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Facts

Also Known As Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham
Born May 2, 1975 (age 51) ā€¢ England
Notable Family Members spouse Victoria Beckham

Photos and Videos

David Beckham
David Beckham of Real Madrid in a white uniform dribbles a soccer ball during a match, with an opposing RCD Espanyol player behind him on the field.
David Beckham in a black tuxedo and Victoria Beckham in a strapless white gown pose together on the red carpet at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
A man wearing glasses and a blue turtleneck holds a globe patterned like a soccer ball, with stadium and physics equations in the background and text above stating Science of Soccer.
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Bobby Charlton kneels on a grass soccer field wearing a red jersey and white shorts, holding a vintage brown football with both hands.
Bobby Charlton
British football (soccer) player and manager
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard dribbles the ball as AC Milan Gennaro Gattuso pursues him during soccer match
Steven Gerrard: The Complete Midfielder
English football (soccer) player
Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United won the 2008 Champions League final, Moscow.
Alex Ferguson
Scottish football (soccer) player and manager
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti
Italian football manager and player
Liberian President
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Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane stand onstage holding Ballon d'Or trophies, Putellas in a white gown and Kane in a black tuxedo.
Harry Kane
English football (soccer) player
Il Fenomeno
Ronaldo NazƔrio
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid smiles and holds the UEFA Champions League Trophy on the field after the 2023/24 final at Wembley Stadium.
Jude Bellingham
English football (soccer) player
Wayne Rooney of England in a white jersey with number 9, crouched and focused during a 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-final soccer match against Portugal.
Wayne Rooney
English football (soccer) player
Gary Lineker, wearing glasses, smiles as he poses for a photograph at the National Theatre Up Next Gala in London.
Gary Lineker
English football (soccer) player and sports broadcaster
Sir Stanley Matthews in a dark jersey and white shorts dribbles a soccer ball on a field, with a packed stadium crowd in the background.
Stanley Matthews
British football (soccer) player
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Sir Matthew Busby
British football (soccer) player and manager
Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football (soccer) player
Lionel Messi, wearing Argentina number 10 jersey, looks upward with his hands raised in prayer as he celebrates scoring his team second goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri.
Lionel Messi
Argentine-born football (soccer) player
French soccer player Kylian Mbappe, wearing jersey number 10, takes a shot on goal during the FIFA World Cup quarter final against England at Al Bayt Stadium.
Kylian MbappƩ
French football (soccer) player
Neymar of Brazil in a yellow jersey takes a shot on goal as Dejan Lovren of Croatia tries to block him during the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter final match.
Neymar
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho holds the Champions League trophy as his players celebrate after defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid.
JosƩ Mourinho
Portuguese football (soccer) manager
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric passes the ball during the 2025 Copa del Rey final against FC Barcelona in Seville, with a red Copa del Rey banner in the background.
Luka Modrić: Conductor of the Midfield
Croatian football (soccer) player
Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.
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Brazilian football (soccer) player

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