Brooklyn Beckham

On trial at Chelsea and is 14

Sons of great footballers don’t necessarily become great footballers themselves, but Brooklyn Beckham will attempt to buck that trend after attending a trial at Chelsea recently.

The football world is littered with tales of sons who never quite lived up to the reputations of their fathers – Jordi Cruyff and eh, Calum Best to name two – and grossly unfair as it is, David Beckham’s first-born will become the latest to try and succeed under the weight of pretty big expectation having attended a trial with Chelsea recently.

According to The Guardian, 13-year old Brooklyn Beckham underwent a trial at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Tuesday, while the auld lad was also spotted speckled in snow alongside a Chelsea youngster in a picture that has been doing the rounds on Twitter today.



Pic via Twitter/Reyon Dillon

Beckham is currently without a club having finished his stint in the MLS with the LA Galaxy and it is yet unclear where he will end up next, but a move away from England could possibly influence Brooklyn’s football development.

The youngster is believed to be football mad and showcased his talents from an early age with a goal at Old Trafford following a Manchester United league success a few years back (Observe the textbook wave to the crowd beforehand).

Landon Donovan wrote: Cant believe he is 14 already. Im sure he will come on as a sub when Beckham has some sort of farewell match. Good luck to him, a lot of pressure him.

Was in upton park there for the fa cup tie the whole lot of them decked out in united gear would have thought he would try get him in at united

I may come across as abit cynical here seeing as i have never seen Brooklyn Beckham play, but to me its more of a case as to who you know as to why he's at Chelsea tbh. 

Edited by Green Devil - 23 Jan 2013 at 3:15pm

I wonder have they explained to him why they called him brooklyn yet 

Green Devil wrote: I may come across as abit cynical here seeing as i have never seen Brooklyn Beckham play, but to me its more of a case as to who you know as to why he's at Chelsea tbh.  I never heard anything about him playing for a kids team in LA? Now all of a sudden he's on trial at Chelsea?

bhob wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: Landon Donovan wrote: Cant believe he is 14 already. Im sure he will come on as a sub when Beckham has some sort of farewell match. Good luck to him, a lot of pressure him.   Aye, he'll never have to work a day in his life given the wealth of his Da, tons of pressure on the kid Well football wise, his dad is the most recognisable sportsman on the planet. He's played for Man Utd, Real Madrid, AC Milan, La Galaxy and had 115 caps to his name, so to try and live up to something like that is a lot of pressure for any 14 year old

irishmufc wrote: Green Devil wrote: I may come across as abit cynical here seeing as i have never seen Brooklyn Beckham play, but to me its more of a case as to who you know as to why he's at Chelsea tbh.  I never heard anything about him playing for a kids team in LA? Now all of a sudden he's on trial at Chelsea? According the ssn he has already passed the trial and is in their academy. to be fair he must ve had to do something to pass that trial.They couldnt just take him if he wasn't up to the standard

irishmufc wrote: bhob wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: Landon Donovan wrote: Cant believe he is 14 already. Im sure he will come on as a sub when Beckham has some sort of farewell match. Good luck to him, a lot of pressure him.   Aye, he'll never have to work a day in his life given the wealth of his Da, tons of pressure on the kid Well football wise, his dad is the most recognisable sportsman on the planet. He's played for Man Utd, Real Madrid, AC Milan, La Galaxy and had 115 caps to his name, so to try and live up to something like that is a lot of pressure for any 14 year old  Im getting images of Jordi Cruyff