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| Beckham arrives to visit father | Beckham arrives to visit father |
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| David Beckham has flown back to the UK to visit his sick father, who has suffered a heart attack. | David Beckham has flown back to the UK to visit his sick father, who has suffered a heart attack. |
| Beckham left the US, where he plays for LA Galaxy, to be at the bedside of his father at the London Chest Hospital. | Beckham left the US, where he plays for LA Galaxy, to be at the bedside of his father at the London Chest Hospital. |
| The player flew out of Los Angeles on Wednesday and arrived at Heathrow at noon on Thursday. His wife, Victoria, is expected to join him on Friday. | The player flew out of Los Angeles on Wednesday and arrived at Heathrow at noon on Thursday. His wife, Victoria, is expected to join him on Friday. |
| Ted Beckham, 59, was currently "in a stable condition", a hospital trust spokesman said. | Ted Beckham, 59, was currently "in a stable condition", a hospital trust spokesman said. |
| Chest pains | Chest pains |
| A spokesman for the footballer said: "His father has had a heart attack and is currently being treated in hospital. | A spokesman for the footballer said: "His father has had a heart attack and is currently being treated in hospital. |
| "His priority is to see his dad and that is his first concern." | "His priority is to see his dad and that is his first concern." |
| Victoria Beckham, currently working in Japan, was cutting short her trip to return to the UK on Friday, the couple's spokesman added. | |
| David Beckham flew back from Los Angeles where he now plays | David Beckham flew back from Los Angeles where he now plays |
| Mr Beckham, of Chingford, east London, was first taken by ambulance to Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone after complaining of chest pains. | Mr Beckham, of Chingford, east London, was first taken by ambulance to Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone after complaining of chest pains. |
| A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We were called to an address on Hampton Road at 9.20pm last night. | A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We were called to an address on Hampton Road at 9.20pm last night. |
| "We sent an ambulance and a fast response car. One patient was taken to hospital." | "We sent an ambulance and a fast response car. One patient was taken to hospital." |
| Book published | Book published |
| Mr Beckham, whose first name is David but is known by his middle name Edward, is divorced from the footballer's mother, Sandra. They also have two daughters, Lynne and Joanne. | Mr Beckham, whose first name is David but is known by his middle name Edward, is divorced from the footballer's mother, Sandra. They also have two daughters, Lynne and Joanne. |
| Beckham and his father reportedly fell out over a book he published in 2005, called David Beckham: My Son. | Beckham and his father reportedly fell out over a book he published in 2005, called David Beckham: My Son. |
| The book was written without the approval of Beckham, but the pair have since reconciled. | The book was written without the approval of Beckham, but the pair have since reconciled. |
| Mr Beckham was influential in the early football career of his son, who followed his support of Manchester United before later joining the club as a player. | Mr Beckham was influential in the early football career of his son, who followed his support of Manchester United before later joining the club as a player. |
| Former England captain Beckham and his wife moved to Los Angeles at the end of last season after he joined the Galaxy from Spanish giants Real Madrid. | Former England captain Beckham and his wife moved to Los Angeles at the end of last season after he joined the Galaxy from Spanish giants Real Madrid. |