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Share or comment on this article: David Beckham backs group calling on football's leaders to support ex-pros affected by dementia - as the former Red Devils star joins Manchester and Liverpool mayors to call for more action

David Beckham has given his backing to a group calling on football’s leaders to support those affected by dementia.

The Manchester United and England legend has thrown his weight behind the Football Families for Justice group, on a day when famous names from across the game gathered in the city where he made his name.

A host of ex-players - including Beckham’s former United teammates Gary Pallister and David May, former Everton player and manager Peter Reid, Leeds star Gary McAllister and Liverpool playmaker Jan Molby - joined the mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool to call for more action and financial aid.