When you think of David Beckham, likelihood is you think: 1) Shirtless, 2) Soccer, and 3) Victoria Beckham. In many ways the common character-destroying associations are true—Beckham was undeniably a beautiful man whose official website davidbeckham.com is literally a selection of explosive black and white photos without a shirt, he ended his football career with a collection of 19 major trophiesand his wife is a former Spice Girl who is all the time sober, camera-ready, and well…“fancy”.
Still, there’s more than meets the eye in the athlete’s life. Although he pension as of May 2013, the superstar has made his mark in the media and across continents over the past year, proving that he isn’t just a household name in sport, but a ultimate boy one you do not mind pulling up the seat next to him.
Let’s enumerate new reasons to love Becks:
Hi s support from numerous charitable organizations.
David Beckham works with UNICEF
Beckham was given the title “Friendship Ambassador” UNICEF in 2005, and remains an active contributor; He visit the Philippines in February 2014 to help kids affected by Typhoon Haiyan and filmed a video calling for helping kids deal with emergencies around the globe, including Syria and Congo. You can visit video appeal Here.
In June 2014, Prince William named Beckham Ambassador from United for Wildlifethe global alliance aims to raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade, poaching and demand for products such as ivory.
Finally, on September 3rd Beckham’s Facebook highlighted his support for Invictus Gameinternational sporting events for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and ladies.
His sense of adventure and exploration.
On June 9thBBC movies 1 David Beckham to Unknown released in the UK, a travel diary documenting Beckham’s journey through the Amazon rainforest on a motorbike. He was accompanied by his two male friends, Derek White and Dave Gardner.
in a interview presented by adidas and KickTV, Rio, he stated, “The [Yanomami] the tribe doesn’t even know about soccer… you know you give them soccer and they don’t know what to do with it. And I think that’s what’s special, you know, about the ride. . .had to explain football to them. . ..it was a completely new experience.”
Besides, Beckham said that Yanomami never heard of him before. This, for a busy man who played professional football for 22 years and retired at the ripe age of 39, appeared to be a breath of fresh air for Becks when he words“It’s an amazing experience to walk somewhere as a normal person.”
Brand upgrade.
debut collection, Beckham to Belstaff, boasts nine pieces of luxury sportswear and biker gear of British heritage. Beckham himself said that the line reflects the clothes he wears “day after day.” The collection is inspired by vintage looks from the 60s and 70s, with materials Belstaff said people first allowed “freedom and courage” in 1924.
If you do not like motorbike jackets, take a look at Beckham’s jackets adidas Predator Lethal Zone shoes, described by Pro Direct Soccer as offering “the perfect balance between lightness and stability.” Beckhams with pride talks about his lifelong love of adidas Predator and being directly involved in the design of the eye-catching pink models, which can personalised with your name and ball number.
Beckham is even respected enough by adidas to own a a pair of celebratory sneakers made for his retirement in the UK colours red, white, and blue. Nice sentimental touch: apparently, all of Beckham’s cleats feature wife Victoria’s initials and the names of their four kids—Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper—on the heel. Aww!
David Beckham’s personal sneakers
Now, do not you feel inspired to “bow like Beckham”?
For a look back at Beckham’s incredible career stats, visit http://sports.genius.com/David-beckham-career-statistics-annotated.
