David Beckham

David Beckham might be the most recognizable active athlete in the world, even if he's not the greatest. His recognition extends beyond his years playing football for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Team England. He made waves around the world by switching, if you will, from football to soccer when he inked a $250 million contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy. An international superstar playing the world's most popular sport in the one country most notorious for not caring about it? That'll draw some attention.

So will marrying Victoria Beckham (née Adams), known colloquially as Posh Spice of the Spice Girls. The Beckhams, "Posh and Becks" as their sometimes known, have raked in the reality shows and endorsements, from adidas to Pepsi and even Beckham's own line of fragrance.

Beckham's made some waves on the 'Net, for example, when he tipped $900 on a $100 bar tab, when he suited up in an (American) football uniform, and when he admitted he was OK with being a gay icon. But so far, none of the stories have involved David Beckham lifting the popularity of American soccer to new heights.

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• The Secret David Beckham Has Been Hiding All This Time

  
  Famecrawler — Authority: 162
  There’s something many people don’t know about David Beckham. The soccer star/underwear model was seen with an inhaler while resting at the LA Galaxy game on Sunday. The 34-year-old has suffered from asthma since he was a child. His agent confirmed this to Britain’s Hello Magazine saying, “David has ...
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• David Beckham Has Asthma, He Reveals

  
  Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — Authority: 757
  We never knew this! David Beckham took a quick puff of his inhaler during the MLS Cup final this weekend, revealing that the famous footballer is living with asthma. Becks has suffered from a mild form of the condition since he was a kid, his rep confirms, but he hadnt been seen publicly using his inhaler ...
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• David Beckham is starting to look like Gordon Ramsay

  
  Tabloid Prodigy — Authority: 143
  David Beckham was snapped during his LA Galaxy cup final game last Saturday looking a lot like Hell’s Kitchen chef Gordon Ramsay. It’s a combination of doofy hair and more lines on their faces than Kate Moss has on a table, that makes Becks look a tad weathered. I think he needs a vacation and some Botox.
  13 hours ago

• David Beckham Admits to Having Asthma

  
  CaughtOffside.com — Authority: 568
  Becks pictured using his inhaler during MLS Cup Final. Clearly having Asthma hasn’t prevented him from being ultra successful athlete, so why did it take so long for this news to emerge? David Beckham’s agent has played down concerns that the player’s asthma could affect him at the World Cup next summer. ...
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• About Last Night

  
  Avoiding the Drop — Authority: 508
  What you missed while perusing the jellyfish family album… Russian fans have started an online petition to convince Guus Hiddink to stay on as national team manager. Qatar would like to host a World Cup in spite of daily temperatures around the 104°F mark in June and July. Sevilla striker Arouna Kone ...
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• Eva Mendes In Calvin Klein: Sexy Or Obscene?

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  By Madhuri DeyNew York, Nov. 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A billboard that has been put up in the SoHo area of New York has stirred up quite an amount of controversy. The content of the billboard is being considered too racy even by New York standards, and the residents are demanding that it be pulled down [...]
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• Becks suffers from asthma

  
  Soccer Tickets and News | Football Transfer News | Football Betting | World Cup 2010 Tickets — Authority: 166
  Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham’s agent has confirmed that his client is suffering from asthma.Simon Oliveira admits Beckham has been suffering from the problem since he was young, following
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• Two Beckhams and a Birkin

  
  Hot brand club | handbag Reviews | fashion | designer handbags — Authority: 143
  The burgundy top is nice, and looks great against the taupe bag, but those painted-on leather leggings just aren’t cutting it (how’d you like to sit on a plane in those circulation-blocking babies?). And, not to get too picky, but Posh’s beige trilby clashes with the bag. But hey, nobody’s perfect.
  16 hours ago

• David Beckham, Its Complicated

  
  Splash News Online — Authority: 158
  David Beckham says hefinds his son Brooklyns homework complicated so he sticks to helping himwith his reading. Davidadmitted that the 10-year-olds homework often leaves him puzzled. "I sat down with him the other day to do his homework and Icouldnt understand a word of it. Its so complicated that I just help ...
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• South Africans embrace football culture

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  By Clare ByrneSoweto (South Africa), Nov 24 (DPA) Orlando Stadium, Soweto, a Saturday afternoon in October. The foghorn of hundreds of plastic trumpets, called vuvuzelas, wafts up out of the stands across the sprawling township as if calling Sowetans to prayer.Men and women in the yellow and black of Kaizer Chiefs and ...
  18 hours ago

• David Beckham Suffers From Asthma - Agent

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 714
  Becks long standing problem has nothing to do with on-field performances...
  19 hours ago

• Asthmatic Becks spotted with inhaler

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  London, Nov 24 (ANI): For the first time, soccer ace David Beckham has been pictured with an asthma inhaler during LA Galaxy’s MLS final defeat against Real Salt Lake City.The footballer has secretly suffered the condition for years and has never been seen with his puffer.But Goldenboots let his guard down during ...
  21 hours ago

• Galaxy Lose Title, MLS Return, Davids Asthma, New Galleries

  
  david beckham fans online — Authority: 118
  Galaxy downed in PKs in MLS Cup 09Magee scores for Galaxy in regulation; Los Angeles falls 5-4 in PKsRecap & video clip hereRSL stuns Galaxy 5-4 in penalty shootoutDavid Beckham limped badly, the pain from a bone bruise in his right foot piercing through three pregame injections. Landon Donovan angrily ripped off ...
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• MLS Cup Sets Template For Future Soccer Success…

  
  Sports Marketing and PR Roundup — Authority: 523
  One of the most significant games in the history of professional soccer took place in the Pacific Northwest in the late summer of 1977, when t he New York Cosmos, led by the legendary Pele, won their first North America Soccer league title by defeating the original Seattle Sounders 2-1 in Portland Oregon. This past ...
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• David Beckham has asthma

  
  LA Times Sports Blog — Authority: 601
  David Beckham has asthma, his agent Simon Oliveira told the Daily Mail today. In Sundays MLS final, the Galaxy star was photographed using an inhaler. Oliveira said that Beckham has suffered from a mild form of asthma since childhood. "He...
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• Beckham revealed to suffer from asthma

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  • Beckham revealed to have suffered since he was a child • Beckham pictured using inhaler during MLS Cup final David Beckham has suffered from asthma since he was a child, it was reported last night, but medical experts were quick to play down fears that he could struggle in the thin air he would encounter at ...
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• MLS Cup Final 2009 ~ Qwest Field Seattle

  
  The Happy Wonderer — Authority: 474
  On Sunday afternoon my son drove us downtown to attend the Major League Soccer Cup Final being held at Qwest Field. It was a beautiful night for soccer. Very cold but not a drop of rain fell on us during the pre-game festivities and the game. Seattle was putting on a good show with just enough sunshine to make it ...
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• David Beckham’s penalty misery in MLS Cup Final

  
  House Of Chatter — Authority: 133
  David Beckham suffered penalty-shoot-out heartbreak with the LA Galaxy Sunday as his team lost the MLS Cup Final. The 34-year-old England midfielder saw his side lose 5-4 on penalties, despite burying his own, in an intriguing encounter in Seattle at the Qwest Field stadium. Beckham showed from the off he was up for ...
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• Aaron Lennon and Co deserve World Cup chance ahead of David Beckham

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  If Wigans Erik Edman ever appears on Mastermind his specialist subject will be "Aaron Lennons heels.
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