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This episode explores the early life and career of David Beckham, highlighting his journey from a young boy in Chingford to a football icon.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Soccer Bedtime Stories, we step into the life of one of the most famous players in football history, David Beckham. We start in a small working-class house in Chingford, London, where a skinny kid with a big dream spends hours in the back garden kicking a ball with his dad. Kids will hear how young David Beckham goes from local teams like Ridgeway Rovers to signing schoolboy forms with Manchester United, scoring that unbelievable goal from the halfway line ...

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