Los Angeles Galaxy

I'm coming there not to be a superstar. I'm coming there to be part of the team, to work hard and to hopefully win things. With me, it's about football. I'm coming there to make a difference. I'm coming there to play football ... I'm not saying me coming over to the States is going to make soccer the biggest sport in America. That would be difficult to achieve. Baseball, basketball, American football, they've been around. But I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think I could make a difference.[75]
Beckham on going to America
From ESPN

Beckham (centre) scores his first goal for LA Galaxy
Beckham's involvement with Major League Soccer began while he was still a Real Madrid player when it was confirmed on 11 January 2007 that the world's most famous footballer would be leaving Madrid in six months in order to join MLS' Los Angeles Galaxy. The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put to an end and the following day Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[76]
Predictably, the announcement made top news all across the globe. Though many worldwide media outlets reported the deal to be worth US$250 million,[77] the astronomical figure was soon revealed to be something of a PR stunt engineered by Beckham's media handlers (British representative agency 19 Entertainment).[78] In order to maximise the media effect, in the press release they decided to list the potential sum that Beckham could make over the 5-year period from all his revenue sources, which in addition to his Galaxy pay also include his personal endorsements. Beckham's actual deal with the Galaxy was a 5-year contract worth US$32.5 million in total or $6.5 million per year.[79]
The high-profile acquisition paid immediate financial dividends for Galaxy long before Beckham joined the team. On the strength of the signing and the media frenzy it created, the club was able to pull off a new 5-year shirt sponsorship deal with Herbalife nutrition company worth US$20 million. The gate revenue peaked as well with 11,000 new season tickets holders and sold-out luxury suites (each one of the 42 inside the team's home ground, the Home Depot Center).[80] Even the LA Galaxy owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) saw an immediate spike in business. Involved on many business fronts worldwide, AEG was already leveraging its Beckham association in places such as China, where the company had been working aggressively in Shanghai and Beijing for years to receive clearance to build arenas and stadiums. The company's CEO Tim Leiweke put it as follows: "Suddenly, we're known as the company that owns the team that David Beckham is going to play for, so our world changed".[81]
In the months following the announcement, the additional terms of Beckham's contract became public knowledge. One unique contract provision was giving him the option of buying an MLS expansion franchise at a fixed price whenever he stopped playing in the league – an allowance that the league's owners had never given to a player before. Another provision was the opt-out clause after the 2009 season, meaning that should he decide so, Beckham was free to leave the club after completing year three of his 5-year contract.[80]
In April 2007, he and wife Victoria bought an $18.2 million home on San Ysidro Drive in Beverly Hills.[82]
Beckham's contract with LA Galaxy took effect on 11 July, and on 13 July, the famous Englishman was officially unveiled as a Galaxy player at the Home Depot Center to much fanfare and world media interest in front of more than 5,000 gathered fans and some 700 accredited media members.[83] Beckham chose to wear number 23. It was announced that Galaxy jersey sales had already reached a record figure of over 250,000 prior to this formal introduction.[84]
In parallel, Beckham's handlers at 19 Entertainment succeeded in putting together an unprecedented US media rollout designed to expand his carefully crafted personal brand in America. He made the cover of Sports Illustrated, a few weeks earlier Adidas launched the extensive 13-part ad campaign "Fútbol meets Football" starring Beckham and NFL running back Reggie Bush, and W magazine published a racy photo spread featuring David and wife Victoria photographed by Steven Klein. Meanwhile, ESPN sports network was running "Hello, Goodbye" promotional campaign and it also agreed to air David Beckham: New Beginnings documentary produced by 19 Entertainment and directed by Gary Brooks before the friendly match versus Chelsea, which was expected to be Beckham's American debut. In addition to popularising soccer, Beckham's arrival was used as platform for entertainment industry endeavours. Since both Beckham's and his wife's often overlapping careers were handled by 19 Entertainment that's owned by Simon Fuller, who in turn has a business relationship with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of Hollywood's most powerful talent agencies, it was important also for CAA that the Beckhams made as big a splash as possible upon their arrival in the United States. On 16 July, CAA had hosted a welcoming bash for David at its new eight-storey, $400 million headquarters in Century City with CAA employees reportedly instructed beforehand to line the staircase and clap for Beckham upon his arrival.[85] That night Victoria's reality show prime-time special Victoria Beckham: Coming to America aired on NBC, drawing negative reviews in the American press and poor US viewership ratings.[86]

