8 July 1991 – joined Manchester United as a trainee.
Won the 1992 FA Youth cup.
23 September 1992 – First team debut in the Coca Cola Cup at Brighton.
22 January 1993 – Signed as a professional.
Index
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Acciari, José Luis 449–450
Adams, Bryan 267
Adams, Christian (brother-in-law) 106, 112
Victoria’s wedding 181–182
Adams, Jackie (mother-in-law)
babysitting 171, 352
birth of Brooklyn 160, 162
David’s proposal to Victoria 112–113
meeting David 107–108
Sawbridgeworth house 178
threat to kidnap Victoria 192–193
Victoria’s wedding 179, 181–188
World Cup 2002 qualifiers 258
Adams, Liberty 181, 315
Adams, Louise (sister-in-law) 97, 315
Victoria’s wedding 179, 181–188
Adams, Tony (father-in-law)
babysitting 171
birth of Brooklyn 160, 162
David’s proposal to Victoria 112–113
Euro 2000 213–214
meeting Beckham 107–108
Sawbridgeworth house 178–179
security of Beckham family 345
threat to kidnap Victoria 192–193
Victoria’s wedding 181–188
World Cup 2002 qualifiers 258
Adams, Tony (footballer)
Beckham’s sending-off incident 134–135, 310
end of international career 223
senior member of England squad 226
Adams, Victoria see Beckham, Victoria
Aimar, Pablo 295
Alexandersson, Niclas 285
Ali, Muhammad 325
Alpay 467
Armstrong-Jones, Peregrine 180, 182–184, 187–188
Ayala, Roberto 434–435
Barber, Paul 298
Barmby, Nick 22, 118
Barthez, Fabien 373, 475–477, 487
Batistuta, Gabriel 131, 132, 290
Batty, David 133
Beckham, Brooklyn (son)
abused by crowds 213
advanced development 6–7
Barbados holiday 347
birth of 151, 156–160
birth of Romeo 315–318
caring personality 105
celebrity status 320, 335, 440–444
Christmas 2003 446–448
David as scapegoat for England performance 490
David signing for Real Madrid 405, 407–408
David’s foot injury 263
David’s marriage to Victoria 181, 186–188
David’s parenting style 18, 40–41
dog Carlos 431
Dubai training camp 277–279
early days 160–162, 170–171
Elton John as godfather 325
family life 319, 323, 328, 330
house in Madrid 1
illness 198–201
kidnap threats 192–194, 321–322, 342–344
Michael Jordan incident 324
moving to Madrid 403–405, 412, 442–444, 459
nativity play 350–351
new school 442–443
NSPCC charity event 271
playing football 5–6, 388–389
police patrol car 345
Sawbridgeworth house 178
scan photo 138, 140
World Cup 2002 300, 312
World Cup 2002 qualifiers 258
Beckham, David
1995–1996 season 66–87
1996–1997 season 87–89
1996–1997 season 101–103
1997–1998 season 113–114
1998–1999 season 147–176
1999–2000 season 189–207
2001–2002 season 247–266
2002–2003 season 342–389
2003–2004 season 428–490
Alderley Edge flat 161–162
Alfonso incident 417–418
ambassadorial role 198, 298
ankle injury 449–450
appointed England captain 223–226
approached by Spurs 31–32
approached by West Ham 15
Argentina match 1998 130–133
Argentina match 2002 290–298
Atocha bombing 460–461
Barbados holiday 347
Barcelona negotiations 391–392
birth of Brooklyn 151, 155–160
birth of Romeo 315–318
Bobby Charlton Soccer School 26–28
Brazil match 2002 303–311
broken rib 346–349
Brooklyn as young baby 160–162
Brooklyn’s illness 198–201
Bryan Adams concert 267
Cantona kicking incident 74–75
career statistics 495–507
caring personality 105
celebrity status 89, 319–323, 329–330, 440–444
Champions League 1999 154–155, 165–166
Champions League 2003 362, 368–376, 381–385
Champions League 2004 429–430, 451–452, 454–455
charity work 270–274, 350
childhood ambitions 6
childhood football 5–28
choosing school for Brooklyn 442–443
chores at Manchester United 53
Christmas 2003 446–448
club versus country debate 357–358
coached by father 7–9, 13, 14, 16, 20, 73
coached by Harrison 47–49
coached by Stiles 38
contemplating retiring from football 354–355
contract negotiations with Manchester United 266–269
cooking skills 18, 77
crowd abuse incident 213–216
cut lip incident 169–170
death threats 321
debut as England captain 226–227
debut as Manchester United captain 244
debut with Manchester United first team 56–57
decision to join Real Madrid 393–396
declaration of love to Victoria 109
disappointment after World Cup 2002 341–342
distrusted by Ferguson 203–204
divorce of parents 336–339, 351–352
dog Carlos 1, 431
domestic skills 77, 79–80
