David Beckham’s mother reveals she feared her son would ‘lose everything’ when he began dating Victoria in a teaser of the footballer’s Netflix documentary.  

The trailer, released on Tuesday, gives a glimpse of what’s in store for the four-part series named Beckham, which charters the star’s humble working-class beginnings in east London to becoming a global football star. 

In the 2 minute clip shown ahead of the show launch on October 4, Sandra, 74, speaks about the start of Beckham’s romance with Victoria, 49. 

David’s mother admits she was worried he would get side-tracked from his career at Manchester United when Victoria, who was part of the UK’s biggest girl group the Spice Girls, came onto the scene. 

Sandra says: ‘We’d were worried he would lose everything he worked for because football had always come first and then all of a sudden it wasn’t.’ 

Beckham and Victoria became a brand where they gained lucrative contracts with  clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, and perfume and cosmetics manufacturers. 

But at the start of her relationship with David in 1997, Victoria says she was told by her manager at the time to ‘keep it under wraps’.

She says: ‘We would meet in car parks and that’s not as seedy as it sounds.’

And David appears to have a conflicting opinion to his former Man United manager Alex Ferguson, as he says of how his fame catapulted due to the interest into his relationship with Victoria: ‘It definitely didn’t change me’. 

Alex, 81, then says: ‘Well he changed. There’s no doubt about that.’ 

Elsewhere in the trailer, Posh and Becks admit how they struggled when their romance became public leading them to become the most famous couple in the UK. 

He says: ‘We were drowning’, to which Victoria adds: ‘But we just kept going’. 

David also touches upon how he didn’t ‘sleep’ or ‘eat’ after he was blamed for England’s World Cup 1998 exit when he was sent off against Argentina. 

Beckham was sent off for kicking the back of Diego Simeone’s leg with his heel in their round of 16 stage defeat, lashing out at the Argentina captain after he had shoved him to the ground.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid winger then had to watch on as England went on to lose the match on penalties.

He says: ‘Don’t think I’ve ever talked about it because I can’t. I wasn’t eating, I wasn’t sleeping.’ 

Last July, Netflix confirmed the docuseries starring the sportsman was in the works, following reports he had signed a £16million deal with the streaming giant.

In the series, David looks back on his working-class beginnings in east London, and the drive and determination that led him to become one of the most recognisable  athletes of all time.

It features a mixture of never-before-seen personal archive footage from the last 40 years as well as interviews with David, his family and friends, and key figures who have been part of his journey both on and off the pitch.

Oscar-winner Fisher Stevens – who also stars as Hugo in hit series Succession – is director and executive producer, along with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer John Battsek.

David is producing the project with his TV company Studio 99, which launched in 2019, in association with Ventureland.

The ex-Manchester United player wrote in an Instagram post: ‘I’m excited to confirm that I am partnering with @Netflix on a documentary series about my life and career.

‘The series will feature unseen archive, untold stories as well as interviews with the people who have been a part of my journey.

‘The series is directed and produced by Academy Award winners @fisherstevens and John Battsek. Watch this space… @studio99.’

He was reportedly inspired by the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance, which began streaming on the platform in 2020.

Beckham launches on Netflix Wednesday 4th October.