David Beckham (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "David Beckham" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 16:27:41, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

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2220web.archive.org

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103theguardian.com

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54premierleague.com

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54bbc.co.uk

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44archive.org

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33mlssoccer.com

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31uefa.com

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22thegazette.co.uk

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22rsssf.org

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21gq.com

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22go.com

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21telegraph.co.uk

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11malarianomore.org.uk

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11psg.fr

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11h2g2.com

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11books.google.com

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11tabletmag.com

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11worldcat.org

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11thejc.com

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11reuters.com

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11metro.co.uk

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11dailymail.co.uk

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11stretfordend.co.uk

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11national-football-teams.com

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11soccerway.com

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11genius.com

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11footballwriters.co.uk

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11mufcinfo.com

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11thefa.com

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11rediff.com

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11lagalaxy.com

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11nationalfootballmuseum.com

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11givemefootball.com

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2,777^th place

11iffhs.de

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11forbes.com

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11arenamagazine.co.uk

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11time.com

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11celebrity-gossip.net

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11acmilan.com

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11goal.com

187^th place

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11skysports.com

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412^th place

acmilan.com (Global: 2,213^th place; Simple English: 1,097^th place)

"A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: David Beckham". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1997). The 1997–98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Queen Anne Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-85291-581-0.
Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9.
Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. AFS. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2000). The 2000–2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. AFS. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-85291-626-8.

arenamagazine.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Britain's original style magazine – for men". Arena. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; Simple English: 9^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"Gerrard named player of the year". BBC Sport. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
"David Beckham receives Lifetime Achievement award". BBC Sport. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
"100 great British heroes". BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

bbc.co.uk

"David Beckham: Uefa to honour former England captain with President's Award". UEFA. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

Reavis, Tracey Savell (2014-08-07). The Life and Career of David Beckham: Football Legend, Cultural Icon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-2993-8.

celebrity-gossip.net (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"David Beckham: Do Something Athlete Award Winner!". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

dailymail.co.uk (Global: 338^th place; Simple English: 127^th place)

Chester, Jason (4 November 2025). "Sir David Beckham is knighted as a string quartet play KPop hit". Mail Online. Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

footballwriters.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,345^th place)

"Football writers honour United duo". Football Writers' Association. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; Simple English: 58^th place)

"The Celebrity 100". Forbes. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.

genius.com (Global: 827^th place; Simple English: 564^th place)

"Career Statistics". Genius.com. 18 July 2018.

givemefootball.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,777^th place)

"Team of the Century: 1997–2007 – the Premiership's finest of the last decade". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

go.com (Global: 97^th place; Simple English: 56^th place)

soccernet.espn.go.com

"David Beckham Bio, Stats, News – Football/Soccer –". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

espn.go.com

"ESPYS 2008". ESPN. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

goal.com (Global: 187^th place; Simple English: 354^th place)

"Beckham, Ronaldo, Ward-Prowse & most Premier League free kick goals". Goal. 25 April 2022.

gq.com (Global: 1,063^rd place; Simple English: 916^th place)

Paterniti (17 March 2016). "David Beckham on Retirement, Family Life, and Protecting His Kids". GQ. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. That's the way it's always been with Posh and Golden Balls, as the British press is fond of calling Beckham, after Victoria revealed the nickname in a long-ago interview.

h2g2.com (Global: 9,307^th place; Simple English: 6,651^st place)

"David Beckham – Rise of a Footballer". h2g2. Not Panicking. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

iffhs.de (Global: 3,869^th place; Simple English: 805^th place)

"IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

lagalaxy.com (Global: 8,630^th place; Simple English: 8,302^nd place)

"Robbie Keane wins Best MLS Player at 2015 ESPY Awards". LAGalaxy.com. MLS. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

malarianomore.org.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Malaria No More". malarianomore.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

metro.co.uk (Global: 534^th place; Simple English: 357^th place)

Hewett, Emily (22 March 2014). "Victoria Beckham at her finest: Why is David Beckham affectionately known as Golden Balls?". Metro. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Praising her hubby on how he'd managed to turn his reputation around following the 1998 World Cup, which saw him forfeit England's chances after he was sent off for kicking an Argentinian footballer, she added: 'I call him Golden Balls now.'

mlssoccer.com (Global: 706^th place; Simple English: 691^st place)

"David Beckham". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
"David Beckham". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
"LA's Beckham named Comeback Player of the Year". Major League Soccer. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

mufcinfo.com (Global: 7,532^nd place; Simple English: 5,030^th place)

"Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award". MUFCInfo.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

national-football-teams.com (Global: 216^th place; Simple English: 31^st place)

