Soccer (or football as those guys in Europe call it) has always been the biggest thing in David Beckham's life. He used to play for hours when he was a kid. David and his father would kick the ball around until it was too dark to see each other. Because he was always kicking the ball around, David never did all that well at school. He failed out when he was 16 and went to go play soccer for Manchester United's Jr. Team. He played his first pro game for Manchester two years later when he was 18. By 1996, David Beckham was a regular with the team and one of the most popular players in England - by helping the team win an FA Cup and a Premier Division title in the same year. In 2002, David helped England to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Cup of Soccer in Korea and Japan, where the English lost to the eventual champions from Brazil.
His success in soccer means David is now making a ton of cash - David Beckham makes more than $12 million dollars a year. That's allowed him to pick up some nice toys as well. He now owns seven cars, including a custom built Ferrari, a Porshe 911, a Range Rover, and a Jaguar. When David Beckham isn't scoring goals for Man. United, he hangs out with his wife, Victoria Adams (Posh Spice of the Spice Girls) and their sons Brooklyn and Romeo, who was born in September, 2002. They also have two dogs named Snoop and Puffy (after David's favorite rappers, Puff Daddy and Snoop Dog). David even makes sure to poop-n-scoop when the dogs do their business! So between scoring goals, making music and cleaning up after their son and dogs - this family keeps very busy.
- from kidzworld.com
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