David Beckham is a man who deserves a knighthood for his services to football: fact. But if we had our way we’d add services to men’s fashion, grooming and hairstyles to that list too. A lesser appreciated addition to this all-round #goals of a man’s CV is his ink: David Beckham’s tattoos aren’t the kind you regret two years after your holiday in Malia, they’re fine art.

They’re not few and far between, either: at last count, Beckham’s tattoo tally stands at over 40 and the man shows no signs of slowing down, though free skin does seem to be diminishing rapidly. Here we run through Beckham’s most badass tattoos and explore the meaning behind his most badass inches of ink.

The Solar System

What does a tattooed man do when he’s running out of real estate on his torso? He uses his head. Beckham’s latest tattoo shows the solar system on the side of his scalp, a spot that guarantees no buyer’s remorse because it can easily be covered by a new hairstyle. Quite frankly it takes (golden) balls to commit to getting anything tattooed to the side of your head, let alone planets in orbit, and for that we salute you, Becks.

The Rose

On the birth of his daughter, Harper, Beckham thought paid tribute to his youngest child by getting the words “Pretty Lady” and “Harper” tattooed on the right side of his neck. After a bit of time and consideration, Becks reportedly didn’t deem the tattoo to be sufficient to reflect his level of feeling towards Harper. So, as any decent dad would, he decided to add a massive rose above the previous body art. It looks cool AF, you can’t miss it, and it stops just short of that famous razor-sharp jawline meaning that Beckham’s A-star grooming game isn’t interrupted.

The Roman Numerals

For the layman, Roman numerals in tattoo form is hardly something to get all fired up about. But, for those with even a rudimentary grip of said numbering system and a grasp of basic logic will know that the massive number on Becks’s forearm is seven which is the same number on the back of his England and Manchester United shirt. It’s a smooth move as far as we’re concerned, because they’re the only two teams of his footballing career that are really worth dwelling on. Cue furious debate.