David Beckham Lovers

David Beckham is kind of a big deal, so when the former England international appeared alongside Anchorman star Will Ferrell on ITV's Jonathan Ross Show this week, he took the opportunity to open up about some of his misgivings with the media.

The 38-year-old admitted that one of his biggest frustrations comes on behalf of his sons, who regularly train with the youth teams of London clubs and elsewhere.

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The show is set to air on Saturday, but Anthony Barnes of the Press Association (h/t ) has quotes from the interview:

The unfortunate thing for the boys is, any time they go and have a kick about with the youth team at Chelsea or at Fulham, or even their Sunday league teams, people say "They've signed for them." Or "They're going to be playing for them."

And that's quite a lot of pressure on them as young kids. And they're just training at the moment. They're enjoying themselves, they're not signed with anyone, they're just enjoying playing football.

The links come part and parcel with having one of the most famous footballers ever to have existed for a father-Beckham's illustrious past in European football transcending generations.

The former Manchester United man made giant impacts in England, Spain, Italy and the U.S., while also spending a brief and emotional spell in France.

It was only in October that the Metro's Jamie Sanderson claimed that Manchester United were close to signing Beckham's eldest son, Brooklyn, to their academy ranks.

Eurosport backs up the long-standing rumours surrounding the Beckham clan by saying the younger male members of the family are actually quite talented with a ball at their feet:

Seen David Beckham's kids playing football yet? If not, you should - they're actually pretty good: http://t.co/Hg3l5aWb3x

Despite Beckham's legacy, the football gene isn't always guaranteed to pass down from father to son.

Stefan Beckenbauer, Jordi Cruyff and Alex Bruce to a lesser extent are all examples of players who have fallen short of the expectations based on what their fathers achieved in the sport.

The Beckham boys have as big a legacy as anyone to live up to. Their father is a global icon, having been nurtured in the Manchester United academy before going on to star for Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, not to mention Preston North End.

Irrespective of the path they choose, Beckham seems happy to let his sons live as normal a life as possible while they're still young. His latest comments are a plea for the media to treat the boys just as they would treat any other triallist at that age.