Football icon David Beckham joined the ranks of entertainment royalty on Friday when he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, hours before the United States hosts its first game of the 2026 World Cup.
Film legend Tom Cruise was on hand to pay tribute to Beckham, who he said had changed the face of football in the United States.
Former Manchester United and England captain Beckham, 51, told a throng of fans on the sun-kissed boulevard it was a "truly incredible moment."
"I've always been a dreamer, but I could never have imagined that an honor like this would come to a working-class English soccer player like me," he said.
"How fitting then that I am here today as we prepare to celebrate the opening here in the U.S. of the 2026 World Cup.
