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      Beckham named best sports documentary EVER as fans hail new binge-watch genre with top 20 revealed

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      BECKHAM has been named as the best sports documentary of all time despite only coming out last month.The Netflix series was watched by the masses as fans got a sneak peek into the life of one football’s biggest icons.
      David Beckham’s Netflix series has been named as the best sports documentary of all timeCredit: Reuters
      And in a nation that has been idolising David Beckham since his Manchester United days, it’s no surprise his documentary has come out on top.
      Research conducted by Betfair to celebrate the launch of their new mini-documentary Serial Winners revealed that Beckham was the country’s top pick for sports documentaries.
      The show beat out stiff competition including Pele, Welcome to Wrexham and the hugely popular basketball documentary The Last Dance.
      And it would appear that people all over the country are enjoying sitting down in front of the TV to re-live sport’s greatest moments more than ever.
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      The poll showed that each person has watched an average of TEN sports docs with some even sitting through over 30 of them.
      It’s not just sports fans that are sticking it on the box either with 60 per cent of people who don’t like sport admitting to really enjoying watching a sports documentary.
      The second most popular film according to the research was Senna which tells the the heartbreaking tragedy of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna’s untimely passing.
      While football’s Hollywood duo Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds sneaked into third spot with their Wrexham AFC docuseries, Welcome to Wrexham.
      Most read in Football TOP 20 BEST SPORTING DOCUMENTARIESAccording to a poll commissioned by Betfair

      1. Beckham (Football)2. Senna (Formula One)3. Welcome to Wrexham (Football)4. Pele (Football)5. Alex Higgins: The People’s Champion (Snooker)6. Gazza (Football)7. Drive to Survive (Formula One)8. Diego Maradona (Football)9. Break Point (Tennis)10. Stop at Nothing: Lance Armstrong (Cycling)11. Sunderland Till I Die (Football)12. All or Nothing – Man City (Football)13. The Test – Australian Cricket Documentary (Cricket)14. The Last Dance (Basketball)15. All or Nothing – Spurs (Football)16. The Impossible Job (Football)17. Full Swing (Golf)18. Cheer (Cheerleading)19. All or Nothing – Juventus (Football)20. Icarus (Cycling)

      Some of football’s most iconic players also got their credit with documentaries about the likes of Pele, Diego Maradona and Paul Gascoigne all making the top 20.
      And shows and movies about an array of other sports have been hugely popular too including cricket, cycling, tennis, snooker and even cheerleading.
      In fact 36 per cent of people polled said that they have tuned into a show about a sport they’re not particularly interested in.
      And an incredible 16 per cent of people actually prefer watching a documentary over sitting through the live sport itself.
      Sports fans have another documentary on the horizon to get excited about, with a deep dive into racing superstar Rachael Blackmore set for release.
      It tells the story of her unconventional route to the top and what makes her so special with incredible access.
      Serial Winners: Rachael Blackmore is released 25 November and you can watch the trailer below.
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      Glenn Hoddle breaks silence on David Beckham Netflix documentary after Man Utd legend’s mum added him to ‘hit list’

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      GLENN HODDLE has broken his silence on David Beckham’s Netflix documentary.The smash hit series released last month featured scathing criticism of Hoddle by Beckham’s wife Victoria and mum Sandra.
      Glenn Hoddle worked with David Beckham as England bossCredit: Rex
      Becks opened up about the 1998 World Cup in his recent Netflix documentaryCredit: Netflix
      A segment of the show explored Golden Balls’ infamous red card against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.
      Ahead of the tournament, Hoddle had claimed that Beckham was “not focused” on football amid his blossoming celeb status.
      He even dropped Becks for the opening game against Tunisia, before the midfielder forced his way back in.
      Following England’s penalty shoot-out exit, the Three Lions boss said that Beckham had “cost” his country.
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      The then-Manchester United star received pelters from fans back in the UK, much to the ire of his loved ones.
      Reflecting during the documentary, Sandra revealed: “Glenn Hoddle said his head wasn’t in the right place [before Tunisia], didn’t he?
      “I just put him on my hit list – people that upset me.”
      Victoria added: “Glenn Hoddle didn’t come out and try to protect him. And how old was David, 23? You’re a kid at 23.
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      “Glenn Hoddle was a man. I wouldn’t say a man actually, he was an older person.”
      Appearing on talkSPORT, Hoddle responded to the documentary.
      The 66-year-old said: “I’ve got no problem with David. He was a fabulous player for me and one of the best players this country has produced.
      “I haven’t seen the documentary, I’ve got no worries with what he said. If it goes well, I wish him all the success.
      “I believe his mum had a little dig at me. Well, my mum would have defended me to the hilt as well.”
      Beckham, now 48, went on to win fans back over – becoming England captain and the Three Lions’ most capped outfield player with 115, before later being overtaken by Wayne Rooney.
      He played twice more for Hoddle following the 1998 World Cup controversy before the Tottenham legend was sacked as boss.
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      Watch awkward moment F1 star Carlos Sainz SMASHES Netflix trophy as audible gasps heard in Las Vegas

