Goldenballs to the rescue! The concept of this documentary may be shameless guff, but the divine glory of the man himself and this bunch of guileless lads will make the tears flow
Save Our Squad With David Beckham (Disney+) puts the main draw up in the title. But though you might come for Goldenballs, you will stay for the U14 Westward Boys’ team who are threatened with relegation from the Echo premier league, where Beckham began his career. If there is anything more heartbreakingly and upliftingly guileless than a bunch of teenage boys playing football, do not tell me. My tear ducts cannot take it.
As a concept, it is shamelessly cynical and manipulative. The programme begins with closeups of Beckham’s ridiculously handsome face as he recounts his early experiences and lifelong wish “to give back to football”, intercut with match footage from his glory days and a chorus of angels singing in the background. Not quite the latter, but nearly.
