David Beckham Beams After Knighthood at FIFA Club World Cup

Sir David Beckham was seen beaming after finally getting his knighthood as he headed to Miami for the FIFA Club World Cup. 

The former footballer, 50, declared himself ‘immensely proud’ on Friday as he finally got a knighthood after years of being snubbed.

And just after his honour, he jetted off to the US as the Club World Cup kicked off at the Hard Rock Arena in Miami on Saturday. 

The co-owner of Inter Miami watched on as his team played Egyptian squad Al Ahly SC. with the match ending 0-0.

But the draw didn’t stop Sir David from looking on cloud nine as he grinned from ear to ear pitchside. 

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Sir David said he ‘never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour’ receiving his knighthood on Friday, as his Spice Girl wife Victoria also became Lady Beckham.

The former England football captain previously missed out when a ‘red flag’ from the taxman blocked him becoming a Sir in 2014.

Leaked emails suggested he had savaged the nominations committee as ‘unappreciative c***s’ and branded their decision ‘a disgrace, to be honest’, although his office subsequently insisted they had been doctored by a hacker.

But that was all behind him today as Sir David proudly led the King’s Birthday Honours list recognising 1,200 people from community champions to cultural icons. 

The day before Sir David was given the honour, he was seen chatting with the King at a St James’s Palace ceremony for the monarch’s foundation, of which the retired footballer is an ambassador. 

He has been made a knight for his services to sport and to charity.

He said: ‘Growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour. 

‘To have played for and captained my country was the greatest privilege of my career and literally a boyhood dream come true.’

He said that, off the pitch, his charity work ‘gives me so much fulfilment’.

And added: ‘It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I’m immensely proud and it’s such an emotional moment for me to share with my family.’

He has been made a knight for his services to sport and to charity, having partnered with Unicef and campaigned with Malaria No More, a charity working to eradicate the disease.

Sir David was made an OBE in 2003 and has been in the running for a knighthood for more than a decade.

Congratulating her husband, Victoria shared a loved-up photo to Instagram and wrote: ‘You’ve always been my knight in shining armour, but now it’s official. 

‘Sir David!!! What an honour, I couldn’t be prouder of you. 

‘Your dedication to the things that matter most — your country, your work, your passion, and most of all, your family — has never wavered. 

‘The way you’ve touched so many lives over the years with kindness and humility speaks volumes about the man you are and continues to inspire us everyday.’ 

She concluded: ‘But above all else, I’m so, so proud to call you mine. I love you so much xxxx’