David Beckham Shows The Ramsay's His Soccer Academy

David Beckham took time out of his busy schedule to give his friend Gordon Ramsay and his son Jack a tour of his Soccer Academy in LA yesterday.

David and Victoria have been spending a lot of time with Gordon in the past week, from eating at French Laundry together to paying Gordon a visit at his restaurant in LA on Tuesday night. The Beckhams have more than their share of celebrity BFFs in LA, but it must be nice to kick back with their UK friends as well.

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On The Field With Beckham

Here is a cute video of David Beckham teaching young kids - including Romeo - about soccer at his youth camp.

I love how he at first says he is too sore to play, but being the soccer enthusiast that he his, joins in anyway.

David Beckham To Build A Training Centre In Brazil

This is so adorable.

David Beckham is wearing his wife's Marc Jacobs charity t-shirt. You can't get much cutier than that.

I also notice that he is sporting new tattoos. Seriously, how many does one person need?

David is currently in Brazil. These photos were taken of him today as he was leaving his hotel in Natal, northeast of Brazil.

Why is he in Brazil?

David will open in Brazil the first "David Beckham World of Sport" a professional sports complex designed and planned with his input.

David said in a press conference in Brazil that he does not intend to teach Brazilians - who have won a record five editions of the World Cup - the sport. He only wants to develop the sport in the South American country.

"I am happy Brazilian children will benefit from access to the top class facilities and coaching at this resort," Beckham said.

The project is to be financed by the Norwegian group Brasil Development. A luxury resort is to be built at the beach Cabo de Sao Roque, in the town of Barra de Maxaraguape, some 50 kilometres from Natal.

It will include Beckham's World of Sport, featuring eight football pitches and a stadium to fit 10,000 spectators. The facilities will include a football academy that local children will be able to attend.

David who already has academies in London and Los Angeles.

Brazilian Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello is also expected to take part in the project in his native country, with the Rubens Barrichello Driving Experience.

It is so great when people give back.

You can watch David's press conference with Sky News here

Update: Here is another video of David Beckham showing off his fancy footwork (topless) on a beach in Brazil.



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Academy Kids Put A Smile On David Beckham's Face

Despite David Beckham's disappointment yesterday, he took time out to pose with a group of children at the David Beckham Football Academy in London today.

The academy is aimed at teaching and inspiring young soccer players, and Beckham visited his school to celebrate its second anniversary.

Hopefully he will inspire those kids to ensure England do not lose in such a manner in which they lost yesterday.



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The Beckhams Head To China

Victoria and David Beckham left from Heathrow airport today for China.

David has always expressed an interest in setting up a football academy in China. Back in May it was reported that David, will choose Shanghai, Beijing, Macau or another unidentified Chinese city as the site for his first academy in Asia.

Tim Leiweke, chief executive officer of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the Los Angeles-based company that owns the Galaxy said, "We'd like to have something done with David by the time he starts playing for the Galaxy because we're going to have other things we're doing here. We'll be announcing extended training and touring of China," Leiweke said.

Or they could just be going on holiday. Time will tell.

PS Loving the new bag. I was tiring of the Black Hermes.



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The David Beckham Academy School Zone Launch

David Beckham has launched a new drive to improve youngsters' fitness and achievements.

Today he launched a School Zone on his David Beckham's Academy website. The new site is an extension of Beckham's football academy, which so far has hosted free educational days for more than 12,000 children in the UK.

Beckham, visiting Bristol’s City Academy School, said: "I have seen first-hand how boys and girls respond to the coaches at the academy. I am extremely proud of the work we have achieved to date with schools and community groups who visit the academy for free and I am pleased that now every school will get the chance to sample what we provide."