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David Robert Joseph Beckham

PROFESOR COORDONATOR: Bădau Ramona

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Clasa:a XII-a SNE An: 2023

David Robert Joseph Beckham

PROFESOR COORDONATOR: Bădau Ramona

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Clasa:a XII-a SNE

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 Foreword
David Robert Joseph Beckham (born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the
current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co- owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing,
crossing ability and bending free-kicks as a right winger, Beckham has frequently been hailed as one of the greatest and
most recognizable midfielders of his generation, as well as one of the best set- piece specialists of all time. He is the
first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. Due to his
talent and achievements for both club and country, Beckham is additionally lauded as one of the greatest Manchester United
footballers of all time as well as one of the best English players in the history of the sport.

Beckham is a star who shows that he is very attractive even at the age he has reached, even if many people
idolize him and many women are very attracted to having him as a crush. He has always been an inspiration for
me to succeed in excelling in everything the evidence that appears. He always gave proof of his trust and character in
all the moments when they were needed.

His image are marketed very carefully. He is marketed as a brand and goes out of his way to be stylish and current
with his self image also. It may be in some way unconscious atonement for his world cup retaliation kick against
Argentina.

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 Club career
Shortly after completing his trial and leaving home to settle himself in the academy, Beckham
quickly proved he was fit for the Manchester United program. After leading the youth team to a FA Youth Cup
success in 1992 and a league title in 1994, Sir Alex Ferguson started to count on him for the first team. Beckham made his
debut in September 1994 in a League Cup fixture against Port Vale, later scoring in his UEFA Champions League debut
against Galatasaray.

Beckham's professional club career began with Manchester United, where he made his first-team debut
in 1992 at age 17. With United, he won the Premier League title six times, the FA cup twice , and the UEFA
Champions League in 1999. He then played four seasons with Real Madrid, winning the La Liga
championship in his final season with the club. In July 2007, Beckham signed a five-year contract with Major League
Soccer club LA Galaxy. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan in 2009 and 2010.
He was the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games. He retired in May 2013 after a 20-
year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.

In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996 at the age of 21.
He was captain for six years, earning 58 caps during his tenure. He made 115 career appearances in total, appearing
at three FIFA world cup tournaments, in 1998, 2002 and 2006.

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 He spent a short loan spell at Third Division team Preston North End, where he made quite an impression scoring
twice in only five games, including a stunning corner kick goal.

United would retain the trophy the following season, in which Beckham was named Young Player of the
Year. What he didn’t know by then , is that more successes and international appearances with the English national team
were in store for him.

Just like he did during his career—for instance, when he donated his
salary during his five months at PSG to a local charity—Beckham continued to be involved in philanthropic works after
hanging up the boots.

Additionally, having the right to a discounted MLS franchise as part of his deal to join LA Galaxy,
Beckham founded expansion side Inter Miami CF, which he currently co-owns.

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 International career
Having established himself in the Red Devils’ first team, Beckham made
his way to the national team and played in his first FIFA World Cup at 23. Though he played in all qualifying
games of the 1998 World Cup in France, that tournament wouldn’t end as expected for the United star. In the
round of 16 against Argentina, Beckham left his team down to ten men after 47 minutes for kicking an
opponent. England eventually lost on penalties, and the media was harsh on Becks for months. On top of that, he would
leave behind that infamous episode vs. Argentina by embracing a pivotal role with England. On November 15, 2000
Beckham captained the Three Lions for the first time under interim boss Peter Taylor before Sven Goran-
Eriksson made him permanent captain.

On October 6, 2001, England was trailing 2-1 to Greece after 93 minutes. The outlook was far from encouraging, as
there was not much time left to avoid a World Cup playoff tie against Ukraine. That was when Beckham stood up and
scored a last- gasp free-kick at Old Trafford to send England to the 2002 World Cup.

His stint with the Spanish giants was not as successful as expected, though, as he only won a La Liga and a
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 Beckham stepped down from the role of England captain after suffering another penalty shootout defeat at the
hands of Portugal, this time at the 2006 World Cup. He was then dropped from future England squads until May 2007,
nearly a year after his last appearance. England failed to qualify for Euro 2008.He became only the fifth Englishman
to be awarded his 100th cap when he was selected for a friendly with France by new England manager Fabio
Capello in March 2008. He surpassed Bobby Moore's record (108) for most England appearances by an outfield player by
coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Slovakia in March 2009.

Beckham's final game in an England shirt came in a 3-0 win over Belarus in October 2009. He was denied
any further appearances by a ruptured Achilles which ruled him out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

His England career ended with a total of 115 caps and 17 goals.

