116-485: DB7 may refer to: David Beckham (born 1975), English footballer who played for Manchester United and England wearing the number seven shirt The Douglas DB-7 bomber, also known as the A-20 Boston The Aston Martin DB7 motor car [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
232-540: A 20-year career. In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was captain for six years , earning 58 caps during his tenure. He made 115 career appearances in total, appearing at three FIFA World Cups in 1998 , 2002 and 2006 as well as two UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2004 . Beckham held the England appearance record for an outfield player until 2016. A global ambassador of football, Beckham
348-429: A European Championship title, as well as the first European team to win three consecutive major tournaments. In scoring the third goal of the final, Torres became the first player to score in two European Championship finals. He was equal top scorer for the tournament with three goals in total, along with Mario Balotelli , Alan Dzagoev , Mario Gómez , Mario Mandžukić , and Cristiano Ronaldo , despite only being used as
464-521: A UK poll conducted by Channel 4 in 2002, the British public voted the goal No.18 of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments . In a 2016 Sky Sports poll, it was ranked the best opening day goal in Premier League history. During the 1996–97 season, Beckham became an automatic first-choice player at Manchester United, helping them to retain the Premier League title, and was voted PFA Young Player of
580-491: A United player; he scored 16 goals in all competitions, the best of his career. Following an injury early in the 2002–03 season , Beckham was unable to regain his place on the Manchester United team, with Ole Gunnar Solskjær having replaced him on the right side of midfield. His relationship with his manager deteriorated further on 15 February 2003 when, in the changing room following an FA Cup defeat to Arsenal,
696-513: A deal for Beckham's transfer, but instead he joined reigning Spanish champions Real Madrid for €37 million on a four-year contract. Beckham was the latest signing in the Galácticos era of global stars signed by club president Florentino Pérez every summer. The news came as a bitter blow to the newly elected Barcelona president Joan Laporta , who based much of his presidential campaign on signing Beckham. The transfer to Real Madrid
812-535: A footballer.' And they'd say, 'No, what do you really want to do, for a job?' But that was the only thing I ever wanted to do." Beckham was a late developer and not selected to represent the England Schoolboys' team primarily on account of his small size. He attended one of Bobby Charlton's Soccer Schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session with Barcelona , as part of
928-523: A free kick from the edge of the 18-yard box against Manchester United's arch rivals Liverpool at Anfield . In the 1998–99 season , he was part of the United team that won the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League , a unique feat in English football until Manchester City's 2022–23 season . There had been speculation that the criticism that he had received after being sent off in
1044-407: A furious Alex Ferguson threw or kicked a boot that struck Beckham over the eye, causing a cut that required stitches. The incident led to a great deal of transfer speculation involving Beckham, with bookmakers offering odds on whether he or Ferguson would be first to leave the club. Although the team had started the season badly, their results improved greatly from December onwards and they won
1160-503: A goal from Eder in the 109th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's world-renowned striker, came out of the game due to injury in the 25th minute. This was the first time Portugal won a major tournament. For the 2020 tournament , three bids were proposed, including a bid from Turkey, a joint bid from the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and a joint bid from Georgia and Azerbaijan. In December 2012, however, UEFA announced that
1276-558: A goal less than three minutes into his La Liga debut). Queiroz mostly favoured the adaptable 5–3–2 formation, with two fullbacks Míchel Salgado and Roberto Carlos, often joining the attack down the wings, while Beckham played on the right of the three-man midfield, alongside Zidane and Figo. Real Madrid were runners-up in the Copa del Rey , were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage and finished
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#17327729840911392-482: A goalless draw against Leeds United. He played four times for United in the league that season, as they finished second behind Blackburn Rovers , missing out on a third successive Premier League title by a single point. He was not in the squad for the FA Cup final with Everton on 20 May, which United lost 1–0, leaving the club without a major trophy for the first time since 1989. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had
1508-406: A good season for his club, though, and helped United to win the Premier League by a record margin. He was never a problem until he got married. He used to go into work with the academy coaches at night time, he was a fantastic young lad. Getting married into that entertainment scene was a difficult thing – from that moment, his life was never going to be the same. He is such a big celebrity, football
1624-630: A great deal of confidence in the club's young players. Beckham was part of a group of young talents Ferguson brought into United in the 1990s (known as " Fergie's Fledglings "), which included Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville . When experienced players Paul Ince , Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis left the club after the end of the 1994–95 season, his decision to let youth team players replace them instead of buying star players from other clubs (United had been linked with moves for players including Darren Anderton , Marc Overmars and Roberto Baggio , but no major signings were made that summer), drew
1740-442: A great deal of criticism. The criticism increased when United started the season with a 3–1 defeat at Aston Villa , with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game. However, United recovered from this early-season defeat and the young players performed well. Beckham swiftly established himself as United's right-sided midfielder (rather than a right-winger in the style of his predecessor Andrei Kanchelskis) and helped them to win
