David Beckham in good spirits at Wimbledon after hospital surgery

Football icon David Beckham was in good spirits as he arrived for a sunny day at the Wimbledon Championships following his wrist surgery. The football icon, 50, recently underwent surgery to repair a broken wrist that he sustained 22 years ago – during a friendly football match against South Africa in 2003.

A recent x-ray reportedly showed a screw, which was used at the time, embedded in his forearm after it failed to dissolve properly. His wife, Victoria Beckham, revealed his secret surgery in a photo of him lying down in a hospital bed shared on Instagram where she wrote: "Get well soon Daddy."

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David was only recently in Atlanta where he was watching Inter Miami lose against Paris Saint-Germain. Rocking a navy suit, David gave a camera a thumbs up as one arm rested in the sling.

When asked about his injury on Sunday by DAZN, father-of-four David replied: "It's fine. It was an old injury that needed surgery but it's all good."

Following the match, he rushed over back to England for the first day of Wimbledon and posed for a selfie with Maria Sharapova while rocking a similar navy suit.

"Let the (Wimbledon) games begin," Maria captioned the sweet selfie shared on her page. One excited fan commented: "The Hottest Tennis player of all time with the Hottest Football Player of all time just took the Hottest sports selfie of all time!"

Another said: "Two legends [diamond emojis]. You shine like a diamond." The former England skipper broke his wrist in May 2003 in a friendly match between England and South Africa in Durban.

The screws embedded into his wrist at the time of the injury had not dissolved, leaving Beckham in "unbearable" pain and needing their removal.

With his lengthy football career, David has sustained multiple injuries over the years. He's been in the game for over 20 years, with 265 appearances for Manchester United and 115 for England.

He recently admitted his body is showing significant signs of "wear and tear". He said one particular area of his body gives him the "most grief" day-to-day.

He told Men's Health: "It's actually my back and left hip that give me the most grief. I've had it X-rayed, MRI'd – it's just wear and tear."

David said that some of the treatment he underwent to keep him on the field could have done long-term harm. He added: "Unfortunately, I did have a lot of injections and I don't think it's a good thing."

During his final game for Real Madrid, he had three cortisone injections in his ankle. However, he wouldn't have been able to play the game at all without them. David explained: "Certain parts of my body were a real mess."

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