David Beckham's son does not want to play football 'all the time,' feels under pressure to perform like his dad

Former football player David Beckham was left heartbroken when one of his three sons told him that he does not want to play football “all the time.” Without naming which of his three sons "broke his heart," Beckham revealed that he felt pressurised because of his famous dad.

“There was one thing that one of my boys turned around to me the other day, he said, ‘Daddy, you know, I’m not sure I want to play football all the time,” the former England captain told ABC in an interview.

Beckham is one of the best football players that the world has seen and his sons obviously feel the comparison on field. Confessing that it broke his heart “a little bit,” Beckham's son told him that he always gets compared to him when he steps on the field. “He said, ‘Every time that I step onto the field, I know people are saying, you know, ‘This is David Beckham’s son,’ and if I’m not as good as you, then it’s not good enough.’”

The 40-year-old then told his son to play soccer to enjoy the game and not to impress him. “I said, ‘Okay, stop right there … You play because you want to play. You play because it makes you happy.’”

Beckham has four children – sons Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 13, Cruz, 10, and four-year-old daughter Harper, with former singer and fashion designer, Victoria Beckham. Both Romeo and Brooklyn have shown interest in football careers.

Romeo recently served as a mascot for England's qualifier against Switzerland while Brooklyn was promoted to Arsenal's Under-18 team. However, he was dropped by the English Premier League club from its Youth Academy after he did not earn a scholarship.

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