David Beckham

David Beckham flew back to the U.K. Thursday after his father, Ted Beckham, suffered a heart attack.

The Los Angeles-based soccer star, 32, dropped everything and dashed to the airport as soon as he was told the news.

"His father has had a heart attack and is currently being treated in [the] hospital," the athlete's rep confirms. "David is flying back to be with him. He is obviously incredibly concerned and wants to be with him."

The elder Beckham, 59, from east London, suffered chest pains Wednesday evening. A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirms that its dispatchers were called and arrived just after 9:20 p.m.

Ted Beckham underwent an operation to unblock his artery, his son's rep tells PEOPLE. A spokeswoman at the London Chest Hospital says the elder Beckham is in "stable" condition.

Ted Beckham is divorced from the soccer star's mother, Sandra, and the couple also have another child, Joanne.

David's wife, Victoria, is in Japan on business but is being kept informed of the situation in London.

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Re: David Beckham's Father Suffers Heart Attack

Sorry about his dad

But he looks HOT in this picture

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Re: David Beckham

Posted by Mssissy

Sorry about his dad

But he looks HOT in this picture

Re: David Beckham

Could you imagine passing by him in an airport??? That man should have a licence to walk around in public like that!!!!!!!