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Romeo Beckham's life - following in dad's footsteps, £1.2m fashion deal and model ex
Romeo James Beckham was born in 2002 and today he turns 20.The middle son of David and Victoria Beckham, Romeo was born in London 20 years ago today, and is now a highly successful footballer - just like his dad.His footie career kickstarted in 2014 when he joined Arsenal's Academy before being released the following year.READ NEXT: Victoria Beckham reaches out to son Romeo's ex-girlfriend following breakup rumoursAfter his Arsenal stint, he decided football wasn't for him and instead wanted to pursue a career in tennis and then trained with tennis champions like Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray.Deciding tennis wasn't for him, Romeo missed football and wanted to get back to the game after a five year absence.But this meant that the £30,000 tennis pitch at the family home needed to be bulldozed in order to make way for a five-a-side football pitch.The Sun reported that the transformation in the Beckham's backyard of their English countryside pad took place in 2020.But it seems worth the change, because last year Romeo joined Fort Lauderdale CF, which is has now been renamed as Inter Miami II, and he remains with them today.Aside from his football career, Romeo has lived a pretty amazing life for a 20-year-old boy.