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David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBEborn 2 May 1975is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C. Milan, as well as the England national team, for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons,[clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy signing a five-year contract with them on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan in 2009 and 2010.
In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, which he played 58 times. He earned a much-publicised hundredth cap against France on 26 March 2008,and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009 when he surpassed Bobby Moore's total of 108 capsWith 115 career appearances to date he has stated that he does not intend to retire from international football, having missed the 2010 World Cup through injury and not featuring in England manager Fabio Capello's post-World Cup plans
Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising dea Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.He is third in the Premier League's all time time assist provider chart, with 152 assists in 265 appearances. was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004 With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion iconWhenjoining the MLS in 2007 he was given the highest player salary in the league's history, with his playing contract with the Galaxy over the next three years being worth US$6.5m per year.
He has been married to singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham since 1999; they have four children.
Contents
* 1 Club career
o 1.1 Childhood and early career
o 1.2 Manchester United
o 1.3 Real Madrid
o 1.4 Los Angeles Galaxy
o 1.5 Loan to Milan
o 1.6 Return to Galaxy
o 1.7 Second loan spell at Milan
o 1.8 Second return to Galaxy
* 2 International career
o 2.1 International goals
* 3 Coaching career
* 4 Discipline
* 5 Honours
o 5.1 Club
o 5.2 International
o 5.3 Individual
+ 5.3.1 Orders and special awards
* 6 Statistics
* 7 David Beckham Academy
* 8 Personal life
o 8.1 Affair claims
o 8.2 Legal issues
* 9 Fame beyond football
* 10 Charitable work
* 11 Appearances in films
o 11.1 Bend It Like Beckham
o 11.2 The Goal! Trilogy
* 12 Records
* 13 Tattoos
* 14 See also
* 15 References
o 15.1 Books
o 15.2 Internet

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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite Portuguese pronunciation: ʁiˈkaɾdu iˈzɛksõw duˈsɐ̃tus ˈlejt born 22 April 1982, commonly known as Kaká, is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madri and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of fifteen that he chose to focus on football.
In 2003 he joined Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. After his success with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid for a world record fee of £56 million, smashing the previous record of Zidane, £49 million.[4] Kaká's record was later broken by Cristiano Ronaldo when he joined Real Madrid for a fee of £80 million. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN' World Food Programme
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Club career
o 2.1 São Paulo
o 2.2 Milan
o 2.3 Real Madrid
* 3 International career
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Career statistics
o 5.1 Club
o 5.2 International goals
* 6 Honours
o 6.1 Club
o 6.2 Country
o 6.3 Individual
* 7 References
* 8 External links