David Beckham was in Greece yesterday to pick up the Olympic flame to start its 8,000 mile tour across Britain.
The LA Galaxy midfielder was joined by British Royal, Princess Anne at the torch handover ceremony and will carry back the flame on a special golden plane Friday to the U.K.
A total of 8,000 people will carry the torch during its 70 day journey to the London Olympics. The opening ceremony will take place on July 27th, which takes place nearby Beckhams childhood home.
The soccer icon hopes to play for Britain in the Olympic games and is said to be on coach Stuart Pearce’s 80 man short list, which must be cut to 18 players for Britain’s first Olympic soccer team since 1960.
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