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"David Beckham has revealed that thinking about the &amp;quot;spectacular&amp;quot; London 2012 opening ceremony &amp;quot;gives [him] goosebumps&amp;quot;.  The footballing legend said that he feels &amp;quot;honoured&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;privileged&amp;quot; to have a &amp;quot;small part&amp;quot; in tonight&amp;#039;s (July 27) Danny Boyle-curated event at Stratford&amp;#039;s Olympic Stadium.  &amp;quot;I have been lucky enough to have been involved in some amazing sporting moments in my career, but nothing can compare with what is about to take place in London,&amp;quot; he wrote in The Sun.  &amp;quot;You can feel the excitement building to a fever pitch wherever you go in the country and I am as excited as anyone... It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.&amp;quot;   Seemingly confirming a few widely-reported details of the ceremony, Beckham continued: &amp;quot;I know I am biased but, what the rest of the world will see, I don&amp;#039;t think any other country in the world could do it better. &amp;quot;No other country could offer an opening ceremony which includes the Queen, our royal family, James Bond, Shakespeare, The Beatles, country villages, NHS nurses, centuries of history and some of the greatest music ever produced.  &amp;quot;It is an amazing mix that represents exactly what makes Britain so great... I am honoured to have a very small part in the opening ceremony and I feel privileged to be involved.&amp;quot;   Beckham has been rumoured to feature in the opening ceremony as part of a sporting parade of stars including Muhammad Ali. However, he will not be playing football as part of Team GB after being overlooked by coach Stuart Pearce last month - a move condemned by opening ceremony performer Sir Paul McCartney. Beckham recently surprised fans by making several unannounced appearances at a special London 2012 photobooth. Photo gallery - London 2012 in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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