La Liga Footballers

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 185. Chapters: David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, List of foreign La Liga players, Steve McManaman, David Villa, Roque Santa Cruz, Fernando Torres, Karim Benzema, Michael Owen, Thierry Henry, Mido (footballer), Ronaldinho, Diego Maradona, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Zlatan Ibrahimovi, Raul (footballer), Xabi Alonso, Nelson Haedo Valdez, Sergio Aguero, Diego Forlan. Excerpt: David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, most recently Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player. Beckham's professional career began with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. With United, Beckham won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons, winning the La Liga championship in his final season with the club. In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy, signing a five-year contract on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan in 2009 and 2010. On 20 November 2011, he joined an elite group of players to have won three league titles in three different countries, when Los Angeles won their third MLS Cup. In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during which he played 58 times. He earned his 100th cap against France on 26 March 2008, and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009, when he surpassed Bobby Moore's total...