David Beckham is mobbed by fans at store opening in Dubai...while wife Victoria flies home from New York as couple continue busy lives on different continents
He may have retired from football two years ago, but David Beckham still has strong ties to sport.
The star jetted to Dubai on Tuesday for the opening of the new Adidas HomeCourt concept store in the Mall of Emirates.
The father of four, who in 2003 signed a $160 million lifetime contract with the sports brand, happily signed autographs for a huge crowd of adoring fans in the latest stop in a busy jet-set week.
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The VIP is here! David Beckham jetted to Dubai on Tuesday for the opening of the new Adidas HomeCourt concept store in the Mall of Emirates
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Underwear model, ahem, footballer, David Beckham is knocking about in Dubai for the store opening of the new adidas HomeCourt concept store at the Mall of Emirates.
He greeted fans with nothing but a smile on his face...and clothes of course.
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David, 40, dressed the part in a red Adidas t-shirt with Miami splashed across the front, teamed with jeans and trainers from the brand as he hit the store.
The international star happily signed autographs and posed from photos with young fans, before touring the new shop which featured huge billboards from his own campaign for the brand.
Earlier in the day the sportsman stopped by Adidas Dubai HQ to meet staff, telling his Instagram fans as he posed in front of a wall filled with messages from fans:
Superstar: The former footballer dressed the part in a red t-shirt from the brand and jeans as he posed for photos with young fans
In demand: The father of four happily signed autographs as he was mobbed by a huge crowd outside the store
The work never stops: David got to work signing shirts as well as posing for shots
'An amazing welcome from all the guys at Adidas Dubai thank you so much and now excited to get to the new store.'
It's been a busy week for the star, who just hours before his whistle-top visit to Dubai, was home in London for Monday night's Pride of Britain Awards.
While David was flying solo on the red carpet, his wife Victoria was in the States for the annual ladies luncheon for Fashion 4 Development in New York.
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He's here! The sportsman looked delighted by the welcome he received as he arrived at the famous shopping complex in Dubai
Poster boy: David signed a $160 million lifetime contract with the sports brand in 2003 and has starred in numerous campaigns for Adidas
Looks the part: The star posed in his Adidas t-shirt, emblazoned with the location Miami, where the former footballer has plans to start a Major League Soccer team
Gimme five: The father of four had a great rapport with the young fans who showed up for a photo with their idol
And as David headed out to Dubai on Tuesday, his fashion designer wife was preparing to jet home from the US, sharing photos from her event on Instagram and writing 'Goodbye NY!'
The superstar couple have been living increasingly separate lives in recent months, as their careers keep them busy around the world.
When the pair were in the same city together last week, rumours of a 'rocky patch' hit the headlines when David was seen looking angry as he escorted his wife from her Dover Street fashion store in London after its anniversary party.
Good to see you: David posed in the store which featured huge billboards of his Adidas campaigns
Whistle-stop tour: The star was straight on the promo trail after jetting into the United Arab Emirates that morning
Welcome David! Earlier in the day the sportsman stopped by Adidas Dubai HQ to meet staff, posing in front of a wall filled with messages from fans
What a trip: David told his Instagram fans of his visit: 'An amazing welcome from all the guys at Adidas Dubai thank you so much and now excited to get to the new store'
He's a pro: The star snapped selfie after selfie with delighted fans who waited at the store for hours
The couple, who have four children together, are reportedly in disagreement about whether the family base should be in LA or London, considering her ties with the British fashion scene and their Stateside family life.
Though an insider reassured The Daily Mail's Alison Boshoff this week that they're experiencing what any other couple does.
‘The Beckhams’ marriage has always been gossiped about,' explained the source. 'And of course a lot of what is said about them isn’t true.
Icon: David showed off his famous tattoo collection as he waved a hello to the crowds
What an entrance: The international star was hard to miss in his bright t-shirt
‘Any marriage takes work and when you’ve been together for as long as David and Victoria have, and you’re living your life under a public microscope, there are always going to be testing times.
‘It’s true that they don’t seem to be very happy at the moment. At the party David appeared stressed and on edge, while Victoria looked to me like she was tipsy.'
'She is also looking very thin — which is telling as her weight always plummets when she and David are going through a rocky patch.’
Busy week: Just hours before he jetted to Dubai, David was on the red carpet back home in London as he attended the Pride Of Britain Awards 2015 on Monday evening
Her own work: While David headed out to Dubai from London, his fashion designer wife Victoria was preparing to fly home after a brief trip to New York on Monday
Separate lives: Victoria was one of the star guests at the Fashion 4 Development luncheon in New York, with the former Spice Girl's career in fashion taking her away from her husband in recent months
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