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Profile of Celebrity Father David Beckham

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Celebrity Father David Beckham Sergio Dionsio/Getty Images

Biography:

Born May 2, 1975; sports professional; a midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He formerly played for Manchester United, Milan and Real Madrid. He has won numerous awards in his sports career including UEFA Footballer of the Year, UEFA Midfielder of the Year, BBC Sports Personality of the Year, ESPY Award as the Best Male Soccer Player and Best MLS Player, and he is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. Ranked as the Best Celebrity Dad in a British Study

Partners:

Victoria Adams, actress and singer, known as "Posh Spice" of the Spice Girls, married in 1999

Children:

  • Brooklyn Joseph Beckham, born 1999
  • Romeo James Beckham, born 2002
  • Cruz David Beckham, born 2005

Quotes from David Beckham about fatherhood:

I adore children. I love the fact that our children are part of both of us, it's one of the most amazing things ever. -- Mad Blogs

When you do have kids you do grow up. People did say that to me. I have just started realising it now it changes the world - having children. -- Mad Blogs

The way I and my family have been treated is an absolute disgrace. At the end of the day, I'm a nice person and loving husband and father. I've been called a bad father, I've been called a bad husband and my wife has been called a bad mother. Things always hurt that are said about my family, and for people to call my wife a bad mother is unbelievable. I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father. -- Mad Blogs

In my career there's many things I've won, and many things I've achieved, but for me my greatest achievement is my children and my family. It's about being a good father, a good husband, just being connected to family as much as possible. - People Magazine

With Brooklyn, we found out when we were in New York that Victoria was pregnant with him, so that's where his name comes from. Romeo comes from [the fact] that we're a very romantic couple. When we first met Tom Cruise - actually quite a few years ago - I said "Isn't Cruise a really nice name?" And Cruz came from that. Tom was one of the first people we phoned when Cruz was born and told him. - People Magazine

We've had the talk with Brooklyn. It was more Victoria than me. I had to walk out of the room because Brooklyn was sort of looking at me through the corner of his eye and laughing. I was thinking, "I need to get out of here because this is a serious talk." I was very uncomfortable. - CNN Blogs

Every day the kids say something funny. Brooklyn doesn't say much. Cruz will talk the whole day. Romeo the same but Brooklyn says hardly anything. He's starting to notice girls, typical teenager. - People Magazine

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