David Beckham Biography

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However, his delight immediately turned to dismal as he was accused to be the one who caused the defeat of England from Argentina in the round of sixteen after he got the red card for kicking Diego Simeone, the opponent team's player. Becoming a target of harsh criticism and mental abuse back in his homeland, the midfielder frequently received various kind of derision from opposition supporters whenever appeared on court afterwards.

During this dark period, a flicker of joy fortunately came down upon David as his fiancee, Victoria Adams, a Spice Girls' former member, gave birth to their first son, Brooklyn Joseph, on March 4, 1999. Subsequently married her exactly four months later in Ireland, he was truly given endless support either from his family or fans to keep moving on and he responded by displaying consistent play throughout the rest of season 1998-1999. Contributed in a significant number of United's goals through his crossing to forwards Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, he satisfyingly led the club to acquire another triple credit for winning FA Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League. Nevertheless, things still did not run quite smoothly for he again encountered unpleasant jests at Euro 2000 ...

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while his relationship with The Red Devil's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, began to deteriorate due to his growing celebrity status after marrying Victoria.

January 2001, however, became a turning point for David when he was appointed to be the captain of England's national squad by Sven-Goran Eriksson who replaced Kevin Keegan as the team's manager. Wanting to restore his reputation also get back people's respect on him, he strived hard to qualify England for the 2002 World Cup and fabulously produced a goal through his last-minute free kick during the game against Greece in October, thus made a draw of 2-2. Since England only needed a tie in this match, the score had certainly ensured England's place at the prestigious international competition, marking David's conversion from despised villain to a real national hero in the blink of an eye. In the meantime, he continued delivering his fine knack which helped United to maintain its status as FA Premier League winner so that it was not really surprising when he then was named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Despite his metatarsal injury that occurred while playing against Deportivo La Coruna in April 2002, David persisted in participating at the ...