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David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.The 38-year-old former England captain, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, said Thursday he will quit after the season."It's a good way to go out," Beckham said in Paris. "It's every athlete's dream, every footballer's dream to go out on the top — on top form or winning a trophy ... leaving as a champion."Beckham, whose curling free kicks and pinpoint crosses became his signature as a player, has two more matches left at PSG — against Brest on Saturday and at Lorient on May 26. He has been giving his salary to a children's charity.Asked what led to his decision, Beckham replied with a laugh: "Probably when (Lionel) Messi was running past me in that home game," referring to PSG's Champions League match against Barcelona last month.Beckham started his career with Mancheste...
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David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global...
Highlights in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from soccer at the end of the season:1975 — Born May 2 in Leytonstone, East London.1991 —...
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