David Beckham is always on the front page of any newspaper or headlined on tonight’s daily news wherever he happens to be. He is a world icon in every sense of the word, adored by his loyal fans world wide in Europe and now even more so in the US. He has been in the public eye more than anyone else in the game, and is now one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world. His style is followed by millions, whether it is his hairstyle or tattoos, he was and will always be copied by his loyal fans worldwide. He is undeniably the most famous soccer player in the world now and over the past decade.
Beckham started his flight to immortality on July 8th, 1991 as a trainee at Manchester United. As a child he had attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session at Barcelona, as part of a talent competition. He was part of United’s famous 1992 Youth Cup winning side. He didn't make his full debut for Manchester until April 1995 against Leeds United. He spent part of that season on loan at Preston North End. Coaches loved him because he was a dead-ball specialist with a superb range of passing, had amazing vision, composure and a persistent determination to succeed. The composure and determination has not left his side to this day. These are plenty of reasons why any team that has him has an automatic edge and teams on the other side of the ball hate to face him.
All of his good fortune had come to him under the budding age of 21. But it wasn’t until the 96/97 season where Beckham would really make a name for himself. One of the most amazing things people remember from his young career was scoring fr ...