The biggest secret of David Beckham's career was revealed on Monday night when it emerged that the most high-profile footballer on the planet has suffers from asthma.
A physically tired Beckham, who was seen using an inhaler at half-time during LA Galaxy's major League soccer cup Final and finished the game coughing violently has finally owned up to a medical condition he has suffered from since he was a boy.
Amazingly, given all the pictures taken of the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, it is the first time he had ever been snapped using an inhaler.
LA Galaxy said the inhaler was to help Beckham battle allergies but the player's agent Simon Oliveira said: "David has suffered with this since he was a young boy.
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Beckham takes regular medicine to control his asthma, which makes it all the more remarkable that he had managed to keep his condition under wraps for so long.
"He has never sought to make it public but if it does inspire any sufferer to think they can achieve great things like many other sportsmen have done then so much the better."
Dr Mike Thomas, chief medical adviser to Asthma UK, said: "Asthma is particularly common among elite sportspeople. Paul Scholes and Paula Radcliffe both suffer with the condition - proof that asthma needn't stop you competing at the highest level." - Daily Mail
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