London, Dec 05: Soccer star David Beckham was shocked by the news of his grandfather”s death and is finding it “tough” to cope with the loss. The 34-year-old footballer was left devastated by the loss of his grandfather Joseph West earlier this week and admits he was shocked by the news, even though the 83-year-old had been ill for several months, Contactmusic reported.
“Of course, any family thing like this is tough. My granddad was not well for quite a few months but it”s something that, when it happens, nothing can prepare you for it,” Beckham said.
The Los Angeles Galaxy player was in South Africa when he learned of the sad news but opted to stay and help with England”s bid to host the 2018 soccer World Cup rather than return to the UK because it was what his granddad would have wanted. “Me being out here was something which my granddad was proud of me being a part of.
If I had decided to come back home, I know what he would have said to me, which I can”t repeat. He was a strong person,” he said.
But the star is determined to be at the funeral with the rest of his family. “Your families come together at times like this but he would not have wanted me to have upped and left and gone home.
I will be there for the funeral though, without a doubt,” said Beckham.
–PTI