He may have a superstar lifestyle now, but David Beckham recently revealed that he has personal experience of witnessing knife crime.
As part of a government campaign to stop the rising tide of violent stabbings, Becks got on board at the launch at the England team's hotel in Watford.
He appeared alongside home secretary Jacqui Smith and England players Rio Ferdinand and David James.
The 33-year-old said that young people listened to footballers, so it was important for them to speak out about knife crime.
"I was just 13 when one of my best friend's brothers was about to sign a contract with Leyton Orient," he said.
"But one day he was walking the streets, saw a fight, went over to help, got stabbed in the back and was paralysed. No one wants to see the devastation I saw my friend and his family go through. We have to lend our support to this campaign."
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