David Beckham's arrival in Shanghai triggered a stampede which left five people injured.
People fell in a stampede as they bid to catch a glimpse of the former England captain at Tonji University on Thursday.
An ambassador to Chinese football, Beckham's visit to the country turned chaotic in the country's largest city, with one woman left bloodied as a result of the stampede.
Beckham, 38, is into his fourth day of his week-long tour and will be accompanied by wife Victoria at the weekend.
In March, China named ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder Beckham as its ambassador for the country's football league in a bid to revive the game's image following a match-fixing scandal.
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A huge crowd gathers around the car carrying football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People fall in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People fall in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People fall in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A policewoman (C) is carried after being crushed in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A policewoman is carried after being crushed in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A policewoman (C) lies injured after being crushed in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People fall in a stampede to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on June 20 after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: David Beckham fans gather as he visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: Fans wait outside the cordon during David Beckham's visit at Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: David Beckham fans gather as he visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: Fans wait outside the cordon during David Beckham's visit to Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A huge crowd gathers around the car carrying football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A huge crowd gathers around the car carrying football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A huge crowd gathers to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A fan (top C) sits in a tree as a huge crowd gathers to see football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) Fans cheer as David Beckham arrives at Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham waves to fans at Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham waves to fans at Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) Fans cheer as David Beckham arrives at Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) David Beckham visits Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) Fans cheer as David Beckham arrives at Tongji University on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Football superstar David Beckham (R) waves to fans at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Seven people were hurt in a stampede on June 20 as hundreds of fans rushed to see Beckham at an event in China's commercial hub Shanghai, police and local media said. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: David Beckham attends a press conference at Regal International East Asia Hotel on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: David Beckham attends a press conference at Regal International East Asia Hotel on June 20, 2013 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A huge crowd gathers around the car (centre L) carrying football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A huge crowd gathers around the car carrying football superstar David Beckham at Tonji University in Shanghai on June 20, 2013. Football superstar David Beckham's visit to China turned 'chaotic' on Thursday after at least five people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him, local media and an AFP photographer at the scene said. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)