David Beckham became the Los Angeles Galaxy captain immediately upon joining the team
On Saturday afternoon, 21 July, despite still nursing the injured left ankle that he picked up a month earlier during the final match of La Liga's season, Beckham made his Galaxy debut, coming on for Alan Gordon in the 78th minute of a 0–1 friendly loss to Chelsea as part of the World Series of Soccer.[87] With a capacity crowd, along with a long Hollywood celebrity list featuring Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria, Mary-Kate Olsen, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alicia Silverstone and Drew Carey among others, present at the Home Depot Center, the match was broadcast live on ESPN's main network. However, the proceedings on the field of play completely took a back seat to the Beckham spectacle, and despite the presence of worldwide football stars Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, and John Terry, the US television cameras were firmly focused on Beckham who spent most of the match on the bench. The match's added time featured a scare for already injured Beckham when he got tackled by Steve Sidwell whose cleats struck Beckham's right foot, sending him airborne before he crumpled hard to the ground. Though the existing injury was not aggravated too much, Beckham's recovery process was set back by about a week. ESPN's presentation of Beckham's debut earned a 1.0 TV rating, meaning it was seen in an average of 947,000 television homes in the US – a disappointing figure given the national media buzz and two weeks of constant promotion by ESPN. For comparison ESPN2's weekly MLS broadcasts on Thursdays drew a consistent 0.2 rating on virtually no promotion while Freddy Adu's MLS debut televised on ABC back in 2004 earned a 1.3 rating.[82] As far as sporting events that were televised that weekend in the United States, Beckham's much publicised debut drew less TV viewers than British Open golf tournament, a regular-season national baseball game, and even the Indy Racing League's Honda 200 motor race.[82]
The day after the made-for-TV debut was reserved for the welcoming party for the Beckhams at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art, formally billed as being hosted by Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith though in actuality a CAA-organized event. Attended by many Hollywood A-listers, the lavish bash was big news in the US celebrity tabloid media, including daily entertainment TV magazines such as Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood.[88]
Back on the soccer front, Beckham missed the next four Galaxy matches – three in the North American SuperLiga and an MLS game away at Toronto FC though he still made the trip with his teammates, sitting on the bench in street clothes. It was in Toronto on 5 August that the team got its first taste of what life would be like on the road with Beckham on the roster. Due to security concerns, it was the first time the team flew on a charter for a road match, rather than flying commercial (MLS normally forbids charter flights for away matches, claiming they provide competitive advantage, but in this case they made an exception due to the frenzy created around Beckham and resulting security issues). Also, instead of the usual MLS-mandated modest hotels, LA Galaxy stayed at the five-star Le Méridien King Edward in downtown Toronto (an expense paid for by the local Toronto promoter), while the glitz and glamour continued with the velvet rope, red carpet party at the Ultra Supper Club with Beckham as the centerpiece guest.[89]
Two weeks after his 12-minute appearance vs. Chelsea, still not fully healed Beckham finally made his league debut as a substitute on 9 August away versus DC United in front of the sellout crowd of 46,686 (nearly three times the average DC United home crowd) at the RFK Stadium, coming on for Quavas Kirk in the 71st minute.[90] Coming into the nationally televised match on ESPN, played under a heavy downpour with his team down a man and down a goal, even if only 70 percent fit, Beckham left a mark during the remaining twenty plus minutes. He hit a long free kick that Carlos Pavón failed to finish on for the equalizer, and then in the final minutes Beckham served a weighted through ball into Donovan's path that United's keeper Troy Perkins managed to break up in the last moment – the Galaxy lost 1–0. The next match on the road trip was at New England Revolution and Beckham decided to sit it out, fearing further aggrivating his ankle on the Gillette Stadium's artificial surface.
Beckham returned to the pitch the following week, again facing DC United, in the SuperLiga semi-final on 15 August. During this game he had many firsts with the Galaxy; his first start, first yellow card and first game as team captain.[91] He also scored his first goal for the team, from a free kick, and also made his first assist, for Landon Donovan in the second half. These goals gave the team a 2–0 victory, and a place in the North American SuperLiga final versus Pachuca on 29 August.
During the SuperLiga final against Pachuca, Beckham injured his right knee, with an MRI scan revealing that he had sprained his medial collateral ligament and would be out for six weeks. He returned to play in the final home match of the season. The Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention on 21 October, in the final MLS match of the season, a 1–0 loss to the Chicago Fire. Beckham played as a substitute in the match, bringing his season totals to eight matches played (5 league); one goal scored (0 league); and three assists (2 league).
Beckham trained with Arsenal from 4 January 2008 for three weeks, until he returned to the Galaxy for pre-season training.[92] Beckham scored his first league goal with the Galaxy on 3 April against the San Jose Earthquakes in the ninth minute.[93] On 24 May 2008, the Galaxy defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3–1, giving the Galaxy their first winning record in two years and moving the club into first place in the Western Conference. In the match, Beckham scored an empty-net goal from 70 yards out. The goal marked the second time in Beckham's career that he had scored from his own half, the other being a 1996 goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park.[94] Overall, however, the Galaxy had a disappointing year, failing to qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.