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 Player profil
Teammates or score goals, attributes that saw him excel as a right winger despite his lack of significant
pace. Unlike his Manchester United teammate Ryan Giggs on the opposite wing, Beckham preferred to beat players
through his movement and passing, rather than going at opponents directly with the ball.
He formed a strong partnership on the right side of the
pitch with full-back Gary Neville during his time with the club, due to their understanding, as well as
Neville's ability to get forward with his overlapping runs, get on the end of Beckham's passes, and deliver crosses into the
box whenever the latter was heavily marked.

Beckham was a product of Sir Alex Ferguson's hard-working approach at Manchester United.
Ferguson said that Beckham "practised with a discipline to achieve an accuracy that other players wouldn't care
about." Beckham reportedly spent hours practising his free kicks after training sessions had ended.

Beckham helped London secure the rights to host the 2012 Olympic Games and was seen during the 2008
Beijing ceremony alongside Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis during the handover segment.

In a rare interview about politics, Beckham expressed his opposition to the United Kingdom leaving
the European Union in 2016.In 2019,a statue was unveiled outside of LA Galaxy's stadium to celebrate his achievements
for the club.

Moreover, he was also an accurate striker of the ball from distance, as well as being a competent penalty
taker. He also drew praise in the media for his ball control and ability to create space for himself on the pitch, as
well as his anticipation, composure, determination, athleticism, dedication, and intelligence as a footballer.
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 Football related business activities

In 2005, Beckham founded the ‘’David Beckham Academy’’ football school, operating from two sites, in
London and Los Angeles. It was announced in late-2009 that both would close. A mobile academy is being developed by
Beckham, to travel around the UK and further afield.

On 5 February 2014, MLS announced that Beckham had exercised his option to buy a MLS expansion team for $25
million, which he had received as part of the contract he signed with the LA Galaxy in 2007. The ownership group,
led by Beckham, originally hoped the Miami-based team would begin play in 2016 or 2017. After delays getting a
stadium deal completed, MLS announced in January 2018 that the team had been approved and would likely begin
play in 2020. The team name and crest were revealed on 5 September. Club Internacional de Futbol Miami –
more commonly known as, Inter Miami – is represented by a black crest with neon pink trimmings and herons
whose legs clasp to form an "M" for Miami.

Beckham is worth $450million according to Celebrity Net Worth and $1billion when combined with Victoria's net
worth, claims the Daily Mirror. He has been sponsored by Adidas throughout his sporting career and has been involved in
some of their most recent commercials, including a promotional video called Play With No Fear, which features Beckham
speaking about his experiences as an aspiring soccer player.Outside of soccer, Beckham has featured in commercials
for Gillette, Unicef, and H&M alongside comedian Kevin Hart. He has a range of fragrances including Homme,
Instinct and Intimately. As well as being the face of Eyewear - a range of sunglasses - in 2014 Beckham launched his own
whisky brand called Haig Club alongside agent Simon Fuller.

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 Personal life
In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams after she attended a Manchester United match. She was
famously known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls, one of the world's top pop groups at the time, and his team was
also enjoying a great run of success. Therefore, their relationship instantly attracted a great deal of media attention. The couple were
dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media. He proposed to her on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England. Their first
child was born fourteen months later.

On 4 July 1999, they married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the
best man, and the couple's four-month-old son, Brooklyn, was the ring bearer. The media were kept away from the ceremony,
as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! Magazine, but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs showing them
sitting on golden thrones, 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost £500,000.

Beckham's three sons have all played football in the Arsenal Academy. Like their father, Brooklyn and
Romeo have both done modelling work and been named among GQ's best dressed British men. Brooklyn previously played
football for Arsenal U16,[ but was released at the end of the 2014–15 season.

In his early-Manchester United career, Beckham lived in a four-bedroom house in Worsley that he bought directly
from the property developer as a 20-year-old in 1995. In 1999, shortly after his wedding he and Victoria bought a country house
set in 24 acres (10 hectares) in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, which the media nicknamed "Beckingham Palace".Beckham suffers
from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which he says makes him "have everything in a straight line or everything has to be in
pairs." Victoria Beckham claims, "If you open our fridge, it's all co-ordinated down either side. We've got three fridges – food
in one, salad in another and drinks in the third. In the drinks one, everything is symmetrical. If there's three cans, he'll throw one
away because it has to be an even number.

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 Harper and Cruz were baptized Catholic at Holy Trinity, Chipping Norton; among their
godparents were Eva Longoria and Marc Anthony.

