Early in her husband’s four-year stint in Madrid, Victoria Beckham was quoted as saying something about Spanish people reeking of garlic.

The quote made headlines, and despite making subsequent public utterances to the effect of how much she and her family like Spain, the initial impression stayed.

Also, Spain is a very family-orientated country, and the fact that Victoria decided to live in England as much as in Spain, disconcerted many people ... David Beckham won much of Spain over, his wife less so.