Loan to Milan


Beckham playing for Milan
In 2008, Beckham's success in the England national team under Fabio Capello led to speculation that he might return to Europe in order to retain match fitness for the World Cup qualifying matches in 2009. On 30 October 2008, Milan announced that Beckham was to join them on loan from 7 January 2009.[95] Despite this and other speculation, Beckham made it clear that the move in no way signalled his intent to leave MLS and announced his intent to return to the Galaxy in time for the start of the 2009 season in March.[96] Many at Milan both within and outside of the club expressed serious reservations about the transfer, with it considered by some players no more than a marketing move.[97]
Beckham was unveiled at Milan's training facility by the club's chief executive Adriano Galliani on 20 December 2008.[98] The player chose number 32 shirt previously worn by Christian Vieri, as both the number 7 and 23 shirts were already used by Alexandre Pato and club captain Massimo Ambrosini, respectively. After his physical, Beckham was reportedly told by a club doctor that he believed he could continue playing football for another five years, up to the age of 38.[99] The day after his unveiling, Beckham was brought to San Siro where he got introduced to home fans by walking out on the pitch before the league match versus Udinese and proclaiming 'Forza Milan' over the public address system.[100] Afterwards, he and wife Victoria watched from a luxury box as Milan destroyed their opposition 5-1.[101]
As the three-week Christmas break began in Serie A, entire Milan team flew to Dubai for winter training.[102][103] Overcoming several minor fitness issues, Beckham made his debut in a Rossoneri shirt on 6 January 2009 in a friendly against Hamburg at Dubai's Sevens Stadium.[104]
Playing on the squad led by the 26-year-old superstar Kaká in addition to several other world-class players at or near the peak of their careers – 28-year-old Ronaldinho, and 29-year-old Andrea Pirlo – as well as club veterans Paolo Maldini, Clarence Seedorf, Ambrosini, Giuseppe Favalli, Gianluca Zambrotta, Filippo Inzaghi, and Andriy Shevchenko, Beckham made his competitive debut for the rossoneri in Serie A as a starter away at Roma on 11 January 2009, playing 89 minutes of the 2–2 draw in front of 53,444 at the Stadio Olimpico.[105] Playing his first competitive match in almost three months, Beckham gave a decent performance in right midfield alongside Pirlo. Though clearly lacking match fitness, occasionally struggling to keep up in a high-tempo match, Beckham put in enough useful crosses and corners to justify the coach Carlo Ancelotti's decision to play him from the start.[106] Going into Beckham's home debut versus Fiorentina a week later, all the talk was around Milan's best player Kaká being the target of a reported £100 million transfer bid by Manchester City.[107] Beckham turned in another understated performance on the right side of midfield before advancing into a more active central role in the second half thus effectively taking over Seedorf's role after the Dutch international got subbed off. Milan won 1-0 courtesy of Pato, but the 65,000+ San Siro crowd mostly focused on Kaká, imploring him to stay on.[108]
A noticeably older team, Ancelotti-coached Milan was proving a good fit for the 33-year-old Englishman. He scored his first goal in Serie A for Milan in a 4–1 victory over Bologna on 25 January, his third appearance for the club.[109] Though Beckham was expected to return to L.A. in March, after impressing at the Italian club, scoring two goals in his first four matches and assisting on several more, rumours began to swirl that Beckham would stay in Milan, with the Italian club reportedly offering to pay a multi-million dollar fee for him. The rumours were confirmed on 4 February, when Beckham stated that he was seeking a permanent transfer to Milan, in a bid to sustain his England career through the 2010 World Cup. However, Milan failed to match Galaxy's valuation of Beckham, in the US$10–15 million range.[110]
Still, negotiations continued during a month of speculation.[111] On 2 March, the Los Angeles Times reported that Beckham's loan had been extended through mid-July.[112] This was later confirmed by Beckham, revealing what was described as a unique "timeshare" deal, in which Beckham would play with L.A. from mid-July till the end of the 2009 MLS season.[113]

