The knighthood will make Beckham “Sir David” while his wife since 1999, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, will become “Lady Beckham.” In 2003, Beckham was awarded the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, for services to soccer. Victoria Beckham got the same honor for services to the fashion industry in a later New Year Honours list.

David Beckham is set to receive a knighthood from King Charles III, but the honor comes amid signs of growing distance between him and son Brooklyn, whose recent branding move has fueled family rift rumors.