 From football fans to Spice Girl wannabes – everyone is talking about the new Netflix limited series about David Beckham's life, which takes a look at both his glittering football career and his personal life away from the pitch. Which means you get to hear a lot about his decades-long marriage to Victoria Beckham – with director Fisher Stevens admitting he wasn't afraid to put the pair on the spot when it came to difficult questions. As well as the early days of their relationship the documentary also sees them address such issues as David falling into depression after the response to his World Cup red card in 1998, and Victoria finally addressing the affair rumours which have plagued their marriage. David and Victoria's marriage has survived a lot of scrutiny over the years – but when did they meet, how long have they been married – and how old are their four children? Here's everything you need to know… When did David and Victoria Beckham meet? Although the pair grew up 15 minutes away from each other in London they didn't actually meet until 1997. That happened when Victoria – who at the time was better known as Posh Spice – attended a Manchester United game with fellow Spice Girl Mel C, although the pair didn't meet until she attended another match the following week. David and Victoria first met after she came to watch him on the pitch (Picture: Rex Shutterstock) 'She came to watch me in a game in London with her manager at the time, and one of the other Spice Girls, Sporty Spice,' David told Jimmy Fallon in 2019. 'We all had our favourite Spice Girl. She was obviously my favourite…' he quipped, before explaining how they met in the player's lounge. 'She actually got the train up that day,' David revealed. 'So she wrote her number down on her train ticket, which I still have.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser){kind=link}
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From football fans to Spice Girl wannabes – everyone is talking about the new Netflix limited series about David Beckham’s life, which takes a look at both his glittering football career and his personal life away from the pitch.
Which means you get to hear a lot about his decades-long marriage to Victoria Beckham – with director Fisher Stevens admitting he wasn’t afraid to put the pair on the spot when it came to difficult questions.
As well as the early days of their relationship the documentary also sees them address such issues as David falling into depression after the response to his World Cup red card in 1998, and Victoria finally addressing the affair rumours which have plagued their marriage.
David and Victoria’s marriage has survived a lot of scrutiny over the years – but when did they meet, how long have they been married – and how old are their four children?