David Beckham Career Highlights

DAVID BECKHAM CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Fifth most capped England player of all time


2. Only Englishman to have scored in three successive World Cup Finals


3. As of December 2005, one of only four players (and the only Englishman) to have appeared in over 100 Champions League matches


4. Finished runner up European Footballer of the Year 1999 and FIFA World Player of The Year in 1999 and 2001


5. BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2001


6. Opened Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002


7. Awarded OBE for services to football in 2003


8. Appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2005


9. Played prominent role in London's successful bid for 2012 Olympics


10. PFA Young Player of the year (97)


11. UEFA Champions League Footballer of the Year (99)