David Beckham on Saturday blasted reports that he used his children's charity work to boost his public image and chances of getting a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

 

大卫·贝克汉姆4日针对有关他利用儿童慈善事业为自己的公众形象加分，以提高获女王伊丽莎白二世封爵机会的报道进行了回击。

 

A spokesman for the football icon¹ claimed "hacked² and doctored" private emails had given a "deliberately³ inaccurate⁴ picture".

 

The former England captain, who retired⁵ in 2013, was the subject of a "Football Leaks" probe by the European Investigative Collaborations network, a consortium of 12 European media organisations, including France's Mediapart.

 

Citing emails between Beckham and his staff, the reports claimed he initially⁶ refused to put his own money into his humanitarian⁷ 7 Fund, tried to obtain reimbursement⁸ from the UN children's agency UNICEF for expenses met by his sponsors and was using his humanitarian work as a springboard for his own profile.

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