Soccer superstar has given us a rare gift – his glorious face on the cover of his first ever US GQ Magazine. The 40-year-old sports legend and fashion aficionado talked life at home with wife Victoria and his four dashing children.

Beckham also told correspondent Michael Paterniti how his outlook on family has changed recently.

“I’m secure as a person, as a husband, as a dad. I’ve gone past the point of really worrying, caring,” he says of the relentless tabloids detailing every aspect of his life,” he said.

The magazine was so enamoured with Beckham, they produced two covers, one suited and one leather-jacketed up.

Beckham isn’t shy in the spotlight, recently appearing in an ad for his new H&M line, while son Brooklyn nabbed a gig shooting Burberry’s latest campaign.

But despite all the domestic blissing out, GQ’s ‘patron saint of swagger’ can’t help but regale with thoughts of the pitch.

“I miss soccer every day,” he said in the interview. “I don’t know whether it’s the athlete in me, or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play…”

You can see some of Beckham’s other smouldering pics from the shoot here: