Victoria Beckham admits she couldn't bear the idea of son Romeo, 22, going through what David did after World Cup 1998 exit when he was the same age
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Victoria Beckham admits she couldn't bear the idea of son Romeo, 22, going through what David did after World Cup 1998 exit when he was the same age

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Victoria Beckham has revealed she couldn't bear the thought of her son Romeo being publicly pilloried in the way David was after England's World Cup 1998 exit. Speaking to Harper's Bazaar, fashion designer Victoria, 50, recalled how David, 48, was blamed for England's World Cup exit. Thinking back on the criticism her husband received, Victoria said: 'I mean, when it happened, David was the same age that Romeo is now, Victoria Beckham has revealed she couldn't bear the thought of her son Romeo being publicly pilloried in the way David was after England's World Cup 1998 exit Romeo, 22, followed in his father's footsteps by pursuing a football career, first playing for Fort Lauderdale FC and later Brentford B, although he has since shifted his focus to modelling David was sent off against Argentina after kicking the back of Diego Simeone 's leg, lashing out at the Argentina captain after he had shoved him to the ground 'That's a lot for a 22-year-old. In his Netflix documentary Beckham, David admitted he didn't sleep or eat after the public criticism that came after the World Cup David and Victoria married in 1999 and share children Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 22, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 13 The December/January issue of Harper's Bazaar UK is on sale now 'We've kind of figured out how to be quite discreet, which is just how we want to conduct our lives right now.

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