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Introduction
David Beckham did not study Latin at Chingford School in Essex. The subject had long been off the state school curriculum by the time he got there in the late 1980s. Still, when i comes to his body art, the footballer is a dedicated Latinist. Of the nine tattoos on his body, three are in Latin (and two of the others, "Victoria" and "Romeo", are Latin-inspired names.

On his left forearm, he has the tricky expression, "Ut Amem et Foveam" - "That I might love and cherish" - which makes careful and correct use of the subjunctive.

On his right forearm, he has the number of the football shirt he wears - 7 - although he opts for the Roman numeral, VII. Under the VII, Beckham has had his Manchester tatooist,