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David Beckham’s big secret was revealed when it emerged that the most high-profile footballer on the planet has suffered from asthma since he was a boy.

The 34-year-old finished 120 minutes of LA Galaxy’s Major League Soccer Cup Final coughing violently after playing extra time for the second time in nine days.

Beckham was photographed using an inhaler during the game, which ended in a 5-4 shoot-out loss to Real Salt Lake. [+]