Beckham can bend it even while blindfolded: Footballer enjoys a kickabout with Paralympics captain and 得点する／非難する／２０s a 刑罰，罰則

By Kirsty McCormack
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He may be one of the world's greatest footballers but even David Beckham 設立する it a little difficult to train without his sight.

The LA 星雲 星／主役にする, 36, was blindfolded today as he joined the Paralympics football team's GB captain, Dave Clarke, for a coaching 開会／開廷／会期.

The visit was part of Beckham's （選挙などの）運動をする as a London 2012 Paralympics Games 外交官／大使.

Scroll 負かす／撃墜する to watch a clip of Beckham's training 開会／開廷／会期...

Joining forces: Football icon David Beckham is blindfolded in a unique training session with ParalympicsGB skipper Dave Clarke (L)

Joining 軍隊s: Football icon David Beckham is blindfolded in a unique training 開会／開廷／会期 with ParalympicsGB 船長／主将 Dave Clarke (L)

And it seems that the father-of-four certainly learned a 価値のある lesson from the experience.

Beckham, a former England captain, 認める that 存在 without his sight and finding out how much 技術 and 成果／努力 it takes to become a Paralympic 競技者 was a 抱擁する 注目する，もくろむ opener.

'They are a real testament to the 質 of our Paralympic 競技者s,' he said.

'The character and 決意 they show by doing this every 選び出す／独身 day, makes me proud to be British.'

The unique training 開会／開廷／会期 同時に起こる／一致するs with the new Sainsbury's Million Kids Challenge （選挙などの）運動をする for the Paralympics - which Beckham is the 直面する of.

'Proud to be British': The father-of-four has played for LA Galaxy in the U.S. since July 2007

'Proud to be British': The father-of-four has played for LA 星雲 in the U.S. since July 2007

The （選挙などの）運動をする hopes to encourage youngsters to live a healthier lifestyle and also 目的（とする）s to 最高潮の場面 the level of 技術 and かかわり合い needed to 参加する Paralympic sport.

Clarke - who captained Paralympics GB's five-a-味方する football team at the Beijing games in 2008 - was chuffed to 参加するd in Beckham's first ever blind football game.

'Spending a day training with a world football icon like David Beckham was a 広大な／多数の／重要な experience we will never forget,' he said.

'This 適切な時期 許すd our squad to showcase the 技術s and levels of 集中 needed to 参加する in blind football at an エリート level.

'With David’s support and through the Sainsbury’s Million Kids Challenge, we are encouraging much of the UK to experience Paralympic Sports for the first time.'

Luckily the former Manchester 部隊d player managed to impress Clarke and 得点する／非難する／２０d a 刑罰，罰則 at the end of the 開会／開廷／会期.

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