David Beckham waded into the FIFA presidential election on Tuesday, singling out former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo in his bid to unseat Sepp Blatter.
The 39-year-old Beckham, who retired from soccer in 2013, has largely kept his distance from the world of FIFA politics after being part of England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid.
But on Tuesday, he issued a statement to The Associated Press that seemed to embrace Figo’s candidacy for the election in May. The two played together for two seasons at Madrid.
