{"id":67523,"date":"2023-09-30T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=67523"},"modified":"2023-09-30T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:09:37","slug":"i-was-spat-at-abused-and-most-hated-person-in-the-country-after-world-cup-red-it-changed-my-life-says-david-beckham-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/i-was-spat-at-abused-and-most-hated-person-in-the-country-after-world-cup-red-it-changed-my-life-says-david-beckham-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was spat at, abused and most hated person in the country after World Cup red – it changed my life, says David Beckham | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
FOOTBALL'S golden boy David Beckham has told of the heartbreaking moment he was "spat on" while becoming the "most hated person in the country".<\/p>\n
His career low came after the ex-Manchester United footballer was dealt a red card in the 1998 World Cup while representing England.<\/p>\n
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Becks, 48,\u00a0told his new Netflix documentary of his torment after being sent off – which many fans at the time believed cost the nation the trophy.<\/p>\n
He was sent to the stands after a ill-timed tackle on Argentina\u2019s\u00a0Diego Simeone.<\/p>\n
David \u2014 who was just 23 at the time \u2014 reflected on it as the hardest time of his professional and personal life.<\/p>\n
He said in his new TV show: \u201cWhat I went through was so extreme. The whole country hated me. Hated me.<\/p>\n