David Beckham, The Man
Born on May 2, 1975, David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English soccer player who plays for Real Madrid and the England National Soccer Team. He made his debut at he age of seventeen.
London, England is his birthplace. Born to a kitchen fitter and a hairdresser, his father is David Edward Alan Ted Beckham. Although he does not practice any one faith in particular, he was much influenced by his Jewish maternal grandmother. Beckham’s father was a die-hard Manchester United fan.
Beckham was first brought to the attention of professional football when he won a talent competition by FC Barcelona. He played as a youngster for his fathers team, Ridgway Rovers. The first club he played for was Tottenham Hotspur. He trained with Manchester United’s youth training scheme and the Bradenton Preparatory Academy.
He found himself playing as substitute for Manchester United in 1992. David Beckham then signed the beginning professional contract of his career with Man U. During a game against Wimbledon in 1996, David Beckham scored an impressive goal, and first came to the real attention of the general public. Later that year he found himself playing in his first game for his country in the World Cup, against Moldova. In 1996 he was voted ‘player of the year’ by PPA Young. David Beckham was a starter in the 1998 World Cup playing in every game. There was an incident in the England game against France that led to defeat and blame being pointed at his feet. Fouling a French player who had fouled him and leading to a red card, meaning England were forced to play a man down the remainder of the match. David Beckham received death threats for the incident, many believed it was his fault England were knocked out of the World Cup.
During 1998-99 Manchester United won the FA Cup, Champions League and Intercontinental Cup. Beckham playing a large role in these victories. Except for the 1998 World Cup fiasco, Beckham largely remained a much loved England Soccer player, treating fans to many impressive goals and great all round match performances. He has always been loved by Manchester United fans after helping the team to many championships. David Beckham managed to win the titles ‘European Footballer of the Year’ and ‘FIFA World Player of the Year’ in 1999. Euro 2000 brought back old memories when poor performances by the England team rekindled criticisms, although David Beckham continues to be a huge force in Soccer, although leaving the England national team for a short spell currently Beckham is still representing his country in world soccer.
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