Soccer, which is commonly known as football, is a team sport played game. There are two teams involved each consists of eleven players aiming for a goal found on both ends of the rectangular court. The objective of this game is to score by driving the ball on the opponent’s goal. Only goal keepers are allowed to use their hands or arms to propel the ball or catch it before it hits the goal. When the rest of the players touch the ball with their hands, there will be a penalty kick. In driving the ball, players are only allowed to use their torso or head until they pass it with a kick. Since then, soccer has become an all time favorite sport by many people across the globe.

One of the famous soccer players in the world is David Beckham. Born on May 2, 1975, this 34 year old 6 ft tall player is now playing with the Los Angeles Galaxy as a midfielder. Midfielders are supposed to keep the ball out of the other half of the field, and help the offense out by giving them someone to pass to or by pass them when the offense is on the good spot.

David Beckham has been in the National team England u-21 from 1994-1996 and in England since 1996.When he signed the contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy they gave him the highest player salary in MLS history. He played for the Los Angeles Galaxy for 3 years now and has been receiving an annual salary of 6.5m per year. He is also the first British footballer to play in 100 Champion Leagues matches.

During the United FA world cup finals, Beckham was successful in taking the position of a centre-field where he made his team win against the Newcastle United. With the crucial assists and goals, Beckham was named as the European Footballer of the year and received the FIFA World Player of the year award.