1856-423: A great footballer and a very dedicated professional. His team spirit is unsurpassed and he is one of the best English players of all-time and if only because of that he is with us." —Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez during Beckham's unveiling. As the summer 2003 transfer window approached, Manchester United appeared keen to sell Beckham to Barcelona and the two clubs even announced that they reached
1972-421: A household name when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon . With United leading 2–0, Beckham noticed that Wimbledon's goalkeeper Neil Sullivan was standing a long way out of his goal, and hit a shot from the halfway line – 57 yards out – that floated over the goalkeeper and into the net. His goal celebration saw him raise his arms and walk away smiling rather than run as he often would. In
2088-411: A knockout competition. The groups are again played in a league format, where a team plays its opponents once each. The same points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). A schedule for the group matches will be drawn up, but the last two matches in a group must kick off simultaneously. The winner and runner-up of each group progress to the next round, where
2204-403: A knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winners of the quarter-finals matches progress to the semi-finals, where the winners play in the final. If in any of the knockout rounds, the scores are still equal after normal playing time, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams. Unlike
2320-499: A luxury box at the Santiago Bernabéu , it was only Beckham's second piece of silverware since he joined the famous club. Towards the end of the season, as Beckham was getting back into Capello's good books after successfully fighting his way back into the first team, Real Madrid announced they would try to untie his transfer to LA Galaxy, but were ultimately unsuccessful. Several weeks before Beckham's scheduled arrival in
2436-568: A match. During a two-year period in which Beckham played for Brimsdown Rovers ' youth team, he was named Under-15 Player of the Year in 1990. Beckham attended Chingford County High School in Nevin Drive, Chingford . He also attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy, but signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United on his 14th birthday, and subsequently signed a Youth Training Scheme contract on 8 July 1991. Having signed for Manchester United as
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#17327729840912552-492: A pivotal role in all three Madrid goals in the home game, with Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn describing his performance as "world class". On 17 June 2007, the last day of the La Liga season, Beckham started in his final match for the club, a 3–1 win over Mallorca which saw them clinch the title from Barcelona. With Real down 0–1, Beckham limped off the field and was replaced by José Antonio Reyes, who scored two goals, leading
2668-567: A substitute player. The tournament was otherwise notable for having the most headed goals in a Euro tournament (26 out of 76 goals in total); a disallowed goal in the England versus Ukraine group game which replays showed had crossed the goal line, and which prompted President of FIFA Sepp Blatter to tweet , "GLT ( Goal-line technology ) is no longer an alternative but a necessity", thus reversing his long-held reluctance to embrace such technology; and some crowd violence in group games. In 2007,
2784-433: A swerving shot from the edge of the penalty area in their final home game against Tottenham Hotspur. By the early-2000s, the relationship between Ferguson and Beckham had begun to deteriorate, possibly as a result of Beckham's fame and commitments away from football. In 2000, Beckham was given permission to miss training to look after his son Brooklyn, who had gastroenteritis , but Ferguson was furious when Victoria Beckham
2900-407: A talent competition. He played for a local youth team called Ridgeway Rovers, which was coached by his father, Stuart Underwood, and Steve Kirby. Beckham was a Manchester United mascot for a match against West Ham United in 1986. Young Beckham had trials with his local club Leyton Orient , Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur 's school of excellence, though never represented the club in
3016-409: A team must finish in one of the direct qualifying spots or win a play-off. After this, a team proceeds to the finals round in the host country, although hosts qualify for the tournament automatically. The groups for qualification are drawn by a UEFA committee using seeding . Seeded teams include reigning champions and other teams based on their performance in the preceding FIFA World Cup qualifying and
3132-516: A trainee on 8 July 1991, Beckham was part of a group of young players, including Ryan Giggs , Gary Neville , Phil Neville , Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes , who were coached by Eric Harrison , and helped the club win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992 . Beckham scored Manchester United's second goal in the 30th minute of their 3–1 first-leg win of the final against Crystal Palace on 14 April 1992. In
3248-419: A win , one for a draw, and none for a loss. In the eventuality of one or more teams having equal points after all matches have been played, the following criteria are used to distinguish the sides: Sixteen teams progressed to the final tournament for the 2012 tournament . They were joint hosts Poland and Ukraine , the winners and the highest ranked second-placed team from the nine qualifying groups as well as
3364-591: A year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe , and proposed it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021. The competition was postponed in order to reduce pressure on the public services in affected countries and to provide space in the calendar for the completion of domestic leagues that had been suspended. Before the Euro 2020, Dublin was also removed as one of the host cities due to its inability to guarantee spectators to
