Soccer superstar David Beckham will host "Beckham and Friends," an alternative live broadcast during the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League as part of CBS Sports' coverage of Europe's top club competition.

Manchester United legend David Beckham has claimed that the club’s failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League is ‘painful.’ This season’s Champions League competition started on Tuesday. Man United failed to qualify for the Champions League after finishing outside of the top four last season.

David Beckham will provide UEFA Champions League commentary on Paramount+ under a two-year deal for an alternate telecast on the streamer.

David Beckham … broadcaster? The soccer superstar and Inter Miami owner will host alternative broadcasts for UEFA Champions League games on Paramount+, part of a what is described as a marketing partnership with CBS Sports.

David Beckham and Paramount+ have formed a marketing partnership bringing alternative telecast Beckham & Friends to CBS Sports' UEFA Champions League coverage.

The ranks of alternate broadcasts hosted by famed figures continue to expand. The latest comes from CBS Sports’ UEFA Champions League coverage, which will have David Beckham host a Beckham and Friends alternate broadcast for the second legs of the competitions’ semifinals,

The new sports additions on Paramount+ are highlighted by Beckham’s ‘ManningCast’-style presentation. Paramount+ already carries one of the hottest sports properties of all with its presentations of NFL games on Sunday afternoons,