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Beckham’s artistic taste

Los Angeles-bound soccer star David Beckham is considering a career as an art dealer, according to one of his advisors.

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Los Angeles-bound soccer star David Beckham is considering a career as an art dealer, according to one of his advisors. Painter and pal Sacha Jafri reveals he’s been giving the sports icon tips on modern art to prepare him for the cut-throat business. He says, “David’s really getting into the art world. He is taking it really seriously and he hopes to amass a valuable private collection.”

Beckham has made no secret of his passion for art in the past, and recently admitted, “If I hadn’t been a footballer, I could have been an artist. Perhaps I still will be.”

The soccer star however has always been in the news for his body art. Not only is he known for his abilities on the playing field but also for his fashion sense and funky tattoos.

Beckham has ten tattoos on his body, one of which is the name of his wife Victoria but it is written in Hindi because Beckham thought it would be ‘tacky’ to have it written in English. The tattoo is spelt incorrectly, however, so it actually reads ‘Vhictoria’ rather than ‘Victoria’.

The 31-year-old Real Madrid star is well known for his love of modern art. He’s a huge fan and close friend of controversial Brit artist Damien Hirst. He asked him to paint a portrait of himself and wife Victoria - and also gave Victoria a £250,000 Hirst painting as an anniversary present.

After his start with Manchester in the UK, Beckham then went to play for Real Madrid and most recently has signed a contract to play in the US for Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy team.

Beckham has also become an internationally recognized sex symbol because of his ‘metrosexual’ tendencies in fashion and because of his immense gay following, which he recognised and has publicly appreciated. —www.contactmusic.com

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