August 17th 1996 a curtain headed child wearing a Man United shirt hit what looked
like a speculative effort from behind the halfway line at Selhurst Park which proceeded to loop over the despairing finger tips of Neil Sullivan and into the back of the net rocketing David Beckham to stardom.
From then on Beckham went from strength to strength, sponsorship deal to sponsorship deal leaving him as one of the richest men in the history of sport. Everything seems to be perfect in the life of Mr Beckham he has a wife that was once the idol of every young girl in Britain and the object of many a mans affection in the shape of Posh Spice and he is living in one of his many beautiful homes with his three beautiful children in Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, exactly where he belongs.
However, while in many ways LA seems to be the only sensible place Beckham could end up settling down, for many reasons he will be unhappy with his surroundings. It was clear for all to see that the day he was not picked for the England squad he was not happy with himself and even more so when he stood down from the captaincy. It has only been in recent years that Beckham has had to begin to accept that he can no longer do everything he wants.
If a journalist had asked him a few years ago where he saw himself playing he would have most likely said in the Premiership. Success runs through the blood of David Beckham and there is no denying that it must be difficult for him to come to terms with his curtailing career.
It is for this reason that he has used his competitive nature to his advantage in his search for a life after football. There is no doubt that Beckham has a future as a coach or a manager in years to come but in the mean time it appears that he has discovered another way to entertain himself.
Going back to Davids beloved wife, Victoria had a similar experience in her life after the spice girls. Her solo career struggled out of the blocks, and so her intentions turned to fashion and in particular perfume. It turned out she was pretty good in these fields and it seems David wants a piece of the action. He has pulled out all the stops with his new range of fragrances and it seems he is determined to beat his Mrs at her own game.