David Beckham set to receive UEFA President's Award
What's the story
Former England captain and Manchester United winger David Beckham will be honored with the UEFA President's Award for his contribution to football over the years. UEFA's statement read that David will be awarded for promoting football "in every corner of the planet". Beckham's 'tireless humanitarian efforts' were also praised by UEFA. Here are further details.
United
Beckham's career at Manchester United
Beckham was a product of Manchester United's youth academy and played successfully at the club, winning 6 EPL titles. He was also a part of the famous Manchester United squad that won the treble in the 1998-99 season. From early on in his career, he received wide praise for his perfect spot-kicks, crosses and corners. In 2003, Ferguson sold him to Real Madrid.
Twitter Post
UEFA took to Twitter to make this announcement
🏴 OFFICIAL: David Beckham will receive the 2018 UEFA President's Award 🏅 🙌
— UEFA (@UEFA) August 21, 2018
"A global ambassador for football whose humanitarian efforts helped children around the world" 🙏 🌍
More 👉 https://t.co/HMMMntbNm3 pic.twitter.com/C0TuVMZdmO
Real Madrid
Beckham's time with Los Blancos
Beckham was the final addition to Florentino Perez's Galacticos team, with Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, and Roberto Carlos already in the squad. He performed successfully at Real, even scoring a few minutes into his debut. He won La Liga as well as the Supercopa with the Madrid side. After Real, he also had stints with LA Galaxy, Paris-Saint Germain, and AC Milan.
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Past winners of the UEFA President's Award
The UEFA President's Award 'recognizes outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and exemplary personal qualities' and the past winners includes the likes of Johan Cruyff, Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Robson and Paolo Maldini.