David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBEis an English former professional footballer. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. He announced his retirement in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies. Known...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth2 May 1975
CityLondon, England
I was asked if the next World Cup was going to be my last and I said possibly it could be, but I hope it isn't,
I've definitely had lower points in my career, ... I've been through some worse and the World Cup was worse.
I'm confident enough to overcome anything and carry on. There's always pressure taking penalties, whether it's on the Hackney Marshes (in London) or in the World Cup final, ... I'll put myself up again and take another one.
I want to carry on playing for England as long as I can and if that means playing after the World Cup then great.
I think the 2006 World Cup in Germany is probably as far as it will go for me as an England player,
I went into the World Cup always worrying about getting fit for the first game and I haven't got that worry now,
I thought the first yellow was harsh and the second even harsher,
We do need to share that out because Frank's showed this season that he gets forward, he scores goals, gets in some great positions,
We have spoken about a meeting in the next couple of months, but we'll just have to wait because we've got so many matches and I need to concentrate on the football for now.
We had a meeting with the manager but that happens all the time - if the manager decides he wants a meeting with players to discuss formations or ways of playing then we'll have a meeting,
Me? I would love to be famous in America. I like the American people and I like the way they look up to Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods . I'm sure they criticize their stars occasionally but it doesn't reach the point where they ever put down their own people and their own stars. That's what's nice for me.
I think it is better for the team to have a regular penalty-taker rather than me who hardly ever takes them for Real,
I would like to think that we can peak in the same way as the rugby team did,
Winning the Spanish league is a key objective, as well as the Champions League,