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"plainText": "David Beckham is one of Britain's most iconic athletes whose name is also an elite global advertising brand. He was captain of the English national team from 2000 to 2009, scored in three different FIFA World Cups, and played midfield for clubs in Manchester, England, Madrid, Spain, and Milan, Italy; he also won the MLS Cup playing for Los Angeles Galaxy in 2011 and 2012.\n\nHe was born David Robert Joseph Beckham on May 2, 1975, in Leytonstone, East London, England, to Sandra Georgina (West), a hairdresser, and David Edward Alan \"Ted\" Beckham, a kitchen fitter. Beckham's maternal grandfather was Jewish, and David has mentioned the religion as an influence; he wears a tattoo written in Hebrew from the 'Song of Songs' in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), albeit he is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith. Beckham has always played in long sleeve shirts to cover up his tattoos in consideration of others who may feel uncomfortable due to their beliefs.\n\nHe was brought up by his parents, supporters of Manchester United, attended Bobby Charlton's football school in Manchester, and won a spot in a training session at FC Barcelona as a child. In 1986 he was a Manchester United's mascot for a match against West Ham United. From 1992 - 2003 Beckham made almost 400 appearances for Manchester United and scored 85 goals, although his official record counts only 62 goals in 265 official senior team's matches. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup he played all of England's qualifying matches and scored in several important victories. He received a red card for violent conduct in England's match against Argentina, albeit his opponent later admitted to trying to send Beckham off by over-reacting to their contact during the game and by urging the referee to send Beckham off. After losing the game England was eliminated, Beckham was made a scapegoat and became the target of criticism and abuse in media.\n\nHe had a good season in 1999 - 2000 and helped Manchester United to win the Premier League. At that time, he married singer Victoria Beckham (nee' Adams) from the popular musical group The Spice Girls, and the couple had their first son, Brooklyn, born in 1999. That same year, Beckham was given a permission to miss training routine, in order to look after his son Brooklyn, who suffered from a stomach infection. Meanwhile, the Manchester United's manager, Alex Ferguson, fined Beckham Ā£50,000 (about $80,000 then) the maximum amount that was permitted, for babysitting with his sick child, while his wife was spotted at a London fashion Week event on the same night. Ferguson's claim that Beckham should be able to train if his wife stayed home that day, caused a serious personal tension between two men. In February 2003, following the defeat to Arsenal, the Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson entered the changing room and kicked a football boot that struck Beckham over the eye, causing a cut that required stitches.\n\nDavid Beckham has been a good scorer and a major attraction for public. On the field he has been demonstrating his consistent ability to see a big picture even under severe pressure during the most rapidly changing and unpredictable games. His field vision has been remarkable, allowing him to create many assists in a number of important matches. Beckham's forte has been his delivery from the right-hand side as well as his efficient free kicks. His superior performances in the midfield position has required a higher physical endurance through the entire game. \"David Beckham's right foot\" was mentioned, although humorously, as one of British national treasures in the movie Love Actually (2003).\n\nHe signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid, beginning on July 1, 2003, and worth a potential 40 million dollars. In Madrid, Beckham was not allowed to wear his favorite number seven, because another player had the right to wear it written into his contract. Beckham decided to wear the number 23 instead, being a big fan of Michael Jordan. He immediately became popular with the Real Madrid fans, but the team did not perform well enough to win either the Spanish League or the Champions League. However, Beckham remained a reliable scorer and his performances attracted more public. His shirts sales and other merchandising deals remained lucrative for the club, which continued to under-perform, regardless of the Real's management's higher expectations.\n\nIn 2005 Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He was also involved in promoting London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. His third season in Madrid was unremarkable, and he was criticized a lot, mainly because the team finished second to Barcelona in Spanish \"La Liga\" and lost to Arsenal in the European Champions League. However, during that season, he expanded his international presence by establishing football academies in Los Angeles and East London. During the FIFA World Cup 2006, he played for England, and became the first ever English player to score in three World Cups. In the quarter final game against Portugal, Beckham was replaced because of his injury in the middle of the game. Without him the English team lost and was knocked out of the World Cup.