Thursday, January 28, 2010

David Beckham - Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography



I recently took a vacation and as always decide to catch up on some reading, or in this case go back into the vault. When I was looking into books for my trip I wanted to find a soccer book to gain some more insight on the game or its history. I came across the 2004 autobiography by David Beckham - Both Feet On The Ground, and decided this was the one. I've always been a fan of David Beckham since I started following soccer, but that wasn't until much later in Beckham's career and after some of his memorable moments with Manchester United and the England national team. Overall, I would say the book was a great read and would suggest it to anyone who has an interest in learning about the English star's life, a celebrated soccer career from the player's point of view, or some history around Manchester United and the England national team over 90s and early 2000s.

The book dives into the following aspects of David's life:
 - his childhood growing up in London and his love for soccer
 - starting his youth career
 - being discovered and signed by Manchester United
 - the early struggles with professional soccer
 - become a star at Manchester United and for the English national squad
 - meeting and eventually marrying his wife Victoria, Posh Spice
 - having his kids and his thoughts on being a husband/father
 - the low points in his career including the red card at the World Cup
 - transferring to Real Madrid

You can order a copy of the book from Amazon for only about $10 and read more reviews. - Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography (Paperback).

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