David Beckham has revealed that he suffers from asthma. The 34-year-old L.A. Galaxy soccer ace was snapped using an inhaler during a match against Real Salt Lake during the Major League Soccer Cup Final in Seattle last Sunday.

David had never been seen using his medication in public, although the athlete’s publicist says he’s lived with the obstruction of breathing that is a characteristic of the condition for most of his life.

“He’s always had a mild form of asthma,” his rep told The Sun Tuesday. “It’s not severe but he does use an inhaler on occasions.”