East End it like Beckham as he goes back for TV
HE HAS enjoyed a glittering career both on and off the pitch – and now David Beckham is going back to where it all began.
The sporting superstar is to mentor young footballers in a new TV series, called Save Our Squad.
Becks, who was born in Leytonstone, will return to the east London football fields where he played as a youngster to support a side who are struggling to survive in the league.
He and his team will take the players, their coach and the community on ‘an uplifting, transformative journey of a lifetime’, according to the producers.
Save Our Squad, to be screened on Disney+, will be made by production company Twenty Twenty and Studio 99, a production studio co-founded by Beckham. The 45-year-old dad of four, whose football clubs have included Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and the England national team is now co-owner of Inter Miami.
Becks said: ‘It is fantastic to be making Save Our Squad with Twenty Twenty and to shine a light on the kind of grassroots football that I experienced growing up and which gave me so much at the start of my life in the game.
‘I was so fortunate to have a long and successful playing career and now to have the opportunity to give back to these communities as a mentor is incredible. Developing and nurturing young talent is so important in the game and it is great to be working with Disney+ on this project.’
Sean Doyle, who will executiveproduce the series for Disney, added: ‘We are so thrilled to welcome David Beckham to Disney+. This is a fantastic opportunity to show the importance and impact of grassroots football in communities in the UK.
‘The series will be exciting, dramatic, uplifting and full of heart and courage – everything David had in his own playing days!’