Wednesday’s Special: Meet David Beckham

In this third episode of Wednesday’s Special, The Writer will bring the readers into the life and brief story of a weekly selected footballer. Today, readers will have the chance to meet the world proclaimed 'Golden Balls', David Beckham, albeit in words only.

David Beckham began his football career at Manchester United. He also played for Preston North End, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Paris Saint-Germain. He was a former captain of England national team. He has won numerous amount of trophies and was known for his free-kicks and crossing ability. His techniques are so unique that Roberto Carlos during their time at Real Madrid, once said that he used to stand near the ball that Beckham was going to kick as he liked to watch how beautiful the balls were executed by Beckham. David Beckham became more popular after his marriage with Victoria, a former member of Spice Girls (world renowned girls band). In fact, The Writer thinks that Beckham is still and will forever be the most popular football player in the world because of his celebrity status. He and Victoria have three sons named Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz while they also have one daughter named Harper. David Beckham retired with PSG in the 2013.

There are so much things that readers already know about David Beckham. So, The Writer just put together facts about him that may sound rare for some...

1) Beckham never personally appeared in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham, except in archive footage. He and his wife wanted to make cameo appearances, but scheduling proved difficult, so the director used lookalike Andy Harmer instead

2)  Beckham makes a cameo appearance with Zinedine Zidane and Raúl, in the 2005 film Goal!: The Dream Begins.

3) Beckham captained England 59 times.

4)  Beckham has at least 20 tattoos adorning his body. There are names of his sons Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn, and the name of his wife Victoria.

5)  Beckham reportedly spent hours after training sessions ended practising his free kicks. Ferguson was quoted as saying "David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practises with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn’t contemplate."

6)  In 2005, Beckham founded the David Beckham Academy football school, operating from two sites: in London and in Los Angeles, California.