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| − | '''David Beckham''' (b. England May 1975) football (soccer) [[English]] star. The world’s richest footballer. The former England captain, now in America, played for [[Real Madrid]] since making his name with [[Manchester United]]. In January 2007, he signed a five-year contract with [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]. | + | '''David Beckham''' (b. England May 1975) football (soccer) [[English]] star. The world’s richest footballer. The former England captain, now in America, played for [[Real Madrid]] since making his name with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. In January 2007, he signed a five-year contract with [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]. |
Beckham has also lucrative endorsement deals with companies such as Adidas, Pepsi, Gillette and Motorola. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ Times Online] | Beckham has also lucrative endorsement deals with companies such as Adidas, Pepsi, Gillette and Motorola. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ Times Online] | ||
Revision as of 16:08, July 25, 2007
David Beckham (b. England May 1975) football (soccer) English star. The world’s richest footballer. The former England captain, now in America, played for Real Madrid since making his name with Manchester United. In January 2007, he signed a five-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham has also lucrative endorsement deals with companies such as Adidas, Pepsi, Gillette and Motorola. Times Online
The David Beckham LA Galaxy shirt has become the biggest-selling sports jersey in the world, according to Adidas, the sportswear manufacturer with which the midfielder has a £320m lifetime deal. Beckham fans
He has three sons with Victoria Beckham: Brooklyn (b. 4 March 1999, Romeo (b. 1 September 2002) and Cruz (b. 20 February 2005).
His popular nicknames are "Becks" and "Spice boy".