David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer from Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Real Madrid and captains the English national team. He is especially noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit free-kicks and corners, particularly long-range free-kicks.

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OBE - May 2 - 1975 - English - Footballer - Leytonstone - London - Midfielder - Real Madrid - English - Free-kick - Corner

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He signed schoolboy forms for Manchester United 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, but after winning another league medal in 1997, he was sent off in a World Cup match against Argentina and became a figure of public hatred among many English football supporters. He continued to play well, though, 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. While his performances for Real Madrid have attracted praise, he had not won anything significant there, as of September 2005.

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Manchester United - 1989 - 1991 - 1992 - 1995 - Premier League - FA Cup - 1996 - 1997 - World Cup - Argentina - UEFA Champions League - Sir Alex Ferguson - 2000 - 2001 - Real Madrid - 2005

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David Beckham is, by most counts and according to number of hits on the Google search engine, the most famous sports personality in the world.{{ref|googlehits}} He is known for his good looks, celebrity lifestyle and wide international fan base. .Beckham's highly publicised marriage to Spice Girl and media celebrity Victoria (née Adams), otherwise known as Posh Spice, has made them both popular targets for the tabloid press, which has dubbed the couple "Posh and Becks". They have three sons, Brooklyn, born March 4, 1999, Romeo, born September 1, 2002, and Cruz, born February 20, 2005.

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Google - Celebrity - Marriage - Spice Girl - Victoria (née Adams) - Tabloid - Press - March 4 - 1999 - September 1 - 2002 - February 20 - 2005

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