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
Join in -- give the English pains in their legs on June 17 against Switzerland,
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 think the 2006 World Cup in Germany is probably as far as it will go for me as an England player,
It is important for me to have four or five more years in football.
I went into the World Cup always worrying about getting fit for the first game and I haven't got that worry now,
I went for the gaffer. I don't know if I've ever lost control like that in my life before. It was like some mad scene out of a gangster movie.
I went through a tough time for maybe three years after that,
I think the list is a list of the best managers in football. It's easy to say who you want but getting them is going to be difficult but then again this is Real Madrid.
I think the next England manager should be someone who's going to be right for the job whether he is English or foreign. I think the players would be happy to play under anyone if they are good for the team. But all the talk needs to stop about who's coming in because we need to concentrate on a huge competition.
It is frustrating to hear the fans criticize the manager so close to the World Cup. As players it is hard for us to take. They are entitled to their views because it costs a lot of money to follow the team everywhere.
I was asked if the next World Cup was going to be my last and I said possibly it could be, but I hope it isn't,
From watching him, I don't think that'll be a problem in his career,
From the word go, we're going to try and hit them as hard as we can,
I don't think we've done as much conditioning work at Real Madrid as we used to do at Manchester United.