David Beckham Sure Has A Lot Extra Time On His Hands

You’d think the face of American soccer, David Beckham, would concentrate more on the fundamental requirement correlated with his title: soccer playing. David Beckham has set aside photo shoots of his bulge and attending movie premiers to concoct a series of children books. Which means your lovely little American kiddies will soon be pronouncing “through” like “frough.”

The stories, aimed at seven year olds, will be about what a group of young footballers get up to on the pitch and after training.
The books will also have tips, a pull-out tactics board and statistics on the game.
The first book in the series, which has not yet been given a title, is due to be released in June 2009 but publishers say the books will not be written by Beckham.
A spokesman for David Beckham said: “The David Beckham Academy is more than just David’s dream of giving children the chance to experience great football coaching, it exists to encourage all aspects of their learning and development.
“David is particularly pleased that The Academy has inspired a series of books that will bring children to reading through football.”

Oh. Phew. We thought he’d be writing them. Well now get ready for your children to “want to be want to be like Da-Vid.” Michael Jordan is officially dead.

David Beckham to launch children’s books [Telegraph via The Spoiler]
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