Beckham's two sons have all played football in the Arsenal Academy. Like their father, Brooklyn and
Romeo have both done modelling work and been named among GQ's best dressed British men. Brooklyn previously
played football for Arsenal U16, but was released at the end of the 2014–15 season.

In his early-Manchester United career, Beckham lived in a four-bedroom house in Worsley that he bought
directly from the property developer as a 20-year-old in 1995. In 1999, shortly after his wedding he and Victoria
bought a country house set in 24 acres (10 hectares) in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, which the media nicknamed
"Beckingham Palace".

As of 2021, Beckham has more than 65 tattoos covering a large part of his body, including tattoos
on his hands, neck and head. There are names of his sons Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn, and of his wife Victoria. His
wife's name, tattooed on his left forearm, is in the Devanagari script.

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 Outside football
Beckham became known as a fashion icon, and together with Victoria, the couple became lucrative
spokespeople sought after by clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, and perfume and
cosmetics manufacturers. Early endorsements included the British hair styling brand Brylcreem for £4 million in 1997
which saw him appear in UK commercials. In 2002 he was hailed as the ultimate "metrosexual" by the man who invented
the term and has been described as such by numerous other articles since. The various iconic hairstyles he sported
throughout his career – including a buzz cut, a Mowhawk, and a ponytail – were widely covered in the media. This
honorific has been in dispute, however, since Beckham signed a deal with Qatar to become a brand ambassador for the 2022
FIFA World Cup.

Upon their arrival in Los Angeles on 12 July 2007, the night before Beckham's formal introduction, Los
Angeles International Airport was filled with paparazzi and news reporters. On the next night, Victoria appeared on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about their move to LA, and presented Leno with a number 23 Galaxy jersey
with his own name on the back. Victoria also talked about her NBC TV show Victoria Beckham: Coming to
America. On 22 July, a private welcoming party was held for the couple at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los
Angeles. A- list celebrities attending included Steven Spielberg, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes,
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

Beckham's many endorsement deals make him one of the most recognizable athletes throughout the
world. Having worn Adidas football boots from the start of his career (notably Adidas Predator), in 2003 he signed a
$160 million lifetime contract with Adidas, earning nearly half the money upfront, and will continue to earn
percentages of profits on all of his branded Adidas products. His 2004 Adidas television commercial "Kicking it", in
which he appears with England Rugby World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson, was voted among the best British
commercials of the year, and also featured as one of the Great Ads of the 21st Century in Channel 4's 2004 update of The
100 Greatest TV Ads.
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expired in 2009. He has also promoted The Walt Disney Company theme parks. In 2021, he became a global
ambassador for Maserati.

Beckham played a critical part in bringing the Olympics to London in 2012, travelling with the British
delegation to Singapore in 2005 for the host city selection. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics closing ceremony, Beckham,
Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis represented Britain during the handover segment for the 2012 Olympics. Beckham
rode a London double-decker bus into the stadium and Page and Lewis performed "Whole Lotta Love". He also
featured at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, carrying the Olympic flame to the stadium by
speedboat.

In March 2015 Beckham had the third highest social media rank in the world among sportspeople, behind Cristiano
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, with over 52 million Facebook fans. He also has over 57 million Instagram followers, the fourth
highest for a sportsperson, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar, and the most for a person from the UK.

In February 2020, Beckham mentioned that he enjoys spending hours assembling Lego pieces. In June
2020, Beckham became a minority owner of the London-based esports organization Guild Esports. In November
2020, EA Sports had an agreement with Beckham to feature him in FIFA 21, in which he would earn £40m from a
three-year deal. In June 2021, Beckham bought 10% stake of vehicle electrification firm, Lunaz

During the 2016 EU referendum, Beckham voiced his opposition to Brexit (the United Kingdom leaving the
European Union) stating: "For our children and their children we should be facing the problems of the world together
and not alone. For these reasons, I am voting to remain." Beckham was announced as the new
Ambassadorial president of the British Fashion Council on 11 May 2018. Prior to the June 2018 vote by FIFA member
nations for selecting the hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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 Conclusion
One of the first players to become such a renowned celebrity, David Beckham has managed to succeed both
on and off the field. He certainly left his mark everywhere he went in his career, and his name will forever be remembered
in world soccer.

Thouse are some facts about David Beckham. He is a great footballer.

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 Biography
Websites:
●https://www.thehighlightsapp.com/blog/david-beckham-biography
●https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Beckham
●https://www.biography.com/athletes/david-beckham
●https://www.ducksters.com/sports/david_beckham.php
●https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham

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