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David Beckham
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City F.C.. Primarily a right midfielder and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and set-piece taking, Beckham is considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest set-piece specialists of all time. He won 19 major trophies in his career, and is the only English player to have won a league title in four different countries: England, France, Spain, and the United States.
sports · English footballer (born 1975) · association football player · model · blogger · actor · entrepreneur · businessperson · sports executive · also David Beckham, David Robert Joseph Beckham, Beckham, Becks, Sir David Beckham, Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham
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The Times of India: 'We've always tried to protect our children': Victoria Beckham reflects on parenting with David Beckham a
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Yahoo: David Beckham’s shocking smile transformation: See before and after photos
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The Times of India: David Beckham’s wife Victoria Beckham on wanting to “protect” their family amid Brooklyn Beckham’s accusations
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Ipsos: Cuando una marca ya no necesita decir su nombre. Lo que Levi's, Heinz y David Beckham nos enseñan sobre el verdadero poder de los activos de marca
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Public attention spiked: 63,783 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.4× the usual 14,571, with 20 article edits. Editors noted: Celebrity status and commercial partnerships
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Public attention spiked: 122,311 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.4× the usual 14,571, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: HTTP to HTTPS for Wayback Machine, replaced: http://web.archive.org/ → https://web.archive.org/ (5)
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Public attention spiked: 121,402 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.3× the usual 14,571, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: missing "the"
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Public attention spiked: 71,027 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.9× the usual 14,571, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 56,355 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 14,571, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 53,933 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 14,571, with 0 article edits.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A series of photos shared online in January 2026 authentically showed Victoria Beckham dancing inappropriately during her son Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding to Nicola Peltz.” Fake.
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Beckham was added to Fortnite
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He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2026, attended by his wife Victoria and three of their children in Los Angeles.
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Reported claimRated The claim is totally false. David Beckham did not refuse Knighthood or punch King Charles III. The clip is manipulated using AI and there is no credible evidence to prove that this has happened. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Viral clip shows David Beckham refusing the Knighthood from King Charles III and punching him thereafter.” The claim is totally false. David Beckham did not refuse Knighthood or punch King Charles III. The clip is manipulated using AI and there is no credible evidence to prove that this has happened..
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Awarded Knight Bachelor presented by Charles III (2025).
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Won award: Knight Bachelor by King Charles III (2025).
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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “A suitcase with human remains was found in the Chesapeake Bay, and linking it to the Beckham family” False.
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Beckham was knighted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle in November 2025, in recognition of his services to sport and charitable causes.
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Bought a property in Miami Beach for a record-setting US$72M
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As part of Maserati's new personalisation programme, "Fuoriserie Essentials", the brand unveiled its first collection with Beckham
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On Netflix, 20 years after the alleged affair with Rebecca Loos took place
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A documentary called Beckham was released in 2023 on Netflix, 20 years after the alleged affair with Rebecca Loos took place.
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Scored two goals in five appearances, notably directly from a corner kick
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“[a platform for] progress, inclusivity and tolerance”
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If there's three cans, he'll throw one away because it has to be an even number." A staunch monarchist, Beckham queued for 12 hours in September 2022 to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state at Westminster Hall.
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Since 2022, following Brooklyn Beckham's marriage to actress Nicola Peltz, reports of tension between David Beckam and his eldest son have appeared in the press.
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Won Premier League Hall of Fame (2021).
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Won: Premier League Hall of Fame with FIFA 100 (2021).
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Beckham has been actively involved in beekeeping, animal husbandry and farming since 2020 in the barn they bought in the Cotswolds in 2016.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “David Beckham wearing 'Free West Papua' T-shirt” False.
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On 9 May 2019, at Bromley Magistrates Court, Beckham was banned from driving for six months.
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Awarded UEFA President's Award (2018).
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Won: UEFA President's Award with FIFA 100 (2018).
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He previously pleaded guilty to using a mobile phone while driving on 21 November 2018.
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Beckham added to his collection a tattoo of a solar system covering the left side of his scalp
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Reported net worth: $350M (as of 2015).
