‘What happened to me and my dad, I’d hate to see that happen to me and my sons. I’d never let it happen. It’s hard for everyone and it isn’t fair.’
These were the words of David Beckham in 2008, as he reflected on what had been a painful schism with his father, Ted.
Given David’s recent serious falling-out with his eldest son, Brooklyn, his words now seem painfully obtuse.
For just as he was with Brooklyn, David had been extraordinarily close to his own father, who had spent hours and hours drilling his son on the pitch and had been so personally
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