Yes, it’s really him: David Beckham from top to bottom, doused with gold colored mucus. The former professional football player accepted an award from the U.S. children’s channel Nickelodeon – and also his offspring got a lot from.

Only excellent, then duped: The British ex-footballer David Beckham has been honored by the U.S. children’s channel Nickelodeon as a sports legend. “When I was young, it was to be my dream, a professional footballer., If you have dreams and believe in you, your dreams can come true,” the 39-year-old said at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Then, the former professional Manchester United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy was doused with gold mucus. Both of his sons Romeo, 11, and Cruz, 9, her father handed over the trophy, got a charge from mucus.

In the regular Kid’s Choice Awards of the transmitter, it is tradition that the Stars gotten a serving of green slime. The sports awards conferred Nickelodeon for the first time.

Beckham is currently planning to build a new team for the U.S. professional league Major League Soccer (MLS) in Miami. He had played in the MLS for Los Angeles from 2007 to 2012. In May 2013 Beckham ended his playing career after a stint at Paris St Germain.