David Beckham
has presented a framed
England soccer shirt
to Captain
Tom Moore
, who was named the honorary captain of a special
England Lionhearts
team.
The Lionhearts
are an initiative by England's Football Association to celebrate 23 people who have inspired during the pandemic.
Beckham went to the Bedfordshire home of Captain Tom to say thank you to the
World War II veteran.
Captain Tom was aged 99 in April when he decided to do laps of his backyard garden on his walker until his
100th birthday
to fundraise for Britain's
National Health Service
. He aimed for 1,000 pounds ($1,200). By his birthday on April 30, he raised nearly 33 million pounds ($42 million).
He was knighted in May.
Beckham said: "The highlight of my whole career was being made England captain. To have Sir Tom as our captain - it doesn't get any better than that."
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