as as royalty protection well my take on is it could have been the same
16:20position as gigs and schools 20 odd years at the one co-op United even an upsell legend and when
16:27the
16:27pantheon of all the greatest players have had but you know he embraced celebrity I think he did yeah
16:35David had elevated his play to a world-class level and when he married Victoria in 1999 it was time
16:42to
16:42do the same to his image with the help of Victoria's already perfectly crafted public image David Beckham
16:49would become Bex taking on brand deals and appearances David with help from Victoria was
16:57truly transforming himself from an average footballer to a global superstar two questions about England
17:05shall we talk about a haircut first and get it out of the way if you want to go the
17:10sharing the
17:10occasion with wife Victoria her hat and his grandparents David Beckham said his new
17:15medal meant more than all the awards he'd won before this is probably the best I've received you
17:22know so far I think that as I said to be honored for something that I love doing is special
17:27to me so
17:28you know it's an amazing day for me as mr. Beckham OBE was holding court mrs. Beckham was holding back
17:35but
17:36with a hat like that you're not going to be ignored for long but those who like to know Victoria
17:40Beckham's
17:41headwear was created by society milliner Philip Tracy she told reporters of the pleasure she'd taken in
17:46dressing up for her husband's big occasion a few years back there was an Ian Botham book which which
18:00was the biggest and Dickie bird book out which overtook that and Alex Ferguson's recent one is
18:06sold as many as that I think so it's a competition between David Beckham Alex Ferguson now I think with
18:12a
18:12transformation in image and popularity came a transformation in wage when in 2002 David signed a
18:19three-year contract following months of negotiations with the club mostly concerning extra payments for
18:25his image rights the income from his new contract and his many endorsement deals made him the highest
18:31paid player in the world I don't know how you I think that there's always ways around these things to
18:37bondage with you but I don't know how far they can go it's in dangerous times actually at the game
18:43because the amount of money some players again paid David's you know did tremendous well outside of
18:49the game which is which is obviously you know been a big part of his career as well as football
18:55and I
18:56think that it was a different era with with Bobby Moore there wasn't obviously the money around we do
19:02realize that we have something to prove we will be playing our hearts out tomorrow for our fans
19:07at our country and ourselves and hopefully we'll come away with the right result are you at all
19:14concerned that you've lost a bit of sympathy with England supporters after the events of this week
19:20once we step onto that pitch you know they'll realize and they'll see in the boys faces that you
19:27know everything's behind us and we want England to do well you don't think this pampered millionaire
19:32image that has been put about as slightly rebounded on you the who do you hell do you think you
19:38are
19:38headlines that kind of thing
19:41no because I think that uh them headlines will probably always be there whilst you know the wages
19:47are what they are but um you know to be honest that's always going to be there as I said
19:52so you know
19:53we're we're we're prepared to you know take the criticism because you know we've put ourselves out
19:59there and uh and we're well prepared to to take that but uh once we're on the pitch people realize
20:05how much football does mean to every one of us and after the sort of uh the world cup you
20:10know I had
20:12to come away and do well and do well that season and I felt I did and I've come on
20:16from there from
20:17there and it's made me a stronger person
20:27Beckham could raise the roof here with a goal
20:31I don't believe it David Beckham scores the goal to take England all the way to the world cup finals
20:45obviously you know world cup anyone and you know we all know that anything can happen once you're there
20:50you know you've got to have a certain amount of luck and and obviously people are saying
20:55that it is too early for this team to to go and win a major competition but I don't feel
21:00like it is
21:01with David's career on the rise it seemed as though nothing could stop him both as an elusive right winger
21:07and as a media powerhouse having qualified for the group stages spirits were high with new manager
21:15Sven-Goran Eriksson
21:19and new captain David Beckham 2002 looked like the year football would finally come home
21:33absolutely fantastic it's the best day of my life
21:37but then disaster struck
21:43whilst playing for Man United in a Champions League game against Deportivo de la Coruña
21:48David broke the second metatarsal bone in his left foot
21:52injuring him for the remainder of the season
22:00despite David's metatarsal injury all was not bad news
22:03when on the 1st of September 2002 the Beckhams welcomed their second son into the world
22:11at the private London hospital where Romeo was born
22:14mother and baby were both said to be doing well tonight
22:17all day members of the Beckham family had been celebrating the new arrival
22:21the proud father announcing the news at midday
22:41Romeo he explained again as the photographers tried to grapple with the unusual choice of name
22:47he's going to stand out anyway his life's going to be different obviously with his dad and his mum
22:51so Romeo ain't going to make much difference to him
22:54so it's all right but it don't really match it for Romeo Vettel
22:58an English name would have been a bit better because it sounds a bit Italian
23:01a bit Italian but then they're quite good at football too
23:08yeah it's always nervous having children but it's the most beautiful thing in the world
23:35just like his dad Romeo Beckham is already a marketing dream toy manufacturers delivering gifts to the hospital this afternoon
23:44earlier big brother Brooklyn whose own name once raised a few eyebrows left with grandmother Jackie
23:50Jackie how they doing
23:55however there was only one thing on the public's mind
24:07what I think about that if it has an effect please do it all of you
24:14the whole business of the Sun calling for people to pray for Beckham
24:18I hope hope is an elaborate joke because if it isn't that we are all doomed
24:25after the session he had today he felt very well no complaints no pain at all so that's very possible
24:34a determined Beckham worked hard to get back from the injury in time for the opening group stage game of
24:40the competition
24:41how's the fight
24:42how's the fight?
