David Beckham of Manchester United and his son Brooklyn before the FA Carling Premiership match against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, May 6, 2000. Manchester United won the match 3-1. [Photo/CFP]

Off the pitch

- Beckham met Victoria Adams in the mid-1990s when she was a member of pop group the Spice Girls. The perfect media match-up, the couple were instantly catapulted into the limelight.

- Beckham and Adams married in July 1999, a few months after their first son Brooklyn was born. They have three other children.