David Beckham is an English professional footballer renowned for his dynamic play as a midfielder. His career began with Manchester United, where he achieved significant success, including multiple Premier League titles and a Champions League victory. He later moved to Real Madrid, becoming an icon and the first British player to reach 100 Champions League appearances. His tenure in Major League Soccer with the Los Angeles Galaxy marked another pivotal phase in his career. Beyond his sporting achievements, Beckham has transcended the field to become a global fashion icon and a highly searched online personality, establishing himself as an elite advertising brand.
My World
Because of his success on the football field and his high-profile marriage to a "Spice Girl", David Beckham has had much written about him. This however, is the first time he has revealed his own story. The text follows Beckham's life using photographs and his own words.
David Beckham is the world's most famous football icon. In May this year he brought down the curtain on a hugely successful playing career that spanned two decades, during which he proudly wore the shirts of Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, and England. He captained his country on 58 occasions, winning 115 international caps in total, an English record for an outfield player. His colourful and stellar career has been characterised by the emotional highs of great goals and remarkable trophy successes around the world, as well as by more than the occasional moment of set-back, disappointment and despair, but through it all Beckham has emerged as a universally adored figure, both inside and outside the game. Here, intimately talking us through 150 of his favourite images which define his playing days, he invites us behind the scenes of an incredible 20-year footballing journey.
He may live in Madrid but he continues to make front-page headlines. This is David Beckham's own story of his career to date, for Manchester United, Real Madrid and England, and of his childhood, family and private life. Featuring David's first full account of a turbulent year in Spain, on and off the field, and England's fortunes in Euro 2004.