February 13, 2014
Beckham visits Yolanda-hit Tacloban
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TACLOBAN CITY -- David Beckham visited the storm-devastated Philippine city of Tacloban in Leyte province on Thursday as part of the United Nations International Emergency Children's Fund’s (Unicef) relief efforts.
Tacloban is still struggling to deal with the impact of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which struck on November 8, 2013, causing more than 6,200 deaths and leaving tens of thousands of survivors still homeless.
Beckham was welcomed Thursday by hundreds who have been living in United Nations-provided tents outside a stadium.
TACLOBAN. Former England soccer team captain David Beckham interacts with typhoon survivors during his visit to Typhoon Yolanda-hit Tacloban City in Leyte, Philippines, on Feb. 13, 2014. (AP)
Zafrin Chowdhury, spokeswoman for the Unicef office in Manila, said Beckham was touched by the typhoon's impact and wanted to meet displaced children and their families.
Beckham has been known throughout the world for his curling free kicks and pin-point crosses in soccer. He played a key role in helping London win the bid to host the 2012 Olympics, and he was involved in England's unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 World Cup, and the English Football Association wants to utilize his influence and star power in the future, an Associated Press report said earlier.
He visited the Philippines in 2011 and led the Los Angeles Galaxy in routing the Philippine team Azkals in a friendly match. (AP/Sunnex)
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