David Beckham at National-Football-Teams.com

nationalfootballmuseum.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,923^rd place)

"David Beckham". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

premierleague.com (Global: 421^st place; Simple English: 102^nd place)

"David Beckham: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
"David Beckham: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
"Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022. Select season in the "Filter by season" drop-down menu.
"Beckham voted into Premier League Hall of Fame". Premier League. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

psg.fr (Global: 2,392^nd place; Simple English: 1,826^th place)

"David Beckham". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.

rediff.com (Global: 253^rd place; Simple English: 347^th place)

"FIFA's top 100 list". Rediff.com. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; Simple English: 34^th place)

Smout, Alistair (6 February 2017). "Beckileaks' email furor puts brand Beckham on the back foot". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Known by the nickname 'Golden Balls', the east-London born midfielder shot to fame with Manchester United thanks to his expert free-kick taking and crossing ability.

rsssf.org (Global: 152^nd place; Simple English: 96^th place)

"David Robert Joseph Beckham – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
Pierrend, José Luis. "FIFA Awards". Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

skysports.com (Global: 238^th place; Simple English: 412^th place)

"Tyler's stats: Mohamed Salah scores 50th Premier League for Liverpool". Sky Sports. 12 April 2019.

soccerway.com (Global: 74^th place; Simple English: 42^nd place)

us.soccerway.com

"D.Beckham". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

stretfordend.co.uk (Global: 7,418^th place; Simple English: 2,504^th place)

"David Beckham". Stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

tabletmag.com (Global: 3,274^th place; Simple English: 1,907^th place)

"David Beckham: I Consider Myself To Be Jewish". Tablet Magazine. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

Davies, Christopher (15 April 2003). "The Premiership elite selection 1993–2003". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

thefa.com (Global: 983^rd place; Simple English: 726^th place)

"Past Winners: David Beckham". The Football Association. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

thegazette.co.uk (Global: 151^st place; Simple English: 158^th place)

"Birthday Honours 2025". London Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
"Birthday Honours 2025". London Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

Fifield, Dominic (2007-07-13). "Beckham launches into the Galaxy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
"David Beckham: his club and international career in stats". The Guardian. 1 July 2015.
Campbell, Paul & Lacey, David (25 Jun 2013). "From the Vault: Recalling How England Won Le Tournoi de France in 1997". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 December 2022.

thejc.com (Global: 2,175^th place; Simple English: 1,226^th place)

Elgot, Jessica. "Jewish funeral for Beckham's grandfather". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; Simple English: 59^th place)

"David Beckham: Soccer's Metrosexual". Time. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

uefa.com (Global: 68^th place; Simple English: 49^th place)

"David Beckham". UEFA. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Malaria No More". malarianomore.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
"David Beckham". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
"David Beckham: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
"David Beckham". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
Elgot, Jessica. "Jewish funeral for Beckham's grandfather". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
Smout, Alistair (6 February 2017). "Beckileaks' email furor puts brand Beckham on the back foot". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Known by the nickname 'Golden Balls', the east-London born midfielder shot to fame with Manchester United thanks to his expert free-kick taking and crossing ability.
Paterniti (17 March 2016). "David Beckham on Retirement, Family Life, and Protecting His Kids". GQ. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. That's the way it's always been with Posh and Golden Balls, as the British press is fond of calling Beckham, after Victoria revealed the nickname in a long-ago interview.
Hewett, Emily (22 March 2014). "Victoria Beckham at her finest: Why is David Beckham affectionately known as Golden Balls?". Metro. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Praising her hubby on how he'd managed to turn his reputation around following the 1998 World Cup, which saw him forfeit England's chances after he was sent off for kicking an Argentinian footballer, she added: 'I call him Golden Balls now.'
"David Beckham Bio, Stats, News – Football/Soccer –". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
Pierrend, José Luis. "FIFA Awards". Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
"Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022. Select season in the "Filter by season" drop-down menu.
"Football writers honour United duo". Football Writers' Association. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
"Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award". MUFCInfo.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
Davies, Christopher (15 April 2003). "The Premiership elite selection 1993–2003". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
"David Beckham". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
"LA's Beckham named Comeback Player of the Year". Major League Soccer. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
"Team of the Century: 1997–2007 – the Premiership's finest of the last decade". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
"Britain's original style magazine – for men". Arena. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
"David Beckham: Soccer's Metrosexual". Time. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
"David Beckham: Do Something Athlete Award Winner!". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Fifield, Dominic (2007-07-13). "Beckham launches into the Galaxy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

