David Beckham
- Profession: Footballer
- Place/Date of Birth: 02 May 2020
- Associated with: Victoria Beckham
His Real Madrid team-mates Ronaldo, Raul and Michel Salgado began making fun of him after Spanish papers ran photographs of his visit to Buckingham Palace. David said: "They have been taking the Mickey ever since, calling me ’Sir’, saying ’your highness’ and bowing. It has been very funny." I bet!
Revealed: The fifth most popular Spaniard. 20/10/03
Hmm lets see - the obvious person to vote for in a ’Most Popular Spanish Person’ poll would have to be David Beckham surely.
David Beckham must be a bit of a chameleon - first he is a black icon according to Channel Four doc ’Black like Beckham’ screened earlier this year, and now we hear that in a Spanish poll David was voted the country’s fifth most popular Spaniard, just under the Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar.
Can it be David Beckham is so popular that every country and culture wants a piece of him? What can be next in this strange saga -actually don’t tell me - David is actually a lesbian. It’s got to be huh?
Footie Idol - 17/10/03
Forget Pop Idol - the next new thing on the block is to be a football idol - just like our David Beckham.
The BBC are going to film the new series for CBBC that will give hopeful youngsters a chance to meet with David, who will pass on tips and skills to help them in the future. The overall ’Footie Idol’ will get the ultimate football fans prize - tickets to a Premiership match and coaching sessions in the UK. So how many kick ups can you do?
Beckham bother - 29/09/03
The England team is facing an apprehensive wait to see if their captain David Beckham is fit enough to play in England’s Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey on October 11.
Beckham injured his right foot in Real Madrid’s loss to Valencia on Saturday after landing heavily and bruising the instep. The England skipper is out of Wednesday’s Champions League encounter with Porto.
And, asked whether he thought he would be available for the match in Istanbul next month, Beckham replied: "I really don’t know’.
Extremely Happy Together! - 22/09/03
David and Victoria Beckham have had to release a statement proving that they love each other, after a nasty tabloid rumour...
A few newspapers said that the famous pair were experiencing difficulties after David’s ?25m move to Real Madrid. But no - you vicious rumour mongers! The joint statement flew out in quick response and is as follows:
"Contrary to newspaper reports our marriage is not in crisis. We are extremely happy together as a family. Our only difficulty has been finding a house in Madrid that meets our needs.
"Since we first met our careers have always meant we have spent time apart. This is not a reflection on the strength of our marriage and we are very much enjoying our new life in Spain."
So bog off, I think that means!
Beckham is substituted - 11/09/2020
Vodafone has dropped David Beckham from its latest campaign in a bid to appeal to older people.
A nondescript 40-something man has replaced the 28-year-old England and Real Madrid star, who was paid ?1m to advertise the company’s camera phone.
Vodafone said the ?4m campaign is aimed at ’making older users be more spontaneous with their mobiles’. The firm also said that is was not dropping Beckham completely, he will still be featuring in its Live! Service campaign.
Super Becks - 18/08/03
Just when you thought it was safe. David Beckham is set to star in a worldwide Disney cartoon.
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David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on 2nd May 1975 and despite being a renowned national and international footballer, is probably more famous for his marriage to ‘Posh’, aka Victoria Beckham, their bizarrely named children and continued coverage in the gossip press.
Beckham’s football career began its steady climb when he first signed a trainee’s contract with Man U in 1991, making his league debut in 1995.
His contribution at Man U saw the team climb the ladder that is the English Premiere League and by 1998 he had also established himself on the international scene.
In 1998 Beckham was part of the England squad at the World Cup, but received a red card in the quarter final, for kicking out in anger at Argentian player Diego Simeone. England lost the game on penalties and David’s on-pitch behaviour became the object of much criticism on his return to England.
Despite his instrumental part in Man U claiming the Treble, Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, in the 98/99 season, Beckham’s real rise to fame didn’t start until 2000 when he was promoted to captain the England team.
In 2001 his performance in a qualifying match against Greece saved the day for the England team and shortly afterwards he was voted Sports Personality of the Year. In 2002 his leadership saw an unprecedented 5-1 defeat of Germany in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. The team went on to knock Argentina out of the cup on penalties, before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual winners Brazil.
Relations at home with Man U were strained during this time. A number of injuries left their star player incapacitated, whilst his growing celebrity status appeared to cause friction with teammates and manager alike.
In 2003 we all heard about the infamous ‘boot’ incident, when apparently, following a defeat against Arsenal, manager Alex Ferguson kicked a football boot at Beckham, it struck his eye causing a gash that required stitches.
In the summer of 2003 Beckham surprised fans by announcing a move to Spanish dream team Real Madrid, with whom he signed a four-year contract. During his time in Spain he split his time between the Spanish capital and his family who had remained at their home in England.
Despite winning over the fans in Spain and scoring well in the first season, the team itself didn’t perform well and were knocked out of both the Spanish and Champions League. It wasn’t until his fourth season in 2006/7 that the team won the Spanish Le Liga title, Beckham’s first since his arrival at the club.
During his time in Spain Beckham spent as much time in the papers as he did on the pitch, when accusations of an affair with personal assistant Rebecca Loos were printed in the tabloid press. His wife’s refusal to move to Spain fuelled yet further accusations that the marriage was on the rocks.
His career as England captain also seemed to be strained at this time, when during the 2006 World Cup he was substituted, a move that saw him weeping on the sideline. Shortly after this incident Beckham took the bold step of standing down from his position as captain and was subsequently dropped from the squad all together.
At the beginning of 2007 Beckham announced his swift departure from Real Madrid, in order to cross the Atlantic and join Los Angeles Galaxy.
2007 has seen the whole family move Stateside, with the Beckham’s continuing their domination of the world media in an attempt to ‘conquer’ the USA.
David and Victoria married on July 4th 1999 and have three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz
Updated July 2007
November 2007