The Reason Romeo Beckham is Retiring from Football at 22
Romeo Beckham, son of the famous couple David and Victoria Beckham, has decided to end his professional football career at the age of 22. Despite some expectations that he would follow in his father's footsteps, Romeo has chosen a different path, distancing himself from the sport that saw him grow up.
According to The Sun, Romeo has decided to leave Brentford FC, where he played in the reserve team, to focus on his passion for fashion. Although the English club offered him a renewal in June, the young Beckham has made the decision to hang up his boots for good and sign a contract with the Parisian agency Safe Management, with the goal of establishing himself as a model.
Romeo began his football career in Arsenal's youth academy and later joined Inter Miami, his father’s MLS team. However, his time with both teams was not as successful as expected. After returning to England and joining Brentford in January 2023, he expressed his excitement about the opportunity to continue his development as a player. "I’m very excited to be here," he said at the time, but things didn’t turn out as planned.
Romeo’s decision to retire from football isn’t entirely surprising, given his growing interest in fashion. From a young age, he has been involved in the world of modeling, starring in a Burberry campaign at the age of eleven. Now, with the decision to focus on a career as a model, he follows in the footsteps of his mother, Victoria, who has been a prominent figure in the fashion industry.
While David and Victoria Beckham haven’t made public comments about their son’s retirement, it’s clear the family supports his decision. Romeo had already left football once before, in 2015, when Arsenal released him. At that time, he turned to tennis before returning to football in 2020. Now, it seems his ultimate focus will be on fashion, an industry where he has found his true passion.
Romeo Beckham’s retirement from football marks the end of a brief but notable chapter in his life and the beginning of a new adventure in the fashion world, where he will seek to make his mark as a model.