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      CARLOS SAINZ made an unfortunate gaffe after winning The Netflix Cup.Ahead of the weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, a host of Formula One stars teamed up with golf stars for a Netflix special tournament combining the two sports
      Carlos Sainz won the Netflix CupCredit: Getty
      Sainz accidentally dropped the trophyCredit: Getty
      Leaving the Ferrari ace stunnedCredit: Getty
      Fans sympathised with SainzCredit: Getty
      Ferrari driver Sainz – who is the only driver not in a Red Bull to win an F1 race this season – claimed the bragging rights over his rivals by winning the competition alongside Justin Thomas.
      He beat Brit Lando Norris and partner Rickie Fowler before seeing off Pierre Gasly and Max Homa in the final.
      Sainz, 29, was then presented with a Netflix-branded cup.
      However, he was left red-faced during the trophy ceremony when he accidentally SMASHED the trophy.
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      The Spaniard had hoisted the cup over his shoulder before it fell to pieces.
      Sainz was left with his hands on his head in shock.
      The event echoes when former McLaren team-mate Norris smashed Max Verstappen’s trophy at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
      Fans had a lot of sympathy for Sainz, with some blasting the “cheap” trophy.
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      One said: “Damn they really went all out with cheap jackets and cheap trophy lmao.”
      A second said: “Trophy Must’ve came straight Out of dollar Tree.”
      A third said: “With all the money Netflix has been pocketing from upping their subscriptions maybe they could’ve made the cup stronger?”
      Another joked: “Lando passed his curse.”
      A fifth said: “He’s in his Lando era.”
      While a sixth added: “Lando Norris curse is real.”
      The event echoed when Max Verstappen had his trophy smashed by Lando NorrisCredit: AFP
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      Roman Fury follows brother Tommy as he calls out Netflix star and influencer boxer Chase DeMoor to fight on Misfits

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      ROMAN FURY wants to become the latest in his family to star on Misfits Boxing. The cruiserweight is 3-0 as a professional and joins the long list of fighting Furys.
      Roman Fury wants to fight on Misfits BoxingCredit: Alamy
      His older brother Tyson, 35, is a legend of British boxing and currently reigns as the WBC world heavyweight champion.
      Meanwhile younger sibling Tommy is 10-0 but shot to mainstream fame on the 2019 edition of reality TV show Love Island.
      His celebrity status has seen Tommy, 24, earn massive payday fights against YouTube’s biggest boxing stars Jake Paul and KSI.
      Tommy edged past Paul, 26, via split-decision in February and controversially beat KSI, 30, also on points in October.
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      Now brother Roman fancies a slot on a Misfists show and called out Chase Demoor, who was on Netflix show Too Hot to Handle.
      Roman, 27, told SecondsOut: “One hundred per cent he can have it whenever he wants.
      “I’d fight Chase DeMoor tomorrow. I think he’s absolutely pathetically useless and I don’t want wanna sound mean but I’m just being honest with you.
      “I’d fight him any day without training. So, Chase DeMoor find your b*****s, mate and let’s get it on.
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      “But it would be a very bad decision on your behalf if you was to take the fight with me.”
      DeMoor, 27, was actually beaten in his last bout, losing to YouTuber Tempo Arts, 19, on KSI’s undercard.
      The American later failed in appealing the loss.
      Chase DeMoor, left, was beaten by Tempo ArtsCredit: Getty More

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      Michael Schumacher update as bombshell new documentary to shed light on stricken star 10 years after tragic ski accident

