Just a month Victoria Beckam organized in Miami a great party for her husband David as a prelude to her 50th birthday, which celebrates May 2 today. Among the guests were soccer players Leo Messi, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the American football star Tom Brady, former baseball player Shaquille O’Neal, model Cindy Crawford, singer Marc Anthony or actress Eva Longoria.
The former soccer player, retired since 2013 and currently president of Inter Miami, arrives in half a century of life as a world fashion icon and successful entrepreneur. In addition to having a seemingly happy personal and family life. With 24 years he already stood out at Manchester United and the English national team but he saw how his life turned on July 4, 1999 when he married another star of the moment, the singer posh (Pija) of the Spice Girls, a year greater than him.
The marriage became a profitable brand, without being, admired and desired by all. Coinciding with the celebration of silver weddings, in 2024, The Times He published that the couple at this time had kneaded a fortune of 455 million pounds (about 537 million euros), hence some voices are inclined to say that despite the samples of affection they profess, especially on social networks, they remain united by economic interests.
Whether or not, the truth is that Victoria has accompanied him in the different teams in which the midfielder has played: Manchester United (1992-2003), Real Madrid (2003-2007), Los Angeles Galaxy (2007-2013), AC Milan (ceded in 2008 and 2009) and Paris Saint Germain (2013). And he for his part, has always witnessed in the front-Row his wife’s parades, who left the music to devote himself to his true passion: that of fashion designer.
David and Victoria Beckham matching their wedding day on July 4, 1999Instagram @victoriabeckham
The marriage also has four children, Brooklyn, who is a photographer, was born in London on March 4, 1999. With only four months he witnessed the wedding of his parents held in an Irish castle near Dublin. On April 9, 2022 he married Florida with actress Nicola Peltz. Romeo, the second son, also born in London on September 1, 2002, has tried to follow in his father’s footsteps, but has finally opted for the model career, which he started as a child. Cruz, the third, was born in Madrid, where his father played, on February 20, 2005 and Harper, Benjamina was born in Los Angeles on July 10, 2011.
Topshot Mia Regan, Romeo, Cruz, Harper, David, Victoria and Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz at the premiere in London of the documentary series about the former soccer player. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP)HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
David Beckham was one of the first players to be a fashion reference: betting on luxury brands and marking trend on hairstyles or tattoos. This excessive care that he had of his image made him the maximum exponent of the new masculinity and the mediaxual term. He has made numerous underwear campaigns, sunglasses, watches, cars, perfumes, soft drinks … in addition to being an active Ambassador of UNICEF for 20 years, and now on the occasion of his anniversary he encourages his followers to make a donation.
David Beckham in the Boss campaign of this past winterDrafting / Other Sources
In 2003 David Beckham was awarded with the order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II and thus began a collaboration with the British royal family in projects related to sports and youth. He was invited to numerous receptions even to the weddings of the Princes Guillermo with Catalina in 2011, and Enrique with Meghan in 2018. His respect for the monarchy, who assures that his grandparents were instilled, led him to do almost 13 hours of tail, like many British, to say goodbye to Lsabel II.
David Beckham with Owen training with Real Madrid in 2005Ghost tax
But this good image that transmits, also on its Instagram with 88 million followers, has some shadows, such as the Affaire that I maintained with Rebecca Loos, the personal assistant marriage in Madrid.
In the Netflix documentary series about the player, premiered a couple of years ago, Victoria confesses that after the Madrid stage, his marriage was reinforced and it is also revealed that David suffers from compulsive obsessive (TOC): “Everything must be ordered in a straight line and things should always be even. When I put the soft drinks in the fridge, they must be numbers, if they are numbers, if they are numbers In a different closet, ”explains the former soccer player. Victoria responds with irony: “It’s that perfect.”
