Beckham accepts call to teach football to Snoop Dogg's soccer-mad children

When football fan and gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg decided his children should learn the beautiful game, their reaction was – as he might say – cool.

They refused to practise unless dad could persuade his buddy David Beckham to provide the coaching.

So when Mr Dogg called, Beckham jumped.

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The former England captain spent several hours with the rapper and his sons Cordé, 13, and Cordell, ten, and daughter Cori, eight, at their Los Angeles home, teaching them free kicks and dribbling tricks.

Beckham, now playing for LA Galaxy, is a huge hip-hop fan, and Snoop is popular with many Premiership football stars, such as Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney.

A spokesman for Snoop said: "Their father loves talking about celebrities he knows, so Snoop's brood called his bluff when he claimed to know David and insisted on meeting him before they practised soccer.

"Snoop was really pleased to work with David, as he is a massive football fan.

"The children loved meeting their hero.'

In exchange for the lesson, Snoop took Beckham to his favourite restaurant, Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n' Waffles.

"But Snoop's wife Shanté – known as Lady Boss – had forbidden him from going there because it's not healthy and he got into trouble," said the spokesman.

Snoop was arrested in April last year with five members of his entourage after a brawl at Heathrow Airport.

• Beckham's coaching session can be seen on the reality show Snoop Dogg's Father Hood on January 20 on the channel E! Entertainment Television.