11 AUGUST 2003
David Beckham and his Real Madrid team-mates weren't the only A-list stars in the house when the Spanish team played a friendly match in Thailand over the weekend. Latin heart-throb Ricky Martin was in the stand, enjoying the game alongside his current love, Mexican TV presenter Rebecca de Alba.

Though Ricky has been known for keeping his private life under wraps, he and Rebecca – his on-off flame for 14 years – seem to be more and more in the public eye in recent months. The Livin' La Vida Loca singer and the flaxen-haired model were snapped sharing passionate kisses in the streets of Sydney this month as Ricky wrapped up an Australian mini-tour.

Meanwhile, footballer David has returned to Madrid, where his wife Victoria filmed a Japanese car advert in recent days. Becks and the boys were greeted by hundreds of fans at they arrived at the city's Barajas airport from Bangkok on Monday morning. The squad will have a brief rest following their 18-day tour, returning to training on Wednesday.