24:43it's a lot better
24:44a lot better
24:44I run for the first time two days ago
24:47on Saturday morning
24:49and it was a little bit achy after but it's not a problem
24:53Meta's hassles mended and old injuries forgotten
24:56the error around the team and their supporters is optimistic
24:59I'm feeling confident now we've got David Beckham back
25:02that's you know going to be a very big positive
25:04with David back from injury
25:06his dreams of revenge against the Argentines were closer than ever
25:10when on the 7th of June 2002
25:12England played Argentina yet again
25:15when on the stroke of the half
25:17England received a penalty
25:18and who else to take it other than Beckham?
25:41You can smash them now
25:43Beckham has scored for England
25:4544 minutes and he's done it again
25:49David Beckham puts England in front
25:52against Argentina in Sapporo
25:57Whilst David's career was at an all-time high
26:01Victoria's Spice World was falling apart
26:04Well there is no leader
26:07we all lead in all different areas
26:09and we all switch and change depending on what kind of mood we're all in
26:12and that's for arguing well
26:13Well we all do
26:14we all do
26:16We're girls
26:17come on we need to argue
26:18it's healthy
26:18Popular with millions of fans all around the world
26:20the Spice Girls have been one of the most heavily marketed bands ever
26:24Savvy sponsorship deals and extensive merchandising
26:27means those five faces have been absolutely everywhere
26:29but now that Ginger Spice has left
26:31what does it mean for those business deals
26:33and what does it mean for the likes of these?
26:36Spice Girls merchandising is big business
26:39it was worth five million pounds last year
26:41and it's easy enough to just stop making the Ginger Spice doll
26:44and carry on with the other four
26:46but promoters in America
26:47who've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds
26:49on merchandising for the US tour
26:51have a big problem
26:52they've got four girls on stage
26:54five girls on all the t-shirts and posters
26:57Do you miss Ginger at all?
26:59Do we miss what Ginger?
27:01A little but I think they did a really good job
27:03without her
27:04they did a good job covering up and everything
27:06they sang some of the parts for her and everything
27:08it was really good
27:09Did you miss Ginger at all?
27:11Yes
27:12I miss Ginger so much
27:13I think they should bring her back
27:15I don't even know why she left
27:16Did they do okay without her then?
27:19Yeah
27:20They need her back
27:20With five becoming four
27:22it wasn't long before the girls went their separate ways
27:25What's going to happen with Spice Girls?
27:27Are you going to get on and on and on?
27:28Because you're all doing your own thing aren't you?
27:29Yeah we are
27:30we're working on
27:31we're working on our solo projects at the moment
27:33and we always knew that this year
27:35we'd kind of give time for each other to do that
27:37and then you know
27:38there's always things that we talk about all the time
27:40you know we're always on the phone
27:41talking about different things
27:42but this year has been you know
27:44taken out so we can do our own stuff
27:47solo albums
27:47Okay very fondly
27:48things have sort of been
27:50Bridges have been mended with Gerry
27:51Pardon?
