九年级英语下册Unit6EntertainmentandFriendshipTopic1Iwouldratherwatchsportsshowsthanthoseones背景材料：人物传记贝克汉姆（中英文）素材（新版）仁爱版.doc

1、1人物传记贝克汉姆（中英文）David Robert Joseph Beckham, (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer, who plays in midfield. He plays for and captains Major League Soccers Los Angeles Galaxy and is also a member of the England national team. He earned his much publicised 100th cap for England against France in Mar

2、ch 2008.He has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 was the worlds highest-paid footballer. He was Googles most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004. Such global recognition has made him an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon. Beckham was capt

3、ain of England from 15 November 2000to 2 July 2006. He made 58 appearances as captain, and ended his tenure in that role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,however, continued to make contributions for the England national team in competitions after this. Beckham captained Manchester United for the

4、 first time on 21 October 2000 in a Premiership match against Leeds United, coming on as a 2substitute for injured team captain Roy Keane.Beckhams contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest salary of any MLS player in history. He dbuted for the team on

5、21 July in a friendly versus Chelsea at The Home Depot Center, and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final. His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.大卫罗伯特约瑟夫贝克汉姆（David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE，1975 年 5月 2日），是一位英格兰著名足球运动员，前任英格兰国家队队长，目前效力于美国洛杉矶银河。曾于 1999年及 2001年夺得世界足球先生亚军，是运动品牌阿迪达斯的代言人。贝克汉姆出生于伦敦雷顿斯通（Leytonstone），场上司职右前卫或中前卫。球场上的贝克汉姆最著名的是他右脚精准的长传、传中和极其出色的定位球，在俱乐部和国家队生涯中都以此获得了大量助攻和进球。贝克汉姆不仅仅是个著名的球员，同时由于他的太太是前辣妹合唱团成员维多利亚贝克汉姆，以及善于制造新闻的能力，不羁的性格，百变的形象，对当时的时尚界也很有影响，并且有自己品牌的男士香水等商业产品。