Brooklyn Beckham's explosive statement against his parents, David and Victoria, included several strong allegations about how he and his wife had been treated by the famous couple.
David Beckham's former teammates have come out with various takes on the whole situation, which saw Brooklyn block his mum and dad on social media previously. Now, one of the 26-year-old's former football coaches has given an interesting take on the 'strange dynamic' he noticed.
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David Beckham's eldest son, Brooklyn, went nuclear in a lengthy social media post on Monday afternoon.
Now a photographer and ex-model, Brooklyn had hoped to follow in his famous dad's footsteps in becoming a footballer. However, at 15 years old, he decided to step away from the sport after being released by Arsenal.
Brooklyn Beckham's 'Anxiety' Caused by Family Dynamic
Brooklyn Beckham at The 2025 Ryder Cup.
Tony McCool, who coached Brooklyn during his spell at Queen's Park Rangers at just 14 years of age, has opened up on the 'tough' situation the Beckhams' eldest son was in.
The QPR coach has explained how he 'felt sorry' for Brooklyn as a young kid growing up with the immense pressure that came from having two famous parents. He even claimed he noticed 'anxiety' in the aspiring footballer. He wrote on LinkedIn (per Metro):
"Brooklyn Beckham getting piled on. But I felt sorry for the lad. I did see some bizarre carry on as his football coach at QPR and certainly seen the anxiety.
"He might have got this situation wrong, I’m not on either side because I don’t know them and his parents were always polite to me. But I did witness myself a strange dynamic which is impossible for us to judge and predict how we would navigate it, both as parents and as a young person."
McCool went on to add that he was left with some 'sad' stories after working with the children of famous people, continuing: "My short window into that life left me some funny stories, also some sad ones and I realised how tough it must have been for the lad. Yet I coached many lads of famous parents, mostly well-known footballers.
"But this spell was on another serious level. It would make a good chapter in my book. What it did do was open my eyes. Being super wealthy and famous doesn’t always lead to happiness."
Brooklyn Beckham at Salford City v AFC Fylde
Due to the clubs his dad played for in the twilight years of his career, Brooklyn spent time in the LA Galaxy and Paris Saint-Germain youth academies. He then had trials or trained with several high-profile English clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea.
His biggest break came when the Arsenal academy signed him at 15 years old. However, after working his way into the Under-18s squad, Brooklyn wasn't offered scholarship terms, and he eventually decided to leave football behind to pursue other interests.