Manchester United legend Gary Neville delivered a brutal joke about Bayern Munich, which was well-received by its audience
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Manchester United legend and Sky Sports stalwart Gary Neville isn't known for his comedic timing – but his brutal Bayern Munich joke might just be the funniest thing he's ever said.
In 1999, at the height of the Red Devils' success, Neville was best man for team-mate and fellow Class of 92 academy graduate, David Beckham, as shown in the recent Netflix limited series, Beckham. The full-back is one of several Manchester United stars interviewed by director Fisher Stevens to give his unrivalled insight into the rise, fall and subsequent soar of his good friend Becks – and he shows a new side to him across the documentary.
Not only does G-Nev drop more foul language in the film than your average Monday Night Football episode – impressive, given United's current season – Neville shows his funny side in a best-man speech captured on home video during David's wedding to Victoria following United's 1998/99 Treble success.
David Beckham's new documentary features a rarely-seen side of his mate, Gary Neville (Image credit: Getty Images)
"We have some distinguished guests here today, ladies and gentlemen," Neville said in his speech.
"David said the Spice Girls requested the Bayern Munich team be present today, and David was puzzled by this request and asked why.
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"The Spice Girls replied that they'd love to meet any men who can stay on top for 90 minutes and still come second.
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"The reference, of course, is to the iconic Champions League final in which Sir Alex Ferguson's men were 1-0 down at the Camp Nou for the entirety of the match, before a majestic double-salvo.
Bayern Munich were the victims of Manchester United's second European Cup title (Image credit: PA)
The match is detailed in the second episode of Beckham, which has been positively reviewed by fans – though we wonder if it may lead to a standup career for one former right-back.
Beckham is available to stream on Netflix right now.
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.
