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» Wednesday, January 9, 2008

David Beckham

Asked for more details about the Prime Minister’s meeting with David Beckham last night, the PMS said that it was a private meeting. The Prime Minister would be visiting the David Beckham Academy on Thursday and the main purpose of the meeting was for them to discuss the visit. Asked how he would characterise the visit, the PMS replied that the general position of the Prime Minister was that he thought football could play a constructive role for many young people, particularly in poorer areas, to help with community integration, to help in relation to fitness and to encourage people to improve their diets. This was the general background as to why the Prime Minister thought projects such as the David Beckham Academy were a good thing.

Asked if the Prime Minister had a preferred Premier League team, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had not expressed one to him and as people knew, the Prime Minister was a Raith Rovers supporter.

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