3480-478: A younger sister, Joanne Louise. Beckham's maternal grandfather's maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Lazarus Llewellyn, was Jewish . Beckham has referred to himself as " half Jewish " and wrote in his autobiography "I've probably had more contact with Judaism than with any other religion". In his book Both Feet on the Ground , Beckham states that growing up he attended church every week with his parents, because that
3596-437: Is an English former professional footballer , the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City . Primarily a right winger and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and free-kick taking, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most recognisable midfielders of his generation, as well as one of the best free-kick takers of all time. He won 19 major trophies in his career, and
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3712-460: Is considered a British cultural icon. He has been in a well publicised marriage to Victoria Beckham since 1999 and was consistently ranked among the highest earners in football, in 2013 being listed as the highest-paid player in the world having earned over $ 50 million in the previous twelve months. Beckham was runner-up in the Ballon d'Or in 1999 , twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of
3828-440: Is only a small part. – Alex Ferguson speaking about Beckham's marriage in 2007. He was a key player in United's third successive league title in 2000–01 , only the fourth time that any club had achieved three league titles in a row. He scored nine Premier League goals, and had the most assists in the league with 12. On 10 April 2002, Beckham was injured during a Champions League match against Deportivo de La Coruña , breaking
3944-819: Is the first English player to win league titles in four different countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. Beckham's professional club career began with Manchester United , where he made his first-team debut in 1992 at age 17. With United, he won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, the FA Charity Shield twice, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He then played four seasons with Real Madrid , winning
4060-448: The 1994–95 season , to get some first-team experience. I arrived thinking that Manchester United didn't want me anymore. You had to perform because, if not, you're going to get let go. So you're constantly thinking you're not safe. – Beckham in 2023. He scored two goals in five appearances, notably directly from a corner kick . Beckham returned to Manchester and made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 2 April 1995 in
4176-621: The Central European International Cup was held six times. It brought together the national teams of Austria , Hungary , Italy , Czechoslovakia , Switzerland , and Yugoslavia . The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation 's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started, three years after Delaunay's death. In honour of Delaunay,
4292-527: The Champions League by Bayer Leverkusen ), but he signed a three-year contract in May, following months of negotiations with the club, mostly concerning extra payments for his image rights. The income from his new contract, and his many endorsement deals, made him the highest-paid player in the world at the time. Despite the season being curtailed with injury, 2001–02 was one of Beckham's best seasons as
4408-571: The Euro 2016 final was watched by a global audience of around 600 million. The competition has been held every four years since 1960 , except for 2020 , when it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe , but kept the name Euro 2020. Scheduled to be in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations' Cup before changing to its current name in 1968 . Since 1996,
4524-590: The European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros , is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). The competition is contested by UEFA members' senior men's national teams , determining the continental champion of Europe. It is the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup ;
4640-638: The Football Association of Ireland and Scottish Football Association proposed the expansion of the tournament, which was later confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee in September 2008. Out of the 54 member associations of UEFA, only three, including England and Germany , opposed the expansion. On 28 May 2010, UEFA announced that UEFA Euro 2016 would be hosted by France. France beat bids of Turkey (7–6 in voting in
4756-520: The La Liga championship in his final season with the club. In July 2007, Beckham signed a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy . While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan in 2009 and 2010. He became the first British footballer to play 100 UEFA Champions League games. Following a four-month stint at Paris Saint-Germain , he retired in May 2013 after
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4872-701: The Netherlands , West Germany and Italy. Spain held the next tournament in 1964 , which saw an increase in entries to the qualification tournament, with 29 entering; West Germany was a notable absentee once again and Greece withdrew after being drawn against Albania , with whom they were still at war. The hosts beat the title holders, the Soviet Union, 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid . The tournament format stayed
4988-696: The Soviet Union , Czechoslovakia , the Netherlands , Denmark , Greece and Portugal have won one title each. To date, Spain is the only team to have won consecutive titles, doing so in 2008 and 2012. The most recent championship , held in Germany in 2024, was won by Spain, who lifted a record fourth European title after beating England 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin . Regional tournaments for national teams existed before
5104-561: The Spanish Super Cup over two legs versus Mallorca , with Beckham scoring the final goal in a 3–0 return leg win at home, thus setting the stage for the start of the league season. Playing in a star-laden team which included three former FIFA World Player of the Year recipients, Zinedine Zidane , Ronaldo and Luís Figo , in addition to Roberto Carlos , Raúl and Iker Casillas , Beckham did not require much time to settle in, scoring five times in his first 16 matches (including
