As he turns 50, Beckham has long since transcended football — but there is still one award he is desperate to earn ...

Former English soccer player and style icon David Beckham turns 50 on May 2, 2025. Here’s a photo gallery of his career as a ...

As football icon David Beckham celebrates his 50th birthday, BBC Sport takes a look back at the former Manchester United and England great's life in photos. David Beckham was one of Manchester ...

Caretaker manager Peter Taylor was responsible for making Beckham England captain for the first time (Owen Humphreys/PA) It may be easily forgotten that Peter Taylor stepped in as England ...

At the 1998 World Cup in France, Beckham was sent off after kicking out at Argentina's Diego Simeone. He became, at the time, only the second player to be sent off for England at a World Cup ...

Beckham helped Manchester United win the domestic double in 1995-96 but truly announced himself on the opening day of the following season when he lobbed Wimbledon goalkeeper Neil Sullivan from ...

The lowpoint of Beckham’s career came as he was sent off for petulantly kicking out at Diego Simeone during England’s defeat by Argentina in the last 16 of the 1998 World Cup. Many fans blamed ...