19 David Beckham tattoos and their significance

#9- Cruz, 2005: Another baby, another trip to the tattoo parlor - third son Cruz joined his brothers' names on Dad's back, this time below the angel's feet.

#10- Roman Numerals, 2006: Following a secret commitment ceremony in 2006, the Beckhams opted for a set of matching tattoos on their right wrists: VIII .V.MMVI, standing for the date of the ceremony: May 8, 2006.

#11- Victoria, 2007: Becks had a six-inch tattoo that was a recreation of his favorite Brigitte-Bardot-style photo of Victoria inked on to his left arm. The phrase 'Forever by Your Side' was later added beneath.

#12- Chinese motif and second 'sleeve', 2008: A busy year for Beckham body art. Becks unveiled a large Chinese motif on his left side ribcage, which translates as: 'Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honor depend upon heaven.' And to match his right arm, he started coloring in the gaps on his left arm's design.

#14- Ring of roses, 2009: To mark his tenth wedding anniversary, David tattooed ten roses around his left arm representing their ten years of marriage.

#15- Jesus on the way to the cross, 2010: When his grandfather Joe West died, Becks paid tribute to him with a black and white image of Christ drawn on his ribs, based on the painting The Man Of Sorrows, by Catholic artist Matthew R. Brooks.

#16- Jesus and Cherubs, Harper, 2011: David added a portrait of Jesus - styled to look like Beckham - being lifted from his tomb by cherubs, said to be representations of his three sons. Speaking about the design, the footballer said: "Obviously the cherubs are boys so my thought behind it is that at some point my boys are going to need to look after me and that's what they're doing in the picture. Everything has a meaning." And when daughter Harper Seven arrived, the proud dad had her name etched above it.

#17- love and swallow, 2011: Victoria broke the news of these latest tattoos, tweeting a picture that showed the word 'Love' had been added to David’s left hand, beside the first of two swallow designs - supposedly a symbol of family love and loyalty.

#18- Victoria, 2013: Professing his love again, he had the back of his right hand tattooed with the name "Victoria." This tattoo was in the same flourished script as the "love" tattoo that is on the back of his left hand.

#19- Lead with love, 2014: Beckham showed off his latest tattoo. Positioned on his left hand, the tattoo reads "Lead with Love" in calligraphy, in the same font as the ‘Love’ tattoo above it.