David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?

David Beckham is a high-profile ambassador for Qatar ahead of this year's World Cup. He is also a former footballer who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and PSG. Beckham has split the footballing crowd before. He was the 1990s football’s biggest pin-up. However, he was also subjected to horrific abuse from fans.

David Beckham is promoting his new series Save Our Squad with David Beckham. The series focuses on the community around the club and individual players. Beckham's mother used to drive him to every training session and his parents watched him play football. He is also a coach and a mentor to the Westward Boys youth team. He takes the team on a tour of Wembley Stadium. It is a great series with a good feel-good factor. Support The Big Issue by subscribing. to The Magazine. You will get a print or digital subscription. and provide a critical lifeline to our work. For more information, visit the magazine's website.

David Beckham's new series Save Our Squad with David Beckham is available on Disney+ from November 9. Beckham needs to speak out sooner rather than later to avoid the suggestion that Save Squad was some pre-emptive, pre World Cup reputation-washing exercise.