Watching a son take to the pitch for their first game of football is an important rite of passage for most fathers.
And
David Beckham looked every inch the proud dad as he saw the eldest of
his brood, Brooklyn, take his first steps towards following in his
footsteps - by making his debut for Queens Park Rangers’ youth team on
Sunday.
The 38-year-old
sportsman positively beamed with delight as he arrived on the touchline
to watch the 14-year-old line-up for the Hoops’ Under 14s side against
London rivals Charlton.
Famous faces: Beckham alongside Dennis Wise, who also had a son playing for QPR
The retired former England captain stood alongside
ex-Chelsea captain Dennis Wise,
who was there to watch his son,
13-year-old Henry, play in the same team as Brooklyn.
Wearing a cap and dressed in a denim shirt and jeans, Beckham held a cup of tea as he happily posed for photographs with fans.
And he had every reason to be happy after Brooklyn was said to have impressed in first game, despite QPR losing 2-0.
Gaining experience: Brooklyn trained with
numerous youth teams where his dad was playing, including the likes of
Paris St Germain earlier this year
Watching his son: David Beckham stopping for a picture with a Charlton youth player as he arrived at the game
A passion for fashion: Victoria Beckham was most recently seen at Paris Fashion Week in the French capital on Friday
According to the Daily Star,
referee James Caley tweeted: ‘Just refereed Charlton v QPR with David
Beckham and Dennis Wise watching and Brooklyn playing
#casualsundaymorning.'
Beckham
played as a right-sided midfielder for most of his time at Manchester
United and Real Madrid, and his eldest son has seemingly adopted a
similar position.
Caley added: ‘[Brooklyn] Played on the right wing. Looks like he has potential, more of a Spanish style to him atm.'
All together now: Brooklyn (second right) is the eldest of David and Victoria Beckham's four children
Next step: Brooklyn (left) was with some of the Beckham family watching Arsenal play Spurs at the Emirates earlier this year
A parent from the opposing side also tweeted a picture with Beckham Snr.
Farah Miri wrote: ‘Just met David Beckham whilst my son plays against his son’s team. Fab game and we won sorry.'
Brooklyn did spend time training at Chelsea earlier this year, but will hope to continue impressing QPR chiefs.
Those were the days: David Beckham with Brooklyn after Manchester United won the title in 2001
David has spoken in the past
about the difficulties of being a football-mad son of one of the most
famous stars of the game on the planet.
'They've
got a great life set up for them,' he told The Times. 'Obviously are
boys and little girl are very lucky. But I think, as a parent, you
always worry: "Have they got the hunger that I had as a kid?"'
He
added: 'I'm as hard on my boys as my dad was. They always ask, "Did I
play well?" I'll say, "You did alright, could have done better..."'
Growing up fast: Wise carried his son Henry when he held the 2000 FA Cup final trophy
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