David Beckham arrives at Heathrow

David Beckham has arrived in London. He was the first passenger off of the British Airways flight. He was met by two airline officials who had a car waiting on the tarmac to take him straight to the hospital to be with his dad. His spokesman said he had spoken to him when he landed but that he did not know whether Becks would be making any kind of statement at the hospital. He said “His priority is to see his dad and that is his first concern.” More details are online here.

(Source) Simon Oliveira, Becks publicist, told the Associated Press “His father had a heart attack. David was made aware of it late last night. He caught the first available flight. He also said Ted Beckham had surgery and is in intensive care and a spokeswoman for the Barts and The London NHS Trust said “He’s in a stable condition at the London Chest Hospital.”

I hope the media will respect his need for some privacy and let’s all keep Ted Beckham and the whole family in our thoughts and prayers.

Update – The Sun are reporting that Ted Beckham regained consciousness earlier today and was able to talk with his family. They quote a medical source as saying, “After suffering such a massive heart attack it will take some time to regain his strength. Ted is very shaken but he is fit and there is no reason why he can’t bounce back from this.” I haven’t seen a statement from a spokesman for Becks as yet though. Let’s hope he’s recovering well.

The LA Galaxy won their match against the KC Wizards 1-0 so that’s a little positive news. The players dedicated the win to Becks and Coach Yallop said “The lads’ thoughts are with David and his father.”