David Beckham For British Esquire Magazine

Hot on the heels of his hilarious  2012 London Olympics appearance, soccer star David Beckham covers the September issue of British Esquire

On top of a rugged photo shoot for the magazine, Beckham discusses showing off his lean body for photo shoots, his legacy, his friendship with Prince William and a whole lot more.

On what he wants his lasting impression to be:
“Just as a hard-working footballer. I want to be remembered firstly as a good and successful footballer because that’s what I’ve done for many years. And then who knows after that?”

On showing skin for photo shoots:
“It’s definitely got easier over the years, but when I was in New York, seeing a huge poster [of himself in a pair of briefs] on the side of a building, that was quite daunting. I remember driving past there, and stopping and running out and taking a picture, and this guy walked past me and he was like, ‘Oh, my God! Have you seen your d**k up there?’ Something disgusting like that. That was funny.”

On his friendship with Prince William:
“It’s a very normal relationship. With Harry as well. They’re very easy to get along with. They love their sport. William loves Aston Villa, unfortunately, which obviously I give him a bit of stick about.”

On being true to himself:
“What you see, that’s me. And that won’t change. I might not walk around in just my underwear every day, but that’s the only thing [that is different about the private man]. I don’t try and hide anything. There’s nothing to hide.”

This issue of British Esquire is on newsstands today (August 2).