Beckham was born in London, England on 2 May 1975. His father is an exceptional Manchester United fan and no doubt encouraged him to play soccer since young. At the tender age of 11, he won an important youth soccer event, and attracted the attention of Manchester United scouts. He joined Manchester United under the training division at the age of 16, and was officially contracted in 1993. He played his ManU debut game in 1995.With his charming good looks and signature free-kicks, he gained popularity quickly. He went on to clinch several endorsement deals, including deals with Adidas, Pepsi & Gillette. In 1997, he met Victoria “Posh Spice” Adams, and Beckham proposed to her in Jan 1998. In the same year, Beckham became the most hated man in Britain after he was given a red card after kicking Diego Simeone who fouled him in the famous Argentina-England match. The English team went on to lose on penalty kicks. He received death threats after the match.In 1999, Posh gave birth to Brooklyn, their first son. A wedding dinner was also held on 4th July, and it was estimated to cost around $800,000. He became the English captain in 2000. In…