dropped by Hoddle 123–127
Dubai training camp 274, 277–279
England team spirit 231–232, 464–467, 469–470
England v Germany match 2001 232–238
Euro 2000 212–220
Euro 2000 qualifiers 191–194
Euro 2004 473–491
Euro 2004 qualifiers 365–368, 467–469
European Cup Final 1999 170–176
European debut 57–58
FA Cup 1996 82–86
FA Cup 1999 154, 162–165, 169
FA Cup 2003 352, 358–359
FA National School 115–116
FA Youth Cup 1992 54–55
FA Youth Cup 1993 55–56
falling out with Hoddle 130
family life 319, 323, 328, 330
Far East tour 2003 397–401
Far East training tour with Real Madrid 421–425
Ferdinand drug-test incident 463–467
Ferguson flying boot incident 359–362
Ferguson’s decision not to retire 260–261
Ferguson’s faith in young players 63–64
first car 77–78
first date with Victoria 96–101
first England cap 118
first goal for England 129
first goal for Real Madrid 427
first house 76–77
first senior goal for Manchester United 57–58
fitness training 479–480
foot injury 261–266
, 269, 278–282, 289, 301–302
free-kick against Real Madrid 383
friendship with Elton John 325
friendship with Gardner 49, 52
galacticos 432–433
Gascoigne dropped from World
Cup squad 120–122
groin injury 233–235
hamstring injury 372–376
Hoddle as idol 116
holidays in Malta 52
holidays in Southend 106
homesickness 439–440
honeymoon 188–189
hostility from crowds 150–151, 213–216
house in Madrid 1–3
house-hunting in Spain 411–412
injury 16, 233–235, 261–266, 269, 278–282, 289, 301–302, 326, 346–349, 372–376, 390, 449–450
interest in drawing 19–20
introduced to Real Madrid fans 2–3, 412–418
Japanese fans 283–284, 298, 333
kidnap threats 192–194, 321–322, 342–345
Kirsty Howard 250–253
La Liga 2003–2004 428–437, 446, 449–459
lack of confidence 58–59
League debut for Manchester
United 63–64
learning Spanish 424–425, 457, 459
leaving home 40–41
leaving Manchester United 388–397
left on subs bench by Ferguson 376–381
living in digs 41–43
loaned to Preston North End 59–62
love of celebrities 324–326
love of family 3–4, 330–331, 336–337, 339, 492–493
loyalty to Manchester United 247, 349
Manchester United fan 22–23, 83
marriage to Victoria 152, 179–188
match against Spurs 2001 244–245
media coverage of Brooklyn’s birth 159–160
media coverage of sending-off
incident 136–138, 143–146
media pressure in Spain 440–444
medical for Real Madrid 403–405
meeting Eriksson 227–228
meeting Madonna 139
meeting Mandela 326–327
meeting Michael Jordan 323–324
meeting Stephens 267
meeting Victoria 93–96, 102
meeting Victoria’s parents 107–108
Milk Cup competition 45–
missing penalties 467, 475–476, 487–488
missing training incident 199–202
move to central midfield 423, 425
move to Madrid 393–396, 444–445
negotiations with Perez 394–395
new boy at Real Madrid 419–423
NSPCC charity event 270–274
number 7 shirt 246
number 10shirt 245–246
number 23 for Real Madrid 415–416
OBE 429
pageboy outfit 79
penalty shoot-outs 487–489
Pepsi advert 371
personal number plate 78
personalised parking space 80
PFA Young Player of the Year 1997 102
pierced ear 318
playing for Brimsdown 39
playing for Essex 20
playing for Kingfisher 9
playing for Preston North End 59–62
playing for Waltham Forest 20, 25
practising free-kicks 9, 383
Premiership champions 2003 389
press allegations surrounding
marriage 470–473
pride in playing for England 190
professionalism 204, 206–207
promotional activities 331–333
proposing to Victoria 111–112
public speaking 326
publicity over relationship with Victoria 110–111
Real Madrid fans 436–437, 457–458
Real Madrid strip 416–417
relationship with Deana 43–44,
Deana 78, Deana 99
relationship with Helen 86, 89, 99
rental house in Spain 442
Ridgeway Rovers 13–17, 20–22, 39, 40
rift with Ferguson 199–202, 277, 348–356, 358–363, 376–381,
386–390, 394
rumours of transfer to Real Madrid 369, 372, 387
Sawbridgeworth house 177–179
Scaloni incident 436–437
scapegoat for England performance 209, 211, 482, 490
schooldays 11, 18–20
scouted by Manchester United 25–26, 30–31
second date with Victoria 104–105
secrecy of relationship with Victoria 108–110
security concerns 149–150, 158–159, 179–180, 192–194, 213, 321–323, 342–345
selected for England squad 117–118
sending gifts to Victoria 105
sending-off incident 131–133, 143–145