27:52Bridges have been mended with Gerry
27:53I actually haven't
27:54I mean you know we've been so busy
27:56and I haven't seen her recently no
28:01Having solidified his place as a national team hero
28:04not everyone was too keen on the new mohawk wearing designer Bex
28:08I fell involved with Victoria
28:10I think that obviously that was a big changing point in his life
28:14and maybe when a football man
28:16I went to see them totally committed to the team
28:21and of course that waned and went down a bit
28:25Often said of you you know about your temper and the hair dryer treatment
28:30you say in the book I had terrible mood storms
28:32and I would sometimes go home fearing the consequences
28:35Do you regret those outbursts?
28:38No
28:38No I think we are we are
28:40What about the football boot incident with Beckham?
28:43Yeah
28:43That was a loss of temper wasn't it?
28:46Yeah it was an accident yeah
28:48But it happened you know and I would have forgotten a bit
28:53but in the fact it was David it was going to end up the papers wasn't it?
29:00I mean there was no way out
29:01and of course it became a bit of an issue at the time
29:03Though details were sketchy United manager Alex Ferguson admitted he had kicked the boot accidentally striking Beckham
29:10At the time both sides were keen to play it down
29:12It was an incident which was a freakish
29:16If I tried a hundred times or a million times it could not happen again
29:20If I did I carried on playing
29:23It became a great player and I think that we made the right decision in terms of you know when
29:31we go to Real Madrid because we felt it was time
29:34You were being sold like a piece of meat is that?
29:36Did that represent your feelings towards United and Charlottesburg?
29:39I think that I will miss the fans and the players I've grown up with because I've regarded the players
29:45at Manchester United as my family and you know I've got a lot of very special friends there
29:51A lot of special people everyone's been very kind to me in Manchester and looked after me for 13 years
29:57and obviously I'm sad to leave them but you know I'm joining Real Madrid and that for me is as
30:04exciting as it gets to be honest
30:08He might still be an idol but the old colours are coming down
30:13In the city where this global phenomena is a local hero they've already started counting the cost
30:18Everything with David Beckham on it is probably is the biggest selling part of Manchester United merchandise that we do
30:23is the David Beckham range
30:24So they'll feel it when he doesn't play for them anymore?
30:27Quite possibly I just think it'll be quite substantial unless they can get somebody else in with a very big
30:30name I think they're gonna I think they'll feel it definitely
30:33He went to Real Madrid and that was a great move for him in the sense of two of the
30:39biggest brand names in the world
30:41Why on earth is it? I mean he's only a footballer
30:44He's a good footballer but he is only a footballer and he's become such a celebrity that it takes over
30:49everything
30:50And already everyone wants a piece of him the hospital today didn't just do his medical it sponsored it and
30:56insisted he pose in front of their logo
30:58Real spent a lot of money buying one of the world's most commercially valuable sportsmen
31:03They're going to want to squeeze every penny they can from the Beckham bandwagon
31:08Figures released this month for their annual income for last year at 180 million pounds 32 million more than Manchester
31:15United
31:15But they still lag behind the English club when selling in Asia
31:19Putting Beckham on the books could change that
31:21Real Madrid shirts are here but most are being held back
31:25The pirates planning to flood the market within hours of Beckham's new number being announced in Madrid
31:33We'll have the shirts in the shops the day after we know his new number
31:36We have to make the demand for the Real Madrid kit
31:39People are already asking Beckham, Beckham, Beckham, what's his new number?
31:46We'll sell more Real Madrid shirts now
31:48Beckham is a superstar forever
31:51All the girls like him
31:58There's little dispute in Japan over just who is the world's greatest football star
32:03David Beckham
32:10When David signed for Madrid in July 2003, he was introduced into a team of superstars
32:19I think that Real Madrid has a lot of stars but there's always a place for another star
32:24He plays very well, he's very handsome and I don't know everything
32:29And he didn't require much time to settle in, scoring five times in his first 16 matches for the Galacticos
32:37David's performance wasn't the only thing worth celebrating
32:40When on the 20th of February 2005, Victoria gave birth to their third son, Cruz, in a Madrid hospital
32:48With Brooklyn, Romeo and now Cruz, the Beckham family were starting to take shape
32:55And public opinion was as critical as always
32:59Different, definitely different
33:00If it's their choice, then delighted for them
33:04Pretty crap
33:05It's pretty cool, it's alright
33:07I think it's stupid
33:09Quite honestly
33:11Despite an impressive start, David's time at Madrid didn't run as smoothly as planned
33:16The poor end to the 2005-2006 season
33:20Saw Madrid finish second to long-time rivals Barcelona in La Liga by a 12-point gap
33:27Forcing club president Florentino Perez to resign
33:30And big changes were to come
33:33Ramon Calderon became the new Real president
33:36Keeping none of the club officials who served under the previous president
33:43Including head coach Lopez Caro
33:45Having proved himself to the previous manager, Beckham had to do it all again
33:50When in July 2006, Fabio Capello was appointed as new Madrid manager
33:55Much like the 2002-2003 season, Beckham failed to regain his place in the squad
34:02As the speedier Jose Antonio Reyes was normally preferred on the right wing
34:07And the fans didn't feel any different
34:09Definitely, he has been a very important player for merchandising, for publicity, for the economy of the club
34:17It's true
34:18But for the fans?
