<text>  David Beckham has lifted the lid on his son Brooklyns first date, in which the former Manchester United midfielder watched on from a nearby table in a London restaurant. Speaking to James Corden on the Late Late Show in America, Beckham told the hilarious story of his 16-year-old sons first foray into the world of dating. When probed by Corden, who asked, He must be getting quite big into the dating circuit now?, Beckham said: Yeah, its happening. Hes going to hate me for this. David Beckham embarrassed his son Brooklyn on James Cordens Late Late Show in America . Brooklyn watched on from the audience as his father told the story of his first date, at a sushi bar in London . Beckham was a guest on Cordens show, alongside Claire Danes second left and Bob Odenkirk right Im fine with it, because on his first date - when he was about 14 and a half - it was Valentines Day so he said, Id love to take this girl to dinner. I said, Okay, great. I spoke to Victoria, and she was like, Really?, so I said, Yeah, hes going to do it. She said, Okay, make sure you take him and then make sure you sit in the restaurant. So I was like, Really, youre going to make me do that? and she said Yeah, thats the only way Im going to let him go. Brooklyn is looking to follow in his fathers footsteps by becoming a professional footballer . Beckhams affection for his son is clear; he posted this on Brooklyns 16th birthday at the start of March . So we took him to a small sushi restaurant and he sat at the sushi bar and I sat about five tables back. By the way, my daughter is four years old. When she gets to that age, I will be closer than that! Beckhams son Brooklyn, who was sat in the audience as his dad retold the embarrassing story, is aiming to follow in his fathers footsteps by becoming a professional footballer. This season, he has been playing for Arsenals Under 16s but was recently dealt a blow with the news that the Gunners will not hand him a new deal at the end of the season. Beckham also told the story of his son getting a weekend job at a French cafe to get him pocket money . Beckham kept a close eye on Brooklyns first date, after being instructed to by wife Victoria right Corden began hosting the Late Late Show on March 23, and Beckham was a guest on his fourth show . For now, Brooklyn is enjoying his teens, but being the son of one of the most famous men in the world has not stopped him from having to get a weekend job. A couple of years ago, you know what kids are like, they want new sneakers, they want new soccer boots, Beckham told Corden. It came to the point where he turned 14, 14 and a half, and I thought If you want something, then go and work and youve got your own money. It got to the stage where I was like, Okay, if you wanna buy some new stuff, or new boots or new trainers, then if youre working for them then you can afford them yourself. Much to his dismay, we packed him off to the French cafe and he works there every Saturday and Sunday and gets his own pocket money. 