David Beckham attends reveal of mural dedicated him in Los Angeles as its revealed LA Galaxy are preparing to unveil statue of former Manchester United midfielder on Saturday A mural honouring David Beckham has been revealed to the Los Angeles public Beckham was in attendance as the artwork was unveiled at a ceremony on Friday A statue of Beckham will be unmasked before the LA Galaxy's game on SaturdayBy Sportsmail Reporter Published: 00:41 GMT, 2 March 2019 | Updated: 00:42 GMT, 2 March 2019 Viewcomments David Beckham has had a mural dedicated to him in Los Angeles. The mural at the Salvation Army Red Shield Youth & Community Center was painted next to a football pitch that was recently refurbished. The former England captain played for LA Galaxy between 2007 and 2012 during the twilight years of his stellar career and he is still held in high regard in California. A mural honouring David Beckham was revealed to the public in Los Angeles on Friday Beckham, 43, spoke at the unveiling of the mural and an adjacent community football field The mural depicts Beckham in action for LA Galaxy, whom he represented from 2007 to 2012 Beckham famously wore the No 23 shirt for Galaxy, which is shown in the stunning artwork Beckham was in attendance on Friday as the mural was revealed to the public. He took time out to play football with locals, even having a brief spell as a goalkeeper. LA is famous for its street art featuring sports stars, with basketballers LeBron James and Kobe Bryant both the subject of colourful murals in the city. Beckham will have another piece of art dedicated to him on Saturday when Galaxy unveil a statue of him at Dignity Health Sports Park. The statue will be unmasked ahead of Saturday's MLS season-opener against Chicago Fire. Beckham’s statue is the first of its kind in MLS. The artists responsible for capturing the essence of the former Galaxy, Real Madrid and Manchester United star are Julie and Omri Amrany. Forty-three-year-old Beckham will also be inducted into Galaxy's Ring of Honor. The detail on the Los Angeles mural shows Beckham's trademark facial hair in striking detail Beckham, wearing a black tracksuit, took park in a game of football with some local children The former midfielder even had a brief spell as a goalkeeper as fans watched on in excitement Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility