Countless men admire and respect, countless women love and fall in love, not only extraordinary football players, but also epoch-making global sports idols, David Beckham can be said to be an extremely unique and difficult to reproduce a modern football superstar, but also an indelible youth memory in the hearts of a generation of fans.
Both unique and hardworking, fans who know him will probably agree that under the handsome appearance, David Beckham has a warrior-like strong heart, giving people the impression on the field that he will never stay, and he can practice his life outside the field to make up for the lack of energy, and work hard just to get the round machete that makes the fans lose their souls.
Any star has his own anecdotes or anecdotes, and Beckham, who enjoys the title of "Ten Thousand Charms", is no exception. In this article, I will take stock of ten anecdotes about David Beckham that may not be widely known so that fans who are interested in him can get to know him more fully. Of course, due to space limitations, if there is any discussion or supplement, please leave a message in the comment area to share.
First, about Beckham's family and upbringing
David Beckham comes from an ordinary working class in east London, his parents Ted is a cook, his mother Sandra works in a beauty salon, and David Beckham is the second oldest in the family, with an older sister and a younger sister. In terms of appearance, Beckham was lucky, and he chose the best place for his parents to grow up.
On the road to football, Father Ted is definitely Beckham's guide and mentor. As a teenager, Ted also had the dream of being a professional player, because of his limited level, he could not play in the high-level league, but only spent his youth in the regional league.
After retiring, although Ted was a chef, he never gave up football, often playing wild football on weekends, and he also coached an amateur team, Redvilleworth, and then extended his unfinished football dream to his son Beckham. Sandra is also very supportive of Beckham's football dreams, and when Ted is busy, the responsibility for picking up Beckham to train football and supervising him to practice falls on his mother.
The unfortunate thing is that Ted and Sandra suffer together but cannot get rich together, and after David Beckham became famous, their relationship was rifted, and they divorced in 2002, each with their own lives and wonderful.
Before joining the Manchester United academy, Beckham spent some time in Tottenham's academy
David Beckham is a native of London, and his family is partly a big fan of Tottenham, such as his grandfather. Before Beckham joined the Manchester United youth training system as a teenager, 11 to 12 years old, he had tried his feet in Tottenham's youth training system and stayed for a while, but although the Tottenham coaching team at that time provided Beckham with a youth training contract, the overall enthusiasm for the teenager Beckham was not very strong, and Beckham's father did not let Little Bay join Tottenham's professional training system.
At the age of 13, Hey bee received an invitation from Manchester United Club, then joined the football school hosted by Charlton to stand out, signed a contract with Manchester United to become a football apprentice, and then rose with the well-known Class 92 students to become a new force in Manchester United.
David Beckham was once a teammate with Moyes
Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, La Angeles Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, mention the teams where David Beckham has been, I believe many fans can count these clubs like a family treasure. However, perhaps only very hardcore Beckham fans or Manchester United fans will remember that Beckham actually played for Preston In the lower league.
Back in the '94-95 season, 19-year-old David Beckham was loaned out on loan to third-division side Preston. Of the people who were teammates with Beckham in that preston team, the most famous person was David Moyes, who later had the opportunity to coach Manchester United and became a "thousand years of injustice", and Moyes was also the big man in preston at that time.
Fourth, about Beckham's idol
Most people who love football have their own idols, and David Beckham, who is a player, is no exception. Growing up at Beckham, former Manchester United king Eric Cantona played such a role. It can be said that The degree of Beckham's admiration for Cantona is carved into the daily style.
It is precisely because Cantona likes to wear long-sleeved jerseys that Beckham, as a little fan, is used to wearing long-sleeved jerseys at the beginning of his career, and in his early years he learned to stand up for idols, and idol Cantona also took good care of Xiaobei. After Cantona's departure, David Beckham also took over the legendary Manchester United number seven shirt from his idol.
David Beckham changed to the Number 23 shirt at Real Madrid in tribute to Michael Jordan
When David Beckham moved to Real Madrid in 2003, he needed to re-select his shirt number, who used to wear the number 7 at Manchester United and the national team, because Real Madrid's no. 7 belonged to Bernabeu Prince Raul, who did not intend and did not have to give up the number 7 shirt to Beckham.
After some thought, David Beckham decided to wear the No. 23 shirt, much of which was that David Beckham himself admired and admired the god of basketball, Michael Jordan, and Real Madrid and he personally intended to open up the North American fan market. In fact, Jordan also admired Beckham, and the two later became good friends. When Beckham first came to the United States to play, Jordan gave him a lot of help and advice on integration.
David Beckham has twice finished second in the Annual World Footballer of the Year awards
What level of player was David Beckham in his heyday? In the World Footballer of the Year selection, David Beckham finished second twice in 1999 and 2001, losing to Rivaldo of Brazil and Figo of Portugal the latter.
It should be frank that Beckham is indeed a player whose fame is greater than his strength, but this is only because his fame is the level of the king of the ball, which does not mean that his strength is poor. It can be said that David Beckham is both a strength faction and an idol faction, and he has long been a top 10 player in the world at his peak, and he is almost a little bit closer to becoming the first person of the year in football at his peak.
Beckham has trained with arsenal more than once and let his eldest son Brooklyn join arsenal's youth system
As mentioned earlier, David Beckham is a Londoner and, although he never played for a London team, his prestige in London is quite high. In addition to playing for tottenham's youth team as a teenager, there is also a little-known thing, that is, Beckham has trained with Arsenal teams in 2008 and 2013 to restore and ensure their form, and then manager Wenger is also very welcome to the crowded David Beckham, and the two have a very good personal relationship.
Perhaps because he has practiced with Arsenal and has a certain understanding of the Gunners system, David Beckham has sent his eldest son Brooklyn to the Arsenal youth system after retiring, but unfortunately Brooklyn is not the material for professional players.
Beckham had Chinese tattoos on his body
Obsessed with tattoos, Beckham has been adding new motifs to his body since his debut, including many family-related commemorative marks and various famous sayings. For Chinese fans, the most special one is probably Xiao Bei's Chinese tattoo on the left rib: life and death are destined for wealth and wealth.
This tattoo was tattooed by Xiao Bei in March 2008 in Hong Kong, China, by Shen Longwei. By the way, james and Bryant have tattoos from this tattooist.
Beckham met Victoria at a charity football match
Football not only brought Fame and Fortune to David Beckham, but also to him. Back in 1997, during a charity football match, Beckham, who was in attendance, met Victoria, an entertainer who was a member of the Spice Girls Choir at the time, and fell in love with her at first sight.
After getting the phone number of the hot girl, Beckham wrote it down in many places, and when he returned home, he called the hot girl for the first time to start pursuing, and Victoria also had an early affection for Beckham, and the two progressed quickly and loved so far.
In a sense, Victoria, whose fashion and business sense was explosive, began to make David Beckham truly evolve from a handsome footballer to an epoch-making sports icon that swept all over Europe and the world.
After meeting Victoria, David Beckham is still a hard-working player, but he is no longer the training maniac who used to have only football in the world and often came to the stadium to practice and walked late. As we all know, as time passed after knowing Victoria, Ferguson and Beckham gradually developed some rifts.
Beckham most wants to be remembered as a hard-working player
In an interview with his good friend Gary Neville after retiring, David Beckham was asked how he most wanted fans to remember his image. After a moment of reflection, David Beckham gave one such reply, saying that he only wanted people to remember him when they mentioned him as a hard-working player, and that was enough.