Los Angeles Galaxy


I'm coming there not to be a superstar. I'm coming there to be part of the team, to work hard and to hopefully win things. With me, it's about football. I'm coming there to make a difference. I'm coming there to play football ... I'm not saying me coming over to the States is going to make soccer the biggest sport in America. That would be difficult to achieve. Baseball, basketball, American football, they've been around. But I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think I could make a difference.[75]
Beckham on going to America
From ESPN
Beckham (centre) scores his first goal for LA Galaxy
Beckham's involvement with Major League Soccer began while he was still a Real Madrid player when it was confirmed on 11 January 2007 that the world's most famous footballer would be leaving Madrid in six months in order to join MLS' Los Angeles Galaxy. The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put to an end and the following day Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[76]
Predictably, the announcement made top news all across the globe. Though many worldwide media outlets reported the deal to be worth US$250 million,[77] the astronomical figure was soon revealed to be something of a PR stunt engineered by Beckham's media handlers (British representative agency 19 Entertainment).[78] In order to maximise the media effect, in the press release they decided to list the potential sum that Beckham could make over the 5-year period from all his revenue sources, which in addition to his Galaxy pay also include his personal endorsements. Beckham's actual deal with the Galaxy was a 5-year contract worth US$32.5 million in total or $6.5 million per year.[79]
The high-profile acquisition paid immediate financial dividends for Galaxy long before Beckham joined the team. On the strength of the signing and the media frenzy it created, the club was able to pull off a new 5-year shirt sponsorship deal with Herbalife nutrition company worth US$20 million. The gate revenue peaked as well with 11,000 new season tickets holders and sold-out luxury suites (each one of the 42 inside the team's home ground, the Home Depot Center).[80] Even the LA Galaxy owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) saw an immediate spike in business. Involved on many business fronts worldwide, AEG was already leveraging its Beckham association in places such as China, where the company had been working aggressively in Shanghai and Beijing for years to receive clearance to build arenas and stadiums. The company's CEO Tim Leiweke put it as follows: "Suddenly, we're known as the company that owns the team that David Beckham is going to play for, so our world changed".[81]
In the months following the announcement, the additional terms of Beckham's contract became public knowledge. One unique contract provision was giving him the option of buying an MLS expansion franchise at a fixed price whenever he stopped playing in the league – an allowance that the league's owners had never given to a player before. Another provision was the opt-out clause after the 2009 season, meaning that should he decide so, Beckham was free to leave the club after completing year three of his 5-year contract.[80]
In April 2007, he and wife Victoria bought an $18.2 million home on San Ysidro Drive in Beverly Hills.[82]
Beckham's contract with LA Galaxy took effect on 11 July, and on 13 July, the famous Englishman was officially unveiled as a Galaxy player at the Home Depot Center to much fanfare and world media interest in front of more than 5,000 gathered fans and some 700 accredited media members.[83] Beckham chose to wear number 23. It was announced that Galaxy jersey sales had already reached a record figure of over 250,000 prior to this formal introduction.[84]
In parallel, Beckham's handlers at 19 Entertainment succeeded in putting together an unprecedented US media rollout designed to expand his carefully crafted personal brand in America. He made the cover of Sports Illustrated, a few weeks earlier Adidas launched the extensive 13-part ad campaign "Fútbol meets Football" starring Beckham and NFL running back Reggie Bush, and W magazine published a racy photo spread featuring David and wife Victoria photographed by Steven Klein. Meanwhile, ESPN sports network was running "Hello, Goodbye" promotional campaign and it also agreed to air David Beckham: New Beginnings documentary produced by 19 Entertainment and directed by Gary Brooks before the friendly match versus Chelsea, which was expected to be Beckham's American debut. In addition to popularising soccer, Beckham's arrival was used as platform for entertainment industry endeavours. Since both Beckham's and his wife's often overlapping careers were handled by 19 Entertainment that's owned by Simon Fuller, who in turn has a business relationship with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of Hollywood's most powerful talent agencies, it was important also for CAA that the Beckhams made as big a splash as possible upon their arrival in the United States. On 16 July, CAA had hosted a welcoming bash for David at its new eight-storey, $400 million headquarters in Century City with CAA employees reportedly instructed beforehand to line the staircase and clap for Beckham upon his arrival.[85] That night Victoria's reality show prime-time special Victoria Beckham: Coming to America aired on NBC, drawing negative reviews in the American press and poor US viewership ratings.[86]
David Beckham became the Los Angeles Galaxy captain immediately upon joining the team
On Saturday afternoon, 21 July, despite still nursing the injured left ankle that he picked up a month earlier during the final match of La Liga's season, Beckham made his Galaxy debut, coming on for Alan Gordon in the 78th minute of a 0–1 friendly loss to Chelsea as part of the World Series of Soccer.[87] With a capacity crowd, along with a long Hollywood celebrity list featuring Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria, Mary-Kate Olsen, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alicia Silverstone and Drew Carey among others, present at the Home Depot Center, the match was broadcast live on ESPN's main network. However, the proceedings on the field of play completely took a back seat to the Beckham spectacle, and despite the presence of worldwide football stars Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, and John Terry, the US television cameras were firmly focused on Beckham who spent most of the match on the bench. The match's added time featured a scare for already injured Beckham when he got tackled by Steve Sidwell whose cleats struck Beckham's right foot, sending him airborne before he crumpled hard to the ground. Though the existing injury was not aggravated too much, Beckham's recovery process was set back by about a week. ESPN's presentation of Beckham's debut earned a 1.0 TV rating, meaning it was seen in an average of 947,000 television homes in the US – a disappointing figure given the national media buzz and two weeks of constant promotion by ESPN. For comparison ESPN2's weekly MLS broadcasts on Thursdays drew a consistent 0.2 rating on virtually no promotion while Freddy Adu's MLS debut televised on ABC back in 2004 earned a 1.3 rating.[82] As far as sporting events that were televised that weekend in the United States, Beckham's much publicised debut drew less TV viewers than British Open golf tournament, a regular-season national baseball game, and even the Indy Racing League's Honda 200 motor race.[82]
The day after the made-for-TV debut was reserved for the welcoming party for the Beckhams at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art, formally billed as being hosted by Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith though in actuality a CAA-organized event. Attended by many Hollywood A-listers, the lavish bash was big news in the US celebrity tabloid media, including daily entertainment TV magazines such as Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood.[88]
Back on the soccer front, Beckham missed the next four Galaxy matches – three in the North American SuperLiga and an MLS game away at Toronto FC though he still made the trip with his teammates, sitting on the bench in street clothes. It was in Toronto on 5 August that the team got its first taste of what life would be like on the road with Beckham on the roster. Due to security concerns, it was the first time the team flew on a charter for a road match, rather than flying commercial (MLS normally forbids charter flights for away matches, claiming they provide competitive advantage, but in this case they made an exception due to the frenzy created around Beckham and resulting security issues). Also, instead of the usual MLS-mandated modest hotels, LA Galaxy stayed at the five-star Le Méridien King Edward in downtown Toronto (an expense paid for by the local Toronto promoter), while the glitz and glamour continued with the velvet rope, red carpet party at the Ultra Supper Club with Beckham as the centerpiece guest.[89]
Two weeks after his 12-minute appearance vs. Chelsea, still not fully healed Beckham finally made his league debut as a substitute on 9 August away versus DC United in front of the sellout crowd of 46,686 (nearly three times the average DC United home crowd) at the RFK Stadium, coming on for Quavas Kirk in the 71st minute.[90] Coming into the nationally televised match on ESPN, played under a heavy downpour with his team down a man and down a goal, even if only 70 percent fit, Beckham left a mark during the remaining twenty plus minutes. He hit a long free kick that Carlos Pavón failed to finish on for the equalizer, and then in the final minutes Beckham served a weighted through ball into Donovan's path that United's keeper Troy Perkins managed to break up in the last moment – the Galaxy lost 1–0. The next match on the road trip was at New England Revolution and Beckham decided to sit it out, fearing further aggrivating his ankle on the Gillette Stadium's artificial surface.
Beckham returned to the pitch the following week, again facing DC United, in the SuperLiga semi-final on 15 August. During this game he had many firsts with the Galaxy; his first start, first yellow card and first game as team captain.[91] He also scored his first goal for the team, from a free kick, and also made his first assist, for Landon Donovan in the second half. These goals gave the team a 2–0 victory, and a place in the North American SuperLiga final versus Pachuca on 29 August.
During the SuperLiga final against Pachuca, Beckham injured his right knee, with an MRI scan revealing that he had sprained his medial collateral ligament and would be out for six weeks. He returned to play in the final home match of the season. The Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention on 21 October, in the final MLS match of the season, a 1–0 loss to the Chicago Fire. Beckham played as a substitute in the match, bringing his season totals to eight matches played (5 league); one goal scored (0 league); and three assists (2 league).
Beckham trained with Arsenal from 4 January 2008 for three weeks, until he returned to the Galaxy for pre-season training.[92] Beckham scored his first league goal with the Galaxy on 3 April against the San Jose Earthquakes in the ninth minute.[93] On 24 May 2008, the Galaxy defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3–1, giving the Galaxy their first winning record in two years and moving the club into first place in the Western Conference. In the match, Beckham scored an empty-net goal from 70 yards out. The goal marked the second time in Beckham's career that he had scored from his own half, the other being a 1996 goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park.[94] Overall, however, the Galaxy had a disappointing year, failing to qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.
009 MLS season.[113]

