David Beckham confronts LA Galaxy fans after jeers

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A section of the 27,000 sell-out crowd booed 34-year-old Beckham every time he touched the ball and held up signs reading "Go Home Fraud" and "23: Repent", a reference to his shirt number.

After the referee blew for half time, Beckham tried to hurdle an advertising hoarding and appeared to make a "come on" gesture towards fans.

In response, one man left his seat, jumped down onto the pitch and attempted to run towards him. At this point security intervened and escorted the player to the changing rooms, while removing the fan. Beckham was the last man to take to the pitch in the second half and hugged several of his former AC Milan team-mates before gesturing towards the rowdy section of the crowd.

A line of yellow-jacketed security staff stood between the supporters and the pitch as a precaution.

In the 65th minute Beckham hit a corner cross for a goal. He then turned and shrugged his shoulders at the fans who had been jeering him. He was substituted in the 75th minute and walked off to a mixture of cheers and boos. The match ended 2-2.

Amid the hostility, one section of fans in the VIP seats never wavered in their support: his wife Victoria, Tom Cruise, Kate Beckinsale, impresario Simon Fuller and Take That's Gary Barlow.