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David Beckham: Manchester United
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David Beckham could return to the soccer field tomorrow night. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder, who sprained his right knee in an Aug. 29 game, has started training again and the buzz is positive that he may play some portion of a critical match Thursday at home against the New York Red Bulls (Oct. 18, 11 pm/ET, ESPN2).Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop is cautiously optimistic. "We're not going to force him in there," Yallop said of the English star. "It would be nice to get him on the field at some point because he's such a good player."After struggling for much of the year, the Galaxy have won their last five games and have moved into playoff contention. The Galaxy will conclude their regular season on Sunday against the Chicago Fire.In other soccer news, the United States men's national team plays Switzerland this afternoon in Basel (2:30 pm/ET, Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision).
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David Beckham remained in the spotlight after marrying former Spice girl Victoria Adams in 1999. In the same year, David's career with Manchester reached its peak as his team won an unprecedented Treble of the Premiership, FA Cup and the European Cup.
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One of England's most influential football players and a tabloid favorite, former Manchester United's midfielder, David Beckham, has become known for his talent as well as his temperament. David Robert Joseph Beckham was born May 2, 1975, in Leytonstone, England. More
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Beckham was born in Leytonstone, London, England; the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham, a kitchen fitter and Manchester United fan, and Sandra Georgina West,[12] a hairdresser. He regularly played football in Ridgeway Park, Chingford as a child. He attended Chase Lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School as a child. His mother's family is Jewish,[13] and Beckham has referred to himself as "half Jewish"[14] and spoken of the influence the religion has had on him, although he is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith. In his book Both Feet on the Ground, he stated that growing up he always attended church with his parents and sisters.
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Beckham was born at Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, London, England; the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham (b. Edmonton, London, July-September 1948), a kitchen fitter and Manchester United fan, and wife (m. London Borough of Hackney, 1969) Sandra Georgina West (b. 1949) [11], a hairdresser. He regularly played football in Ridgeway Park, Chingford as a child. He attended Chase Lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School as a child.
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When he was 19, manager Alex Ferguson, reasoning that David was a late developer, sent him on loan to Preston North End to gain more first team experience. He made a great impression there after scoring on his debut against Doncaster. However, he was called back to Manchester after just five games as United were short of players for their next match against Leeds. He scored his first Premiership goal against Aston Villa in the first game of the 1995/1996 season, a match in which the United team were out to prove themselves after a lot of changes to the team. They were beaten that day and TV pundit Alan Hansen stated: 'You can't win anything with kids'. But United had faith in their abilities, so Beckham and the United team went on to prove Hansen very wrong.
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