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David Beckham sits down with CNBC’s Tania Bryer at the World Economic Forum 2025.
David Beckham opened up about the “simple values” his parents taught him that he passed on to his children, in a conversation with CNBC host Tania Bryer at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The former soccer star attended the WEF for the first time to receive the Crystal Award for Philanthropy, for his work protecting vulnerable children as a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador since 2005.
Bryer asked Beckham about where his passion for making a difference comes from and the values his parents taught him.
“I think the right values were instilled in me and they are the simple values of treating everyone the same and showing respect to people and I tried to do the same with my children,” Beckham said.
The 49-year-old father of four said his youngest son, Harper, is 13 years old and his oldest, Brooklyn, is 25 years old.
“My kids all know that they let a woman through the door before they do. They stop when a lady leaves the table, they shake hands, the eye contact. You know all those values, their pleasers, their thank yous.
“All my kids have been saying please and thank you for two, three years. So it’s the simple values that we grew up Victoria and that we grew up Victoria that we’ve tried to instill in our kids,” Beckham added.
She said having children has also inspired her work with children around the world. Beckham has traveled extensively to raise awareness about UNICEF’s work with children. He has visited Cambodia to meet with children who were victims of violence and abuse, South Africa to meet families living with HIV and AIDS, and the Philippines, where he met with children affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
“I’ve taken some of my kids on different trips. They know exactly the work I do for UNICEF. They all want to get involved in UNICEF work more than I do. They all want to help in different ways and different charities.
“I continue to show them pictures upon pictures upon pictures when I get home from these trips, and it just gives them an idea of what’s going on in the world, and I think that’s very important.”
In her award ceremony speech, Beckham also emphasized that “girls are held back” by poverty, violence and discrimination.
“I want my daughter Harper to have the same opportunities as her brothers, and that should be the case for girls everywhere. Being a girl shouldn’t determine what she can do, where she can go, and who she can become.” said.
Beckham touched on several topics in his conversation with Bryer, including his famous 20-year soccer career from 1992 to 2013, becoming the president and co-owner of the Inter Miami CF soccer club, and his Thoughts on social networks.
