Revealed: The painful moment that led to David Beckham's wrist surgery after years of pain
- David Beckham broke his wrist during an England game back in 2003
- He has undergone surgery this past week to repair the ongoing problem
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David Beckham underwent surgery this week to repair his wrist after breaking it during an England game 22 years ago, according to a report.
The Sun have revealed that the footballing icon Beckham secretly had an operation during the week to fix an injury that has been bugging him for over two decades.
The 50-year-old made over 100 appearances for the Three Lions and was left in agony during one of those in 2003, as shown on a video posted on YouTube.
Beckham had already provided an assist for Gareth Southgate when he fell awkwardly following a heavy challenge from South Africa's Thabang Molefe during a 2-1 victory.
The tests that followed showed that Beckham had broken the scapoid bone in his right hand, one year after he had famously broken his metatarsal.
The bone links the thumb to the wrist and is notoriously hard to mend after such an injury.
The reports added that Beckham recently went under the knife after X-rays showed that a screw from the surgery he had at the time had embedded itself in his forearm and failed to dissolve as was planned.
The surgery appears to have gone well with his Spice Girls wife Victoria sharing a photo of her husband in a hospital bed wearing a sling, writing: 'get well soon daddy.'
Beckham was also seen wearing a bracelet which was adorned with the words 'get well soon.'
A source told The Sun that now Inter Miami co-owner had been 'in pain for years' and the pain had become 'unbearable' this year.
