Soccer Extreme : David Beckham unveiled his controversial new tattoo on the football pitch in Dubai today. The biblical proverb is said to have caused angry scenes in the Beckham house, with Victoria reportedly furious that her husband ignored her pleas not to add to his body art.The latest design can be seen tucked on the inside of Beckham's already heavily-inked left arm.
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Yellow card: David Beckham infuriated wife Victoria when he added a new tattoo to his already heavily-inked body; the tattoo can be just glimpsed at the top of his left arm
The tattoo can be just glimpsed at the top of his arm
The design - created by Beckham's regular artist Louis Malloy - is a Hebrew translation of 'My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart.'
It accompanies another Hebrew phrase on the same arm which reads: 'I am my beloved and my beloved is mine'.
Victoria has the same tattoo but probably won't be rushing out to copy the new proverb any time soon.
A source said: 'Victoria doesn't think David should have any more tattoos and tried to stop him having another. She likes them but wants a bit of his skin to be left, but David went ahead with it anyway.'
Tension in the Beckham household also peaked earlier this year when the couple decided not to fly home for the 60th birthday of David’s father Ted shortly after his near-fatal heart attack.
But Victoria, 34, tried to end the feud by holding a family Christmas at their mansion in Hertfordshire - which is when Beckham fitted in his visit to the tattoo parlour.
A friend said: 'She wanted the children to see everyone before they go to Italy.’
Tattoo sleeves: Beckham's latest addition to his body art reads 'My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart'
England midfielder Beckham, on loan to the Italian club AC Milan, was in Dubai to attend a training session at Al-Nasr's club ground.
The football giants arrived yesterday to start their winter training camp in the Gulf emirate.
It will culminate in the Dubai Football Challenge match against German team Hamburg.
Happy family: Victoria, holds hands with son Romeo, while David holds Cruz, at Claridges hotel on Christmas Eve