LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- Soccer star David Beckham said he does not want the role of the Olympic flame lighter in London, saying the honor should go to a British Olympian.
Beckham, who was not chosen to play on Stuart Pearce's Olympic soccer team, said he will perform as an Olympic ambassador for Britain, but he does not want the role of lighting the torch at the opening of the Games July 27, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.