David Beckham has reacted to his EMMY nominations for their Netflix docu-series Beckham.

Last October, Netflix released a four-part series on David which featured a mix of never-before-seen personal archive footage from the last 40 years,

candid current-day moments, and interviews with those closest to him.

The former footballer dubbed the docu-series a “love letter” to his career, but most importantly his family.

EMMY nominations were announced on Wednesday, with the docu-series being nominated in five categories – including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Speaking to HELLO! about the nominations, David confessed: “It’s a real honour for me and the whole creative team for BECKHAM to be recognized by the TV Academy.”

“Making this series was such a personal journey, a love letter to football and my family.”

“It has been overwhelming for me and Victoria that we have had such a warm and positive response to the series.”

“I’m so grateful to the incredible team led by Fisher Stevens and also to all those people from my life and career who took part and who have played such an important role in my story.”

The former footballer had one of the most successful careers notably playing for Manchester United and England.

Directed by Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens, the series followed Beckham’s meteoric rise from humble working-class beginnings to global football stardom.

A synopsis for the documentary read: “Every goal he scores is an absolute beauty. No one can do it like he does. Meet the person behind the persona in this intimate David Beckham biopic.”

Speaking on the reaction to the series, David previously told the SmartLess Podcast: “In all honesty, one of the reasons why I wanted to do the documentary was for my family.”

“I wanted them to have something all in one place for them to watch and for them to look back and reminisce. And that’s what really we created.”

“You know, there was a hell of a story there from the upbringing, to the different clubs that I played for, to the ups and the downs and my career was always kind of a rollercoaster, but obviously I was very lucky to be as successful as I was because of the team that I played for and the team-mates that I had.”

“In all honesty, I’m shocked with the reaction to the documentary, I can’t believe the reaction that we’ve had to the documentary,” he added