Neymar Ingin Hadapi David Beckham

Neymar ingin hadapi David Beckham, penyerang muda penuh talenta asal Brasil ini, mengatakan bahwa dirinya akan merasa senang dan terhormat bila dirinya bisa berhadapan dengan sang superstar David Beckham, dalam ajang Olimpiade 2012 yang berlangsung di London.
Neymar Ingin Hadapi David Beckham | Berita Sepak Bola
Seperti yang kita ketahui, Neymar adalah pemain yang sedang banyak dibicarakan oleh para penikmat bola diseluruh Dunia. Tidak hanya itu, banyak pelatih dari Klub-Klub besar Eropa, ingin menggunakan jasa pemain berambut mohawk ini. Dan kabar terbaru dari Neymar, dirinya dirumorkan akan pindah ke Barcelona, hal itu dikaitkan dengan keinginannya untuk bisa bermain bersama sang maestro Lionel Messi. Tak hanya Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea dan AC Milan pun sangat tertarik untuk mendatangkan pemain kelahiran Mogi das Cruzes ini. Neymar disebut-sebut banyak pengamat sepakbola sebagai calon pemain yang akan bersinar dimasa depan.
Neymar yang merupakan penyerang andalan Santos ini, pernah bertemu dengan suami Victoria Beckham ini, pada pertandingan MLS tahun lalu. Dan ia mengungkapkan betapa senangnya ia bisa bermain dengan mantan pemain Manchester United dan Real Madrid tersebut. Dan Neymar berharap bisa kembali bermain melawan Bekcham, jika pesepakbola tampan itu, ambil bagian di Timnas Inggris pada Olimpiade 2012 nanti.
Akan menjadi sangat menyenangkan untuk bisa bermain lagi bersama David Beckham, beruntung saya memiliki kesempatan untuk bertemu dengannya tahun lalu, dan kehormatan bagi saya bisa bermain kembali dengannya pada Olimpiade nanti, papar Striker 19 tahun ini.
Dalam Olimpiade yang berlangsung di London nanti, tak hanya ingin bertemu dengan Beckham, Neymar juga menginginkan agar bisa meraih mendali emas, karena dirinya belum sama sekali merasakan meraih mendali emas, di ajang yang dilangsungkan empat tahun sekali tersebut.
Neymar berkata, ‘ ini semua merupakan mimpinya, ia menunggu untuk bisa bermain di Olimpiade London, dan melihat ke depan untuk semua itu. Brasil sama sekali belum pernah meraih mendali emas, dan ini merupakan kesempatan bagi Brasil untuk membawa pulang mendali emas. Dan hal ini sangat penting bagi semua orang disini’, papar pemain yang bernama lengkap Neymar da Silva Santos Junio

beckham

David Beckham, siapa yang tak kenal dengan pemain bola yang satu ini, sudah belasan tahun menjadi topik pembicaraan dunia sepak bola, karena selain kelihaian dan keakuratannya dalam mengumpan dan menendang bola, pria yang akrab dengan panggilan ‘Beckham’ ini juga memliki wajah yang tampan, dan tak heran Victoria Adams kepincut dengan Model sekaligus Bintang Bola ini.
Profil Lengkap David Beckham | Berita Sepak Bola
David Robert Joseph Beckham itulah nama lengkap dari pria kelahiran Leytonstone, London, 2 Mei 1975 ini, jam terbang yang lumayan banyak membuat nya bisa tampil maksimal ketika membela klub manapun. Perjalanan Karir Beckham bisa dikatakan sangat gemilang, di usianya yang 37 tahun ini ia masih bermain cemerlang di LA Galaxy. Berita Sepak Bola kali ini akan mengulas Perjalanan Karir dan Profil Lengkap David Beckham . Dan, bagi kamu para fans Beckham, sepertinya harus membaca nya, berikut profil David Beckham.
Nama lengkap : David Robert Joseph Beckham
Tanggal lahir : 2 Mei 1975 (umur 35)
Tempat lahir : Leytonstone, London, England
Tinggi : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Posisi bermain : Sayap Kanan, Gelandang Tengah
Klub Saat ini : LA Galaxy
Nomor Punggung : 23
Itu adalah Profil David Beckham, dan sekarang kalian akan menyimak bagaimana perjalanan karir Beckham sejak ia masih kecil. David Robert Joseph Beckham saat itu masih berusia 12 tahun, beckham kecil bergabung bersama Totenham Hotspur. Karena keindahan nya dalam mengolah bola, akhirnya masa-masa remaja nya ia lewati sebagai pemain Bola Manchester United pada saat itu beckham masih beranjak remaja yakni 16 tahun, pertama tama, Fergie mendapatkan kecaman karena telah merekrut Beckham yang pada saat itu tergolong sangat muda, namun akhirnya Beckham menunjukan kalau pilihan yang dilakukan Fergie itu benar, kepiawaian Beckham membuat fergie menarik nya sebagai tim inti Manchester United, pada tahun 2003 beckham mulai aktif sebagai squad inti di MU, dan berhasil menciptakan 62 gol dari 265 laga bersama MU.
Pada tahun 2003, Karir Beckham di ‘Red Devil’ usai, klub besar Real Madrid memutuskan untuk menggotong Beckham ke Santiago Bernabeu sebagai stadium kebanggan klub raksasa spanyol itu. Karir Beckham bersama Real Madrid semakin menjadi-jadi, karena itulah Beckham di Kontrak selama 4 tahun oleh Real Madrid. Karena faktor usia dan banyak nya saingan di Santiago Bernabeu, akhrinya performa Beckham menurun, dan pada akhirnya tahun 2007 ia direkrut oleh Klub asal Los Angeles yakni LA Galaxy, dari 90 laga ia mampu menyumbang 16 Gol. 2009 menjadi kan karir Beckham bersama AC Milan, walaupun berstatus sebagai pinjaman, namun beckham berhasil menyumbang 2 Gol dari 29 laga bersama AC Milan. Dan tahun 2010, David Beckham kembali ke LA Galaxy, sampai saat ini.
Karir Beckham bersama Timnas Inggris dimulai sejak ia masih berusia 16 Tahun, yakni tahun 1992. Saat itu masih bersama Timnas U 18, kemdian tahun 1994 menjadi Timnas U 21, dan akhirnya Resmi menjadi Timnas Inggris pada tahun 1996. Dari 115 laga yang ia lewati bersama Timnas Inggris, Beckham mampu mencetak 17 Gol.
Itulah sekilas perjalanan karir David Beckham, beserta Profil lengkap nya. Jangan lupa untuk menyimak Profil bintang lainnya di Berita Sepak Bola. Karena kami akan terus mengupdate Berita Sepak Bola dan Profil Pemain Bola.

