David Beckham
- Profession: Footballer
- Place/Date of Birth: 02 May 2020
- Associated with: Victoria Beckham
Experts claim that this could not only damage what they refer to as ’the Beckham brand’ but also make it more difficult for high profile celebrities to gag those close to them with a contract in future.
David’s dressing down - Apr 05
David Beckham has been voted Worst Dressed Male in men’s style mag GQ. "Suddenly he looks wrong. He looks over dressed and poncey. You look back on Beckham-mania now and think, ’What was all the fuss about?’ He looks ridiculous," explained Claudia Croft, Fashion Editor for the Sunday Times Style, who helped compile the list. We couldn’t agree more.what’s wrong with Topman for goodness’ sake David?
Dave Jr - Apr 05
David Beckham’s son’s middle name has been revealed - he’s named after his daddy. Little Cruz may well choose to swap his names round when he’s old enough to realise that his name is going to earn him a few wedgies at playtime once he returns to Blighty but if he follows in his parents flamboyant footsteps no doubt he’ll relish in the silly moniker.
Backing future - Mar 05
Beckhams David Beckham launches football academy. The Real Madrid footballer, who has been credited in the past with making football one of the most desirable career paths for young people, has opened a new football academy for young players. The high profile launch of the ?10m academy - Becks donated ?2m himself - took place at the Millennium Dome and included a speech from the player who vowed he would never become a manager but instead would dedicate himself to his footballing academies in London and LA.
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Beck’s sanctum - Mar 05
David Beckham turns Wembley box in to shrine. According to reports David Beckham has started turning his box at the new Wembley stadium in to a shrine dedicated to himself. The ?200,000 a year box, which Becks has leased for ten years, is being kitted out with photos and press cuttings of the man himself undoubtedly featuring his biggest goals and news stories. The 20 seater box is reported to be on the half way line with an unrivalled view of the whole pitch, so at least there won’t be too much opportunity to be looking at the Beckham museum.
Eau de Beckham - Mar 05
David Beckham launches own fragrance. The footballer is getting together with global fragrance giants Coty Inc to create an aftershave bearing his name. The company, who already produces fragrances from Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, chose David to front their new fragrance because of "his incredible athletic talent combined with his unique glamour and style." Victoria will also be given the opportunity to create her own perfume through the company.
Baby Becks - Feb 20, 05
David Beckham welcomes third baby boy in to the world. The footballer was snapped leaving a Madrid hospital where wife Victoria has given birth to the couple’s third baby boy. Brother to Romeo and Brooklyn the new addition has been named Cruz and was born on 20th February at 10:40am, weighing in at 3.2 kilos. A spokesperson for David and Victoria told press that there were no complications and both mother and baby are doing well.
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Victoria Beckham
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