Fireworks then flew into the night sky - accompanied by an "Ole! Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning.
Take international news everywhere with you! Download the France 24 app. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. ON TV. Hell, Beckham even married a '90s pop icon, Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice, and the duo were covered with a digital-age glee even before the technological boom.
Becks and Posh were William and Kate before the duo were even out of high school. Of course, all of that was secondary to Beckham's excellence on the field. And Beckham is the only Englishman ever to score in three World Cups. On the club side, Beckham leaves Paris Saint-Germain in a familiar place—as a champion.
The Paris-based club will wrap up its Ligue 1 championship in a road match versus Lorient on May The ongoing stat that most have pointed to is that Beckham has always left a team better than when he came. Even when Beckham was no longer the greatest player on the pitch, he brought a boundless energy and winning attitude that was infectious with teammates. Perhaps it was Sir Alex Ferguson, himself heading into retirement, that described his former player best in an interview with the BBC.
There may have been tears shed and heavy hearts had on Saturday, but after over two decades of service to the sport, David Beckham can finally stop running. Follow Tyler Conway on Twitter: Follow tylerconway Enjoy our content? The Paris-born defender had previously been a regular starter when fit but was only a bit-part player by He remained a back-up at most for PSG until his retirement in Camara later went on to work for the club in a coaching capacity. Sakho appeared to be a star in the making at the time and had first captained PSG aged just 17 on his debut six years earlier in He often wore the armband in the seasons that followed.
PSG signed the defender after a spell with Valenciennes, while he later retired after a spell with Montpellier ended in Having joined the French champions in January on a short term deal, the legendary winger was, of course, past his prime years.
Beckham, who donated all his wages during his time at PSG to a local children's charity, played his final game against Brest and in typical fashion, he set up a goal for midfielder Blaise Matuidi. After a solid performance, the former United midfielder was subbed off in the 81st minute to a standing ovation from his teammates and fans - and everyone watching at home got very emotional.
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