THE year is 1997 and boy meets girl in a crowded room after a soccer match. She’s the sleek, pouty member of the most famous girl band in the world, he’s a drop-dead gorgeous football star. A romance develops that has the world swooning, but also a little cynical. It won’t last, critics said. She’ll get tired of him, naysayers predicted. He’ll move onto someone else – soccer players always do.
But just look at David and Victoria Beckham now: 24 years