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Di musim 94/95 Beckham sudah mulai memasuki skuad senior Manchester United. Mengenai hal ini banyak yg tidak setuju karena David Beckham masih dianggap terlalu muda. Namun sebagai pembuktiannya, di akhir musim Premiership dan FA Cup berhasil disabet bersama teman-temannya.

Pada bulan Agustus 1996 David Beckham mencetak gol spektakuler ke gawang Wimbledon yang pada saat itu dikawal Neil Sullivan. Ia mencetak gol dari tengah lapangan.

Debutnya untuk tim nasional Inggris dilakukan pada tanggal 1 September 1996 di pertandingan kualifikasi Piala Dunia menghadapi Moldova.



Pada Piala Dunia 1998, Beckham tidak bermain di dua pertadingan awal tetapi ia main ketika Inggris menghadapi Kolombia dan ia mencetak 1 gol. Di pertandingan melawan Argentina ia mendapat kartu merah setelah Beckham menendang Diego Simeone dengan sengaja.

Pertandingan itu dimenangi Argentina melalui adu penalti. Publik Inggris menanggap kegagalan Inggris memenangkan Piala Dunia disebabkan Beckham. Bahkan penggemar Manchester United juga menyalahkan Beckham. Saat itu menjadi saat yang kelam bagi dirinya.

Pada musim 1998/1999, Manchester United berhasil meraih tiga gelar: Premiership, FA Cup, dan Liga Champions. Di pertandingan final Liga Champions, Manchester United tertinggal 0-1 sampai menit ke-89, di saat pendukung Bayern Munich sudah berpesta, keajaiban terjadi. Beckham kembali beraksi dengan kempampuan yg dia miliki. Dia mengambil peran sangat penting dalam 2 gol yg di cetak MU d final.

Beckham ditetapkan sebagai kapten Inggris pada tanggal 15 November 2000 dan ikut bermain di pertandingan kualifikasi Piala Dunia. Termasuk ketika mengalahkan Jerman di Muenchen. Puncak kepahlawanannya terjadi ketika menghadapi Yunani pada 6 Oktober 2001, di akhir kualifikasi piala dunia, Inggris setidaknya perlu meraih 1 poin untuk membuat Inggris bermain di Piala Dunia, Inggris tertinggal 2-1 dari Yunani dan waktu tinggal sedikit lagi. Seorang pemain Inggris dilanggar pemain Yunani 8 yard dari kotak penalti Yunani, dan Beckham mengambil tendangan bebas itu. Tendangan pisang nya berhasil memperdaya kiper Yunani, Antonis Nikopolidis. Pada tahun ini Beckham menjadi BBC Sports Personality of the Year dan menjadi peringkat dua Pemain Terbaik Dunia.

Pada 10 April 2002 ia didera cedera metatarsal setelah ditekel pemain Deportivo La Coruna, Aldo Duscher. Beckham divonis tidak bisa bermain hingga akhir musim, hal ini membuat publik Inggris cemas, karena pada saat itu ia sedang berada di puncak penampilannya dan dikhawatirkan Beckham tidak dapat bermain di Piala Dunia.

Tapi kekhawatiran itu tak terbukti, di Piala Dunia 2002 dia bermain di seluruh pertandingan. Dia juga mencetak gol ke gawang Argentina melalui tendangan penalti. Karena gol Beckham, Argentina tersingkir dari Piala Dunia 2002.

Pada musim 2002 hubungan Beckham dengan pelatihnya Sir Alex Ferguson memburuk setelah Ferguson marah ketika Manchester United kalah dari Arsenal. Di kamar ganti Ferguson menendang sepatu bola dan mengenai pelipis mata Beckham. Akibat insiden ini, pelipis Beckham harus mendapat 13 jahitan.

