David Beckham has set up a new training academy – for gamers.The ex-England and Manchester United captain recognises the massive future of online virtual sport and wants to nurture its stars.Wannabes will get football-style coaching at the new Guild Esports Academy – which Beckham has a stake in - to improve their gameplay in console titles like FIFA and Call of Duty.The school – which will offer pupils from the age of 11 schooling on gaming techniques and life skills - hopes to unearth an `esport Becks’.The 46-year-old star, who signed a £14million deal with Guild Esports last year, said he hoped the enterprise would mirror the success of the United training academy where he honed his skills alongside fellow members of the Class of 92.“I.
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