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"David Beckham is a lot of things, but a poor sport isn&amp;apos;t one of them.\r\nDespite not making Great Britain&amp;apos;s Olympic soccer team, the 37-year-old athlete happily cheered on his home country in London July 29 -- and he did it with Prince William by his side!\r\n\r\nBeckham and the Duke of Cambridge, 30, looked elated as they watched the home team defeat the United Arab Emirates 3-1. Beckham&amp;apos;s eldest son, Brooklyn, 13, was also at the game. (The soccer player and the British royal have been chummy for years; Beckham and his wife, Victoria, even attended his wedding to Kate Middleton in April 2011.)\r\n\r\nOn July 27, Beckham carried the Olympic torch down the River Thames during the Opening Ceremonies. &amp;quot;The excitement building throughout the city is incredible,&amp;quot; Beckham told The BBC one day earlier. &amp;quot;To have an Olympic Games in London is amazing but to have it in an area where I grew up, I&amp;apos;m very proud to have been part of that for the last eight years.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe L.A. Galaxy player admitted that while he would rather compete than spectate, &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve always been a fan of the Olympics. I always said before it was announced that if I wasn&amp;apos;t in the team that I would be here as a fan. I would be here to watch the rest of the athletes perform, and that&amp;apos;s where I&amp;apos;ll be.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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