Beckham signed for Madrid adding to the Galacticos 17 years ago today.
Thoughts on him? Top player IMO. Went to LA far too soon.
Thoughts on him? Top player IMO. Went to LA far too soon.
The Anna Kournikova of world football.
Very effective but not a great.
Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard were superior.
The Anna Kournikova of world football.
Daft haircut and a skirt springs to mindGood player but massively overrated due to his profile. Trading in a good portion of his career to be a celeb instead. Obviously his incredible set piece ability is what I always remember, that and daft haircuts.
Never seen as many women at Ibrox as that nightPlayed at Ibrox for AC Milan in a friendly against Rangers. After the game he spoke for an hour to all of the media and radio and left no one out for an interview.
When he was finished the rest of the Milan party were on the team bus.
He gave Rangers the utmost respect that night.
A waste to you maybe - he’s living in Miami owning a football team !Like to have seen him go to Barcelona rather than Real, Barcelona were at a lull at the time and Ronaldinho is seen as a legend there for what he did - that could have been Beckham. The number 23 thing was pretty poor as well. Hope he does something with English Football again one day, seems a waste all the Inter Miami stuff.
A waste to you maybe - he’s living in Miami owning a football team !
He earned £125million in 4 years, I’d say that’s the appeal!!Fair enough, don't see the appeal of the MSL myself - sure many don't, Gerrard being one.
He earned £125million in 4 years, I’d say that’s the appeal!!
A regular first team player for Manchester United for 10+ trophy filled seasons straight.
115 caps for England, 58 as captain.
155 appearances for Real Madrid.
Wasted in L.A and still managed to see out his career at AC Milan and PSG.
150 career goals in over 820 appearances - club and country.
Ballon d'Or runner up.
World player of the year award on two occassions.
England POTY.
UEFA club player of the year.
UEFA midfielder of the year.
UEFA team of the year x 2.
Real Madrid POTY.
PFA team of the year x 4.
Premiership top assists on three occassions.
England hall of fame.
UEFA president award.
A model professional, talented footballer, with excellent work rate, great reading of the game and had some of the best distribution about.
His off the park work should also be commended.
Good looking khünt too.
Haters gonna hate.
Why would he want to do something with english football? Hes living the life of luxury in miami English football isn’t the be all and end all of footballLike to have seen him go to Barcelona rather than Real, Barcelona were at a lull at the time and Ronaldinho is seen as a legend there for what he did - that could have been Beckham. The number 23 thing was pretty poor as well. Hope he does something with English Football again one day, seems a waste all the Inter Miami stuff.
Why would he want to do something with english football? Hes living the life of luxury in miami English football isn’t the be all and end all of football
Very effective but not a great.
Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard were superior.
I still remember around 97 or 98 when I was about 18, a guy used to mince about the centre of Killie pretending to be Beckham. A club called Expo was the place to be back then and this guy came in, fake tan, blond middle shed and a Sarong!!My favourite non Rangers player when I was at school.
Brilliant!I still remember around 97 or 98 when I was about 18, a guy used to mince about the centre of Killie pretending to be Beckham. A club called Expo was the place to be back then and this guy came in, fake tan, blond middle shed and a Sarong!!
Couldn't disagree more.
'Effective'. Lmao!
I like Beckham but he's a level below the best midfielders of the time; as well as Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard, there's Keane, Vierra, Zidane, Figo, Xavi, Iniesta, Alonso, Pirlo and Modric etc, etc.
An outstanding player that isn’t given the credit he’s due because of his celebrity status.
You don’t play for Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and PSG if you’re not an exceptional footballer.
That might have meant something at one time but not so much in the modern game. At least two, possibly three, of those moves were the transfer of image rights for marketing purposes more than anything.
It’s difficult to avoid the conclusion Alex Ferguson called it right - his head was turned by his wife and he seems more intent on promoting his brand than anything else.
Good player but massively overrated due to his profile. Trading in a good portion of his career to be a celeb instead. Obviously his incredible set piece ability is what I always remember, that and daft haircuts.
Not think only winning one trophy in 5 years at Real Madrid was a letdown? That first season was bad there, remember when they went out to Monaco Real were all over the place. Absolutely superb at Man U but after Club wise was a bit of a letdown really, amazing he only played in one tie past the CL second round when he left Man U.