34:20The fans are looking to the pitch, they are not looking to the merchandising, you know
34:27And he has not been, I think, a player that makes the difference, you know, in the team
34:35While Beckham's time at Madrid was underwhelming, his personal life was once again under intense media speculation
34:43There's something I just want to say
34:45I know as England captain that, you know, I'm obligated and I need to talk to the fans
34:50And that's why I'm here
34:51But I think, I'm not talking about Sky Sports
34:54Because there's a difference between Sky Sports and the news side
34:59And I think the way the news side have treated me in the last few months has been an absolute
35:04disgrace
35:05I've done the same with the news of the world because I think they've tried to, you know, ruin my
35:11family
35:12I think that I've done the same with the male because I've been called a bad father
35:18I've been called a bad husband and my wife's been called a bad mother
35:22Does it hurt, David, when these allegations are talked about?
35:26Of course, yeah, as I said, you know, things always hurt that are said about my family
35:31And for people to call my wife a bad mother, you know, is unbelievable
35:38And, you know, that's all I want to say on the matter
35:41I think there's a huge appetite for this story
35:43And I think that if the Beckhams feel that by putting out a statement saying their lawyers involved is going
35:48to make people back off
35:49I think they're very much mistaken
35:51I think there's a lot more to come out
35:53Today, the Beckhams return to Spain, sweeping off to catch their private jet together
35:58She certainly isn't leaving his side these days
36:01But who can tell if her smile is as broad behind the blacked-out windows
36:06There was no answer from the house in Spain, Rebecca Lou shares with her parents
36:10And a phone call from ITV News produced little more
36:14Observers say so far, with today's pictures, the Beckhams are winning the PR battle
36:18But there's more to come
36:20The storm cows are gathering, they survived terrible Tuesday, they've got past Wobbly Wednesday
36:24They've now got a brighter dawn today
36:26But, of course, the indications from the tabloids is that there's more to come
36:30And Rebecca Luce is going to sort of sell her story
36:33If that is the case, then those cracks are going to widen
36:35They've got to show continued solidarity
36:38And they've got to show the world that they can weather this storm
36:41There has been newspaper speculation that the new life in Madrid is placing strain on the Beckham marriage
36:46The England skipper appeared to dismiss such talk
36:49She's a very supportive wife and I love her a lot
36:52There are reports in the papers of the weekend, you're going to renew your wedding vow
36:57Supposedly, that's the first I've heard about it, we don't need to do that
37:00Coming back to England is something that money can't buy for Posh
37:04It's the only thing she really wants from him
37:07She's made it clear, she's told friends, that's what she wants now in order for their marriage to work
37:15Beckham was now the most globally recognised footballer
37:23Amassing fan bases in Europe, Asia and Africa
37:30However, there was one market still left to crack
37:34In just a moment
37:35At this time, I'd like to introduce Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham
37:46Good afternoon
37:49I'm honoured to be here in a great city
37:52One of my most favourite cities in the world
37:55Not just saying that because I'm here and I have to say that
37:58But I really believe that
37:59I'm honoured to be here as a Galaxy player
38:04With wife Victoria's experience in the American market
38:07It wasn't long before brand Beckham found its feet
38:15From documenting their move in reality show Victoria Beckham coming to America
38:22Launching their exclusive fragrance line Beckham Signature
38:29And partnering with high-end stores and brands
38:37You know, I've wanted to collaborate with someone for a long, long time
38:41On a really accessible collection
38:44So I can empower and reach women all around America
38:48Women that either can't afford to spend designer prices
38:51Or simply don't want to
38:53And I really love Target
38:55I go to Target stores all the time
38:57So when they approached me, I jumped at the opportunity
39:02It didn't take the Beckhams long to cash in on the American market
39:09I'm so excited, it's a great place, you know, the American people are great
39:13They've been very, very supportive of me and David and the boys
39:16It's a great outdoors place to bring up children
39:19It's a new start for us, it's something new
39:21You know, we've lived in London, we've lived in Manchester, we've lived in Spain
39:24This is something new
39:26We're very, very excited about it
39:28And we'll come home a lot, you know, our family are here
39:30So I'm going to be home a lot as well
39:32And finally, if we believe the press
39:34Spice Girls Reunion this Saturday
39:36I'm pregnant again, I get that one the whole time
39:37I'm not pregnant, okay?
