United Kingdom, June 24 -- Gordon Ramsay has praised Sir David Beckham as a "very talented chef".

The 59-year-old celebrity cook joked he refuses to make food for the former England captain nowadays, because his friend has become "too good" at cooking after honing his skills at culinary school in Milan.

Asked if there is some culinary competition from the former AC Milan player, 51, Gordon laughed and told The Athletic: "Unfortunately, David Beckham is a very talented chef.

"Even towards the end of his career, playing in Italy, he'd finish training in the morning and then send me these beautiful videos and pictures of his risottos from a culinary school in Milan.

"I said to him, 'You've got too good. I'm not even going to cook for you...