
The David Beckham Academy in Greenwich is set to close at the end of the year as the lease on the site, owned by AEG, runs out. Parents, reportedly including David's sister Lynne, have petitioned the company and 19 Entertainment, which runs the academy, to keep it open, but A spokesman for 19 said even though the site would shut it would now stage football sessions at schools around the country: "
The David Beckham Academy itself is not ending, this site is coming to the end of its lease but we are planning a more flexible model which will reach communities and schools across the country and internationally."David's sister Lynne has said: "
There are a hell of a lot of disappointed kids here. I'm not sure what's going to happen next. David's upset about this, but we haven't spoken about it this week because of our granddad's funeral. I don't think the closure is his personal doing. I don't know where I'm going to send my kids at the minute. It will be a big loss."
The academy was opened in 2005 and has two full-sized indoor pitches.
source: DailyMail