10 Things You Didn’t Know About David Beckham

Thanks to the skill and physical appearance David Beckham was the most Googled football star for two years. The 37-year-old LA Galaxy midfielder and former England captain was a key member of London’s winning bid to host the London 2012 Games. He held the Olympic torch during the ceremony in Cornwall marking its arrival from Greece. Below are ten things that you didn’t know about David Beckham

1. Beckham was Googles most searched of all sports topics for two years.
2. His mother’s family is Jewish and considers himself half-Jewish
3. An autodealer once paid him $18 million to go on a ten day tour of Asia to promote it’s cars.
4. He is/was studying Kabbalah.
5. He wears a new pair of boots every game.
6. While at Manchester United, he ran an average of 8.8 miles more than any other player on the team.
7. In 2007, he took legal action against an imposter Posh and Becks who posed as them for over ten years to receive free gifts.
8. He is Ataxophobic which is the fear of chaos.
9. He suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. As a result, he claims that he keeps getting tattoos because he is addicted to the pain of the needle.
10. There is a gold-covered bronze statue of David Beckham in a Thai Buddhist temple and a 10-foot chocolate statue in Tokyo.