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Published 08:05 22 Sept 2015 BST
Updated 11:19 22 Sept 2015 BST

Beckham said: "The Amazon was the only part of the world where I've actually not been recognised. The tribe where we visited didn't even know what football was. That kind of gave me a bit of a boost."
Luckily for him, 99% of the known world knows exactly who he is - and he has been able to use his celebrity superpowers for good.
"Fortunately people know me as a footballer and for the last 22 years, I have been successful on the field. But my life has never just been about the football ... There's no way people can underestimate the power of what I've achieved and why I'm sitting here now [with UNICEF].
"This is why what I've done over the last 22 years has been important, not just on the field but off it too. It has opened doors."Explore more on these topics:

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