ON this day in history...

...2008, it emerged that a musical of David Beckham's life - entitled David Beckham - The Theatre Of Dreams - was possibly in the pipeline.

"Beckham's story is a modern-day fairytale of heroes, villains, love, and what it means to lead your country," Mark Archer, the man hoping to make it all happen, explained to CONTACTMUSIC.COM."His rise from obscurity to international stardom, his universally acknowledged gifts as a supreme sportsman, and his Hollywood lifestyle all have the elements of an aspirational fable."

Unfortunately for Beckham's many fans, the project never went ahead.

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