IT would be very easy to dislike David Beckham.

After all, the 40 year-old former England football captain is still good-looking, a great dad, seems happily married and, oh yes, earns £45 million a year.

However, rather than us being eaten up by jealousy of such a successful individual, he’s never been more popular.

The only slight flaw for me is that his body is increasingly covered in tattoos. He’s just had another, this time on his ankle, and seems to be running out of places to ink.

But that’s really a very minor moan about a truly Great Brit.