Pada tanggal 12 Juni 2002 Beckham mendapat gelar OBE (Order of the British Empire) dari Ratu Inggris.

penghargaan

Manchester United
* Premier League (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
* FA Cup (2): 1995–96, 1998–99
* UEFA Champions League (1): 1998–99
* Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
* FA Community Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
* FA Youth Cup (1): 1992

Real Madrid
* La Liga (1): 2006–07
* Supercopa de España (1): 2003

Los Angeles Galaxy
* MLS Western Conference (2): 2009, 2010
* MLS Supporters' Shield (1): 2010

TIMNAS
England
* Tournoi de France: 1997
* FA Summer Tournament: 2004
 
Individual
* Premier League Player of the Month (1): August 1996
* PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
* Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 1998–99
* UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1): 1998–99
* Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02):
o Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
o Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996)
# BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2001
# FIFA 100
# ESPY Award – Best Male Soccer Player: 2004
# ESPY Award – Best MLS Player: 2008
# English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
# BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2010

Penghargaan lainnya
* Officer in the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II: 2003
* England Player of the Year: 2003
* United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador (2005–present)
* "Britain's Greatest Ambassador" – 100 Greatest Britons awards
* The Celebrity 100, number 15 – Forbes, 2007
* Number 1 on the list of the 40 most influential men under the age of 40 in the UK – Arena, 2007
* Time 100: 2008
* Gold Blue Peter Badge winner, 2001

Sumber : uniknya.net

Piala Dunia 2006

Di babak penyisihan grup PD 2006, grup Inggris menang 1-0 atas Paraguay, kemudian menang 2-0 atas Trinidad dan Tobago dan Beckham ambil bagian penting dalam 2 gol tsb, serta bermain imbang dengan Swedia. Di babak 16 besar lagi-lagi dia menjadi pahlawan setelah ia mencetak gol tunggal di pertandingan melawan Ekuador melalui tendangan bebas. Sesaat sebelum pertandingan, Beckham sakit dan setelah mencetak gol dia mengalami dehidrasi dan muntah di pinggir lapangan. Inggris kalah dari Portugal melalui adu penalti 3-1 setelah bermain seri 0-0. Sehari setelah tersingkir Beckham menyatakan pensiun dari jabatan kapten timnas Inggris, tapi masih ingin bermain untuk timnas Inggris. Pergantian pelatih ke Steve McClaren rupanya membuat Beckham tidak dipanggil ke timnas hingga bulan Mei

perjalanan karier david beckham

Beckham dilahirkan di London tepatnya di Leytonstone pada tanggal 2 Mei 1975 dengan nama lengkap David Robert Joseph Beckham. Sekarang dia bermain di LA Galaxy di Major League Soccer Amerika Serikat sejak 1 Juli 2007.Istrinya adalah mantan personil Spice Girls, Victoria, yang dinikahinya pada 4 Juli 1999 di Irlandia. Dari hasil pernikahannya, ia mendapat 3 orang anak laki-laki yang diberi nama Brooklyn, Romeo dan Cruz

Karirnya dimulai pada saat umur 19 tahun di Liga Inggris musim 1994/1995 Beckham masuk ke skuad senior Manchester United, meskipun mendapat banyak kecaman karena pada saat itu usianya sangat muda. Pelatih Jenius Alex Ferguson tetap percaya atas pilihannya dan terbukti dengan memenangi Premiership dan Piala FA.

1 September 1996 Beckham melakukan debut pertamanya untuk tim Nasional Inggris pada saat kualifikasi PPD menghadapi Moldova.Di Piala Dunia 1998 Beckham adalah orang yang paling disalahkan publik Inggris atas kekalahan Inggris dari Argentina, Beckham mendapat kartu merah karena menendang Diego Simeone dengan sengaja. Ironisnya para pendukung MU juga menyalahkannya.

Pada musim 1998/1999, Manchester United berhasil meraih tiga gelar: Premiership, FA Cup, dan Liga Champions.
Tanggal 15 November 2000 Beckham menjadi kapten tim nasional Inggris pada saat pertandingan kualifikasi Piala Dunia. Pada tahun ini Beckham menjadi BBC Sports Personality of the Year dan menjadi peringkat dua Pemain Terbaik Dunia, hanya kalah dari Luis Figo pemain tim Nasional Portugal.

Di Piala Dunia 2002 Beckham membalas sakit hatinya atas tim Argentina , Dengan gol tendangan pinaltinya membuat Tim Argentina tersingkir. Nasib Inggris kembali jauh dari beruntung setelah dihempaskan Samba Brasil 2-1 di babak delapan besar.
Klub Raksasa Spanyol Real Madrid membeli Beckham dengan harga 35 juta euro di awal musim 2003/2004.Beckham dengan cepat menjadi idola para pendukung Real Madrid.

Di Euro 2004 dia bermain dia selalu tampil mengecewakan dan ia gagal mengeksekusi penalti sebanyak 2 kali yaitu ketika menghadapi Prancis di penyisihan grup dan di babak 8 besar ketika menghadapi Portugal pada saat adu penalti.
Selama tiga musim di Real Madrid pemain benomor punggung 23 ini selalu menjadi pilihan utama tapi belum bisa memberi gelar. Pelatih Fablo Capello dating ke Real, Beckham mulai disingkirkan karena lebih suka memasang Antonio Reyes. Akhir Musim 2006/2007 di beberapa pertandingan beckham bermain cemerlang dan La Liga menjadi milik Madrid.

