David Robert Joseph Beckham Spous: Victoria Beckham (4 July 1999 - now) 3 children
Nicknames: Dave, Becks, Golden Balls, DB7
Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Midfielder, Los Angeles Galaxy
Age: 33
Style icon: Steve McQueen
Favorite clothing purchase of 2008: "There is still time in 2008, so ask me next year."
Tailor: Armani
Most frequently worn items: "Due to the L.A. weather, it has to be a simple pair of shorts and top, at the moment."
Favorite sunglasses: "My wife’s range of dVb aviators."
Causes: "Victoria and I have the David and Victoria Beckham Children’s Charity, about which I am very passionate. I am also a goodwill ambassador for unicef."
Mini Biography
David Beckham is one of Britain's most iconic athletes whose name is also an elite global advertising brand. He was captain of the English national team from 2000 to 2006, scored in three different FIFA World Cups, and played midfield for clubs in Manchester, England and Madrid, Spain, before agreeing to move to Los Angeles, to play for Los Angeles Galaxy team on a five year contract beginning on July 1, 2007.
He was born David Robert Joseph Beckham on May 2, 1975, in Leytonstone, East London, England, son of Ted Beckham, a kitchen fitter, and Sandra West, a hairdresser. Beckham's maternal grandfather is Jewish, and he has been mentioning the religion as influence; he wears a tattoo written in Hebrew from the 'Song of Songs' in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), albeit he is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith. Beckham has always played in long sleeve shirts to cover up his tattoos in consideration of others who may feel uncomfortable due to their beliefs.
He was brought up by his parents, supporters of Manchester United, attended Bobby Charlton's football school in Manchester, and won a spot in a training session at FC Barcelona as a child. In 1986 he was a Manchester United's mascot for a match against West Ham United. From 1992 - 2003 Beckham made almost 400 appearances for Manchester United and scored 85 goals, although his official record counts only 62 goals in 265 official senior team's matches.
He had a good season in 1999 - 2000 and helped Manchester United to win the Premier League. At that time he married singer Victoria Beckham from the popular group Spice Girls, and the couple had their first son, Brooklyn, born in 1999. That same year Beckham was given a permission to miss training routine, in order to look after his son Brooklyn, who suffered from a stomach infection.
The Beckhams
The Beckhams, who have become known as "Posh and Becks", have three sons: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 1999), Romeo James Beckham (born 2002), and Cruz David Beckham (born 2005) who was named "Cruz" in honor of their friend Tom Cruise.
If I had to define Best Dressed I would define it as: what one becomes when he wears the attire of persons such as David Beckham. Then I would have a picture of Beckham next to it. . . seriously though he is ALWAYS on my best-dressed list and has yet to disappoint. He never under or over dresses, never tries too hard, or looks too casual- he dresses for perfection wherever he goes. And he is the PERFECT person to mimic if you want to have flawless style.
David Beckham is a total package, he combines athletic w/ suave w/sexy w/masculine w/urban w/cool w/prep w/tailored w/modern w/classic with everything fly to make a look that men crave to one day have. And he creates trends that would otherwise seem corny... including his "one shirt tail in one shirt tail out" look:
David at Teen' s Choice Award-he won Choice Male Athlete
"one-shirt tail in"
To get the David Beckham look you must combine:button down shirt + cardigan + relaxed fit jeans + brown leather belt + beaded bracelets= David Beckham's Style.
You can easily imitate him by shopping at Express or H&M. They'll have everything from the shirt to the optional tie. And most importantly Express will have the jeans that are a major part of the look.
His serious style and swagger has recently landed him on yet another "Best-Dressed" List, this time- Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed List. Check out his short interview in the magazine:
David is also in last month's Men's Health:
Extracts from his interview:On his comfort zone: "There is this madness around me, around my family. Without a doubt, out on the field is where I'm most comfortable, where I'm happiest, because I know what I'm doing, and I know I can do it."
On losing: "I'm a really bad loser. It stays with me for a while. I always take it quite personally when we don't win as a team or I don't win in everything else I do."
On relaxing: "People always ask me, 'Do you play golf?' Because a majority of sportsmen do. I used to play, quite a few years ago, but to be honest, I'd rather spend four hours with the kids than four hours on a golf course. As much as it can be relaxing, it's a frustrating sport. My way of relaxing is listening to music and spending time with the kids."
What another player said to him when he was 13 years old: "You'll never play for England, because you're too small and not strong enough."
Becks deserving the award...
Beckham won Best MLS Player at the 2008 Espy Awardslast month. His attire was impeccable.
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