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
Wayne can play any position but the way he plays for Manchester United, just off the main striker, is unstoppable. He runs at players and that is what causes teams most problems.
There are probably going to be many teams and many players who are going to try and wind Wayne Rooney up. He can handle it. Everyone knows he's a great talent. It's been well documented about his discipline but I don't think there's going to be a problem.
We can take a lot from that game, to play against one of the best teams in the world and we've outplayed them for 90 minutes, ... They've scored two goals in the last two minutes of extra time. We had a lot of young lads out there who played as if they had been around for a long time.
We grew up together so it was nice to lead our countries against one another,
We're in form. When we make the most of our potential, we can destroy any team we come up against.
Wayne can be whoever he wants to be. He's a great young lad and he's at the right club to be looked after and to be brought through. If he carries on doing what he's doing, creating chances for players and for himself, he's going to deserve those comparisons.
Playing against some of the best defenders in the world, he ran away from a couple and held off a couple and that's not easy to do,
It doesn't mean just because Michael is coming back, and I'm maybe in a different position, that things are going to change in the next game.
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 he's one of Britain's best young sportsmen.