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David Beckham arrives at Heathrow Airport
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English football icon David Beckham rushed back from Los Angeles Thursday after his father suffered a serious heart attack in London.
The former England captain said nothing to waiting reporters outside the London Chest Hospital, where Ted Beckham, 59, was being treated after being taken ill late Wednesday.
"His priority is to see his dad and that is his first concern," said Beckham's spokesman.
The 32-year-old footballer looked sombre as he arrived at Heathrow airport, wearing a brown leather shirt, white T-shirt, jeans and sunglasses, with a bag over his shoulder.
Beckham, who is married to former "Posh" Spice Girl Victoria Adams, moved to California in July when he left Spanish giants Real Madrid to join the LA Galaxy club.
Beckham's wife was not with him when he traveled back overnight, but was expected back in London on Friday after cutting short a trip to Japan, Beckham's spokesman said.
The Sun newspaper's website reported that Beckham's father suffered a heart attack at home and had to be resuscitated by paramedics in the ambulance on the way to hospital.
A hospital source quoted by the newspaper added: "Ted was in a bad way and actually died on his way to hospital. The paramedics managed to bring him back."
"He was further stabilized in hospital before being transferred," the source said.
Beckham's contract in California is worth a potential 250 million dollars over five years in endorsements and other promotion sales and has provided a marketing boost for a US league in need of something to lure supporters.
His father's health scare is the latest blow for Beckham.
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本周四，英國足球偶像大衛(wèi)?貝克漢姆從洛杉磯匆忙趕回倫敦，看望突發(fā)嚴(yán)重心臟病的父親。
這位前英格蘭國家隊(duì)隊(duì)長拒絕接受等候在倫敦胸腔醫(yī)院外記者的采訪。本周三晚些時(shí)候，小貝的父親、59歲的泰德?貝克漢姆突發(fā)心臟病，搶救成功后被送往這家醫(yī)院接受治療。
貝克漢姆的發(fā)言人說：“他什么也不顧了，急著要回國看望父親，他特別擔(dān)心。”
這位32歲的足球巨星抵達(dá)希斯羅機(jī)場時(shí)，神色黯然。他身穿一件棕色皮夾克外套、白色T恤、牛仔褲，戴著一副墨鏡，肩上挎著個(gè)包。
貝克漢姆與妻子、前“高貴辣妹”維多利亞于7月份移居加利弗尼亞，當(dāng)時(shí)小貝從西班牙的皇馬俱樂部轉(zhuǎn)會(huì)至美國的洛杉磯銀河隊(duì)。
據(jù)貝克漢姆的發(fā)言人介紹，身在日本的維多利亞沒能與小貝一起連夜飛回英國，不過她將縮短在日本的行程，并將于本周五趕回倫敦。
據(jù)《太陽報(bào)》網(wǎng)站消息，小貝的父親在家中突發(fā)心臟病，在被送往醫(yī)院的途中，醫(yī)護(hù)人員不得不對他進(jìn)行心臟復(fù)蘇。
《太陽報(bào)》援引醫(yī)院一位消息人士的話說：“當(dāng)時(shí)泰德的病情很嚴(yán)重，在被送往醫(yī)院的路上，他的心臟其實(shí)已經(jīng)停止了跳動(dòng)，多虧醫(yī)護(hù)人員把他搶救了過來。”
他說：“泰德在轉(zhuǎn)院前，病情已趨于穩(wěn)定。”
小貝與洛杉磯銀河隊(duì)簽定了一份總價(jià)值達(dá)2.5億美元的五年期合約，其中包括代言費(fèi)和其它廣告宣傳費(fèi)用等。小貝加盟銀河隊(duì)為美國低靡的足球市場注入了新的活力。
而父親此次突然發(fā)病無疑是對小貝的一大打擊。
（英語點(diǎn)津姍姍編輯）
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