David Beckham Blogs

Hi everyone,

I’m delighted with how things have gone with England this week. We won both games, which was obviously the main thing and we performed well too. Against Slovakia I thought we played really well and with great freedom. It’s always good to see players expressing themselves and I thought the team did that on Saturday and scored four excellent goals. It was also an incredibly proud moment for me to become the most capped outfield player. It’s no secret that I love playing for my country and if the manager thinks I’m good enough then I’ll always answer the call.

We knew it would be harder against the Ukraine and so it proved. We started well and then got the vital goal, but they were hard to break down and when my club mate Andriy Shevchenko scored it looked like it might be one of those nights. Fortunately we go a free-kick and I managed to find Steven Gerrard, who headed a brilliant ball into the path of John Terry and he did the rest. We’re still top of the group with a 100% record that we won’t give up easily. We’ve got some tough games to play before the group is decided, but we’re confident and looking ahead.

I’m off back to Milan now. We’ve a home game against Lecce on Sunday and now international duty is over for the time being I’m fully focused on helping the team win a Champions League place.

That’s all for now.

Take care,

David

David Beckham's Post Match Interview

CLICK HERE to see David Beckham's post match interview with the BBC.

As David is talking to the reporter he notices that another journalist is pushing a female journalist, so he stops the interview and says to the man "Mind the lady, please".

Such a gentleman. I love him so much.

England Win As David Beckham Gets His 110th Cap

David Beckham came on in the second half of England's World Cup qualifier against the Ukraine.

David's best chance to score came from a free kick. He was so close, and his pained expression in the picture below, shows how disappointed he was.

David's biggest contribution came in with four minutes to go, after the Ukraine equalized via Andriy Shevchenko (David's AC Milan team mate).

England captain John Terry netted from close range following a David Beckham free-kick to put England in the lead and to end the scoreline at 2-1.

At the end of the match, David swapped shirts with Shevchenko. This is really rare as David doesn't always swap jerseys.

Victoria, boys and David's family were of course in the stands to cheer David on.

England Unveils New Kit

At kick-off, the England players unveiled a new all-white strip.

The kit is reminiscent of the strips England wore in the 1950s with a collar and a prominent badge.

Gone is the red trim which adorned England's other three strips in the last five years. The new shirt is plain and without frills.

I personally love it. It's very classic.

You can buy the new shirt from the Official England Online Store.

Congratulations David Beckham

Nationwide Building Society - the sponsors - congratulated David Beckham on his 109th Cap via the giant TV Screen inside Wembley Stadium.

David Beckham Gets His 109th England Cap

David Beckham became England's most capped outfield player when he won his 109th cap as a halftime substitute in the friendly against Slovakia at Wembley today.

When he came on, the cameras panned to Victoria in the box, as she called to kids to watch Daddy come onto the pitch. So cute.

David had a very good game wearing the #17 shirt.

He fired a superb cross for Manchester United ace Rooney to score from just outside the six-yard box and make it 2-0 after Emile Heskey had given England the perfect start.

The final score was 4-0.

At the end of the game, David became very emotional on his historic night, which she shared with his family including his mother who watched her proud son.

So emotional that he appeared to wipe a tear, as he clapped the England fans for the support at the end of the game. You can see his emotion in the last picture.

Just when I think I can't love him anymore.

Can't wait until Wednesday.

David Beckham Looks Forward To Saturday

The cameras got up close and personal with David Beckham at an England team press conference yesterday in St. Albans.

If David plays with the team this Saturday, it will be his 109th cap, which would be a new record, but he doesn't expect it to be for long.

He said, "It is special. It’s great to be up there with the best and biggest icons. But I hope the player that breaks it is one of these players from within this squad."

Gracious as always.

David Beckham Meets War Heroes

England star David Beckham came face-to-face with injured members of the armed forces today – including a Marine dubbed a ‘true hero’ by Prince Harry, after losing an arm and a leg to a Taliban landmine.

Brave Ben McBean was flown back from Afghanistan in March last year on board the same plane as the 24-year-old prince, along with another critically injured solider.

Beckham joked with the men and handed out team shirts, and even signed some of their prosthetic limbs.


The England player was pictured looking visibly amazed as Marine McBean calmly removed his new arm and handed it over for an autograph.