The Behind Story Of David Beckham Tattoo's

As of 2013, Beckham had a total of 32 tattoos. Now he have 40 tattoos. There are names of his sons Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn, and the name of his wife Victoria. His wife's name, tattooed on his left forearm, is in Hindi script because Beckham thought it would be "tacky" to have it in English. Unfortunately, this was misspelt as the equivalent of 'Vihctoria'. Another tattoo is written in Hebrew, reads אני לדודי ודודי לי הרעה בשושנים, translated into "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, that shepherds among the lilies."  

Beckham Charitable Work

Beckham has supported UNICEF since his days at Manchester United and in January 2005, the English national team captain became a Goodwill Ambassador with a special focus on UNICEF's Sports for Development program.

In 2012 he met with UK Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street to call for more action to help children affected by malnutrition around the world. In 2015, his tenth year as a UNICEF Ambassador, Beckham launched 7 The David Beckham UNICEF Fund to help protect children in danger. 

In June 2015 he visited Siem Reap in Cambodia, where he met with child victims of violence. Beckham has pledged his support for the Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign. He is also a patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
                                                         

Beckham is a founding member of the Malaria No More UK Leadership Council and helped launch the charity in 2009 with Andy Murray at Wembley Stadium. Beckham also appeared in a 2007 public service announcement for Malaria No More U.S, advertising the need for inexpensive bed nets

Since joining Major League Soccer, Beckham has been a very public advocate in the U.S. for related charities such as "MLS W.O.R.K.S." On 17 August 2007, he conducted a youth clinic in Harlem, along with other current and former MLS players. This was in advance of his first New York City area match the following day against the New York Red Bulls. That team's Jozy Altidore and Juan Pablo Ángel were also with Beckham, teaching skills to disadvantaged youth to benefit FC Harlem Lions.

David Beckham Films

 

Goal! The Dream Begins is a 2005 sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon and produced by Mike Jefferies. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal! This film was made with full co-operation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film. The second installment Goal II: Living the Dream was released in February 2007. The third installment, Goal! III: Taking on the World was released in June 2009.

 

Beckham makes a cameo appearance with Zinedine Zidane and Raúl, in the 2005 film Goal!: The Dream Begins. Look a like Andy Harmer, who played him in Bend It Like Beckham, also appears here in one party scene as Beckham.

Beckham himself appears in the sequel Goal! 2: Living the Dream in a larger role, when the film's lead character gets transferred to Real Madrid. This time the story centres on the Real Madrid team, and besides Beckham, other real life Real Madrid players also appear on and off the pitch, alongside the fictional characters. 

Beckham appeared in Goal! 3: Taking on the World which was released straight to DVD on 15 June 2009. Despite moving to Los Angeles, California, Beckham has expressed no personal interest in pursuit of acting roles, saying he is too "stiff". 

David Beckham Academy

In 2005, Beckham founded the David Beckham Academy football school, operating from two sites in London and in Los Angeles, California.

The mission of the David Beckham Academy is to provide excellence in pursuit of soccer development. The Academy offers youth soccer summer camps, targeted to players of all ability levels, ages 8 to 15. The David Beckham Academy is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for young aspiring soccer players. Every camper will come away accepting the importance of hard work, healthy living, team concepts and will understand the importance of having fun every time they step on the soccer field. 

The David Beckham Academy camp curriculum was written by the famed Manchester United FC Youth coach Eric Harrison, who produced superstar David Beckham along with the richly talented Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Philip, Gary Neville and Nicky Butt. Every camper will perform the same soccer drills that David Beckham and his coaching staff did as youth players. Nationally recognized training partner, Athletes' Performance will also have a strong presence at both the three and five day camps. 

Beckham and the camp staff will put each soccer player through a variety of assessments in which speed, agility and strength are tested. After examining each player's strengths and weaknesses, the staff will then create a plan to maintain and improve each player's game.

David Beckham Football Career

-Club Career 

Manchester United  
 

 

Having singed fo Manchester United as a trainee on 8 July 1991. Beckham was a part of a group of young players, including Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phill Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes, who were coached by Eric Harrison and heled the club win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992. Shortly arterwards, Beckham signed as a professional on 23 January 1993. 

On 7 December 1994, Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring a goal in a 4–0 victory at home to Galatasaray in the final game of the group stage. However, despite the victory they finished third out of four in their group behind FC Barcelona. Beckham made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 2 April 1995. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence in the club's young players. Beckham swiftly established himself as United's right-sided midfielder. He was a key player in United's third successive league title in 2000-2001 only the fourth time that any club had achieved three league titles in a row. 

