Asperhapsthemostfamousfootballerontheplanet,DavidBeckhamshouldneednointroduction.Asfamousforhispopstarwife,hiseverchanginghairstylesandhismultimillionpoundendorsementdealswithmajorworldwidecompaniessuchasAdidasandGilletteasheisforhisfootball,DavidBeckhamtrulytranscendedtheboundariesbetweenfootballasasportandasapromotionaltoolforthelargerBeckhamcelebritybrand.

　　AsaplayerheburstontothesceneasafreshfacedgoalscoringmidfielderatManchesterUnitedinthemid1990sandbecametheposterboyforthatgenerationoftalentnurturedbySirAlexFergusonatOldTraffordwhichdominatedEnglishclubfootballthroughoutthe1990s.

　　Adeadballspecialist,BeckhamwasneverblessedwithgreatpacehoweverhisfantasticpassingandcrossingabilityfromwideareasandahighworkethicmadehimoneofEuropeanfootball'shottestpropertiesonthewaytocollectingnumerousEnglishPremiershipandFACuptitlesaswellastheEuropeanCupin1999aspartofManchesterUnited'slegendarytreblewinningside.

　　AshisnotorietyincreasedafterhissendingoffintheWorldCupin1998Beckham'scareercontinuedtorisetomakehimEnglandcaptainandsecondonlytoRivaldoasEuropeanFootballeroftheYearin1999.AsBeckham'sofffieldfamegrew,hisrelationshipwithmentorSirAlexFergusondeterioratedculminatingintheinfamousbootkickingincidentintheManchesterUniteddressingroomwhichsawBeckhamsportingacuthead.TherelationshipbetweenthetwoneverrecoveredandBeckhameventuallymovedtoRealMadridinthesummerof2003.

　　AtMadridtheBeckhamcommercialmachinewentintooverdriveasthemostrecognisablefaceinworldfootballcashedinonhisnowworldwideappealasamemberofRealMadrid's"galactico"collection.

　　ForEngland,BeckhamscoredinthreeseparateWorldCupsandcaptainedhiscountryforsixyears,playing94timesandscoring17internationalgoals.

　　BeckhamannouncedinJanuary2007thathewouldn'tberenewinghiscontractatRealMadridandhadsignedafiveyeardealwithLosAngelesGalaxyinMajorLeagueSoccereffectivefromJuly2007andworthareputed£128/$250million.

　　HisarrivalatLAGalaxyinJuly2007sawamediafrenzyastheUSpressandpublicrushedtocatchaglimpseofthenew"saviour"ofMajorLeagueSoccer.