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 didn't want to go there [America] at 34 years old and for people to say he's only going for the money. It's not what I'm going out there to do
It's not easy when someone pulls your ponytail.
I showed that I wasn't just at Real Madrid to sell shirts.
It's is always nice to be respected as a footballer. I am going to go out and enjoy the game and if I can set one or two goals up then so be it - I would love to.
Interviewer: Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player? Beckham: Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side.
I think the most important goal I scored in Spain was the first one because people were wary about me coming over to Spain as a player - they thought I was just there to sell shirts.
I hope I become a better player day after day. This is one of my goals. I want to improve in every situation, but when you are playing along with top figures, it is a quality bonus and a bigger effort. Besides, the Spanish Liga also gives you the chance to progress and improve.
I would like to have Brooklyn christened but I'm not sure which religion yet.
I've got friends in the different teams I've played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case.
Some men over-tweeze their eyebrows, and it's just too perfect. Men are meant to have kind of a bushy brow. Too much aftershave is also off-putting; it's one of my pet hates.
I think I've lost a lot of my gay fans to Gavin Henson. It's a shame because I really love them.
Pele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born
My life here is perfect and I'm happy at Real Madrid so of course I want to stay as long as I can.
We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion.