David Beckham

MLS Designated Players 2019: Complete List And Salary Information

The Designated Player Rule, also known as the Beckham Rule, remains in effect as the league enters its 24th season. The rule allows teams to sign up to three players that are considered outside the team’s salary cap ($4.035M in 2018). 

In essence, this allows teams to compete for star players in the international market (like how the LA Galaxy started this whole rigamarole by signing David Beckham to a five-year contract worth $6.5M annually back in 2007). 

David Beckham Drops A Defender And Scores During Man United Legends Game

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Manchester United’s historic treble-winning season, a Man United Legends vs. Bayern Munich Legends (a rematch of the 1999 Champions League Final) friendly was held at Old Trafford today, featuring the likes of David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Lothar Matthaus, Ze Roberto and Ivica Olic. 

United hammered the visitors 5-0 thanks to goals from Solskjaer, Dwight Yorke, Nicky Butt, Louis Saha and Beckham. 

Here’s the opener from Solskjaer — the current manager of United — after some great wing play from Beckham.  

The David Beckham-Inter Miami Empire Continues Toward Reality

The long march toward the existence of Inter Miami CF technically began over a decade ago. David Beckham arrived in MLS in 2007 to much fanfare, a new designated player rule, a massive contract — and an option to be an expansion franchise for $25 million after he retired. That last piece went from interesting expansion topic to reality in late 2013 when Beckham and Simon Fuller came forward as owners for a new team based in Miami-Dade County. 

Top 18 Late Night TV Appearances By Soccer Players

Americans loves celebrities like apple pie and making fun of baseball. It’s why late night TV shows constantly barrage us with uninspired interviews of famous actors trying to get us to watch their new thing.

But occasionally, a late night show does something truly inspired. They bring on a soccer player, someone who can actually keep the viewers who aren’t in states where marijuana is legalized awake. 

James Corden Brutally Pranked David Beckham Before His Official Statue Unveiling

If I’m James Corden, I’m watching my back like a paranoid mafioso. This prank he pulled on David Beckham is absolutely brutal, and there’s no way Beckham’s not going to retaliate in some fashion. 

Adidas Celebrates 25 Years Of Predator With Zidane And Beckham Recreations

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legendary adidas Predator cleats, the company is dropping a range of boots and apparel, including recreations of Zinedine Zidane’s ’98 Predator Accelerators and David Beckham’s ’01 Precision Predators. 

Adidas Celebrates 25 Years Of Predators By Updating Classic Beckham And Zidane Boots

According to Footy Headlines, adidas is planning on celebrating the 25-year anniversary of the Predator cleat by releasing three limited-edition boots that give an updated look to the classics that became synonymous with David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane.

First up it’s the adidas Predator Accelerator ZZ — Icon 25 Year. This gold/white/red/navy cleat is, of course, the one favored by Zidane, and it’s looking pretty impressive in the update.

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