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“Tom Cruise, he’s a lot more famous than me.”
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“Soccer is a magical game.”
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A Portuguese company associated with Beckham's spokesman had their server hacked which contained personal emails from Beckham
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Claimed he had only coached four world class players throughout his time at United, excluding Beckham from the list, commenting: "I don't mean to demean or criticise any of the great or very good footballers who playe
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Launched 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund
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MLS announced that Beckham and a group of investors would own Inter Miami, which began playing in 2020
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2012–13).
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“I just want people to see me as a hardworking footballer, someone that”
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Beckham donated all his £3
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In 2013, Beckham donated all his £3.4M salary from Paris Saint-Germain to two children's charities in France.
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And that the Honours Committee was concerned about his tax affairs due to input from UK government department HMRC
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2013–2013) — 11 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Paris SG in 2013.
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Being listed as the highest-paid player in the world having earned over US$50M in the previous twelve months
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British magazine Marketing Week wrote of Beckham's "somewhat limited acting skills"
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Won: MLS All-Star Game with FIFA 100 (2012).
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Won: MLS Cup with LA Galaxy (2012).
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Won: Best MLS Player with FIFA 100 (2012).
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Awarded Best MLS Player ESPY Award (2012).
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Travelling with the British delegation to Singapore in 2005 for the host city selection
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Won: MLS Cup with LA Galaxy (2011).
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Awarded MLS Best XI (2011).
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Won: MLS Best XI with FIFA 100 (2011).
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Won: Supporters' Shield with LA Galaxy (2011).
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Awarded MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award (2011).
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Won: MLS All-Star Game with FIFA 100 (2011).
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Won: MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award with FIFA 100 (2011).
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Won: Supporters' Shield with LA Galaxy (2010).
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Won: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (2010).
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Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (2010).
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Played for AC Milan (2010–2010) — 11 appearances, 0 goals.
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The green-and-gold scarf had come to be seen as an anti-Glazer symbol, and by extension many saw Beckham's decision to publicly put it on as gesture of support
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In September 2010, Beckham announced that he was making a court application against prostitute Irma Nici and several others over claims in the magazine In Touch that he had had sex with her.
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And 2010, and became the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League games
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Played for AC Milan (2009–2009) — 18 appearances, 2 goals.
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Won award: FWA Tribute Award (2008).
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Awarded Best MLS Player ESPY Award (2008).
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Won: MLS All-Star Game with FIFA 100 (2008).
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Awarded FWA Tribute Award (2008).
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Won: Best MLS Player with FIFA 100 (2008).
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Awarded English Football Hall of Fame (2008).
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Won: English Football Hall of Fame with FIFA 100 (2008).
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Beckham's success in the England national team under Fabio Capello led to speculation that he might return to Europe to retain match fitness for the World Cup qualifying matches in 2009
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And the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021
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While praising him for rebuilding his reputation after the 1998 World Cup
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Known by the nickname "Golden Balls", Beckham acquired the name from Victoria, who revealed it on national TV in 2008 while praising him for rebuilding his reputation after the 1998 World Cup.
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Won: La Liga with Real Madrid (2006–07).
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Won: PFA Team of the Century (1997–2007) with FIFA 100 (2007).
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Played for LA Galaxy (2007–2012) — 98 appearances, 18 goals.
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That Beckham's increasing celebrity status, in particular following his highly publicised relationship with his future wife Victoria, had actually had a negative impact on his playing career
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“At school whenever the teachers asked,”
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Won: Real Madrid Player of the Year with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (2005–06).
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Lloyd's of London insured his legs for £100M
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Beckham founded the David Beckham Academy football school, operating in London and Los Angeles
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Career landmark: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (2005).
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Awarded FIFA 100 (2004).
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Awarded Best Male Soccer Player ESPY Award (2004).
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Won: Best Male Soccer Player with FIFA 100 (2004).
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Various newspapers carried claims by Beckham's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos that she and Beckham had engaged in an extramarital affair
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In 2004, various newspapers carried claims by Beckham's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos that she and Beckham had engaged in an extramarital affair.
