• epa03563114 British football player David Beckham poses during a news conference to announce signing with Paris Saint Germain football club, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, 31 January 2013. EPA/IAN LANGSDON
    epa03563114 British football player David Beckham poses during a news conference to announce signing with Paris Saint Germain football club, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, 31 January 2013. EPA/IAN LANGSDON
  • David Beckham celebrates assisting his PSG teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic (not pictured) in a Ligue Un match against Rennes last month. He donated his wages to charity. Damien Meyer / AFP Photo
    David Beckham celebrates assisting his PSG teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic (not pictured) in a Ligue Un match against Rennes last month. He donated his wages to charity. Damien Meyer / AFP Photo
  • Beckham became the first English player to win league titles in four different countries. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES
    Beckham became the first English player to win league titles in four different countries. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES
  • Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 in London. He joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old trainee in 1991. By 1995 he became a regular during the club's most successful era. Paul Barker / AFP Photo
    Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 in London. He joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old trainee in 1991. By 1995 he became a regular during the club's most successful era. Paul Barker / AFP Photo
  • Beckham captained England 58 times. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
    Beckham captained England 58 times. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
  • David Beckham talks to Sir Alex Ferguson as they prepare for their 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Barcelona. Beckham completed the double with United that season. Patrick Hertzog / AFP Photo
    David Beckham talks to Sir Alex Ferguson as they prepare for their 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Barcelona. Beckham completed the double with United that season. Patrick Hertzog / AFP Photo
  • Britain's David Beckham holds the Olympic torch during the ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame to Britain from Greece in 2012. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
    Britain's David Beckham holds the Olympic torch during the ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame to Britain from Greece in 2012. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
  • Italian soccer club AC Milan's new loan-signing David Beckham poses with fans after his first training session with the team at Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai on December 30, 2008. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh / Reuters
    Italian soccer club AC Milan's new loan-signing David Beckham poses with fans after his first training session with the team at Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai on December 30, 2008. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh / Reuters
  • David Beckham waves to fans in his last game for the LA Galaxy in 2012. He joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in July 2007 in a mega-money deal in a bid to promote football in the United States. Robyn Beck / AFP Photo
    David Beckham waves to fans in his last game for the LA Galaxy in 2012. He joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in July 2007 in a mega-money deal in a bid to promote football in the United States. Robyn Beck / AFP Photo
  • 29 Sep 2001: Manchester United Captain David Beckham celebrates scoring Man Utd's 5th goal during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match against Tottenham Hotspur played at White Hart Lane in London, England. Man Utd won the match 5 - 3. \ Mandatory Credit: Ben Radford /Allsport
    29 Sep 2001: Manchester United Captain David Beckham celebrates scoring Man Utd's 5th goal during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match against Tottenham Hotspur played at White Hart Lane in London, England. Man Utd won the match 5 - 3. \ Mandatory Credit: Ben Radford /Allsport
  • Beckham was capped 115 times by England. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
    Beckham was capped 115 times by England. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
  • THIS PICTURE MAY ONLY BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EDITORIAL FEATURE. Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (r) celebrates with team mate David Beckham, after scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup 4th round clash against Liverpool.
    THIS PICTURE MAY ONLY BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EDITORIAL FEATURE. Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (r) celebrates with team mate David Beckham, after scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup 4th round clash against Liverpool.
  • David Beckham in action for AC Milan, who he played for on loan on two occasions in the MLS off-season. Christian Charisius / Reuters
    David Beckham in action for AC Milan, who he played for on loan on two occasions in the MLS off-season. Christian Charisius / Reuters
  • Beckham ceebrates scoring from the halfway line against Wimbledon in the 1996/97 season Mike Cooper / Allsport UK
    Beckham ceebrates scoring from the halfway line against Wimbledon in the 1996/97 season Mike Cooper / Allsport UK
  • Beckham signed for Real Madrid £25 million in 2003 and after the Spanish club went three seasons without a major trophy, the team won the league title in 2007. Philippe Desmazes / AFP Photo
    Beckham signed for Real Madrid £25 million in 2003 and after the Spanish club went three seasons without a major trophy, the team won the league title in 2007. Philippe Desmazes / AFP Photo
  • David Beckham was famous on the pitch as he was off it. Here he poses for photographers in Police sunglasses. Allsport UK/ Getty Images
    David Beckham was famous on the pitch as he was off it. Here he poses for photographers in Police sunglasses. Allsport UK/ Getty Images
  • David Beckham celebrates scoring a last minute free kick to earn England a 2-2 draw against Greece and passage into the 2002 World Cup finals. The footballer has announced his retirement from football at the end of this season. Adrian Butler / AP Photo
    David Beckham celebrates scoring a last minute free kick to earn England a 2-2 draw against Greece and passage into the 2002 World Cup finals. The footballer has announced his retirement from football at the end of this season. Adrian Butler / AP Photo
  • Beckham, right, receiving a red card from Denmark's referee Kim Milton Nielsen during the England's defeat to Argentina on penalties at World Cup 98. Denis Doyle / AP Photo
    Beckham, right, receiving a red card from Denmark's referee Kim Milton Nielsen during the England's defeat to Argentina on penalties at World Cup 98. Denis Doyle / AP Photo
  • Beckham with his wife Victoria, the former Spice Girls pop star, in Los Angeles. They married in 1999. Alex Gallardo / Reuters
    Beckham with his wife Victoria, the former Spice Girls pop star, in Los Angeles. They married in 1999. Alex Gallardo / Reuters

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