Real Madrid

Beckham joined Spanish Real Madrid for €35 million on a four year contract. He then played four seasons with Real Madrid. Though announced in mid-June, the transfer was completed on 1 July 2003. Playing on a star-laden team which included three former FIFA World Player of the Year recipients, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Luís Figo, in addition to Roberto Carlos, Raúl and Iker Casillas. Beckham was unveiled in front of 500 accredited journalists from 25 countries at Real's basketball facility, where he was handed the famous white shirt by club legend Alfredo di Stéfano. He decided to wear number 23 instead, citing his admiration of basketball player Michael Jordan, who also wore the number 23 shirt, as the reason behind his decision.

In late July 2003, the club went on a tour of the Far East as part of the pre-season training, but also to cash in on Beckham's huge marketing appeal in Asia where he enjoyed tremendous following. During the season, Beckham established football academies in Los Angeles and east London and he was named a judge for the 2006 British Book Awards.

On 17 June 2007, the last day of the La Liga soason,Beckham started in his final match for the club a 3-1 win over RCD Mallorca, which saw them clinch the title from Barcelona. With Real down 0-1, beckham limped off the field and was replaced by Jose Antonio Reyes who scored two goals leading the team to that season's La Liga title. Beckham had signed with them and 30th overall in the club's history. A month after the conclusion of beckham's real career. Forbes magazine reported thath he had been the party primarily rsponsible for the team's huge increase in merchandise sales. a total reported to up US$600 million during beckham's four years at the club.

La Galaxy

Beckham's involvement with Major League Soccer began while he was still a Real Madrid player when it was confirmed on 11 January 2007 that he would be leaving Madrid in six months to join MLS side LA Galaxy. The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put to an end and the following day Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.

Beckham's actual deal with the Galaxy was a 5-year contract worth US$32.5 million in total or $6.5 million per year. On the strength of the signing and the media frenzy it created, the club was able to pull off a new 5-year shirt sponsorship deal with Herbalife nutrition company worth US$20 million. Beckham's contract with LA Galaxy took effect on 11 July, and on 13 July, the famous Englishman was officially unveiled as a Galaxy player at the Home Depot Center to much fanfare and world media interest in front of more than 5,000 gathered fans and some 700 accredited media members. Beckham chose to wear number 23. It was announced that Galaxy jersey sales had already reached a record figure of over 250,000 prior to this formal introduction.

Beckham trained with Arsenal from 4 January 2008 for three weeks, until he returned to the Galaxy for pre-season training. Beckham scored his first league goal with the Galaxy on 3 April against the San Jose Earthquakes in the ninth minute. On 24 May 2008, the Galaxy defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3–1, giving the Galaxy their first winning record in two years and moving the club into first place in the Western Conference. In the match, Beckham scored an empty-net goal from 70 yards out. The goal marked the second time in Beckham's career that he had scored from his own half, the other being a 1996-goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. Overall, however, the Galaxy had a disappointing year, failing to qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.

After his return from Milan on 2 March, Beckham helped the Galaxy to a fourth-place finish in the MLS Western Conference 2012 regular season with Beckham scoring seven goals and adding nine assists. The Galaxy defeated Vancouver, San Jose, Seattle and then 3–1 over Houston to retain the MLS Cup. He was subbed off in the 89th minute for Marcelo Sarvas and was given a standing ovation at their home venue. Beckham had earlier announced that the 2012 MLS Cup Final would be his final game with the Galaxy despite having another year remaining on his contract.

Paris Saint-Germain
 

On 31 January 2013, ahead of the transfer deadline it was announced that Beckham would be undergoing a medical with Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a potential move to the Ligue 1 side. Beckham signed a five-month deal with the club later that afternoon and confirmed that his entire salary during his time in Paris would be donated to a local children's charity.

 

His Paris Saint-Germain debut came on 24 February 2013, when he came off the bench in the 76th minute in a Ligue 1 home match against Olympique Marseille. This made him the 400th player in the history of the club. 

Retirement 

 

On 16 May 2013, Beckham announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of that year's French football season. Following his decision to retire at the end of the 2012–13 season, Beckham was given specially designed boots in the colours of the Union Jack to wear in his final game. These boots had the names of his wife, Victoria, and children stitched on to them. On 18 May 2013, Beckham was made captain in his final home game against Brest. In this game Beckham assisted a goal by Matuidi from a corner. Beckham was subbed after 80 minutes, receiving hugs from his fellow players and manager, as well as a standing ovation from fans. PSG went on to win the game 3–1 against

-International Career

On 1 September 1996, Beckham made his first appearance for the England national football team. Beckham had played in all of England's qualifying matches for the 1998 World Cup and was part of the England squad at the World Cup finals in France. 