39:39No, I'm not
39:40Every time I pop one out, they think I'm pregnant with another one
39:42So that's not true
39:44Spice Girls Reunion, I mean, you know, we'll see
39:46I love all the girls, they've been great
39:48I wouldn't be here getting these awards tonight
39:51If it wasn't for the other girls
39:52So, you know, we'll see
39:54And also, I'm going to ask you the question that everyone has to be
39:57About the Spice Girls
39:58How close is it to actually becoming a reality for you?
40:01Okay, well, it's the closest it's ever been
40:04Because before now, it's actually never, ever been true
40:06There's never been discussions until this year
40:09And so, that's it at the moment, it is discussions, nothing's been agreed
40:13But it could happen, you know, we all feel like it would be nice to just do a final
40:18Farewell, bit of nostalgia, big thank you to all the fans that supported us globally
40:23It could happen
40:24Tell me, how was it performing back in the UK after such a long time?
40:29There you go, that was absolutely brilliant
40:33I think we really feel, you know, we've had incredible audiences
40:37Vancouver, LA, everywhere we've played
40:41But no one can beat last night
40:43The London crowd, British crowd were the best
40:46You know what, there's no place like home
40:47Absolutely, Dorothy was right
40:49How's the injury, Emma?
40:52Actually, it's getting much better, I, you know, I got through last night, I was so pleased
40:56And, yeah, it's getting much better, thank you very much
40:59She's a trooper, we're really proud of her
41:01Thank you, yeah
41:01I believe you treat the crowd to a special catwalk strop
41:04Why did you decide to do that?
41:06She gets naked, yeah
41:08Yeah, I mean, you know, for me, I'm not in the music industry anymore
41:12I'm in the fashion industry
41:13I like to poke fun at myself, and that's what that is
41:15That's just me celebrating what I do, and sending myself up, you know
41:20And you prefer to do that rather than sing a solo like that
41:23Yeah, you know, for me, like I said, all the other girls are still in the music industry
41:27I'm not, this is about Spice Girls all together for me
41:30It's not about, you know, I don't have a solo career
41:33Mine is fashion, and it's fun
41:35It's pretty cool that you can walk down, just walk and say
41:38Don't do anything, and people scream
41:40Yeah
41:41It was brilliant
41:41With their new Starman, LA Galaxy were able to pull off a new five-year shirt sponsorship deal worth 20
41:49million US dollars
41:51As well as 11,000 new season ticket holders, and sold out luxury suites
41:58However, after five seasons and two MLS Cup titles, there was still something missing
42:03The coveted FIFA World Cup
42:10With Beck's sights firmly set on another World Cup run, big changes were needed
42:15You know, playing international football and regular football, you know, at the highest level
42:20I think, I think he's got to be playing at a different level to what he would do in the
42:25States to have any chance
42:26On the 14th of March 2010, Beckham's dreams at a World Cup comeback were shattered
42:32After he suffered a torn left Achilles tendon, playing against Kievo in Serie A
42:38Unbeknown to him, David had played his last game in the famous Three Lions jersey
42:44I know the country's in mourning, I think mainly because everyone admires David Beckham as a person
42:49And for what he's done for England in the past
42:51We obviously need the experienced players to boost the younger players
42:55So, missing out on David Beckham, it would probably be a bit of a shame
42:58I'm so sorry for him, because I know how he wanted to go in the World Cup
43:10He went, he came last year in Milan, above all for this, to show his quality for the England team
43:21I'm so sorry for this
43:24Despite David's World Cup heartbreak, all was not bad news
43:28When on the 7th of July 2011, Victoria gave birth to their first daughter, Harper Beckham, in a Los Angeles
43:36hospital
43:39And have you seen any of Victoria and the baby yet?
