Inside David Beckham’s 10 year battle to bag a knighthood after hat-trick of setbacks including tax row & leaked emails

IT has been ten years of tears, toil and the one unfortunate tantrum, but FINALLY David Beckham has landed his knighthood.

Never has a man grafted harder — or deserved the nod — more.

GettyDavid Beckham has landed his knighthood[/caption] David and Victoria with his OBE in 2003Rex Features News Group Newspapers LtdA last-minute Beckham free kick sends England to the 2002 World Cup finals[/caption]

Quite how Goldenballs has turned things around following a hat-trick of personal disasters ...