David Beckham

Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (English: Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham, May 2, 1975 -), retired English men's football player, former captain of the England football team, one of the world's football legends, played as a midfielder before retiring, and once held the England record holder other than the goalkeeper position. He was the runner-up of the World Footballer in 1999 and 2001. Beckham was born in Leytonstone, London, and plays as a right midfielder. He started his career in the Premier League club Manchester United and started playing for the team at the age of 17. During this period, he won 6 Premier League championships, two FA Cup championships and a Champions League championship. He later played for La Liga club Real Madrid, Serie A club AC Milan, Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy and French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Beckham is most famous for his "golden right foot" on the court, which can accurately carry out long-distance passes, crosses and extremely pleasing free kicks. He has used this to obtain a large number of assists and goals both in his club and England football career. He ranks third on the Premier League's all-time assist list, with 152 direct assists in 265 appearances. In addition, he is the first English footballer to play more than 100 times in the top tier of the Champions League. Beckham is not only a famous player, but also off the pitch. His wife is Victoria Caroline Adam, a member of the Spice Girls. He also has outstanding appearance, versatile hairstyles and a positive image, as well as his own brand of men's perfume and other products, and has been the spokesperson of the sports brand Adidas for a long time. Therefore, he has a great influence on the mass media and the fashion industry. He has gained an unprecedented degree of recognition outside the football circle. In addition, he was once the highest-paid football player in the world, with an annual salary of more than 65 million US dollars. According to an estimate published in 2009, his total assets were as high as 125 million pounds. Net assets in 2014 were US$350 million. He announced his retirement in May 2013. In February 2014, Major League Soccer announced that Beckham and a group of investors would establish a team in Miami. On September 5, 2018, the team was named Inter Miami and the team joined the league in 2020.