Why is David Beckham still attractive at the age of 50?

TPO - Time flies, and David Beckham has turned 50. However, despite his age, the former MU and Real star has not only maintained but also continuously expanded his global popularity.

Beckham's wife, Victoria, once told a story that when her third son Cruz watched the four-part series about his father David Beckham on Netflix, he exclaimed, "I didn't think dad was that good at football."

Cruz is not the only one, but a number of Beckham’s 88 million Instagram followers don’t know that he was once a football superstar, who played for Manchester United, Real, LA Galaxy, PSG, Milan and 115 times for England. Or many don’t know that Beckham was once a great player, with his “kicks that score goals” from free kicks, and his amazing ankles that could send the ball wherever he wanted, in a mesmerizing trajectory.

Actually, it's not surprising, because Beckham just celebrated his 50th birthday and retired 12 years ago. When Beckham and MU won the great treble (in 1999), the iPhone had not yet been born and Man City was playing in the third division (League One). Or the moment Beckham saved England with a super free kick against Greece in 2001, then the whole country prayed by touching the image of his injured foot, hoping he would come to the 2002 World Cup to save them again, at that time Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo were still unknown boys.

David Beckham when he was playing for MU.

Beckham’s football legacy has been overshadowed by some predictions. The king of football, Pele, who ranked Beckham in FIFA’s list of the 100 greatest footballers of all time, also said that he was “more of a pop star than a footballer”. Or Sir Alex Ferguson, who, despite witnessing Beckham’s growth and never losing admiration for his professionalism, repeatedly warned his pupil about his off-field activities, eventually sending him away from Old Trafford after the “flying boot” incident.

Somehow Beckham’s career has been full of such “Hollywood moments”, such as when he kicked Diego Simeone in the 1998 World Cup and made himself England’s villain, returning home to a hostile crowd.

But he also turned his fate around, transforming into an English hero, forcing those who once threatened to kill him to praise and worship him. This is similar to when Beckham was hated by Fabio Capello, pushed to the Real bench, and then he saved him, helping bring the La Liga championship in 2006/07.

After 11 years playing for MU, Beckham moved to Real in 2003 with a contract worth 37 million euros.

Moving to MLS, many people expected Beckham to fail. Pele himself did not have a sweet experience here, let alone a player who only shined under the flashlights. Who would have thought that Beckham would take Major League Soccer to new heights, both in terms of reputation and quality of the field. In his final season, he still managed to score 8 goals to help LA Galaxy win the championship.

More surprisingly, during his time in the US, Beckham also took advantage of his breaks to return to Europe, creating memorable moments with Milan and PSG. And now, as the owner of Inter Miami, Beckham continues to transform MLS once again with the contract of Lionel Messi.

That is why, even though he has retired, Beckham's popularity has never faded. For example, at Wimbledon 2016, as soon as the news broke that Beckham would be there to cheer for Roger Federer, the crowd created a traffic jam on Centre Court. Or most obviously on social media, just on Facebook and Instagram alone, Beckham's number of followers reached 145.3 million, more than any other retired sports star.

Beckham is still elegant and maintains his handsome appearance at the age of 50.

Beckham has long transcended the realm of sport, becoming a global brand and maintaining a presence around the world , in everything from culture, sport to charity. His popularity is so great that his 50th birthday was not limited to a party, but a series of events on both sides of the Atlantic.

As The Athletic revealed, it kicked off in March with a party at Cipriani, an Italian restaurant in Miami, with more than 100 guests. In addition to Messi, it included NFL legend Tom Brady, former basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, Hollywood stars Justin Theroux and Fisher Stevens, alongside model Cindy Crawford and Grammy-winning singer Marc Anthony.

Beckham, however, does not give the impression that he is completely upper class. Always emphasizing his background as a working-class family, with a father who was a gas fitter, he is willing to go where he feels necessary. For example, Beckham once canceled his schedule to London when he received news that Kath Phipps, a long-time receptionist at MU, was seriously ill. He spent hours at her bedside, recalling memories of his time at the Red Devils.

In that way, Beckham's fame never fades. His fan base only grows with time, even though newer fans from Gen Z may not know how great he was on the pitch.

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