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David Beckham abandons event after mobbing
Written by . Published: February 07 2014
British sports icon David Beckham had to call off a planned visit to a youth soccer team when he was caught in a dangerous crush in Miami, Florida.
The star was in the city this week (beg03Feb14) to announce the launch of his own soccer club, and he scheduled a number of events to coincide with his big announcement, including a session with a youth team on Wednesday (05Feb14).
However, Beckham was forced to abandon the visit after he was
mobbed while posing for pictures. Police officers intervened and
rescued the star from the crush, prompting the event to be
axed.
Photographs and video footage from the scene show cops grabbing
Beckham and escorting him to safety as he was jostled by the
swelling crowd.