At the BAFTA Awards on the morning of February 19 (Hanoi time), David Beckham was invited to announce the winner of the Outstanding Debut category.

According to The Sun, the audience was upset when the former player used the term “soccer” (how Americans call soccer) on the stage of England’s top movie event.

Specifically, Beckham shared: “Some people say that practice makes perfect. Well, this may be true in soccer (using ‘soccer’ and ‘football’ at the same time), but it is not accurate for football.”

with the filmmakers nominated for Best Debut. Because they did it well the first time.”

Immediately after that, controversies broke out on X, with the majority of opinions being dissatisfied. An audience commented: “This is a British awards ceremony, you don’t need to mention soccer.

” Another wrote: “Don’t say that, Dave (the nickname the audience calls Beckham).”

Some opinions say that the fact that Beckham has lived in America for many years makes him seem to forget his origins. Currently, Beckham is the owner of the Inter Miami football team in the US.

This is one of the many times Beckham has been involved in controversy. In 2022, the former famous player was criticized by netizens when he decided to take a flight from Qatar to Boston (USA) to attend the Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony.

Beckham’s brief appearance at the environmental protection event was criticized for hypocrisy, because he had previously committed many actions that negatively affected the environment.

One account wrote: “Actually, Beckham did not need to travel 10,267 km by plane (with large carbon emissions released into the environment) just to make a short appearance at an event calling for environmental protection.”