43:41Not yet, unfortunately, I left LA the day Harper was born, so I just missed her
43:47But we'll catch up at Christmas time, but us girls always have a little Christmas get together
43:50There'll be lots of you around the Christmas tree then
43:52Yeah, lots of quiddles
43:54With a new addition to the Beckham family, David and Victoria's priorities were changing
43:59That's the great thing about us, us five, is there's a lot of children, and about to be another one
44:03And our priorities are always going to be our families, as much as we want to have fun, you know
44:07One of the main reasons why I think some of us want to do this is for our kids to
44:11actually see us do
44:12See us performing
44:12You know, see what we used to do, so we're definitely going to have a huge creche
44:16And, uh, we'll probably be in the creche ourselves, because we have to be a child
44:20Yeah, we will be, definitely
44:21My mum's a spice guy
44:22I know
44:23I couldn't even believe it
44:23I might be the cool one in the family for a while
44:27After a brief six months' spell at PSG, the day finally came to hang up the boots
44:33And public opinion was ever contrasting to that of 1998
44:36I think that was the right moment to stop
44:40We have to expect this, of course, not just PSG, but the football world lost a fantastic player, lost a
44:51fantastic professional player, lost a good man
44:56He's become a fantastic player
44:58How can I argue with how he's turned out as a human being?
45:01He's an icon to every kid in the world
45:04He's a very wealthy guy, so how can I possibly argue with that?
45:12The thing that I know and the thing that I try to teach my children is things get difficult at
45:18times
45:19And the only way for me to get through difficult times is to roll your sleeve up
45:24Rolled your sleeves up
45:26Never give in and literally never give up
45:29And that's what I did with this
45:32On the 29th of January 2018, Beckham fulfilled a lifelong dream
45:38When the Miami Beckham United Group was awarded the 25th MLS franchise into Miami
45:44We sat together and we said, we cannot let this dream go
45:49This is a dream not just for us as an ownership group, for the commissioner
45:54This is a dream for you guys, and that's the most important thing
45:58So emotional about the whole thing now
46:01I think that Victoria's witnessed that with me
46:03And I think she's so proud and also so excited for us
46:08Getting the franchise up and going, which is looking very positive at the moment
46:12It's going to take time, which, you know, building a stadium and building a brand new team
46:17And bringing it into the league takes time
46:19So we're being very patient at the moment
46:22But that's exciting, it's moving along
46:24And we've got a lot of support in Miami with that
46:26So it's exciting as a kid, you know
46:29It's the kind of things that kids dream of
46:31I know I did at 11, 12 years old
46:33You know, I used to sit around with my mates and say
46:35Okay, if we was to build a team and build a stadium
46:38Where would it be?
46:39Who would play for us?
46:40What colours would we wear?
46:41What would we call the team?
46:42So I'm actually doing that in reality now
46:44So that's a lot of fun
46:46Following in his father's footsteps
46:48Romeo made his professional debut on the 19th of September 2021
46:53For USL League One side Fort Lauderdale
46:58More aligned with their mother's world
47:00Brooklyn and Cruz have both taken up careers in fashion
47:04Eldest son Brooklyn opting for a career behind the camera
47:08With the Beckham boys following in their parents' footsteps
47:12Tomboy Harper couldn't be further away from her mum's glamorous style
47:17Preferring football over footwear
47:22The music that had just gone through
47:23And to open theadaşfunded京 Alguns
47:26We still wanted to focus on the power behind the camera
47:26With theため of getting onvie's post
47:27calculations
47:28In Davis Bagley
47:39September 1st of October 2009
47:39And the next 6-20th of September
47:53Now all grown up and on their own path to stardom, Brand Beckham looks safe in the hands
47:59of the next generation.
48:01What was once posh in Becks is now the Beckhams.
48:11Amid the fame, red carpets and brand deals, the Beckhams pioneered a fresh new look of
48:17what a modern-day celebrity couple is.
48:20Both highly renowned in their respective fields, few other celebrity couples have achieved
48:25what the Beckhams have.
48:31While starting a family, David went on to win a long list of silverware, including six Premier
48:37League titles, two FA Cups, one La Liga, one Champions League and one PFA Young Player of
48:44the year, whilst Victoria went on four worldwide tours, started her own fashion brand and began
48:51a successful modeling career.
48:59With a combined net worth of 1 billion US dollars, sold out arenas and stadiums and countless
49:06partnership and brand deals, the financial success of the Beckhams is undoubted.
49:19And with four children after relentless media attacks, it's hard to doubt their marriage
49:25to be achieved.
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