David Beckham updated - E3/U2/p2

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David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE __________ (be) born on the 2nd May 1975 in Leytonstone, England. As a student in Essex, Beckham’s football talent _________ (be) evident at an early age, he _______________ (win) the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills Award at the age of 11.

Beckham's career _________ (begin) when he ________ (sign) a professional contract with Manchester United on July 8th, 1991. He ________ (play) for the first-team for the first time in 1992, at the age of 17. While he ________________ (train) for Manchester United he __________ (win) the 1992 F.A. Youth Cup and he _____________ (become) a professional player in January 1993. While he ______________(play) with Manchester United he _______ (have) a key role in their dominance of the FA Premier League, which _______ (lead) to Manchester United winning the treble of the League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League in 1996.

In 1996 Beckham __________ (make) his international debut in a game against Moldova. Beckham _______ (be) the only Englishman to score in three different World Cups, he ______ (be) also only the fifth player in World Cup history to score twice from direct free kicks. He _______ (be) captain of the English national team from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006.

In June 2003 he _______ (leave) Manchester United to join Real Madrid. Real Madrid ___________ (pay) a transfer fee of $41 million for Beckham, who _______ (join) a team full of star footballers like Zinedine Zidane, Fuis Figo and Ronaldo.

In 2005 Beckham opened The David Beckham Academy in the UK and in Los Angeles. The Academy is a soccer school for boys and girls aged 8 to 15 and offers a variety of training programmes.

In 2006, after England's quarter-final exit at the World Cup in Germany, he ________ (resign) as the Captain of England. Steven McClaren, the England coach, also _________ (drop) him from the England national team on the 11th August 2006.

At the end of the 2006-07 Spanish season, David ________________ (find) it difficult to negotiate a new contract with Real Madrid, instead he ____________ (negotiate) a new five year contract, worth $250 million, with a major American League Soccer team L.A. Galaxy. In January 2007 it ______ (be) announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid.

However, in February 2007 there _________ (be) a sudden improvement in his football performance and Steve McClaren ________ (recall) him to the England team. There ________ (be) also last minute attempts made by Real Madrid to keep Beckham in Spain. However, the contract _________ (be) completed and, at the moment, Beckham _____________ (play) soccer in America.

David Beckham also __________ (profit) from a multitude of million-dollar contracts and a line of cologne for men, ‘David Beckham: Instinct’. He _______ (be) one of the most famous players in the world, and __________ (be) a celebrity even outside the football world. The famous Brazilian footballer Pelé ___________ (name) him as one of the world’s top 100 footballers.


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