5220-486: The Tynesiders at the top of the league by mid March and they remained top until the end of the season. Despite playing regularly and to a consistently high standard for Manchester United, Beckham did not break into the England squad before Euro 1996 . "It changed my life. The ball seemed to be in the air for hours and it all went quiet. Then the ball went in and it just erupted. I was on cloud nine." —Beckham on
5336-460: The final of the FA Youth Cup , where they faced Leeds United . The first leg was played on 10 May 1993, where Beckham started in Manchester United's 2–0 home loss but was replaced by substitute Robbie Savage . In the second leg on 13 May 1993, Beckham played the full 90 minutes of Manchester United's 2–1 defeat, which gave Leeds United a 4–1 aggregate score. Beckham also received honours with
5452-464: The 1964 tournament. Spain were the highest scoring team with 12 goals scored and David Villa finished as the top scorer with four goals. Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament, and nine Spanish players were picked for the team of the tournament . The UEFA Euro 2012 tournament was co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine. Spain defeated Italy 4–0 in the Final , thus becoming the first nation to defend
5568-407: The 1998–99 season, he was still unpopular among some opposition fans and journalists, and he was criticised after being sent off for a deliberate foul in Manchester United's World Club Championship match against Necaxa . It was suggested in the press that his wife was a bad influence on him, and that it might be in United's interests to sell him, but his manager publicly backed him, and he stayed at
5684-399: The 2008 edition to award the semi-final losers (Turkey and Russia) bronze medals for the first time, and did the same in the 2012 edition when Germany and Portugal received bronze medals. However, UEFA decided that losing semi-finalists would no longer receive medals from the 2016 edition onwards. Bronze medals were previously awarded for winners of the third place play-off, the last of which
5800-519: The 2020 tournament would be hosted in several cities in various countries across Europe, with the semi-finals and final being played in London. The venues were selected and announced by UEFA on 19 September 2014. However, Brussels was removed as a host city on 7 December 2017 due to delays with the building of the Eurostadium . On 17 March 2020, UEFA announced that Euro 2020 would be delayed by
5916-640: The Netherlands and Belgium. France, the reigning World Cup champions , were favoured to win, and they lived up to expectations when they beat Italy 2–1 after extra time , having come from being 1–0 down: Sylvain Wiltord equalised in the last minute of regular time and David Trezeguet scored the winning golden goal in extra time. UEFA Euro 2004 , like 1992, produced an upset: Greece , who had only qualified for one World Cup ( 1994 ) and one European Championship ( 1980 ) before, beat hosts Portugal 1–0 in
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#17327729840916032-528: The Netherlands. The Netherlands went on to win the tournament in a rematch of their first game of the group stage, beating the Soviet Union 2–0 at the Olympiastadion in Munich . Marco van Basten scored the second goal, a volley over the keeper from the right wing which is often considered one of the best goals ever scored. UEFA Euro 1992 was held in Sweden, and was won by Denmark , who had been invited to
6148-497: The Premier League title and FA Cup double that season, scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea and also providing the corner from which Eric Cantona scored in the FA Cup Final. Beckham's first title medal had, for a while, looked like it would not be coming that season, as United were still 10 points adrift of leaders Newcastle United at the turn of the new year, but Beckham and his teammates had overhauled
6264-642: The Soviet Union 3–0 in the final , with goals coming from Gerd Müller (twice) and Herbert Wimmer at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels . This tournament would provide a taste of things to come, as the German side contained many of the key members of the 1974 FIFA World Cup -winning team. The 1976 tournament in Yugoslavia was the last in which only four teams took part in the final tournament, and
6380-501: The United States, Real's management contacted LA Galaxy's ownership group about reacquiring the player, but were quickly turned down. A month after the conclusion of Beckham's Real career, Forbes magazine reported that he had been the party primarily responsible for the team's huge increase in merchandise sales, a total reported to top US$ 600 million during Beckham's four years at the club. UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship , less formally
6496-478: The World Cup would lead to him leaving England, but Beckham decided to stay at Manchester United. To ensure they would win the Premier League title, United needed to win their final league match of the season, at home to Tottenham. There were reports suggesting that the opposition would allow themselves to be beaten to prevent their local rivals Arsenal from retaining the title, but Tottenham took an early lead in
6612-684: The Year ( 1999 and 2001 ) and in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. He has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2005, and in 2015 he launched 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund . In 2014, MLS announced that Beckham and a group of investors would own Inter Miami, which began playing in 2020. David Robert Joseph Beckham
6728-423: The Year by his peers. Prior to the 1997–98 season , Beckham inherited the number 7 shirt , a number previously worn by such United greats as George Best and Eric Cantona . Manchester United started the season well but erratic performances in the second half of the season saw United finish second behind Arsenal . Beckham had the most assists in the league with 13, while his nine Premier League goals included
6844-551: The advent of a truly pan-European competition. Starting in 1883, the British Home Championship was an annual competition contested between the United Kingdom 's four national teams, England , Scotland , Wales , and Ireland . Until these national teams entered the FIFA World Cup in 1950 , it was the most important international tournament these nations competed in. Similarly, from 1927 until 1960,
