The film 's title refers to the football player David Beckham, and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders. It follows the 18 - year - old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London. She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women 's team, which makes its way to the top of the league.
where did the phrase bend it like beckham come from
the football player David Beckham