⚽️ Yes, Beckham Really Is That Nice

Since the Netflix documentary dropped, there's one question being asked more than any other. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [FOX Sports Insider Newsletter] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: David Beckham was portrayed as an incredibly nice person in the recent Netflix documentary, but that is actually the truth … Who are the teams atop the latest NFL power rankings? … and more! As with any other good sports documentary that gets binged obsessively, Netflix's "Beckham" – about retired English soccer superstar, fashion icon and Spice Girl husband David Beckham – leads to a whole extra wave of discussion and plenty more questions once the final credits roll. In the case of the former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy and England national team midfielder, the post-watch chatter is more vibrant than most, making it a kind of "Last Dance" for soccer, and there are a number of very good reasons for that. One is that enough time has passed for a younger audience who knew of Beckham, but weren't around to experience it fully at the time, to gain a sporting and pop culture history lesson. For a slightly older crew who remember it playing out, this is a glimpse behind the curtain at certain flashpoints – his temporary feud with legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson, his infamous World Cup red card, and yep, his saucy alleged affair in Spain – that weren't fully explained at the time. Beckham never fully left the spotlight but he is back in the center of it now, having signed Lionel Messi in his role as co-owner of Major League Soccer's Inter Miami. When Messi won the Ballon D'Or this week to again recognize him as the world's best player, Beckham presented the Argentinian with the trophy at a glittering ceremony in Paris. I was around for part of the "Beckham Experiment," as late soccer writer Grant Wahl's book titled Beckham's move to the United States in 2007, covering the Galaxy for the first two seasons of that deal. After the Netflix doc was released, the question I'm getting more than any other is this: is Beckham just as nice a guy as the series makes him out to be? The answer is a little complicated and has some layers. But, for the most part? Yes, he is. For the rest of the story, [click here](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnI8apP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveHNwb3J0cy5jb20vc3Rvcmllcy9zb2NjZXIveWVzLWRhdmlkLWJlY2toYW0taXMtYXMtbmljZS1hcy1oZS1zZWVtcy1pbi10aGUtbmV0ZmxpeC1kb2N1bWVudGFyeT9saWQ9cTd1d2U0amZncjV4JmNtcGlkPW9yZz1TcG9ydHM6OmFnPW93bmVkOjptYz1lbWFpbDo6c3JjPWVtYWlsOjpjbXA9QTE0X1Nwb3J0c19OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NhbXBhaWduX0VtYWlsX0luc2lkZXJfQ3VzdG9tX1JlY3VycmluZ18yMDIzMTAzMSNubC1lbnRyeVcDc3BjQgplPalBQWWXn-INUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAA9I~). 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