6960-399: The beginning of the season, as the speedier José Antonio Reyes was normally preferred on the right wing. Of the first nine matches Beckham started, Real lost seven. On 10 January 2007, after prolonged contractual negotiations, Real Madrid's sporting director Predrag Mijatović announced that Beckham would not remain at Real Madrid after the end of the season. However, he later claimed that he
7076-482: The career of Victoria. Beckham appointed close friend Terry Byrne to be his personal manager. "We knew before he was a good player, but we did not expect him to be such an influential player, to show such commitment to the team spirit. The way he runs for everything, the way he tries his best. He has everyone's respect." — Ronaldo speaking about Beckham in October 2003. In late-August 2003, Real Madrid won
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#17327729840917192-514: The club's reserve team when the squad won the league in 1994. In September 1994, Beckham made his first full appearance in the club's first team against Port Vale in a League Cup fixture. On 7 December 1994, Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring a goal in a 4–0 victory at home to Galatasaray in the final game of the group stage. Despite the victory, however, they finished third out of four in their group, behind Barcelona. Beckham then went to Preston North End , on loan for part of
7308-417: The club. During the 1999–2000 season, there was a talk of a transfer to Juventus in Italy, but this never happened. Beckham helped United retain the Premier League title in 1999–2000 by an 18-point margin, after being pushed by Arsenal and Leeds United for much of the season. United won their final 11 league games of the season, with Beckham scoring five goals during this run, with his last goal coming from
7424-408: The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which reached the final after beating Portugal and France in the knockout stage. Germany would go on to win the final 2–1 thanks to the first golden goal ever in a major tournament, scored by Oliver Bierhoff five minutes into extra time. This was Germany's first title as a unified nation. UEFA Euro 2000 was the first tournament to be held by two countries, in
7540-401: The end of the season. The summer 2006 off-season marked a turbulent time as the club's presidential elections were held. Ramón Calderón became the new Real president. As expected, none of the club officials who served under the previous president was kept, including head coach López Caro. Initially out of favour with newly arrived head coach Fabio Capello , Beckham started only a few games at
7656-473: The expansion of the final tournament starting from 1980 , the host country, or countries, have been chosen beforehand and qualify automatically. In most tournaments, the tournament consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. Up to 1968 draws were to be broken via a coin toss in all matches but the final, draw in final match was resolved via a replay. No third place play-off has been played since 1980. To qualify,
7772-567: The final (after having also beaten them in the opening game) with a goal scored by Angelos Charisteas in the 57th minute to win a tournament for which they were considered among the biggest underdogs. On their way to the Final , they also beat holders France as well as the Czech Republic with a silver goal , a rule which replaced the previous golden goal in 2003, before being abolished itself shortly after this tournament. The 2008 tournament , hosted by Austria and Switzerland, marked
7888-494: The finals after UN sanctions prevented Yugoslavia's participation as some of the states constituting the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were at war with each other . The Danes beat holders the Netherlands on penalties in the semi-finals, then defeated world champions Germany 2–0. This was the first tournament in which a unified Germany took part and also the first major tournament to have
8004-520: The first half before René Vandereycken equalised for Belgium with a penalty in the second half. With two minutes remaining, Hrubesch headed the winner for West Germany from a Karl-Heinz Rummenigge corner . France won their first major title at home in the 1984 tournament , with their captain Michel Platini scoring 9 goals in just 5 games, including the opening goal in the final, in which they beat Spain 2–0. The format also changed, with
8120-523: The front and a juggling boy on the back. For the 2008 tournament , the Henri Delaunay Trophy was remodelled to make it larger, as the old trophy was overshadowed by UEFA's other trophies such as the new European Champion Clubs' Cup . The new trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms (18 lb) and is 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, being 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) heavier and 18 centimetres (7.1 in) longer than
8236-460: The goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon in August 1996 that made him a household name. It was ranked number 18 on Channel 4's poll of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments . At the beginning of the 1996–97 season , Beckham was given the number 10 shirt that had most recently been worn by Mark Hughes. On 17 August 1996 (the first day of the Premier League season), Beckham became something of
8352-481: The group qualifying phase consisted of ten groups; five of six teams and the remainder of five teams each. Each group is played in a league format with teams playing each other home and away. The top two teams then qualified for the final tournament, with remaining places decided by playoffs depending on their ranking in the UEFA Nations League . As with most leagues, the points are awarded as three for
8468-925: The headline, "Beckham-mania in China". After the opening game in Beijing the tour featured games in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bangkok. Real's brand recognition in that part of the globe was already well established as the club made financially successful trips to Asia during previous off-seasons. The presence of a global marketing icon such as Beckham, however, made this particular tour a financial smash for los Merengues . Shortly after his transfer to Real, Beckham ended his relationship with agent Tony Stephens of SFX Europe , who had guided him through his career until that point, including helping to engineer Beckham's move from Manchester to Madrid. Beckham signed on with Simon Fuller and his company 19 Entertainment , which already managed
