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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• Beckhams’ Diamond Rings And Jewellery Targeted?

  
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• Cystic Fibrosis Sufferer Meets Football Heroes

  
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• Los Angeles Galaxy Win, MLS Playoffs continue

  
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  Los Angeles Galaxy move onto the next round of the MLS playoffs with a win over Chivas USA. Landon Donovan scored the game winner, as David Beckham provided the service that resulted in the win. The Galaxy play host to Houston in the next round. mezt_up posted 45 minutes ago from thego.com.au Find more top sports ...
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• LA Galaxy Win Forces David Beckham Out Of England Squad - Report

  
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  Golden Balls rolls on in play-offs...
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• Chivas 0 - 1 Galaxy, Game Highlights Football Video, England Out, Interview Video

  
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  Chivas 0 - 1 GalaxyDonovan penalty ensures Galaxy progressLos Angeles Galaxy reached the Major League Soccer Western Conference final with a victory over local rivals Chivas USA.The Galaxy progressed to Friday nights game against Houston Dynamo with a 1-0 second-leg win over Chivas at the Home Depot Centre courtesy of ...
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• Seedorf looking forward to Beckham impact

  
  Premiership Talk — Authority: 429
  AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Los Angeles Galaxy’s David Beckham, stating that the Englishman’s arrival will be a welcome boost for the Rossoneri. Beckham is set to enjoy his second loan spell at the Italian club following a successful spell there last season, and the ...
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• 7 Things We Missed This Weekend

  
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  Were back with our semi-regular Monday feature: 7 Things We Missed This Weekend. Of course, we cover the biggest, the weirdest, the funniest, and the zaniest from around the non-football world of sports. This week its Agassi, Soccer, NASCAR, AI, the NBA, and whoever that creature is. Away we go.. MrYoder posted 6 ...
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• Adidas Predator X the David Beckham Edition!

  
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  A new version of the Adidas Predator X is available to buy, and it comes compliments of David Beckham! Beckham has been in sparkling form of late while wearing his own personalized version of the Predator X, aptly named the Adidas Predator X DB . His personalized version comes in England red and white, and has a ...
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• David Beckhams Son Rocks a Mohawk Like Dad

  
  StyleList Fashion Blog — Authority: 686
  Filed under: Kids and Babies , News , Celebrity Style Cruz Beckhams mohawk is quite similar to daddy Davids. Photos: Splash News Madonna s son David Banda may have the designer shades and chic little-man bag , but Cruz Beckham -- son of David and Victoria Beckham -- has got the toddler trendsetter ...
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• David & Cruz Beckham Get Matching Hair’dos

  
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  David Beckham brought the fam to the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA yesterday to watch him play with his LA Galaxy team against rival team Chivas … and as you can see from the following photos, Becks got himself a new hair’do … one to match his youngest son, Cruz ’s new hair’do: Aww … ain’t ...
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• David & Cruz Beckham Are A Cut Above

  
  Splash News Online — Authority: 158
  Father knows best!  Usually! This time around, it looks like Cruz Beckham is setting the standard for fashionable trends when papa David Beckham showed up to his LA Galaxy game with blonde locks and a matching mohawk. And while Cruz may be the rocker of the fam, it looks like little Romeo is taking a ...
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• Ronaldo Fails to Match Beckham Sales Boom for Real

  
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  Cristiano Ronaldo, soccer’s most expensive player, can’t match the sales boom David Beckham triggered at Real Madrid. gerakis100 posted 5 hours ago from bloomberg.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: Soccer , David Beckham , Cristiano Ronaldo , Real Madrid
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• About Last Night

  
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  What you missed while dead jellyfish littered the shores of Northern Ireland (with pictures!)… Chelsea 1 – 0 Manchester United . Darren Fletcher blames Arsene Wenger for the “poor refereeeing” Manchester United’s been victimized by this season. Olympique Lyonnais 5 – 5 Olympique de Marseille ; ...
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• Paris Hilton Angry @ NZ, Eva Causes Trouble in NYC

  
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  Socialite Paris Hilton isn’t happy with how her famous face is being used. The hotel heiress has threatened to slap legal papers to a New Zealand company that showed her picture with the word “vacant” written across it in an advertisement. A new racy billboard ad featuring Eva Mendes in her underwear has ...
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• Friday, November 6, 2009 Zinedine Zidane : Cristiano Ronaldo Has More Star Quality Than David Beckham

  
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  Zinedine Zidane believes that Cristiano Ronaldo was always destined to play for Real Madrid and that the Portuguese is now the biggest star in world football.The French legend is delighted that the former Manchester United forward completed a move to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer for a ... realmadridzone ...
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• David Beckham withdraws from England squad as LA Galaxy progress in playoffs

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  David Beckham withdraws from England squad to face Brazil as LA Galaxy progress in MLS playoffs.
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