The Telegraph UK: Brazil enjoys Becks on the Beach

MVNsoccer posted 1/31/2008 from www.telegraph.co.uk [flag]

In Brazil they call it "o jogo bonito" - or "the beautiful game" - and David Beckham certainly seems to be doing his bit for football's aesthetic appeal. But the England star is hoping to do more than simply looking good with a ball as he launches his own soccer school in Brazil. He has just unveiled his plans for the David Beckham World of Sport, to be built in the north-eastern city of Natal. [link]

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