Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 210. Chapters: David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Steve McManaman, Karim Benzema, Michael Owen, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Raul (footballer), Xabi Alonso, Zinedine Zidane, Arjen Robben, Nicolas Anelka, Ricardo Carvalho, Samuel Eto'o, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rafael van der Vaart, Ferenc Puskas, Kaka, Robinho, Michael Laudrup, Wesley Sneijder, Michael Essien, Emmanuel Adebayor, Mesut Ozil, Luka Modri, Davor uker, Fabio Cannavaro, List of Real Madrid C.F. players, Alfredo Di Stefano, Iker Casillas, Roberto Carlos (footballer), Robert Prosine ki, Dejan Petkovi, Antonio Cassano, Clarence Seedorf, Gonzalo Higuain, Hugo Sanchez, Gheorghe Hagi, Lassana Diarra, Fernando Morientes. Excerpt: David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, most recently Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player. Beckham's professional career began with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. With United, Beckham won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons, winning the La Liga championship in his final season with the club. In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy, signing a five-year contract on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan in 2009 and 2010. On 20 November 2011, he joined an elite group of players to have won three league titles in three different countries, when Los Angeles won their third MLS Cup. In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during which he played 58 times. He earned his 100th cap against France on 26 March 2008, and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009, when he surpassed Bobby Moore's total of 108 caps. With 115 career appearances to date, he has stated that he does not intend to retire from international football. Having missed the 2010 World Cup through injury, Beckham has not played for England since 14 October 2009. He remains 10 caps short of the record number of 125 caps by goalkeeper Peter Shilton, for a player of any position. Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals. B