Tonight (at 6 p.m.), Inter Miami faces Paris Saint-Germain in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup. A prestigious meeting for the young Floridian franchise, carried by Lionel Messi and exhibited under spotlights around the world. However, behind the scenes, David Beckham, owner and icon of the club, is going through a much darker personal moment. As this historic match approaches, English seems to be more concerned with its family tensions than by sporting issues.
For several months, Beckham has had a tense relationship with his eldest son, Brooklyn. The origin of the discomfort would go back to 2022 during the latter's wedding with Nicola Peltz. According to the British press, the refusal of the bride to carry a creation signed Victoria Beckham would have caused a first break between the two clans. A fracture never really closed, as evidenced by many signs of distance since.
As the shock against Paris approaches, Beckham saw an intimate discomfort
Absence of Brooklyn during David's 50th anniversary, total silence during his ennobling by the King, a tribute displayed in the stepfather Nelson Peltz … The disaffection is now visible in the eyes of all. Even more embarrassing: the other beckham, Romeo and Cruz sons, no longer hesitate to nickname it “The Hostetage”, believing that it would be under the influence of the Peltz clan. Even Tiktok becomes mockery field. The discomfort is therefore no longer discreet. It is generational, viral, heavy.
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In this tense context, David Beckham nevertheless continues to send signs of opening. Sounding messages for fathers' feast, benevolent comments under Brooklyn's publications, attempts to appease barely veiled. But so far, the son remains distant, showing no public gesture of affection towards his parents. The only recent exception: an Instagram post to his grandmother Sandra. Nothing more.
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While rumors evoke a possible appeasement during the 14 years of Harper this summer, nothing is yet planned. In the meantime, David Beckham will have to deal with this intimate imbalance. And if there is a little comfort to hope, it may be on the ground. If Miami were to win against Paris this evening, he could at least console himself for having succeeded what few ambassadors of world football have accomplished: to hoist his club at such a summit.
