David Beckham’s Call to Legendary Michael Jordan for a Petty Inquiry Once Left His Friends Amazed

The global popularity and fan following of David Beckham are hard to match. The soccer icon from England inspired a generation of soccer players to play at midfield and try to bend the ball as he did. Even today, most professional soccer players hold Beckham in high regard. Having played for the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid, and PSG, the former England captain played in the States in his sunset years. He spent six seasons in the MLS, playing for the famed LA Galaxy.

Beckham still has his roots in America’s MLS with an introduction of a new team. The Inter Miami CF is a club partly owned by the great midfielder.

David Beckham made a trivial inquiry from Michael Jordan

Being the owner of an American soccer club means David Beckham has to spend most of his days there. And a pivotal part of moving from one place to another is finding good food. During a particular visit to Washington, David called up Jordan to ask for a nice place to eat.

Having spent his prime years as a player for the Chicago Bulls, Jordan was sure to know of a few good places to eat. And Beckham took full advantage of that. During an interview, Beckham recalled that incident.

He said, “And then I called him up, I think I was in Washington, and I said: ‘I know you’ve spent a bit of time here, I need a restaurant. Can you tell me a nice Italian restaurant?'” And Jordan told him of a great place, Beckham admitted. Interestingly, a friend of Beckham’s was present during the incident and made a keen observation.

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Beckham told, “My friend was like: ‘Come on, really? Really? Usually, you call a directory for a restaurant. Now you are calling Michael Jordan'” Beckham reacted to the incident, calling it “funny.”

Jordan was the inspiration behind Beckham’s jersey no.

The legendary Michael Jordan and his story has inspired generations. More so, after the release of the documentary ‘The Last Dance,’ Jordan’s fame knew no bounds. Among the list of people Jordan inspired is also the name of a certain David Beckham, who gave the perfect tribute to his sporting idol.

When Becks was a player for Manchester United, he wore the iconic jersey number 7. As he switched clubs to Real Madrid in Spain, Beckham’s jersey no. was already taken up by Raul. And David did not ask Raul to change his no. But the 23 no. jersey was available, and being a fan of Jordan, Beckham graced that jersey. He did wonders with ’23’ on his back and gave the perfect tribute to ‘His Airness.’

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Even though they were active in different eras, Beckham and Jordan are great friends. From the former idolizing the latter to the latter giving restaurant tips to the former- they’ve come a long way.