{"id":11728,"date":"2026-02-08T03:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=11728"},"modified":"2026-02-08T03:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:02:46","slug":"david-beckham-shares-subtle-tribute-to-son-brooklyn-amid-family-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=11728","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham shares subtle tribute to son Brooklyn amid family feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"SupportNSCNative\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-hez36s-0 dFpFuY\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-1 iBibVd\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-hez36s-2 jVZWGn\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-8 juUDRT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-13 cqPbFA\">\n<div class=\"sc-aja53j-0 rAFIl sc-hez36s-16 jZSKtc\">\n<div class=\"sc-aja53j-6 PdmgT\">\n<div data-testid=\"dropdown-with-gradient-collapsed-content-container\" class=\"sc-aja53j-5 eZqxmv\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"dropdown-with-gradient-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-aja53j-4 tawua\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content-tablet\" class=\"sc-hez36s-7 gZmYS\">\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 cglitp\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-aja53j-1 keLMOw sc-aja53j-7 eMEmGu\"><span data-testid=\"dropdown-with-gradient-dropdown-tablet\" class=\"sc-aja53j-3 dHXFkr\"><span data-action-type=\"Read more\" class=\"sc-aja53j-2 dcYUYI\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hUgQwJ sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-a5wy94-0 hyKPon\"><use href=\"#ee6613da15642019\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>David Beckham appeared to share a low-key tribute to his son Brooklyn, just weeks after his eldest child said that he has no plans to reconcile with the family.<\/p>\n<p>In a bombshell statement posted on Instagram in January, the 26-year-old accused dad David and mum Victoria of \u201ctrying endlessly\u201d to \u201cruin\u201d his relationship with his wife, actor and heiress Nicola Peltz Beckham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,\u201d he claimed. \u201cThe performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Beckhams are yet to comment directly on Brooklyn\u2019s statement, but the 50-year-old former footballer included a subtle nod to his son in his latest social media post.<\/p>\n<p>The former England captain shared a photo of his \u201carchive\u201d of football boots from throughout his career, some of which were embroidered with Brooklyn\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the boots also featured the names of Brooklyn\u2019s younger siblings: Romeo, now 23, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" 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question and answer event, telling the audience that he hopes that they have \u201ca long, happy marriage together\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughter and the Beckhams are a whole other story, and that\u2019s not for coverage here today,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll tell you, my daughter is great, my son-in-law Brooklyn is great, and I look forward to them having a long, happy marriage together.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more David Beckham appeared to share a low-key tribute to his son Brooklyn, just weeks after his eldest child said that he has no plans to reconcile with the family. In a bombshell statement posted on Instagram in January, the 26-year-old accused dad David and mum Victoria of \u201ctrying endlessly\u201d to \u201cruin\u201d his relationship with his wife, actor and heiress Nicola Peltz Beckham. \u201cFor my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,\u201d he claimed. \u201cThe performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.\u201d The Beckhams are yet to comment directly on Brooklyn\u2019s statement, but the 50-year-old former footballer included a subtle nod to his son in his latest social media post. The former England captain shared a photo of his \u201carchive\u201d of football boots from throughout his career, some of which were embroidered with Brooklyn\u2019s name. Many of the boots also featured the names of Brooklyn\u2019s younger siblings: Romeo, now 23, Cruz, 2&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}