TOO MUCH
VICTORIA BECKHAM has opened up being the subject of X-rated chants by fans while watching husband David playing for Manchester United.
The pair began dating in 1997 after Posh Spice attended a United game, and went on to marry in 1999.
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Their relationship caused a frenzy among fans, with both having ascended to superstardom.
David Beckham was vilified after the 1998 World Cup, following his red card for kicking out at Diego Simeone.
Upon his return to Man United action, Becks was given hostile treatment by fans across the country.
And Victoria didn't escape the abuse, with fans chanting: "Posh Spice takes it up the a**e."
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Reflecting on what happened as part of his new Netflix docu-series, David said: "Then they start singing songs about Victoria.
"There was one song which she will kill me for singing. Every football fan sang this song…"
Recounting the harrowing experience, Victoria herself added: "Posh Spice takes it up the a**e!
"Excuse my language, not very lady-like. 75,000 people were singing that. It’s embarrassing, it’s hurtful.
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"I remember sitting down and the lady sitting next to me turning to me, she said ‘do you want a polo?’ She didn’t know what to say!
"Do I want a polo? What do you say when you’re sat next to someone and 75,000 people say you take it up the a**e!
"We did not know what to do, it felt like we were drowning."
David, now 48, went on to admit that the abuse gave him more motivation.
He continued: "As hard as it was looking up to the stands and seeing Victoria, it was the one thing that spurred me on.
"When fans felt like they could get to me by singing hurtful things about my family, I would score a goal."
Beckham also revealed that he was spat on in the period after his red card against Argentina.
He said: "What I went through was so extreme. The whole country hated me. Hated me.
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"It changed my life. I felt very vulnerable and alone. Wherever I went I got abuse every single day.
"People look at you in a certain way, spit at you, abuse you, come up to your face and say some of the things that they said. That was difficult."
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