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      FANS of German F1 legend Michael Schumacher will be offered a rare glimpse at his life ten years on from his devastating ski accident.Schumacher, 54, has not appeared publicly nor have details of his health condition been revealed since 2013, when a blow to the head left him in a medically-induced coma for 250 days.
      Seven-time F1 title winner Schumacher was left with catastrophic injuries after a ski accident in 2013Credit: Alamy
      Schumacher’s wife Corinna has since kept details of her husband’s health privateCredit: Alamy
      Schumacher is widely considered one of the best drivers in F1 historyCredit: Alamy
      But a new five-part documentary by German broadcaster ARD may shed some light on what happened all those years ago and how the former Ferrari and Benetton star is now faring.
      The documentary, to be aired on December 28, will explore Schumacher’s early years including his rise to prominence, from a go-karting background to one of the best drivers in Formula One history.
      It will mark the 10-year anniversary of his horrific skiing accident, which occurred in the French Alps on December 29, 2013.
      The new series will follow a 2021 documentary produced by Netflix in which Schumacher’s wife Corinna remained tight-lipped about her husband’s condition, saying only that he was “different” post-crash.
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      Corinna is known to have protected her husband’s privacy to such an extent that only their immediate family and the closest of their friends know any details about how he is doing.
      Recently, in an interview with German magazine Bunte, Schumacher’s brother Ralf shared he now had little to do with the F1 star’s immediate family, including his wife and kids.
      Ralf said: “When I see his children Gina-Maria and Mick, my heart smiles.
      “If someone in the family is looking for my advice, I’m there. They go their own way.”
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      He made clear he still loved his brother’s family and said of his accident: “Unfortunately, sometimes life isn’t fair.
      “We have to accept it.”
      Meanwhile, Schumacher’s pal, former F1 driver Timo Glock, claimed to have kept in contact with the seven-time world champion.
      He told LuckyBlock: “I’ve also known other members of his family for a very long time, but I try not to impose on their privacy.
      “I respect their right to be private, and I don’t discuss Michael’s condition with them.”
      News of the upcoming documentary came mere days after the Schumachers’ family lawyer, Felix Damm, explained why a “final report” on the racing legend’s health post-accident was never made public.
      Speaking to German news outlet LTO, he said: “Of course, we discussed a lot about how this is possible. So we also considered whether a final report about Michael’s health could be the right way to do this.
      “But that wouldn’t have been the end of it and there would have had to be constantly updated ‘water level reports’. Because as those affected, it is not up to you to put an end to the media.
      “They could pick up on such a report again and again and ask, ‘And what does it look like now?’ one, two, three months or years after the message.
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      “And if we then wanted to take action against this reporting, we would have to deal with the argument of voluntary self-disclosure.”
      He said he understood fans’ interest in Schumacher’s health but believed they should be able to respect his family’s privacy.
      The former German Ferrari driver after winning the British F1 Grand Prix in 2002Credit: Alamy
      Schumacher’s wife Corinna previously said her husband was ‘different’ since his crashCredit: Alamy More

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      Ex-F1 engineer Rob Smedley launches new karting series for kids, with supporting cast that includes Idris Elba.

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      EX-F1 engineer Rob Smedley is trying to change the future of motorsport – with a little bit of help from Hollywood star Idris Elba.Smedley, who worked at Ferrari and Williams, has launched the Global Karting League, an electric go-kart series targeted at youngsters – whose parents don’t have deep pockets.
      Rob Smedley wants to do something ‘more purpose driven’ after leaving F1
      The Wire and Luther actor Idris Elba, seen here at the wheel of a Formula E racing car, is helping out the karting scheme via his academyCredit: Getty
      A junior karter gets to grips with the electric kart
      The series, which kicks off in the UK, will offer kids the chance to turn up and race electric go-karts for a fraction of the price of traditional petrol karts.
      Smedley, who is also working with the Idris Elba Speed Academy, hopes Global Karting League will give young racers the opportunity to reach F1 from different demographics.
      He said: “I’ve spent all my life in Formula One and when I stopped with the teams I wanted to do something more purpose driven.
      “One of the things that really interested me was how the majority of the drivers in F1 come from privileged backgrounds.
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      “And that only seemed to be getting more and more prevalent. I spent a lot of time looking at why and it comes down to grassroots level.
      “If you want to participate and be successful, you’ve got to have a huge budget and that’s just prohibitive. A huge barrier.
      “If you want to race at national level, you are getting into £100,000 and the next level and race in Europe, that’s £250,000 a year and it’s not open to anyone but ultra high net worth families.
      “We started with a blank sheet of paper and wanted to massively reduce the cost and complexity and that’s how the Global Karting League was born.
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      “It is about nurturing talent, creating a credible pathway through karting from the very grassroots and kids who’ve never done it before, to eventual world champions.”
      Smedley says that unlike football, many potential star drivers have never had the opportunity to try their hand at racing.
      He added: “If football was costing tens of thousands of pounds, we wouldn’t have found the immense talent across the years from different corners of the Earth.
      “You wouldn’t have found Leo Messi, you wouldn’t have found David Beckham, Paul Gascoigne or George Best.
      “We also have the Idris Elba Speed Academy. He’s somebody like myself who wants to give back.
      “He wants to represent those underrepresented communities. We had 400 kids try out and we filtered that down to 12 kids with the highest potential and put them into the Global Karting League, and they are all fully-funded.”
      One junior karter on the series is Sienna Greene, 15, from Coulsdon, who has the ambition of reaching F1.
      She said: “I first tried karting at a birthday party when I was about nine and I won and a little later I joined a cadet programme at my local track.
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      “Working with Idris has been fun. He’s a lovely person, and he’s really down to earth.
      “I prefer racing the electric karts to the petrol ones because if I do make a mistake, I find it easier to fix, compared to a petrol kart which takes longer to get back up to speed.” More

