David Robert Joseph Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer widely regarded as the most famous player still in the sport. He currently plays for Real Madrid and is captain of the English national team. David Beckham is especially noted for the quality of his crossing and the ability to hit free-kicks particularly from long-range and swinging corners. He is also famed for his celebrity lifestyle trappings, media attention, marriage to former Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham and marketing potential.

He signed schoolboy forms for Manchester United F.C. in 1989, became a trainee in 1991 and signed a professional contract with them soon after making his first first-team appearance in 1992. By 1995, he had established himself as a first-team player at United and won Premier League and FA Cup winners' medals with the club in 1996. He was soon selected to play for England after winning another league medal in 1997.

He was sent off in a World Cup match against Argentina on June 30th, 1998 for kicking Diego Simeone. Beckham became a figure of public hatred among many English football supporters, but he continued to play well and helped United win the league, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League the following year. His relationship with the club's manager Sir Alex Ferguson began to deteriorate, though, and although he won further league championships with United in 2000 and 2001, he left the club to join Real Madrid in 2003, after another league title that year. While his performances for Real Madrid have attracted praise, the team itself has been in turmoil. Beckham has had 5 different coaches at the club and failed to win any major trophies with his struggling new team. Beckham is one of only four players to have appeared 100 times in the Champions League.

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