Soccer hunk David Beckham has blogged about how he is excited to be in the Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing, China as part of the Olympic games moving to London for the 2010 Olympics.
He says, “The Galaxy have the weekend off, so I’m going to fly to Beijing for the handover ceremony as the Olympic torch is handed to London at the end of the Games. I’m honored to be invited and, as someone who is passionate about the Olympics coming to my home city, I’m incredibly proud to be part of the ceremony on Sunday. I’ll let you know how it goes next week. That’s all for now. Take care”
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First we had reports of an Irish musical about the Beckham family and now we have reports about a musical dedicated to David himself.
The musical which will be on London’s West End in England will be produced by Mark Archer’s and be called David Beckham - The Theater of Dreams, it will have a gospel-rock like soundtrack.
Archer says, “Beckham’s story is a modern-day fairytale of heroes, villains, love, and what it means to lead your country. His rise from obscurity to international stardom, his universally acknowledged gifts as a supreme sportsman, and his Hollywood lifestyle all have the elements of an aspirational fable.”
He continues, “The Theatre of Dreams is set within a cheering football stadium - the modern-day church. The music is powerful, gospel-like rock to establish clearly football and Manchester United as a religion.”
The Beckham clan were spotted arriving at LAX Airport on Friday (August 15) in Los Angeles, CA to catch a departing flight.
Victoria held on to young Romeo’s hand while David carried their youngest son Cruz, the eldest son Brooklyn walked behind the rest of his family, all three sons wore matching blue and white polo shirts with blue jeans.
David will be flying to Beijing, China next week to help the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics and in honor of the 2012 London Olympics, he will join Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin guitarist) who will be performing a duet together.
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Soccer hunk David Beckham is set to star in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on August 24.
Beckham will join Leona Lewis who is performing at the ceremony in honor of the 2012 Olympics being held in London, England.
A source tells People that “David is going to be in the surprise finale. They always have a segment to do the handover, to showcase the next city to host the Olympics, He was very involved in the London bid to get it, and as a Londoner he is incredibly proud that the Olympics will be in London, He is passionate about it and looking forward to the games in 2012.”
The only problem could be his ever busy schedule, “if his calendar works out, he will be able to go from the L.A. Galaxy game to Beijing, t also depends on if he gets picked for the next England game, as he can go on from there.”
Soccer stud David Beckham has blogged again on his official website, this time Beckham talks about how happy he was with winning the award for Choice Male Athlete at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards along with his previous and next soccer games with the LA Galaxy.
He says, “I also attended the Teen Choice Awards 2008 on Sunday night in LA and I was honoured to receive the award for Choice Male Athlete. Having only been in the States for just over a year, to be in the same category as Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant was brilliant but to win was amazing.”
To read the rest of Beckham’s entry then head on over here.
David Beckham is featured in the September 2008 issue of Mens Health Magazine, which hits newsstands on August 12.
On being told he was too small to play soccer professionally: As upset as I was at the time, it made me think, ‘I’m going to prove I can play football professionally.
On being famous: There is this madness around me, around my family. Without a doubt, out on the field is where I’m most comfortable, where I’m happiest, because I know what I’m doing and I know I can do it.
On playing golf: I used to play golf, quite a few years ago, but to be honest, I’d rather spend 4 hours with the kids than 4 hours on a golf course. As much as it can be relaxing, it’s a frustrating sport. My way of relaxing is listening to music and spending time with the kids.
David Beckham has teamed up with Elmo on the popular hit show Sesame Street. This is the first picture from David’s appearance on the show.
David was invited to appear on the first episode of the 39th season along with other celebrities including Heidi Klum, Jack Black and Jessica Alba.
A source said “David has always been a huge fan of the show. When he was a kid he watched it, like a lot of people, and knew all the characters. He was more than happy to go on.”
The episode airs Monday August 11th
