David Beckham è un calciatore professionista inglese, noto per il suo gioco dinamico come centrocampista. La sua carriera è iniziata con il Manchester United, dove ha ottenuto successi significativi, tra cui numerosi titoli di Premier League e la vittoria della Champions League. Successivamente si è trasferito al Real Madrid, diventando un'icona e il primo giocatore britannico a raggiungere 100 presenze in Champions League. La sua permanenza nella Major League Soccer con i Los Angeles Galaxy ha segnato un'altra fase cruciale della sua carriera. Oltre ai suoi successi sportivi, Beckham ha trasceso il campo per diventare un'icona della moda globale e una personalità molto ricercata online, affermandosi come un marchio pubblicitario d'élite.
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.