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
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 would like to think that we can peak in the same way as the rugby team did,
I've been waiting for this moment for three years. From the start I wanted to wear Real Madrid's shirt in England. There's a special aura about being a Real Madrid player and I want to show it in England. To play in London, where I was born, is going to be very special.
It was alright -- we won the game,
So it is going to put a lot of strain on my back.
The intrusion and the invasion into my life is tough because I've got children,
I know I've been given a talent which can't disappear just like that. For four games I didn't perform like I can. I want to prove that's right.
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 needed two stitches after Alex (Ferguson) kicked the boot at me.
I remember saying after I left that I would love to say goodbye and thank the manager and at least get a handshake.
It was deliberate. I am sure some people think that I have not got the brains to be that clever, but I do have the brains.
I went through a tough time for maybe three years after that,
I don't think we've done as much conditioning work at Real Madrid as we used to do at Manchester United.