David Beckham (Simple English Wikipedia)

acmilan.com (Global: 2,213th place; Simple English: 1,097th place)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; Simple English: 3rd place)

arenamagazine.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; Simple English: 9th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

bbc.co.uk

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; Simple English: 4th place)

celebrity-gossip.net (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

dailymail.co.uk (Global: 338th place; Simple English: 127th place)

footballwriters.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,345th place)

forbes.com (Global: 71st place; Simple English: 58th place)

genius.com (Global: 827th place; Simple English: 564th place)

givemefootball.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,777th place)

go.com (Global: 97th place; Simple English: 56th place)

soccernet.espn.go.com

espn.go.com

goal.com (Global: 187th place; Simple English: 354th place)

gq.com (Global: 1,063rd place; Simple English: 916th place)

h2g2.com (Global: 9,307th place; Simple English: 6,651st place)

iffhs.de (Global: 3,869th place; Simple English: 805th place)

lagalaxy.com (Global: 8,630th place; Simple English: 8,302nd place)

malarianomore.org.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

metro.co.uk (Global: 534th place; Simple English: 357th place)

mlssoccer.com (Global: 706th place; Simple English: 691st place)

mufcinfo.com (Global: 7,532nd place; Simple English: 5,030th place)

national-football-teams.com (Global: 216th place; Simple English: 31st place)

nationalfootballmuseum.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,923rd place)

premierleague.com (Global: 421st place; Simple English: 102nd place)

psg.fr (Global: 2,392nd place; Simple English: 1,826th place)

rediff.com (Global: 253rd place; Simple English: 347th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; Simple English: 34th place)

rsssf.org (Global: 152nd place; Simple English: 96th place)

skysports.com (Global: 238th place; Simple English: 412th place)

soccerway.com (Global: 74th place; Simple English: 42nd place)

us.soccerway.com

stretfordend.co.uk (Global: 7,418th place; Simple English: 2,504th place)

tabletmag.com (Global: 3,274th place; Simple English: 1,907th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; Simple English: 35th place)

thefa.com (Global: 983rd place; Simple English: 726th place)

thegazette.co.uk (Global: 151st place; Simple English: 158th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; Simple English: 14th place)

thejc.com (Global: 2,175th place; Simple English: 1,226th place)

time.com (Global: 84th place; Simple English: 59th place)

uefa.com (Global: 68th place; Simple English: 49th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; Simple English: 6th place)

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acmilan.com (Global: 2,213^th place; Simple English: 1,097^th place)

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; Simple English: 9^th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

dailymail.co.uk (Global: 338^th place; Simple English: 127^th place)

footballwriters.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,345^th place)

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; Simple English: 58^th place)

genius.com (Global: 827^th place; Simple English: 564^th place)

givemefootball.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 2,777^th place)

go.com (Global: 97^th place; Simple English: 56^th place)

goal.com (Global: 187^th place; Simple English: 354^th place)

gq.com (Global: 1,063^rd place; Simple English: 916^th place)

h2g2.com (Global: 9,307^th place; Simple English: 6,651^st place)

iffhs.de (Global: 3,869^th place; Simple English: 805^th place)

lagalaxy.com (Global: 8,630^th place; Simple English: 8,302^nd place)

metro.co.uk (Global: 534^th place; Simple English: 357^th place)

mlssoccer.com (Global: 706^th place; Simple English: 691^st place)

mufcinfo.com (Global: 7,532^nd place; Simple English: 5,030^th place)

national-football-teams.com (Global: 216^th place; Simple English: 31^st place)

nationalfootballmuseum.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,923^rd place)

premierleague.com (Global: 421^st place; Simple English: 102^nd place)

psg.fr (Global: 2,392^nd place; Simple English: 1,826^th place)

rediff.com (Global: 253^rd place; Simple English: 347^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; Simple English: 34^th place)

rsssf.org (Global: 152^nd place; Simple English: 96^th place)

skysports.com (Global: 238^th place; Simple English: 412^th place)

soccerway.com (Global: 74^th place; Simple English: 42^nd place)

stretfordend.co.uk (Global: 7,418^th place; Simple English: 2,504^th place)

tabletmag.com (Global: 3,274^th place; Simple English: 1,907^th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; Simple English: 35^th place)

thefa.com (Global: 983^rd place; Simple English: 726^th place)

thegazette.co.uk (Global: 151^st place; Simple English: 158^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; Simple English: 14^th place)

thejc.com (Global: 2,175^th place; Simple English: 1,226^th place)

time.com (Global: 84^th place; Simple English: 59^th place)

uefa.com (Global: 68^th place; Simple English: 49^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)