A new video -- posted on Pepsi's YouTube channel -- shows soccer star David Beckham kicking three balls into three distant trash bins on a California beach. The video has caught the attention of Beckham's fans as well as skeptics, who are discrediting the authenticity of the clip in comments on YouTube and on Diet Pepsi's Facebook Page.
Titled "Unbelievable David Beckham," the 69-second video begins with Beckham playing with a soccer ball while holding a Diet Pepsi can. Then, the cameraman asks, "Hey, David, do you think you can hit that trash can over there? ... How about all three of them?" Beckham, of course, confidently says yes and accomplishes the task while the cameraman reacts hysterically to each shot in the background.
As of Monday at noon, the clip had been viewed nearly 815,000. Pepsi posted the video on Thursday.