I’ve been told that I’m the biggest David Beckham fan people have ever met. I assure you that I don’t go gaga over his pics, but as a player he is everything you’d expect – extremely hard-working, talented, gives 110% every time and is flawed as well as simple genius.
Becks had an illustrious career with Manchester United before being kicked out by SAF and thrown Real Madrid’s way, who then proceeded to shoot themselves in the foot by giving him a poor contract which led him to head towards LA Galaxy, where Becks will, in all likelihood, end his professional career.
He’s been excellent for England as well, both under Eriksson and under McClaren (who saw the light finally and picked him for the national team).
Gary Andrews is still wading through the ocean of comments attracted by last week’s MyFC column, so he asked me...
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Written by Chris Nee. 2 comments
Beckham overshadows national team 2-0 defeat of Mexico, World Cup bid, new women’s league, Drew Carey’s Seattle Sounders
Although the shrill cry of flocking football pundits proclaim that on March 9, David Beckham...
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Luiz Felipe Scolari shed some insight into his situation at Chelsea right before he was given the pink slip by Roman Abramovich on Monday. He admitted that...
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Was the failure to capture the 1995/6 Premiership having at one stage enjoyed a 12 point lead the beginning of the end for the Newcastle dream and Kevin Keegan’s managerial credibility?
This week we ponder what might have been if the Magpies’...
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Written by markwithoutspin. 12 comments
There are some days when life just seems like it’s giving you a big punch in a sensitive place.
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Cast your mind back to Saturday August 15th 1998. Manchester United were kicking off their season with a home game against Leicester City and one David Beckham was making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. His infamous moment of petulance at...
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Written by Adam Axon. 54 comments
David Beckham, with his floppy hair and unassuming ways, was an instant success at Manchester United.
A lifelong United fan, who had made the journey from the south with his dad to attend our games at Old Trafford, with an ability that stood...
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Written by Scott the Red. 10 comments
As I watched him both before, during, and after the game tonight in Rome, one has to marvel at the professionalism of this man. He hasn’t played competitive football since November, yet he played virtually the entire game tonight at the Stadio...
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Written by Steve Amoia. 14 comments
Air Beckham landed yesterday in Milan.
The move has been criticised by some who see it as a ‘glamour’ signing for Milan and a ‘fashion capital’ move for the Beckhams, but Beckham has always had his critics on and off...
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Written by Steve Amoia. 8 comments
David Beckham is finally an AC Milan player, albeit for a short period of time. He arrived in the Italian city on Saturday morning after which Beckham went for the medical.
Beckham is joining the Italian powerhouse on a short term contract as...
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