David Beckham is one of the world's foremost media icons, his popularity transcending sport and cultural divides. This is his own in-depth account of his career to date, for Manchester United and England, and of his childhood, family and personal life.This is Beckham's fascinating life story in his own words. His rise through the ranks at the biggest club side in the world. His complex relationship with United boss Alex Ferguson. The England story, from being vilified by the nation before returning as the prodigal son to eventually captaining his country. His acrimonious falling-out with his manager and departure from Old Trafford in June 2003. And starting a new chapter of his life on foreign soil in the glare of the world’s press.Now from Beckham himself, we gain a vivid and eye-opening insight into the family man behind the famous footballer, the international model and fashion leader. He describes how he first met and then married ex-Spice girl Victoria Adams, and the upbringing of their two children Brooklyn and Romeo. How his family's every step is monitored by a posse of newshounds and paparazzi. Also, the influence of his parents, growing up as a shy youngster in the family home, and how their subsequent split affected him.Intimate and soul-searching, this is the real David Beckham like we have never seen before.
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David Beckham. David Beckham: My Side
David Beckham: My Side. David Beckham
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Table of Contents
The Back Garden, August 2004
1 Murdering the Flowerbeds
2 The Man in the Brown Sierra
3 Home from Home
4 DB on the Tarmac
5 The One with the Legs
6 Don’t Cry for Me
7 Thanks for Standing By Me
8 I Do
9 The Germans
10 My Foot in It
11 Beckham (pen)
12 Bubble Beckham
13 About Loyalty
14 United Born and Bred
15 For Real: Hala Madrid!
16 Futbol, La Vida
17 It’s Christmas
18 Let’s Face It
Career Record
Personal Summary
Early Career
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
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with Tom Watt
The three people who always make me smile
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‘You should be like Cas, you know. You should be talking like him. More than him, even.’
I’d be thinking: I prefer silence. As I’ve got more experienced – and especially since I’ve been a captain – I’ve come to understand how important it is to communicate on the pitch. Obviously you have to let a team-mate know if someone’s coming to close him down but, if someone can’t see a pass for himself then, by the time you’ve told him, the moment’s probably gone anyway. If you’re playing for Man United or for England, do you need your mate telling you, minute by minute, if he thinks you’re playing well? Of course you have to talk. Half the time, though, I thought Cas was talking just for the sake of it. It was like lining up alongside a commentator.
