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
It's his decision where he will end up and I know that Celtic is the club he supports and people have linked him with there since he left United.
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.
If it all ended tomorrow, I would hope that people would write about captaining England 50 times, the 86 caps, winning the European Cup, six Premiership titles, two FA Cups, ... So many goals and games for United. And, hopefully, there is still a trophy with England and Madrid.
People don't think I've got the brains to be that clever.
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.
He's the man who brought me to the club and that's why people have turned around this morning and said 'will I be leaving?'. I've got a great relationship with him but I've also got a great relationship with the other board members and directors and players and fans.
He is doing what he thinks is best. If that means we play a side or in a way that not many people agree with, then we have got to put that aside, move on and hopefully win the game.
People go on about my foul on Simeone and the red card but I'd obviously rather people talk about me scoring the penalty four years later,
It's disappointing when it happens anywhere in world football because we all know how wrong it is -- and so many people are working so hard to cut it out of the game.
I'm captain but so many other players are captain of their club sides and we need that. We are lucky to have that.
I think it is better for the team to have a regular penalty-taker rather than me who hardly ever takes them for Real,
One of the reasons why Brooklyn didn't go to a (Spanish) school was because of the press attention,
It's devastating for him but I don't think it's a major strain, I think it's his hamstring again.
The relationship between the players and the FA at the moment is questionable,