8584-440: The idea of a European championship but died five years before the first tournament in 1960. His son Pierre was in charge of creating the trophy. Since the first tournament it has been awarded to the winning team for them to keep for four years, until the next tournament. This trophy bore the words Coupe d'Europe ("European Cup"), Coupe Henri Delaunay ("Henri Delaunay Cup"), and Championnat d'Europe ("European Championship") on
8700-683: The individual events have been branded as " UEFA Euro [year] ". Before entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process . Until 2016, the championship winners could compete in the following year's FIFA Confederations Cup , but were not obliged to do so. From the 2020 edition onwards, the winner competes in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions . The seventeen European Championship tournaments have been won by ten national teams: Spain have won four titles, Germany have won three titles, Italy and France have won two titles, and
8816-408: The last European Championship qualifying. To obtain an accurate view of the teams' abilities, a ranking is produced. This is calculated by taking the total number of points won by a particular team and dividing it by the number of games played, i.e. points per game. In the case of a team having hosted one of the two previous competitions and therefore having qualified automatically, only the results from
8932-453: The last in which the hosts had to qualify. Czechoslovakia beat West Germany in the newly introduced penalty shootout . After seven successful conversions, Uli Hoeneß missed, leaving Czechoslovakian Antonín Panenka with the opportunity to score and win the tournament. An "audacious" chipped shot , described by UEFA as "perhaps the most famous spot kick of all time" secured the victory as Czechoslovakia won 5–3 on penalties. The competition
9048-643: The league season in fourth place, meaning the team, whose president Pérez expected them to win either the Spanish league or the Champions League each season, did not match expectations. In July 2004, while Beckham was in pre-season training in Spain, an intruder scaled a wall at the Beckham home while carrying a can of petrol . Victoria and their children were home at the time, but security guards apprehended
9164-570: The league, with Beckham managing a total of eleven goals. He was still a first-choice player for England, however, and in the Queen's Birthday Honours List he was appointed an OBE for services to football on 13 June 2003. Beckham had made 265 Premier league appearances for United and scored 61 goals. He also made 81 Champions league appearances, scoring 15 goals. Beckham won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, two FA Charity Shields, one European Cup , one Intercontinental Cup and one FA Youth Cup in
9280-550: The man before he reached the house. The league season began with new head coach José Antonio Camacho at the helm, but he ended up lasting only three matches, handing in his resignation as Real dropped to eighth spot in the La Liga standings. Camacho's assistant Mariano García Remón took over on temporary basis as Real's leadership scrambled to find a permanent replacement. Beckham made more headlines on 9 October 2004 when he admitted intentionally fouling Ben Thatcher in an England match against Wales to get himself booked. Beckham
9396-469: The match. Beckham scored the equaliser with a curling strike from twelve yards out, after receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area, placing the ball into the top left corner of the goal; United went on to win the match 2–1 and the league. Beckham played in central midfield in United's win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final , as United's first-choice centre-midfielders Paul Scholes and Roy Keane were suspended for
9512-436: The match. United were losing the match 1–0 at the end of normal time, but won the trophy by scoring two goals in injury time. Both of the goals came from corners taken by Beckham. Those crucial assists, coupled with great performances over the rest of the season, led to him finishing runner up to Rivaldo for 1999's European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Despite Beckham's achievements in
9628-426: The new head coach. However, the well-travelled Brazilian failed to inspire the team to the title as Real again finished the season in second position. On 3 December 2005, Beckham was sent off for the third time that season in a league match against Getafe . A day later Luxemburgo was sacked and was replaced by Juan Ramón López Caro . By the end of that season, Beckham was third in La Liga in number of assists. During
9744-493: The number seven shirt for Manchester United and England, he was unable to wear it at Madrid as it was assigned to club captain Raúl . Beckham decided to wear number 23 instead, citing his admiration of basketball player Michael Jordan , who also wore number 23. On sales of Beckham-related merchandise following his arrival at Real, an Adidas spokesman stated: "Put Beckham's name on any product and Real Madrid didn't stop selling". In
9860-407: The old one. The marble plinth that was serving as base was removed. The new silver base of the trophy had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plaques glued to the plinth are now engraved on the back of the trophy, under the word Coupe Henri Delaunay and are written in English rather than French its predecessor had. Since 2016, the juggling boy
9976-444: The players' names printed on their backs. England hosted UEFA Euro 1996 , the first tournament to use the nomenclature "Euro [year]" and would see the number of teams taking part double to 16. The hosts, in a replay of the 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final, were knocked out on penalties by Germany. The surprise team of the tournament was the newly formed Czech Republic , participating on its first international competition following
10092-409: The qualifying phase of the tournament and the previous World Cup qualifying . Other finalists were assigned to by means of a draw, using coefficients as a basis. For the 2016 tournament, the expansion to 24 teams means that the teams will be drawn into six groups of four, with the six group winners, six group runners-up and the four best third-placed teams advancing to the round of 16 when it becomes
