David Beckham has arrived in Beijing as China’s first global football ambassador 20/03/2013

The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, who is as big a star here as he is anywhere else, is spending four days on a whistle-stop tour across the country. Beckham’s role will involve helping to promote the Chinese Super League (CSL) to the world, raising the profile of the game within China itself and to restore its image after recent match-fixing scandals. The star said: “This is a significant year in Chinese football history as we usher in 20 years of developing this sport professionally and mark th