There is a man known as David Beckham. He once played for Manchester United, but much before that he was simply David.
A David whose father was a kitchen fitter and whose mother was a hairdresser. He saved up money to go and watch Manchester United play.
He was soon in the midst of the action himself, known as "Becks."
His fan base grew large and wide from the United States to Japan. He was Manchester United's true Red Devil—an icon, a legend who was unstoppable, at least in terms of his deadly freekicks.
In 2003, Beckham moved to Real Madrid and his connection with the Old Trafford faithful broke. The England captain in Sven Goran Eriksson's era got a rude shock through Steve McClaren, who dropped him from England's squad and recalled him later on.
Beckham's career faced a slump as England were knocked out of the 2006 World Cup.
He fell out with Fabio Capello because he was due to join LA Galaxy. The duo made up later on and met up again with the England connection.
Beckham currently features for the LA Galaxy, who manage to sell a fair number of shirts because of him, even though they aren't doing too well. They've just parted with Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit.
That's quite a fair chunk of Beckham's history. His pin-point crosses and dazzling freekicks made him an icon and a role model for millions of kids around the world.
Has Beckham the Legend passed his peak? Does he have more gas to show for England? Can the likes of Bentley, Wright Phillips, Lennon, Walcott, Milner, and Co provide more of the Three Lions than Beckham?
In the words of Zahi Sahli, "Have your say."
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