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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 9, 2021 David Beckham in the royal box on centre court REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 9, 2021 David Beckham in the royal box on centre court REUTERS/Toby Melville
With the soccer world caught up in the fever of the World Cup, some news outside the FIFA tournament is making heads turn. Last night, Legendary English footballer David Beckham attended an award show in Boston. The video of the star footballer surfaced in which he was walking the green carpet of the event among other stars. This pops up in the midst of David Beckham being under fire for taking the ambassador role for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The stars were walking the green carpet for the Earthshot award ceremony at MGM Music hall in Boston. Boston Mayor Wu, Governor Baker, John Kerry, Shailene Woodley, Catherine O’Hara, and David Beckham were among the scheduled VIPs. The award shows 1.2 million USD for the winner in all the categories.
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David Beckham and the Royal couple walked the green carpet
Other than the aforementioned celebrities and politicians, the Royal couple prince William and Kate also were to appear in the event to announce the winner of the ceremony. The audience was excited to see the royal couple and lined up in the street to get a glance at the Royals.
WATCH: The Royals walk the Green Carpet among many celebrities, including a surprise visit from soccer star David Beckham, ahead of Earthshot Award Ceremony. 🤩https://t.co/oLac4DzMqB pic.twitter.com/25LyoXlxRx
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) December 2, 2022
People in the audience have a lot of praise for the royal couple.
David Beckham came under fire after he made a multi-million dollar deal. The deal was to endorse the FIFA World Cup hosted by Qatar. The activists raised their voices against the human rights violations in the World Cup. Press had asked Beckham about his deal after a promotional event in Doha.
Worldwide soccer superstar David Beckham arrives at the Earthshot Prize awards at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. https://t.co/LasOhz2g83 pic.twitter.com/xa5teOlwFZ
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) December 2, 2022
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He had reportedly ignored the question and just walked away. He has also appeared in a promotional video in which he was praising the country.
Updates from the World Cup
The knockout stage is about to kick off for the tournament as the Netherlands will face the USA today. Argentina vs Australia will follow the USA vs Netherlands.
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South Korea beat Portugal in yet another upset from the World Cup, which resulted in them qualifying for the knockout stage. Cameroon also upset Brazil by beating the 1-0 although they failed to qualify for the round of 16. Uruguay beat Ghana 2-1 and qualify for the next round.
