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David Robert Joseph Beckham,[1] OBE[2] (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer, who plays in midfield. He plays for and captains Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy[4] and is also a member of the England national team. He earned his much publicised 100th cap for England against France in March 2008.[5]
Height :6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
He has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year[6], and in 2004 was the world’s highest-paid footballer.[7] He was Google’s most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.[8] Such global recognition has made him an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.[9][10] Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000[11] to 2 July 2006. He made 58 appearances as captain, and ended his tenure in that role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,[12] however, continued to make contributions for the England national team in competitions after this.[13] Beckham captained Manchester United for the first time on 21 October 2000 in a Premiership match against Leeds United, coming on as a substitute for injured team captain Roy Keane.[14]

Beckham’s career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team début in 1992 aged 17.[6] During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.[6] He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons.[15] While at Madrid, Beckham became the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.[6] In his final season, Real clinched the 2006–07 La Liga championship title—Beckham’s only major trophy with the club—in the final game of the season on 17 June.[16] In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.[17]

Beckham’s contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest salary of any MLS player in history.[18] He débuted for the team on 21 July in a friendly versus Chelsea at The Home Depot Center,[19] and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final.[20] His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.[21]
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Gökhan Gönül (born January 7, 1985 in Bafra, Samsun, Turkey) is a professional football player currently playing for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
Playing position Defender
Gökhan is a young Turkish right fullback, who with his great pace has a strong tendency to get forward in aid of his team’s attack. In July 2007, he was bought by Fenerbahçe from Gençlerbirliği, who had him loaned to their satellite club Gençlerbirliği OFTAS where he played a starring role in their promotion to the Turkcell Super League, and signed four-year contract [1].He scored his first and only goal for Fenerbahçe aganist a Turkish team called Galatasaray equaling the match but lost the match in the last minute when Ümit Karan scored the goal.He made his international debut against Norway on 17 November 2007. [2]He has also been ranked as 14th among the best 15 fullbacks in Europe, by Kristian Borrel - GOAL Magazine Feb/2008.In April 2008 Zico labelled him Turkish Cafu to UEFA Magazine. Gökhan Gönül is known for his precise passes, assists and his ability to get past defenders.Gokhan substained an injury during the final matches of the season resulting in him having to miss Euro 2008