Presentation on the topic "Famous People of Great Britain"

Presentation on the topic "Famous People of Great Britain"

Who prepared: Zhivaeva Alla Sergeevna

In my presentation I would like to tell about the world famous football player from Great Britain - David Beckham. Tell about his life path from a simple guy who loves to play football to a successful and rich football player, whose name is known to every fan of this sport.

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born 2 May, 1975, in the Leytonstone area of London, England, to David Edward Alan Beckham and Sandra Georgina. His father worked as an appliance repairman, while his mother was a hairdresser. Beckham grew up along with his two sisters.
David Beckham studied at Chase Lane Primary School as a child and then went on to study at the Chingford County High School. However, throughout his childhood Beckham was more interested in football and used to play for a local team known as Ridgeway Rovers.
David Beckham went for trials at several clubs like Norwich City and Leyton Orient before attending the school of excellence at Tottenham Hotspur football club. He played for the Brimsdown Rovers team as well and excelled during his stint there. However, his life truly changed when he was accepted into the Youth Training Scheme at Manchester United in 1991.

Childhood & Early Life


David Beckham became a part of the legendary ‘Class of ‘92’ youth players at Manchester United as he helped the club win the FA Youth Cup. In 1992 Beckham made his debut for the senior team and in the January of the following year he signed his first professional contract with Manchester United.
Beckham became the captain of the England national team in 2000.
In 2003, David Beckham moved to Spanish giants Real Madrid after a tug of war with the other big club in Spain, FC Barcelona. Beckham became a member of the ‘Galacticos’ at Real Madrid as he teamed up with some of the best players in the world such as Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Roberto Carlos to form a legendary team. He played for Real Madrid for four years and scored 13 goals.
In 2007, David Beckham moved to the Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy based in Los Angeles and played for the team for five seasons. During those five years he also spent some time on loan at AC Milan; which led to complaints from the club’s fans. He scored 18 goals in 98 games for LA Galaxy.
In 2013, David Beckham moved to French side Paris Saint-Germain. It was a five month contract and all his wages went to charity. He retired from professional football at the end of that season. The following year Beckham bought an MLS expansion team for $25 million.

David Beckham has won a number of trophies throughout his career as one of the world’s foremost midfielders of his time and his most important achievement is the fact that he played a vital role in Manchester United’s run to win treble in 1998-99.

After being in a relationship with Spice Girls member Victoria Adams, also known as ‘Posh Spice’ for two years; David Beckham got married to her on 4 July, 1999. They have 4 children; the first three being sons named Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz and the youngest is a daughter named Harper Seven.

David Beckham is known for his love of tattoos and has quite a few on his body, each with a special meaning or significance to him.
Beckham is an avid collector of sneakers and has a vast collection of rare and limited edition shoes from various brands.
He has a fear of birds, particularly pigeons, and has been known to go out of his way to avoid them.
Beckham has a passion for cooking and has shared that he enjoys spending time in the kitchen experimenting with new recipes.
He is fluent in multiple languages, including Spanish and Italian, which he picked up during his time playing for clubs in those countries.

Thank you for your attention.