10208-509: The same for the 1968 tournament , hosted and won by Italy. For the first and only time, a match was decided on a coin toss (the semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union) and the final went to a replay , after the match against Yugoslavia finished 1–1. Italy won the replay 2–0. More teams entered this tournament (31), a testament to its burgeoning popularity. Belgium hosted the 1972 tournament , which West Germany won, beating
10324-589: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DB7&oldid=874353700 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham ( / ˈ b ɛ k əm / BEK -əm ; born 2 May 1975)
10440-557: The season, Beckham established football academies in Los Angeles and east London and was named a judge for the 2006 British Book Awards. Real Madrid finished second to Barcelona in the 2005–06 La Liga, albeit with a large twelve-point gap, and only reached the last 16 in the Champions League after losing to Arsenal. Pérez resigned his post as president in January 2006, with Vicente Boluda named as replacement on an interim basis until
10556-451: The second metatarsal bone in his left foot. There was speculation in the British media that the injury might have been caused deliberately, as the player who had injured Beckham was Argentine Aldo Duscher , and England and Argentina were due to meet in that year's World Cup. The injury prevented Beckham from playing for United for the rest of the season and they missed out on the Premier League title to Arsenal (also being knocked out of
10672-418: The second leg on 15 May, Beckham played a full 90-minutes of the fixture which ended 3–2 in favour of Manchester United and 6–3 on aggregate. Beckham's impact led to a first-team debut on 23 September 1992, as a substitute for Andrei Kanchelskis in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion . Shortly afterwards, Beckham signed as a professional on 23 January 1993. Manchester United again reached
10788-530: The second time that two nations co-hosted and the first edition where the new trophy was awarded. It commenced on 7 June and finished on 29 June. The final between Germany and Spain was held at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna . Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with a goal scored by Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute, sparking much celebration across the country. This was their first title since
10904-404: The second voting round) and Italy, which had the fewest votes in the first voting round. Euro 2016 was the first to have 24 teams in the finals. This was the third time France have hosted the competition. Portugal, which qualified for the knock-out phase despite finishing third in its group, went on to win the championship by defeating heavily favoured host team France 1–0 in the Final , thanks to
11020-416: The single most recent qualifying competition are used. If two teams have equal points per game, the committee then bases their positions in the rankings on: The qualifying phase is played in a group format, the composition of the groups is determined through means of a draw of teams from pre-defined seeded bowls. The draw takes place after the preceding World Cup's qualifying competition. For UEFA Euro 2020 ,
11136-412: The space of twelve years. By this stage, he was their joint second longest serving player behind Ryan Giggs (having joined them at the same time as Nicky Butt , Gary Neville and Paul Scholes ). "He is a great player who is going to become part of the club's great history. He is a man of our times and a symbol of modern-day stardom and what is certain is Real Madrid have signed Beckham because he's
11252-498: The stadium, while Bilbao was replaced by Seville for the same reason. In the Final , Italy defeated maiden finalists England 3–2 on penalties, after the game was tied 1–1 after extra time, to win their second European Championship. The Henri Delaunay Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the European Championship, is named in honour of Henri Delaunay , the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with
11368-467: The students at Villanueva University Center in Madrid, Calderón said that Beckham is "going to Hollywood to be half a film star", adding "our technical staff were right not to extend his contract, which has been proved by the fact that no other technical staff in the world wanted him except Los Angeles". About a month later, however, Capello backtracked on his earlier statement, allowing Beckham to rejoin
11484-437: The team for the match against Real Sociedad on 10 February 2007. The player immediately repaid his head coach's trust by scoring the equalising goal from a 27-yard free kick, as Real Madrid eventually recorded a 2–1 victory. In his final UEFA Champions League appearance for the club, Real Madrid were knocked out of the competition by Bayern Munich at the round-of-16 stage (on the away goals rule) on 7 March 2007. Beckham played
11600-419: The team to that season's La Liga title , their first since Beckham had signed with them and 30th overall in the club's history . Although Real and Barçelona both finished level on points, Madrid took the title because of their superior head-to-head record, capping a remarkable six-month turnaround for Beckham. With his wife and children, along with celebrity friends Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes , watching from
11716-407: The top two teams in each group going through to a semi-final stage, instead of the winners of each group going straight into the final. The third place play-off was also abolished. The losing teams from the semi-finals win the bronze medal. West Germany hosted UEFA Euro 1988 , but lost 2–1 to the Netherlands , their traditional rivals , in the semi-finals, which sparked vigorous celebrations in
11832-561: The trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. The 1960 tournament , held in France, had four teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition. It was won by the Soviet Union , beating Yugoslavia 2–1 in a tense final in Paris . Spain withdrew from its quarter-final match against the Soviet Union because of two political protests. Of the 17 teams that entered the qualifying tournament, notable absentees were England,
