BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England : Harry Maguire said a surprise call from former footballer David Beckham three weeks ago was "classy" and "touching," with Beckham offering kind words of commiseration for the beleaguered England and Manchester United defender.The 30-year-old Maguire has been the target of brut
Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 16, 2023 Manchester United's Harry Maguire during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington/file photoBURTON-UPON-TRENT, England : Harry Maguire said a surprise call from former footballer David Beckham three weeks ago was"classy" and"touching," with Beckham offering kind words of commiseration for the beleaguered England and...
" meant everything," Maguire told reporters on Tuesday after England's training at St. George's Park."I've spoken throughout my career about David Beckham being someone I looked up to and watched when I was a young boy. He was a big role model when I was growing up. In the four-part Beckham documentary, the former Man United cornerstone and wife Victoria detail the abuse suffered after his World Cup blunder. They received threats to kidnap infant son Brooklyn. A Becks effigy was hung in a pub and rocks hurled at United's bus. Beckham, now 48, said he fell into a deep depression.
"Every career is so up and down, especially when you reach what I've reached, in terms of being the captain of the biggest club in the world for three-and-a-half years. He's been in that position and knows what it's like."
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