July 27, 2020 - 08:33 BST Danielle Stacey David Beckham has opened up to the Duke of Cambridge about how he's teaching his children to talk about their mental health during a video call. View this post on Instagram Thank you to David Beckham, Steph Houghton, Tyrone Mings, Andros Townsend, and Carlo Ancelotti for joining in on the #HeadsUp discussion ⚽ • Click our link in bio to see what they had to say about the importance of prioritising mental health in football.
William also asked David, 45, who recently became the co-owner of a football franchise in Miami, about his infamous sending off in the 1998 World Cup and how it affected his confidence at the age of 23. The former Manchester United player explained that club manager Sir Alex Ferguson protected him at the time, but on the pitch was a different story, adding:"Once you're on the field, you have to mentally prepare for that, you have to really understand that yes, you have your teammates, but that doesn’t make you stop thinking 'what are they saying about me in the crowds?'
He added:"But I was lucky. I had a support system within Manchester United and the manager and obviously family, but did I feel at the time it was okay to ask someone and say, ‘I need help'? - I would say no, no, it was a different era and I just felt I had to keep it all in and deal with it myself."David with his children