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Won: Supercopa de España with Real Madrid (2003).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2003).
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Awarded UEFA Team of the Year (2003).
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Won award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II (2003).
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Awarded The FA England Awards (2003).
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Won award: England Player of the Year (2003).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2002–03).
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Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2003).
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Joined Real Madrid in 2003.
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Signed a US$160M lifetime contract with Adidas, earning nearly half the money upfront, and would continue to earn percentages of profits on all of his branded Adidas products
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Played for Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2003–2007) — 116 appearances, 13 goals.
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Won: FIFA World Cup Fans' All-Star Team with FIFA 100 (2002).
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Awarded UEFA Team of the Year (2002).
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Was hailed as the ultimate "metrosexual" by the man who invented the term and has been described as such by numerous other articles since
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year silver award (2001).
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Awarded UEFA Team of the Year (2001).
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Won award: Most assists in the Premier League (2000–01).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2000–01).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2001).
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Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (2001).
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Won: BBC Sports Personality of the Year with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (2001).
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Won: PFA Team of the Year with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (1999–2000).
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Won award: Most assists in the Premier League (1999–2000).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (1999–2000).
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Won: Most free-kicks scored in a Premier League season with First England player to score at three FIFA World Cups (2000).
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Awarded PFA Team of the Year (2000).
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Beckham was given permission to miss training to look after his son Brooklyn, who had gastroenteritis, but Ferguson was furious when Victoria Beckham was photographed at a London Fashion Week event on the same night, sta
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Won the English FA Cup with Manchester United (1998-1999).
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Won award: UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1998–99).
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Awarded UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1999).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Manchester United (1998–99).
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Awarded UEFA Club Football Awards (1999).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (1998–99).
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Won: PFA Team of the Year with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (1998–99).
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Awarded PFA Team of the Year (1999).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (1998–99).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Manchester United (1999).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year silver award (1999).
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Runner-up: Ballon d'Or (1999).
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Won award: UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1998–99).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester United (1998–99).
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Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year (1999 and 2001) and in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players
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Shortly after his wedding, he and Victoria bought a country house set in 10 hectares (24 acres) in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, which the media nicknamed "Beckingham Palace"
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After his son Brooklyn was born, following a conversation on the subject of tattoos with Mel B (then Mel G) and her then-husband, Jimmy Gulzar
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Awarded PFA Team of the Year (1998).
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Won: PFA Team of the Year with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (1997–98).
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Won award: Most assists in the Premier League (1997–98).
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2002 and 2006 as well as two UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2004
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Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (1997).
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Won the English PFA Young Players Player of the Year with England (1996-1997).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (1996–97).
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Won: PFA Team of the Year with Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996) (1996–97).
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Awarded Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1997).
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Awarded PFA Team of the Year (1997).
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Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (1996–97).
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Awarded PFA Young Player of the Year (1997).
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Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1996–97).
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Won: Tournoi de France with England (1997).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Manchester United (1997).
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Beckham started dating Victoria Adams after she attended a Manchester United match
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In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams after she attended a Manchester United match.
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Won the English FA Cup with Manchester United (1995-1996).
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Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (1996).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (1995–96).
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Won Premier League Player of the Month (1996).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Manchester United (1996).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (August 1996).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester United (1995–96).
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Played for England men's national association football team (1996–2009) — 115 appearances, 17 goals.
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Joined England in 1996.
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19951 item
In his early Manchester United career, Beckham lived in a four-bedroom house in Worsley that he bought directly from the property developer as a 20-year-old in 1995.
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Played for Preston North End F.C. (1994–1995) — 5 appearances, 2 goals.
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Played for England national under-21 association football team (1994–1996) — 9 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Manchester United F.C. (1992–2003) — 265 appearances, 62 goals.
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Joined Manchester United in 1992.
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Played for England national under-18 association football team (1992–1993) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Tottenham in 1987.
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Born 1975-05-02.
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Studied at Glendower Preparatory School.
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Career landmark: Participated in 2002 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2000 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1998 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2004 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 (tournament / event).
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Studied at Chingford Foundation School.
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Career landmark: Participated in 2006 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
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