Pada Piala Dunia 2006 Tim Inggris dijagokan menjadi Champion karena didukung sederetan pemain pemain berbakat termasuk beckham.tapi keberuntungan belum juga berfihak ke tim Three Lion, dan yang mengejutkan Beckham menyatakan pensiun dari tim nasional.

http://youtu.be/jyjy3vQk3k4 11 Januari 2007, klub Amerika Serikat LA Galaxy mengontrak Beckham selama lima tahun dan akan bergabung pada Agustus setelah kontraknya di Madrid berakhir.

Sejarah Perjalanan Hidup David Beckham

How About News-Seluruh orang yang suka dengan olahraga sepakbola pasti mengetahui tentang sosok pesepakbola David Beckham. Jika kita membahas tentang profil seorang David Beckham, tentunya tidak cukup hanya dengan tulisan beberapa lembar kertas saja, membutuhkan beratus-ratus hingga berpuluh-ribu lembar kertas untuk membahas tentang sejarah kehidupan sosoknya tersebut.

Walaupun usianya belum terlampau senja namun
namanya patut dimasukkan sebagai daftar salah satu legenda dunia sepakbola. Entah darimana bakat sepak bola yang dimiliki oleh David Beckham tersebut, ayahnya yang berprofesi sebagai tukang reparasi alat rumah tangga, dan ibunya berprofesi sebagai penata rambut.

Beckham yang memiliki nama lengkap David Robert Joseph Beckham, lahir di Leytonstone, London, 2 Mei 1975 yang sekarang berumur 36 tahun. Walaupun dia lahir di London, namun klub favoritnya adalah The Red Devils (Manchester United) yang terpengaruh oleh rasa kecintaan ayahnya pada klub tersebut. Anak kedua dari tiga bersaudara, Lynne dan Joanne, kedua saudara perempuannya yang besar dalam keluarga pekerja di bagian timur London. Ia telah bermain sepak bola semenjak usia lima tahun.

Kemudian dia bergabung dengan akademi sepak bola Bobby Charlton, pemain legendaris Inggris, menginjak usianya yang kesebelas ia terpilih sebagai pemain muda berbakat dan penting bagi klubnya tersebut. Ia juga berkesempatan mendapatkan sesi latihan di klub Barcelona sebelum dia bergabung dengan tim lokal daerahnya, Ridgeway Rovers. Awal karirnya dimulai pada waktu kompetisi yang diadakan oleh Charlton, Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools National Skills competition, seorang pencari bakat dari MU terpukau oleh permainan David.

Kemudian dia juga sempat bergabung dengan akademi sepak bola Tottenham Hotspur, kemudian juga Brimsdown Rovers selama dua tahun. Ia bergabung dengan klub favoritnya tersebut, Manchester United, dan meninggalkan rumahnya pada usianya yang ke enambelas pada tahun 1993 dan debutnya pertama kali dalam skuad tim senior dimulai setelah dua tahun masa bergabungnya dengan MU hingga ia dinyatakan sebagai pemain muda berbakat, the Professional Footballers’ Association Young Player, pada tahun 1997.
Karirnya semenjak bergabung dengan klub kesayangannya tersebut melambung tinggi.

Namun pada awal musim 2003/2004 ia dijual ke klub Real Madrid dimana terdapat pemain kelas atas yang bertaburan di klub tersebut. Kiprahnya bagi klub tersebut hanya mengantarkan Real Madrid menjuarai La Liga saja pada musim terakhirnya. Semenjak Fabio Capello menjadi pelatih di Real Madrid, kesempatan Beckham menjadi pemain starter menjadi berkurang ditambah ia ingin membantu menunjang karir istrinya, Victoria “Posh Spice” Adams, di negeri ‘Paman Sam’ tersebut dengan bergabung dengan LA Galaxy pada tahun 2007.

Kedatangan Beckham mengubah pandangan warga Amerika bahwa ‘Permainan bola hanya dimainkan menggunakan tangan’, memang di Amerika permainan sepakbola tidak menjadi olahraga favorit dibandingkan dengan rugby, basket, dan baseball. Terbukti dengan terjualnya lima ribu tiket semusim dalam waktu kurang dari 48 jam.

Namun sejarah mencatat bahwa ini merupakan karir terburuk David Beckham walaupun dia dapat mencetak gol-gol spektakuler namun klubnya tidak mampu menjuarai liga tersebut.
Pada tahun 2009, Beckham bergabung dengan AC Milan dengan status pemain pinjaman dan akan kembali pada LA Galaxy pada awal musim liga.

Sir Alex Ferguson pernah melontarkan pernyataan bahwa David Beckham adalah selebritinya dunia sepak bola, itulah sebabnya dia rela melepaskan kepergian pemain briliannya tersebut dengan menjualnya ke klub Real Madrid. Begitu pula dengan sejarah kepindahannya ke berbagai klub, mereka hanya ingin mendongkrak keuangan klub dengan adanya Beckham di klub mereka.
Seorang artis dalam dunia sepak bola yang telah menyabet berbagai macam gelar dan penghargaan.

Pada sebuah situs www.askmen.com disebutkan bahwa “David Beckham tidak akan pernah menjadi pesebakbola terbaik di dunia, namun kepopulerannya, ketampanannya, kekarismatikannya, dan juga kepribadiannyalah yang menjadikannya seorang yang dapat menjadi legenda dunia sepak bola”. Beruntung dirinya menikah dengan Victoria, hingga kepopuleranny dalam dunia hiburan pun ikut melambung tinggi.