\n\nIn June 2007 Beckham played his final game for Real Madrid, winning a medal and celebrating with his friends Tom and Katie Cruse, who attended the game. This was his fourth, and last season there, ending his contract with the club. He announced that he had signed a five-year contract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy from July 1, 2007 through June 2012. The 5-year deal includes up to $10 million a year in direct salary, and with merchandising endorsements and profit-sharing could earn Beckham up to $50 million a year, and may end up worth about $250 million in five years, making him one of the highest earning athletes of all time.\n\nIn 2009, in a unique time share agreement David played on loan at AC Milan to maintain his fitness after ending the season with the Galaxy. He ended up staying with Milan for five months, from January to May 2009. In 2010, he also arranged to embark on a second loan spell at AC Milan from the Galaxy, to play for Milan for another five months. He said that he \"genuinely enjoyed playing for Milan.\"\n\nIn 2011, after winning his first MLS Cup, his five-year deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy ended. At that time, Beckham was invited to play for Paris Saint-Germain. But the 36-year-old player said \"My family and I are incredibly happy and settled in America and we look forward to spending many more years here... I am still passionate about playing in America and winning trophies with the Galaxy\" he stated after signing another two-year contract with the Los Angeles club.\n\nIn 2012, Beckham helped the Los Angeles Galaxy to retain their championship by defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-1 in the final game and winning the MLS Cup 2012. His last appearance for Los Angeles was on December 2, 2012. Beckham's jersey No 23 has been the best selling in the MLS and one of the best in the world, as he expands his image as one of sport's leading icons. Although he plays his best in the right of midfield, Beckham can be dangerous anywhere in the field and can make a difference in a big game with a pass, a cross, or a free kick. Arguably no one in the game can rival Beckham's accuracy in free kicks, as he can put that ball on a teammate's head with uncanny precision. He is still a decisive player, regardless of age.\n\nIn January 2013, David Beckham signed a 5 month contract with Paris Saint-Germain.\n\nThe Beckhams, who have become known as \"Posh and Becks\", have four children: three sons - Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 1999, in London), Romeo James Beckham (born 2002, in London), Cruz David Beckham (born 2005, in Madrid), and daughter Harper Seven (born in 2011, in Los Angeles)."
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"bioHtml": "David Beckham is one of Britain's most iconic athletes whose name is\nalso an elite global advertising brand. He was captain of the English\nnational team from 2000 to 2009, scored in three different FIFA World\nCups, and played midfield for clubs in Manchester, England, Madrid,\nSpain, and Milan, Italy; he also won the MLS Cup playing for Los\nAngeles Galaxy in 2011 and 2012.<br/><br/>He was born David Robert Joseph Beckham on May 2, 1975, in Leytonstone,\nEast London, England, to Sandra Georgina (West), a hairdresser, and David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham, a kitchen fitter. Beckham's maternal grandfather was Jewish, and David has mentioned the religion as an influence; he wears a tattoo\nwritten in Hebrew from the 'Song of Songs' in the Hebrew Bible (Old\nTestament), albeit he is not known to practice Judaism or any other\nfaith. Beckham has always played in long sleeve shirts to cover up his\ntattoos in consideration of others who may feel uncomfortable due to\ntheir beliefs.<br/><br/>He was brought up by his parents, supporters of Manchester United,\nattended <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0153282/\">Bobby Charlton</a>'s football school\nin Manchester, and won a spot in a training session at FC Barcelona as\na child. In 1986 he was a Manchester United's mascot for a match\nagainst West Ham United. From 1992 - 2003 Beckham made almost 400\nappearances for Manchester United and scored 85 goals, although his\nofficial record counts only 62 goals in 265 official senior team's\nmatches. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup he played all of England's\nqualifying matches and scored in several important victories. He\nreceived a red card for violent conduct in England's match against\nArgentina, albeit his opponent later admitted to trying to send Beckham\noff by over-reacting to their contact during the game and by urging the\nreferee to send Beckham off. After losing the game England was\neliminated, Beckham was made a scapegoat and became the target of\ncriticism and abuse in media.<br/><br/>He had a good season in 1999 - 2000 and helped Manchester United to win\nthe Premier League. At that time, he married singer\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0065751/\">Victoria Beckham</a> (nee' Adams) from the\npopular musical group The Spice Girls, and the couple had their first\nson, Brooklyn, born in 1999. That same year, Beckham was given a\npermission to miss training routine, in order to look after his son\nBrooklyn, who suffered from a stomach infection. Meanwhile, the\nManchester United's manager,\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0272365/\">Alex Ferguson</a>, fined Beckham\nĀ£50,000 (about $80,000 then) the maximum amount that was permitted, for\nbabysitting with his sick child, while his wife was spotted at a London\nfashion Week event on the same night. Ferguson's claim that Beckham\nshould be able to train if his wife stayed home that day, caused a\nserious personal tension between two men. In February 2003, following\nthe defeat to Arsenal, the Manchester United's manager\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0272365/\">Alex Ferguson</a> entered the\nchanging room and kicked a football boot that struck Beckham over the\neye, causing a cut that required stitches.