{"id":292711,"date":"2023-10-07T00:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292711"},"modified":"2023-10-07T00:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:05:13","slug":"england-legend-turned-down-opportunity-to-be-in-beckham-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/england-legend-turned-down-opportunity-to-be-in-beckham-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"England legend &apos;turned down opportunity to be in Beckham documentary&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Glenn Hoddle TURNED DOWN the chance to feature in David Beckham&#8217;s Netflix series, reveals documentary director&#8230; with Victoria and Becks&#8217; mum hitting out at the ex-England boss for appearing to blame the Man United legend for their 1998 World Cup exit<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Succession star Fisher Stevens said he asked the former player &#8216;many times&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Viewers poke fun at Victoria Beckham for &#8216;trying to relate to the working class&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former England player and manager Glenn Hoddle &#8216;turned down the opportunity&#8217; to be in David Beckham&#8217;s new Netflix series, the documentary director has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>BECKHAM, which aired on October 4, sees David, 48, and Victoria, 49, give an intimate insight into their marriage and early romance, their family life, as well as charting David&#8217;s footballing career.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more revealing segments of the show comes when Beckham reveals his mental health struggles after he was made &#8216;public enemy number one&#8217; when he received a red card against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing her husband&#8217;s struggles,\u00a0Victoria Beckham\u00a0revealed how angry she was with the then England manager Glen Hoddle who &#8216;failed to protect&#8217; a 23-year-old Beckham.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on talkSPORT, Succession star and director Fisher Stevens\u00a0explained how his Netflix team attempted to reach out to Hoddle &#8216;many times&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76252777-12602607-image-a-9_1696605386102.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Beckham pictured with Succession star and documentary director Fisher Stevens<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76103183-12602607-After_receiving_the_red_card_the_ex_England_star_was_vilified_an-a-4_1696605041342.jpg\" height=\"596\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After receiving the red card, the ex-England star was vilified and abused by fans and the media<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why the former Tottenham player was absent, Stevens replied: &#8216;Well why don&#8217;t we call him right now and ask him. I called him and asked him to be in it many times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I mean, I didn&#8217;t personally, but we contacted his people. I guess he just wasn&#8217;t interested in being in the series.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the interest surrounding this particular moment, Stevens said Hoddle is featured in many other moments during the show and he was a &#8216;big character&#8217; in David&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham&#8217;s infamous red card came after the star\u00a0lashed out at Argentina&#8217;s Diego Simeone, who by his own admission went down softly in the 47th minute.<\/p>\n<p>It left England with only ten men for the remainder of the last-16 clash after being given his marching orders.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving back in England, David was met with extreme backlash from fans and media, who vilified and abused the star during the subsequent season.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary reveals how he was spat at in the streets, booed consistently at\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0matches and even sent death threats.<\/p>\n<p>Hoddle fuelled the storm with his comments after the match, insisting that the sending-off changed the game and that David will have to learn from his mistake after letting his side down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76104911-12602607-England_manager_Hoddle_appeared_to_blame_David_Beckham_for_his_s-a-5_1696605046958.jpg\" height=\"470\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England manager Hoddle appeared to blame David Beckham for his side&#8217;s World Cup exit in 1998 after the midfielder received a red card against Argentina in the Three Lions&#8217; last-16 loss<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76254619-12602607-image-a-28_1696607310111.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He insisted\u00a0David will have to learn from his mistake after letting his side down<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76103423-12602607-British_newspapers_blamed_Beckham_for_England_s_elimination_and_-a-6_1696605054670.jpg\" height=\"318\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>British newspapers blamed Beckham for England&#8217;s elimination, and he was subsequently spat at in the streets, booed by supporters in the stadiums and even the subject of death threats<\/p>\n<p>During the documentary, Victoria said: &#8216;Glenn Hoddle didn&#8217;t come out and try to protect him. And how old was David, 23?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;re a kid at 23.\u00a0Glenn Hoddle was a man. I wouldn&#8217;t say a man actually, he was an older person.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Opening up on the emotionally challenging time, David said: &#8216;I wish there was a pill you could take to erase certain memories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I felt very vulnerable and alone. There was this horrible paparazzi guy (when I returned to England) and he said: &#8220;How do you feel about letting your country down? You&#8217;re a disgrace&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I find it hard to talk about it because I can&#8217;t. What I went through was so extreme. The whole country hated me.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Victoria added: &#8216;He was really depressed, absolutely clinically depressed. It pained me so much. I still want to kill these people.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The former Red Devils and Real Madrid star admitted that both Sir Alex Ferguson and Victoria were instrumental in helping him through the incredibly challenging year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was such an emotionally draining season,&#8217; Beckham said. &#8216;I wouldn&#8217;t have got through it if I wasn&#8217;t at a club like Manchester United. But Victoria was the biggest reason I got through that time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76103425-12602607-Victoria_Beckham_pictured_heavily_criticised_former_England_mana-a-8_1696605069969.jpg\" height=\"325\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Beckham, pictured, heavily criticised former England manager Glenn Hoddle during the new Netflix documentary series about her husband David&#8217;s life and career in football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76103429-12602607-David_Beckham_also_opens_up_on_the_extreme_backlash_he_faced_in_-a-7_1696605064251.jpg\" height=\"332\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Beckham also opened up on the extreme backlash he faced in the documentary series<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12602607\/Glenn-Hoddle-TURNED-chance-feature-David-Beckhams-Netflix-series-reveals-documentary-director-Victoria-Becks-mum-hitting-ex-England-boss-appearing-blame-Man-United-legend-1998-World-Cup-exit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Hoddle TURNED DOWN the chance to feature in David Beckham&#8217;s Netflix series, reveals documentary director&#8230; 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