Soccer star David Beckham is heading to the Olympics, but he won’t be playing in any games.
The Los Angeles Galaxy star will help close out the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as a representative of Britain, whose capital city London, hosts the next summer Olympics in 2012, Quincy Jones, an advisor to the opening and closing ceremonies confirmed to Access Hollywood.
One reason for Beckham’s appearance in Beijing has to do with how instrumental he was in bringing the games to his hometown.
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