On 15 November 2000, following Kevin Keegan's resignation as England manager, Beckham was promoted to team captain by the caretaker manager Peter Taylor, and then kept the role under new manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. 

Beckham was partially fit by the time of the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and South Korea, and played in the first match against Sweden. Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in January 2005 and was involved in promoting London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. In October 2005, Beckham's sending off against Austria made him the first England captain to be sent off and the first player to be sent off twice while playing for England. He captained England for the 50th time in a friendly international against Argentina the following month. 

After a poor performance from England at the World Cup Capello remained as manager, but was under pressure to revamp the England squad for the imminent UEFA Euro 2012 qualification campaign. He unveiled a new team at the next England match, a home friendly game against Hungary on 11 August 2010, with Beckham still unavailable for selection but aiming for a return to playing in MLS by the following month. In the post-match interview, Capello said of the prospect of the now 35-year-old Beckham playing any future competitive matches for England, that "I need to change it. David is a fantastic player but I think we need new players for the future", referring to the new players that play in Beckham's right midfield position. "This is the future of the team under Fabio Capello or another manager."
He said that Beckham may be selected for one last friendly game, stating, "If he is fit, I hope we will play one more game here at Wembley so the fans can say goodbye." Beckham's agent released a statement reiterating Beckham's position that he had no desire to retire from international football, and would always make himself available for selection for England if fit and if needed. Beckham was named in the provisional squad to represent the Great Britain Olympic football team at the 2012 Olympics.

The Other Side Of David Beckham

Beckham also became known as a fashion icon, and together with Victoria, the couple became lucrative spokespeople sought after by clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, perfume and cosmetics manufacturers, hair stylists, exercise promoters, spa and recreation companies. In 2002, Beckham was hailed as the ultimate "metrosexual" by the man who invented the term and has been described.

Beckhams were paid $13.7 million in 2007 to launch his fragrance line in the U.S. In the world of fashion, David has already appeared on the covers of many magazines. U.S. covers have included the men's magazine Details, and with his wife for the August 2007 issue. In 2003 he signed a $160 million lifetime contract with Adidas, earning nearly half the money upfront, and will continue to earn percentages of profits on all of his branded Adidas products. He had a 10-year collaboration with Pepsi Co. that expired in 2009. Other endorsements include Armani, Breitling, H&M, Diet Coke, Burger King and Samsung, which in 2012 earned him $27.7 million. He has also promoted Walt Disney Co. theme parks.

Beckham has several eponymous video games, including Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island, a platform game for the Game Boy Advance, and David Beckham Soccer, a football game for a number of different platforms, and he was brand ambassador for exercise video game EA Sports Active 2. Beckham featured in EA Sports' FIFA video game series and he was on the cover for the International edition of FIFA 98.

In January 2014, Beckham appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC in the U.S, and in March he made a guest appearance in the BBC's Sport Relief special of Only Fools and Horses. He was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.

Life Of David Beckham

 

Early Life

David Beckham was born on 2 May 1975, Leytonstone, London, England. His parents name is Ted Beckham, an appliance repairman and his wife Sandra Georgina, a hair stylish. David was the family's only son. A middle child between to sisters. Beckham grew up with parents and siblings who were committed fans of Manchester United, England's legendary soccer franchise.

 

Personal life 

In 1997, Beckham stared dating with Victoria adams, after she attended a Manchester United match. He proposed to her on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England. On 4 July 1999, David and Victoria married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. Staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost £500,000.

David and Victoria Beckham have four children, Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo James, Cruz David and his daughter Harper Seven. Beckham's three sons have all played football in the Arsenal Academy. Like their father, Brooklyn and Romeo have both done modelling work and been named among GQ's best dressed British men. Beckham's eldest son Brooklyn previously played football for Arsenal U16, but was released at the end of the 2014/2015 season. 

In his early Manchester United career, Beckham lived in a four-bedroom house in Worsley that he bought directly from the property developer as a 20-year-old in 1995. In 1999, the Beckhams purchased their most famous home in Hertfordshire, unofficially dubbed Beckingham Palace, for £2.5 million, but subsequently sold it to insurance entrepreneur Neil Utley for £11.3 million in March 2014. In January 2014, they purchased a £45 million house in Holland Park, London, on which they spent a further £3 million renovating before moving in.