11948-582: The week before Beckham's presentation, Real named Carlos Queiroz as their new head coach; Queiroz had spent the previous season as Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United. In late-July 2003, the club went on a tour of the Far East as part of pre-season training, but also to cash in on Beckham's huge marketing appeal in Asia, where he enjoyed tremendous following. Comparing his reception upon arriving at Kunming Airport in south China to Beatlemania , Marca ran
12064-454: The winners of four play-off matches between the runners-up of the other groups. These sixteen teams were divided equally into four groups, A, B, C and D, each consisting of four teams. The groups were drawn up by the UEFA administration, again using seeding. The seeded teams being the host nations, the reigning champions, should they qualify, and those with the best points per game coefficients over
12180-460: Was announced by Franz Beckenbauer that an agreement had been reached, and the expansion to 24 teams would be officially announced the next day. The competing teams are chosen by a series of qualifying games: in 1960 and 1964 through home and away play-offs ; from 1968 through a combination of both qualifying groups and play-off games. The host country was selected from the four finalists after they were determined through qualifying. Since
12296-496: Was announced in mid-June and formally completed on 1 July 2003, making Beckham the third Englishman to play for the club, after Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman , the latter of whom he succeeded in his position. Following a successful medical on 2 July, Beckham was unveiled in front of 500 accredited journalists from 25 countries at the club's basketball facility, where he was handed the famous white shirt by former Real Madrid player Alfredo Di Stéfano . Although Beckham had worn
12412-546: Was born on 2 May 1975 at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone , London, England. He is the son of Sandra Georgina ( née West), a hairdresser, and David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham, a kitchen fitter; the couple married in 1969 in the London Borough of Hackney . He was given the middle name Robert in honour of Bobby Charlton , his father's favourite footballer. He has an older sister, Lynne Georgina, and
12528-400: Was due to receive a one-match suspension for his next caution , and had picked up an injury which he knew would keep him out of England's next match, so he deliberately fouled Thatcher to serve his suspension in a match that he would have had to miss anyway. The Football Association asked Beckham for an explanation of his actions and he admitted that he had "made a mistake" and apologised. He
12644-517: Was expanded to eight teams in the 1980 tournament , again hosted by Italy. It involved a group stage, with the winners of the groups going on to contest the final, and the runners-up playing in the third place play-off. West Germany won their second European title by beating Belgium 2–1, with two goals scored by Horst Hrubesch at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome . Horst Hrubesch scored early in
12760-505: Was held in 1980. Before 1980, only four teams qualified for the final tournament. From 1980, eight teams competed. In 1996 the tournament expanded to 16 teams, since it was easier for European nations to qualify for the World Cup than their own continental championship; 14 of the 24 teams at the 1982 , 1986 and 1990 World Cups had been European, whereas the European Championship finals still involved only eight teams. In 2007, there
12876-455: Was mistranslated and that he actually said that Beckham's contract had not yet been renewed. On 11 January 2007, Beckham announced that he had signed a five-year deal to play for the LA Galaxy , beginning 1 July 2007. On 13 January 2007, Fabio Capello said that Beckham had played his last game for Real Madrid, although he continued to train with the team. A few days later, while speaking to
12992-792: Was much discussion about an expansion of the tournament to 24 teams, started by Scotland and the Republic of Ireland , due to the increased number of football associations in Europe after the break-ups of Czechoslovakia , Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union , and the inclusion of Israel and Kazakhstan . The new president of UEFA , Michel Platini , was reported to be in favour of expansion which proved an accurate assumption. Whilst on 17 April 2007, UEFA's executive committee formally decided against expansion in 2012, Platini indicated in June 2008 that UEFA will increase participation from 16 to 24 teams in future tournaments, starting from 2016. On 25 September, it
13108-465: Was photographed at a London Fashion Week event on the same night, claiming that Beckham would have been able to train if Victoria had looked after Brooklyn that day. He responded by fining Beckham the maximum amount that was permitted (two weeks' wages – then £50,000) and dropping him for a crucial match against United's rivals Leeds United. He later criticised Beckham for this in his autobiography, claiming he had not been "fair to his teammates" Beckham had
13224-404: Was returned on the trophy's back. The players and coaches of the winning team and the runner-up team are awarded gold and silver medals, respectively. Each association that competes in the final tournament receives a commemorative plaque. Each time the team losing semi-finalist, as well as each finalist, receive a dedicated plaque. Though there is no longer a third place play-off , UEFA decided in
13340-441: Was sent off shortly afterwards, this time in a league match for Real Madrid against Valencia . Having received a yellow card, he was judged to have sarcastically applauded the referee and was given a second yellow card, causing an automatic dismissal, although the suspension was cancelled on appeal. By Christmas 2004, with the team sitting in second position in the league, García Remón was dismissed, and Vanderlei Luxemburgo became
13456-478: Was the only way he could play football for their team. His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who frequently travelled 200 miles (320 km) to Old Trafford from London to attend the team's home matches. David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United, and his main sporting passion was football. In a 2007 interview, Beckham said that, "At school whenever the teachers asked, 'What do you want to do when you're older?' I'd say, 'I want to be
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