{"id":498135,"date":"2026-06-13T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/498135\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:42:11","slug":"david-beckham-receives-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/498135\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Beckham has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as the United States marks the beginning of its first men’s World Cup on home soil since 1994.<\/p>\n

The former Manchester United and England captain was joined by his wife Victoria Beckham and actor Tom Cruise at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday.<\/p>\n

Beckham told fans gathered on Hollywood Boulevard that it was a “truly incredible moment”.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve always been a dreamer, but I could never have imagined that an honour like this would come to a working-class English soccer player like me,” he said.<\/p>\n

“How fitting then that I am here today as we prepare to celebrate the opening here in the US of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a powerful moment to recognise how the sport I love so much has grown in this country over the past three decades.”<\/p>\n

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\nRomeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham and Cruz Beckham pose next to David’s newly unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star<\/p>\n

Beckham spent six seasons with LA Galaxy after joining the club in 2007, a move widely credited with helping to raise the profile of football in the United States.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the ceremony, Cruise said Beckham\u2019s arrival in Los Angeles had helped change the sport in the country.<\/p>\n

“When David arrived, Major League Soccer had 13 teams. Today, it has 30,” he said.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s the impact we\u2019re celebrating today: not just an extraordinary career, but a legacy that changed the trajectory of a sport.”<\/p>\n

Beckham paid tribute to Cruise, describing the Mission: Impossible star as a loyal friend and an inspiration.<\/p>\n

“To stand here in front of my friend Tom Cruise, the greatest movie star of our time, is quite frankly mind-blowing,” he said.<\/p>\n

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\nTom Cruise and David Beckham<\/p>\n

“You welcomed us to LA 20 years ago, and you have been a loyal friend and an inspiration to me ever since.”<\/p>\n

Victoria Beckham, a former Spice Girl who is now a fashion designer and businesswoman, said football in the United States was entering “one of the most exciting chapters in its history”.<\/p>\n

The United States is co-hosting this year\u2019s World Cup with Mexico and Canada. The US team opened their campaign in Los Angeles later on Friday with a 4-1 win over Paraguay.<\/p>\n

Beckham retired from football in 2013 after a career that included spells with Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, LA Galaxy and Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n

He later became co-owner of Inter Miami CF, who signed Lionel Messi in 2023 and won the MLS Cup for the first time last season.<\/p>\n

Beckham has also moved into the entertainment industry, founding the content production company Studio 99 in 2019.<\/p>\n

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