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As shot icon David Beckham celebrates his 50th birthday, BBC Sport takes a look backmost astatine nan erstwhile Manchester United and England great's life successful photos.
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Beckham scored from nan halfway statement against Wimbledon successful nan past infinitesimal of nan opening time of nan 1996-97 play - possibly his astir celebrated extremity and nan 1 that launched his profession
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Beckham and Victoria Adams, much commonly known arsenic Posh Spice from girlband nan Spice Girls, started making love successful 1997. They announced their engagement successful 1998 and joined nan pursuing twelvemonth successful an Irish castle ceremonial featuring aureate thrones.
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Beckham has 4 children - sons Brooklyn (pictured), Romeo and Cruz, and girl Harper
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At nan 1998 World Cup successful France, Beckham was sent disconnected aft kicking retired astatine Argentina's Diego Simeone. He became, astatine nan time, only nan 2nd subordinate to beryllium sent disconnected for England astatine a World Cup, aft Ray Wilkins received a reddish paper successful 1986.
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Beckham delivered some corners from which Manchester United scored doubly successful wounded clip to hit Barcelona successful nan 1999 Champions League final, completing nan Treble
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Peter Taylor, though only caretaker head for 1 game, gave Beckham nan England captaincy successful 2000. Beckham went connected to lead nan broadside 59 times
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In possibly his astir iconic infinitesimal connected nan pitch, Beckham scored a 93rd-minute free-kick against Greece astatine Old Trafford successful 2001 to nonstop England to nan 2002 World Cup finals
The Beckhams appeared connected Sir Michael Parkinson's self-titled chat show successful 2001, a celebrated question and reply successful which Victoria fto gaffe her 'Golden Balls' nickname for her husband
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David Beckham and Kirsty Howard presented nan Jubilee Baton to Queen Elizabeth II during nan Manchester Commonwealth Games opening ceremonial successful 2002. Kirsty was calved pinch a uncommon bosom defect and was fixed conscionable weeks to unrecorded astatine nan property of four, but lived until she was 20 and raised much than £7.5m for Manchester's Francis House Children's Hospice.
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Beckham redeemed himself 4 years later astatine nan 2002 World Cup, his extremity from nan punishment spot sealing a 1-0 triumph for England against Simeone's Argentina
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David Beckham and nan England squad met Nelson Mandela earlier a friends against South Africa successful 2003. Known for his ever-changing hairstyles, Beckham later said he regretted having cornrows erstwhile he met nan erstwhile South Africa president.
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Beckham was near pinch a trim eyebrow aft he was deed by a footwear kicked by Manchester United leader Sir Alex Ferguson successful nan dressing room aft a 2-0 FA Cup conclusion by Arsenal successful 2003.
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Beckham joined Real Madrid's 'Galacticos' successful 2003. Because guardant Raul already wore Beckham's celebrated number 7 shirt, nan England skipper chose nan number 23 alternatively because of his admiration for hoops awesome Michael Jordan.
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Beckham near Real Madrid for LA Galaxy successful 2007, a move which transformed nan floor plan of Major League Soccer (MLS)
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During his clip astatine LA Galaxy, Beckham had 2 indebtedness spells astatine AC Milan. After a Champions League conclusion by Manchester United astatine Old Trafford, Beckham draped a greenish and golden scarf - symbolic of United fans' protests against nan Glazer family's ownership of nan nine - astir his neck. He later said he wasn't alert of nan scarf's relation pinch nan anti-Glazer campaign.
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Having been portion of nan successful bid to bring nan 2012 Olympics to London, Beckham played his portion successful nan memorable opening ceremony, driving nan speedboat that carried nan Olympic occurrence down nan River Thames to nan stadium
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Beckham joined Paris St-Germain successful January 2013 and it was location he played nan last lucifer of his profession 4 months later. He was successful tears arsenic he was substituted successful nan 80th infinitesimal against Brest, departing nan transportation to a opinionated ovation from fans
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In 2014, it was announced that Beckham had exercised his action to bargain a MLS description squad for $25m - portion of nan statement he signed pinch LA Galaxy. Inter Miami made its MLS debut successful 2020 and signed Argentine awesome Lionel Messi successful 2023
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