Even David Beckham isn’t exempt from hazing.
The soccer star endured a humiliating sex act initiation upon joining Manchester United’s youth team as a teenager, Beckham confesses in a new documentary.
The midfielder had to stare at a photo of Welsh soccer player Clayton Blackmore while performing an embarrassing deed on himself as his teammates jeered him on.
“Everyone had an initiation that you had to go through on the youth team, that was one of the most uncomfortable ones,” Beckham said according to Metro, which first reported the news.
“The fact that I had to look at Clayton Blackmore’s calendar and do certain things, while looking at Clayton Blackmore. I mean it was embarrassing to talk about!”
Beckham came clean about the seedy ceremony in the upcoming “The Class of ’92” documentary.
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David Beckham had to look at a photo of former Manchester United player Clayton Blackmore during the vile hazing ritual.
The movie details how Beckham and five others on Manchester United represented a new generation of soccer superstars who reflected the rapidly changing culture in England.
The hazing revelation didn’t seem to trouble the 38-year-old star who now spends more time on the red carpet with his wife Victoria than on the pitch.
“I was embarrassed when I was saying it on camera let alone talking about it more. But it’s something we all had to go through,” said Beckham. “It was definitely something I wouldn’t like to go through again!”
However, in the U.S., hazing has become a hotly debated subject after Jonathan Martin alleged that his fellow offensive lineman on the Miami Dolphins, Richie Incognito, bullied him to the point of a mental breakdown.
“The Class of ’92” premieres in London on Sunday.
[NYDaily]
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