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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• Footballers and Film Stars Caught Out As Dubai Crash Hits New Low

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  November 26, 2009 Footballers and Film Stars Caught Out As Dubai Crash Hits New Low Hugh Tomlinson in Dubai David Beckham and Brad Pitt are believed to be among the celebrities and sportsmen who bought villas in Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, a luxury development that juts out into the Gulf. But when the property bubble ...
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• “MLS Team America” Could It Work?

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 775
  Yanks-Abroad is a great site.  I read it near religiously.  You should too. The name alone, however, suggests its latent bias—one toward a preference for US players that are playing abroad, and a (general) disinterest in MLS.  That made Brent Latham’s new Yanks Abroad piece “ PHILLY..GO AMERICAN! ” such a ...
  12 hours ago

• Christmas Comes Early For David Beckham

  
  ImNotObsessed.com — Authority: 697
  David Beckham was spotted today on the streets of Los Angeles in his shiny new silver Bentley! Wonder if it was a Christmas gift from Victoria? Maybe this is to go along with the gift of "pigs" . He needed something to drive them around in? haha. Or maybe it was just time to trade in one of his other ...
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• Despite MLS Loss David Beckham is Feeling Positive

  
  Beckham Groupie — Authority:
  Although David Beckham’s L.A. team Galaxy lost to Real Salt Lake in a tough match during the MLS in Seattle, he has returned to L.A. and is quite positive. He wrote on his personal blog on Monday that he’s proud of his team despite losing the game 5-4. He describes the game as ‘there wasn’t much in ...
  19 hours ago

• Hot Shots: Posh And Becks? Say Hello To Liv And Johannes!

  
  MTV Remote Control Blog — Authority: 516
  City gal (and Elle stylista) Olivia Palermo has a knack for looking lovely. Fortch, her boyfriend -- German stunner Johannes Huebl -- TOTALLY shares her passion for fashion ! Not only is Herr Huebl a model (and a self-confessed "cashmere" junkie ), but the boys got a closet full of pocket squares, ...
  22 hours ago

• The New Neo Sexual

  
  emmagem.com — Authority: 427
  First it was metro-sexual, then retro-sexual and now the new neo-sexual is crawling into our society creating a new label and redefining us guys from a whole different perspective. I hate labels; gay, straight, geek, SNAG (sensitive new-age guy) and now this!? Men are just MEN. There is just no need for labels. Why ...
  23 hours ago

• David Beckham suffers from asthma

  
  In Entertainment — Authority: 628
  David Beckham is probably the most famous footballer in the World. Not only because of his football ability, also his challenging haircut, his love of clothes, even his love of ex-Spice Girl wife Victoria. Beckham has been making the news precisely for something he’s not famous for: being an asthma sufferer. On ...
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  AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters — Authority: 651
  
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• David Beckham Will Not Be Going to South Africa

  
  EPL Talk — Authority: 625
  Hello.  My name is Fabio Capello.  Over the past 18 months, I have been hailed as the savior of English football.  Under my stewardship, England easily qualified for the World Cup Finals next year in South Africa.  Granted, our qualifying group was fantastically weak, and in our friendlies against other big ...
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• In praise of … inhalers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Hippocrates advocated breathing in plant vapours, and the ancient Egyptians puffed black henbane evaporated on hot bricks. Treating wheezing at source is intuitive but, from the earliest times to the first 18th-century "inhaler" (a pewter tankard adapted for sucking opium fumes) and the Edwardian "asthma cigarette", ...
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• Asthma, David Beckham and me

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The football star was photographed using an inhaler this weekend. Who knew we had anything in common? Me and David Beckham: whod have thought it? It turns out we have a lifelong affinity. That small plastic object in the pocket, wherever you go. You could reach for it instantly, though you might not for weeks. You ...
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• You Think You Know Someone….

  
  Celebrity Blog, Celebrity Pictures and Gossip Blogs — Authority: 439
    Our absolute favorite heartthrob showed the world that he suffers from asthma. David Beckham took a  puff drag of his inhaler at the MLS Cup this past weekend, revealing to the world that sexy people have asthma too…Okay, that he has asthma too. A rep for the very delicious footballer reported that Becks ...
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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: 753
  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: 144
  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.
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• 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: 509
  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: 726
  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: 145
  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.
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