settling in Spain 458–461
shirt-selling reputation 420, 426
signed by Manchester United 26, 33–37
signing for Real Madrid 396–397, 403–411
Simeone’s shirt 155–156
Soccer Schools 491–492
Spice Girls video incident 91–93
sponsored Honda car 78–79
stag night 182
stalker incident 149–150
strength of marriage 470–472
support from England fans 216–217
support from Manchester United
fans 148–149, 173–174
tattoos 318–319
team player 15
telephone relationship with Victoria 103–104, 109, 327–329
training with Barcelona 28–30
training with Manchester United
youth team 39–40, 44–45, 47–49
training with Real Madrid 433–434
training with Schmeichel 70–71
training with Tottenham 22, 30, 30–32
trampoline 279
trip to Texas with Essex 21
trust in Stephens 267
Turkish scuffle 468
Versace suits 168–169
Victoria’s pregnancy 133, 135–136, 138–141
views on America 21, 333–334
views on Cantona 71–75
views on England fans 237, 366–367
views on Eriksson 239, 286–287
views on Ferguson 242–247, 346
views on Giggs 76–77
views on Hoddle 123, 125–127, 190–191
views on Keane 113–114
views on Keegan 191, 238–239
views on Kidd 102
views on McClaren 152–154
views on media 144–145, 334–335, 347, 440–442, 470–473
views on overseas trips 91–92
views on playing for England 115–116, 190, 210–211
views on Roberto Carlos 206
views on rough play 50–51, 61–62, 68
views on Scholes 374–375
views on talking during matches 51
views on Victoria 332
villa in France 333
visit to Buckingham Palace 347, 348–349
wedding dress incident 181
Wimbledon goal incident 88–89
World Club Championships 2000 194–198
World Cup 1998 114, 127–136
World Cup 1998 qualifiers 118–120
World Cup 2002 280–313
World Cup 2002 qualifiers 220–221, 229–238, 248–259
youngest Manchester United team 66
youth club 10
Beckham, Joanne (sister) 7, 76, 158, 315, 352, 448
bought house by David 338
closeness with David 17–18
David meeting Victoria 93, 95
David’s wedding 182
David’s Wimbledon goal 89
divorce of parents 336, 338
holidays in Southend 106
Victoria’s pregnancy 136
Beckham, Romeo (son)
birth of 315–318
celebrity st
atus 320, 335, 440–442
Christmas 2003 447–448
David as scapegoat for England
performance 490
dog Carlos 1, 431, 444
family life 319, 323, 328, 330
house in Madrid 1
kidnap threats 321–322, 342–344
move to Spain 443–444
Beckham, Sandra (mother)
birth of Romeo 317
Bobby Charlton Soccer School 27–28
bought house by David 338
David appointed England captain 225
David approached by Spurs 31–33
David coached by Stiles 38
David leaving home 40–41
David meeting Victoria 93–96
David moving to Madrid 403–405
David scouted by Manchester
United 25–26
David selected for England squad 117
David signed by Manchester United 33, 35
David signing for Real Madrid 407–408
David’s childhood 10
David’s cooking 77
David’s debut as Manchester
United captain 244
David’s debut for Manchester
United first team 57
David’s first date with Victoria 97–98
David’s move to Real Madrid 395
David’s pageboy outfit 79
David’s rift with Ferguson 352–353, 355
David’s wedding 181–188
David’s Wimbledon goal 89
divorce 336–339, 351–352
European Cup Final 1999 175
FA Cup 1996 83, 85–87
family life 17–18
holiday in Malta 52
holidays in Southend 106
New Year celebrations 448
Real Madrid match 2003 372
Ridgeway Rovers 17
role as parent 336
sending-off incident 135, 144,146
support for David 35–36, 40–41, 54
supporting Ted’s football 7
Ted’s tattoos 318
Victoria’s pregnancy 136
World Cup 1998 129
World Cup 2002 297, 312
World Cup 2002 qualifiers 258
Beckham, Ted (father)
admiration for Robson 49
Bobby Charlton Soccer School 27–28
bought house by David 338
Christmas celebrations 448
coaching David 7–9, 13–14, 16, 20, 73
criticism of David 353
David appointed England captain 225
David approached by Spurs 31–33
David approached by West Ham 15
David coached by Stiles 38
David dropped by Hoddle 125–126, 128
David leaving home 40–41
David meeting Victoria 93–96
David playing for Preston North
End 61
David scouted by Manchester
United 26
David selected for England squad 117
David signed by Manchester United 33–35
David’s cooking 77
David’s debut as Manchester
United captain 244
David’s debut for Manchester
David Beckham: My Side Page 47