As England's World Cup Semi-Final Nears, David Beckham Announces He's Joining Fortnite

England footballing fable David Beckham volition soon beryllium disposable to bargain successful Fortnite.

Beckham announced the collaboration himself contiguous via a station connected his Instagram, seemingly showing him moving connected designs for his Fortnite skin. "Working connected my caller Fortnite character," Becks captioned the post. "Available precise soon."

A person look astatine Fortnite's plans suggest that the crippled volition present 2 abstracted Beckham skins, allowing you to play arsenic the erstwhile England skipper wearing his iconic fig 7 shirt, oregon alternatively wearing a suit and necktie — arsenic fans volition person seen him successful the stands watching games astatine this World Cup.

A little video attached the station seems to amusement this suited mentation of Beckham successful action, arsenic the real-life superstar peers into a mirror.

Of course, the timing of Beckham joining Fortnite comes conscionable arsenic England question to proceed their World Cup run against Argentina successful tomorrow's semi-final. It would beryllium bully if England is inactive successful the World Cup by the clip Beckham's tegument releases — which present won't beryllium until astatine slightest Thursday, erstwhile the game's adjacent spot arrives.

Beckham volition articulation the galore real-life athletes, popstars, actors and icons successful Fortnite already, with everyone from Lady Gaga to Darth Vader included. Other sporting heroes already represented successful Fortnite including England's existent skipper Harry Kane, arsenic good arsenic his Argentine rival Lional Messi. Here's hoping time isn't an existent deathmatch.

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