David Beckham 

BY: Sajjal Ahmad 5a 

 

How is it possible a soccer player in America can

earn 250 million? It might be because of his good looks, a

famous musical wife, or an attention grabbing sense of

fashion. David Beckham has all these qualities. It is other

elements of his personality and his hard work. However

that makes him worthy to be a celebrity, followed by the

media and adored by the fans around the world.

David Robert Joseph Beckham’s early life was

centered on soccer. He was born on May 2, 1975 in

London, England. His father and mother both were avid

soccer fans, their favorite tem was Manchester united. It

was not surprising them that their son started

developing his soccer skills tournament subsequently

earned a place in a soccer academy. By the time he was

14, he had joined the Manchester United organization.

Even thought this team was located several hours away

from his home, and he had to work a part time job, he

made all the adjustments necessary through hard work.

He became a force with Manchester United, was an

instrumental in the team’s great success and earned a

place in soccer history there.

David Beckham’s achievements are many spread out

over several years. Receiving such awards as most

valuable player in the European Soccer Union (1999),

Britain’s sportsman of the year (2001), BBC Sports

Personality of the year (2001), and officer of the order of

the British Empire (2003) he has been a standout

wherever he has played. Beckham was on the English

world cup team10 years and was the captain of

Manchester united for many seasons. In 2oo3 he signed

 

with a team in Spain Real Madrid, and spread the fame

even farther. But he was eager to develop the image of

soccer in the United States and so in July he moved to

the U.S. to play with the LA Galaxy.

David Beckham’s accomplishments are impressive,

but what really makes him a superstar is more than his

soccer ability. It is his hard work wherever he has been

makes his worthy of being a celebrity. He has overcome

great mistakes like being ejected from a world cup game

against Argentina that that led to a loss with renewed

effort and concentration. He did this in spite of being

booed by the fans in the world cup disasters. These

qualities have enabled him to win back their hearts of

the fans. In addition, he perfected his penalty kicks to

such an extent there has been speculation that he

actually “bends” the ball. He seems aware or his own

good fortune and so has been a UNICEF (united nation

children’s fund) supporter since his early days in the

Manchester United

David Beckham has worked hard to become a

superstar that he is today. He is more a celebrity than he

deserves to be

BIBLOGRAPHY

Bose, mihir. “The 250,000,000.”