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Beckham, who retired from professional soccer
in 2013, received the Editor's Special Award for his services to
the sport over a career of more than two decades that included
playing for clubs such as Manchester United and Real Madrid as
well as the England national team.
Asked by British GQ magazine in an interview to be published in
its October edition what advice he had for his children, Beckham
said: "To work hard, simple as that."
Among others recognized at the GQ ceremony in London,
U.S.-Australian actress Nicole Kidman won the Actress Award,
Welsh actor Taron Egerton the Actor Award and Australian singer
and actress Kylie Minogue, who performed at the ceremony, won
the magazine's Icon Award.
Iggy Pop, now 72, received GQ's Lifetime Achievement Award,
honoring a six-decade career marked by outrageous stage antics
and an exploration of diverse musical genres from hard rock and
punk rock to blues and jazz.
The England women's soccer team won the Inspiration Award after
achieving record-breaking television audiences for England in
this year's World Cup.
The 16-year-old Thunberg, who started missing school on Fridays
a year ago to protest outside the Swedish parliament, sparking a
global climate strike movement known as Fridays for Future, won
GQ's Game Changer Award.
Tuesday's ceremony, hosted by Welsh actor Michael Sheen, was
GQ's 22nd such event, and was held in association with luxury
lifestyle group HUGO BOSS. It drew a host of celebrities,
including model Naomi Campbell and veteran singer Tom Jones.
(Writing by Gareth Jones,; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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