<br/><br/>David Beckham has been a good scorer and a major attraction for public.\nOn the field he has been demonstrating his consistent ability to see a\nbig picture even under severe pressure during the most rapidly changing\nand unpredictable games. His field vision has been remarkable, allowing\nhim to create many assists in a number of important matches. Beckham's\nforte has been his delivery from the right-hand side as well as his\nefficient free kicks. His superior performances in the midfield\nposition has required a higher physical endurance through the entire\ngame. "David Beckham's right foot" was mentioned, although humorously,\nas one of British national treasures in the movie\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0314331/\">Love Actually (2003)</a>.<br/><br/>He signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid, beginning on July 1,\n2003, and worth a potential 40 million dollars. In Madrid, Beckham was\nnot allowed to wear his favorite number seven, because another player\nhad the right to wear it written into his contract. Beckham decided to\nwear the number 23 instead, being a big fan of\n<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0003044/\">Michael Jordan</a>. He immediately\nbecame popular with the Real Madrid fans, but the team did not perform\nwell enough to win either the Spanish League or the Champions League.\nHowever, Beckham remained a reliable scorer and his performances\nattracted more public. His shirts sales and other merchandising deals\nremained lucrative for the club, which continued to under-perform,\nregardless of the Real's management's higher expectations.<br/><br/>In 2005 Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He was also\ninvolved in promoting London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic\nGames. His third season in Madrid was unremarkable, and he was\ncriticized a lot, mainly because the team finished second to Barcelona\nin Spanish "La Liga" and lost to Arsenal in the European Champions\nLeague. However, during that season, he expanded his international\npresence by establishing football academies in Los Angeles and East\nLondon. During the FIFA World Cup 2006, he played for England, and\nbecame the first ever English player to score in three World Cups. In\nthe quarter final game against Portugal, Beckham was replaced because\nof his injury in the middle of the game. Without him the English team\nlost and was knocked out of the World Cup.<br/><br/>In June 2007 Beckham played his final game for Real Madrid, winning a\nmedal and celebrating with his friends Tom and Katie Cruse, who\nattended the game. This was his fourth, and last season there, ending\nhis contract with the club. He announced that he had signed a five-year\ncontract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy from July 1, 2007 through\nJune 2012. The 5-year deal includes up to $10 million a year in direct\nsalary, and with merchandising endorsements and profit-sharing could\nearn Beckham up to $50 million a year, and may end up worth about $250\nmillion in five years, making him one of the highest earning athletes\nof all time.<br/><br/>In 2009, in a unique time share agreement David played on loan at AC\nMilan to maintain his fitness after ending the season with the Galaxy.\nHe ended up staying with Milan for five months, from January to May\n2009. In 2010, he also arranged to embark on a second loan spell at AC\nMilan from the Galaxy, to play for Milan for another five months. He\nsaid that he "genuinely enjoyed playing for Milan."<br/><br/>In 2011, after winning his first MLS Cup, his five-year deal with the\nLos Angeles Galaxy ended. At that time, Beckham was invited to play for\nParis Saint-Germain. But the 36-year-old player said "My family and I\nare incredibly happy and settled in America and we look forward to\nspending many more years here... I am still passionate about playing in\nAmerica and winning trophies with the Galaxy" he stated after signing\nanother two-year contract with the Los Angeles club.<br/><br/>In 2012, Beckham helped the Los Angeles Galaxy to retain their\nchampionship by defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-1 in the final game and\nwinning the MLS Cup 2012. His last appearance for Los Angeles was on\nDecember 2, 2012. Beckham's jersey No 23 has been the best selling in\nthe MLS and one of the best in the world, as he expands his image as\none of sport's leading icons. Although he plays his best in the right\nof midfield, Beckham can be dangerous anywhere in the field and can\nmake a difference in a big game with a pass, a cross, or a free kick.\nArguably no one in the game can rival Beckham's accuracy in free kicks,\nas he can put that ball on a teammate's head with uncanny precision. He\nis still a decisive player, regardless of age.<br/><br/>In January 2013, David Beckham signed a 5 month contract with Paris\nSaint-Germain.<br/><br/>The Beckhams, who have become known as "Posh and Becks", have four\nchildren: three sons - Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 1999, in London),\nRomeo James Beckham (born 2002, in London), Cruz David Beckham (born\n2005, in Madrid), and daughter Harper Seven (born in 2011, in Los\nAngeles).",
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