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| − | '''David Beckham''' (b. England May 1975) is an [[England|English]] football (soccer) star. He is the world’s richest footballer. He is the former England captain, and continues to be selected for his country | + | '''David Beckham''' (b. England May 1975) is an [[England|English]] football (soccer) star. He is the world’s richest footballer. He is the former England captain, and continues to be selected for his country although he now plays club football in America. Beckham made his name as a player with English club [[Manchester United]] and spent a period at Spanish club [[Real Madrid]]. In January 2007, he left Real and 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 07:51, October 30, 2007
David Beckham (b. England May 1975) is an English football (soccer) star. He is the world’s richest footballer. He is the former England captain, and continues to be selected for his country although he now plays club football in America. Beckham made his name as a player with English club Manchester United and spent a period at Spanish club Real Madrid. In January 2007, he left Real and 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 wife 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".