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      Netflix in major sports streaming grab as huge boxing fight ‘could be snapped up’ after historic first live show

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      NETFLIX is reportedly considering stepping into the boxing steaming service ring.The streaming company is set to start showing live sporting events with “The Netflix Cup” on November 14.
      Netflix could look to broadcast a boxing match with Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      Paul recently lost to Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      The tournament is a golf competition featuring athletes from its documentaries “Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing”.
      The company has now discussed featuring a boxing fight that will include YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul, according to the Wall Street Journal.
      The report claims that there would also be a bout between fighters from Premier Boxing Champions – which is a show on Paramount’s Showtime.
      Premier Boxing Champions features stars such as middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and is looking for a new home after it was dropped by Paramount.
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      It is also suggested that the company’s executives have debated this move for years.
      However, talks of adding a boxing match to the streaming service’s programming are still at a “very early stage” and may not happen.
      If Netflix was to make the choice and enter sports broadcasting, it join the likes of Amazon Prime, which shows events from the likes of the Premier League.
      Netflix is said to have resisted the move in the past due to the rising costs of sports broadcasting rights.
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      In January, co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said: “We aren’t anti-sports, we’re pro-profit.”
      Sarandos then suggested that the stance could change, which led to the promotion of “The Netflix Cup”.
      Netflix has often made shows in the sports world with documentary series such as “Sunderland ‘Til I Die” and “Beckham”.
      Paul’s fights will be up for grabs after his next two fights which will be shown on DAZN.
      Netflix has previous worked with Paul as it produced the documentary “Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child”. More

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      Rebecca Loos claims Beckham made her feel ‘special’ & says she has no regrets

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      REBECCA Loos says she has no regrets over her affair with David Beckham – and admits he even made her “feel special”.Loos, 47, was Beckham’s client services manager and helped him settle into Spanish life when he moved to Real Madrid in 2004.
      Rebecca Loos says she has no regrets over her affair with David BeckhamCredit: Getty
      With tears in his eyes, Becks tells the camera that seeing wife Victoria hurt over the fling was ‘incredibly difficult’Credit: BackGrid
      It was here where she says they developed a mutual “soft spot” for one another, holding hands in the car and playing footsies at lunch.
      Recalling the night they had sex, Rebecca told The Mail on Sunday: “He singled me out, made me feel special.
      “I remember turning to him and saying you’re so lucky, you can have whoever you want.
      “And he looked me in the eyes and said, ‘I’ve never done this before’. I thought, ‘Wow’. I mean I foolishly fell for it.”
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      David married Victoria Adam, aka Posh Spice, on July 4, 1999, at Luttrellstown Castle outside Dublin.
      She wore a silk pleated ball gown by Vera Wang and an 18K-gold tiara while David wore a white suit.
      They famously sat on thrones at the wedding.
      Five years later, when Beckham was 29 and Rebecca 26, they had an affair, which saw Becks also send her “very dirty, very naughty” texts.
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      Speaking from Norway, where she has lived for the past 14 years, the glamour girl revealed she’s kept many of the sexually graphic messages.
      But she accuses the new ‘Beckham’ Netflix documentary of portraying the footie ace as the “victim” in the affair.
      With tears in his eyes, Becks tells the camera that seeing wife Victoria hurt over the fling was “incredibly difficult”.
      But Rebecca, who is Dutch, slams: “It’s all, ‘poor me’. He needs to take responsibility.
      “He’s the one that’s caused the suffering. He specifically made it look like… my fault, that he had nothing to do with this.”
      She added that Beckham has “mislead the public” in the Netflix series, made by his own production company.
      Rebecca feels “tremendous guilt” over the affair with Becks but says regretting it would be pointless”.
      She now teaches yoga in the Norwegian mountains and is happily married to actor Sven Christjar Skaiaa who she shares two kids with.
      Loos was Beckham’s client services manager and helped him settle into Spanish life when he moved to Real Madrid in 2004Credit: Sky
      When Beckham was 29 and Rebecca 26, they had an affair, which saw Beck’s also send her ‘very dirty, very naughty’ textsCredit: Getty
      Recalling the night they had sex, Rebecca told The Mail on Sunday: ‘He singled me out, made me feel special’Credit: Instagram More