Beckham furious over family slams

David Beckham has hit back at German papers that have criticised his family far too harshly.

The England captain spoke out after German paper Bild published an article that made derogatory comments about his family, who had come to support him in the World Cup.

The article said that his mother Sandra had 'the smile of a peasant' and called his sister Joanne 'lardy'. It said: "Look at her arms, look at her breasts, look at her bum, very British. She belongs on a beach in Majorca drinking sangria out of buckets - and you can count on her to be the first one on the table topless."

The article then went on to claim that David's wife Victoria was a trophy wife, and that his son Romeo should have been called Juliet.

Beckam has now hit back at the papers, calling Bild and the person who had written the article "sad and unacceptable".

He went on to say: "One person has found it funny to criticise my mum, my sister and my children.

"But it is just one person sat in a room thinking of something they can do to put me off the next game. I am not going to let that happen. I've come to terms with people criticising me as a footballer at times but, when it comes to my family, that's one thing I won't accept and never will."