David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE[2] (born 2 May 1975)[3] is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.[4] He is also an established member of the England national team.
Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year[5] and in 2004 the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals.[6] Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.[5] He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.[7] With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.[8][9] Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000[10] until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,[11] during which he played 58 times. Since then he has continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap for England against France on 26 March 2008.[12] He is currently England's most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances.[13]
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.[5] During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.[5] He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons,[14] clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.[15]
In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.[16] Beckham's contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest player salary in MLS history.[17] His playing contract with Galaxy in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was worth $6.5m per year.[18][19][20] He debuted for the team on 21 July 2007 in a friendly versus Chelsea at The Home Depot Center,[21] and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final.[22] His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.[23]
Beckham is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (née Adams).[24] The couple have three sons and currently reside in Beverly Hills, California.
Contents[hide]
1 Club career
1.1 Childhood and early career
1.2 Manchester United
1.3 Real Madrid
1.4 Los Angeles Galaxy
1.5 Loan to Milan
1.6 Return to Galaxy
1.7 Second loan spell at Milan
2 International career
2.1 International goals
3 Coaching career
4 Discipline
5 Honours
5.1 Club
5.1.1 Manchester United
5.1.2 Real Madrid
5.1.3 Los Angeles Galaxy
5.2 Individual
5.2.1 Orders and special awards
6 Statistics
7 David Beckham Academy
8 Personal life
8.1 Affair claims
8.2 Legal issues
9 Fame beyond football
10 Charitable work
11 Appearances in films
11.1 Bend It Like Beckham
11.2 The Goal! Trilogy
12 Records
13 Tattoos
14 See also
15 References
15.1 Books
15.2 Internet
16 External links
Sunday, July 25, 2010
RAMAZAN TIMMINGS
Ramadan in 2010 will start on Wednesday, the 11th of August and will continue for 30 days until Thursday, the 9th of September. In North America (USA), in 2010 Ramadan will start a day later - on Saturday, the 12th of August (tentative dates). Dates will be confirmed when the new moon is actually sighted.Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims consider this whole month as a blessed month. They fast during the days of this month and make special prayers at night. People also give more charity and do extra righteous deeds. Also, in this Holy Month, The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) received the first revelation of Al-Qur'an (in one of the last ten odd nights of Ramzan). Ramazan/Ramadhan is the month of celebration as well as the month of discipline and self-control.
Monday, July 19, 2010
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