http://www.mail.com/int/people/41032-david-beckham.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/people/41032-david-beckham.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091720-column-love-hate-beckham-ignored.html Like his former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, David Beckham has picked the right time and best way to retire — as a winner and before the worst ravages of age became painfully apparent. It always was a stretch to believe that Beckham, at 38, would or should sign up again with Paris Saint-Germain for what would have been his 22nd season of professi... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091720-column-love-hate-beckham-ignored.html 2013-05-16T21:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story. David grew up as a football-loving child & achieved his dreams, and unquestionably ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090766-reaction-to-beckham-announcing-retirement.html 2013-05-16T19:05:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091138-beckhams-famous-haircuts.html LONDON (AP) — Through the years, David Beckham has become as famous for his hair styles as for his free kicks. Here's a look at some of his more famous "hair-lights": 1990s Still a youngster in 1999 and enjoying his most successful season as a footballer, Beckham had dyed blonde hair and left it long in the front and... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:14:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091138-beckhams-famous-haircuts.html 2013-05-16T18:14:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091120-beckhams-role-retirement-to-remain-global.html PARIS (AP) — After David Beckham's long and distinguished football career ends on a remote plastic field in northwestern France, his life promises to be far more glamorous once he steps away from the game he loves. Nearly 20 years after breaking into the Manchester United team, the 38-year-old former England captain won the French league title with Paris ... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2091120-beckhams-role-retirement-to-remain-global.html 2013-05-16T18:08:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090780-ups-downs-david-beckhams-career.html LONDON (AP) — Some up and downs in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he would retire from football at the end of the season: Up: Signs professional contract with Manchester United in 1993 and helps team win Premier League-FA Cup double in 1996. United wins league title again a year later. Down: Gets red ... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090780-ups-downs-david-beckhams-career.html 2013-05-16T16:24:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090512-david-beckham-career-highlights.html LONDON (AP) — Highlights in the career of David Beckham, who said Thursday he will retire from football at the end of the season: 1975 — Born May 2 in Leytonstone, east London. 1991 — Joins Manchester United as trainee. 1993 — Signs professional contract at Old Trafford. 1996 — Wins first FA Cup and Premier League title at Manchester United; Scores goal o... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090512-david-beckham-career-highlights.html 2013-05-16T15:16:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080114-psg-wins-1st-french-league-title-1994.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic kept possession in the corner of the pitch, playing down the clock as they closed in on winning the league title in a fourth different country. For Paris Saint-Germain, it was to be its first in 19 years. After spending more than 250 million euros ($329 million) on players by its cash-rich Qatari owners, P... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:01:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080114-psg-wins-1st-french-league-title-1994.html 2013-05-12T23:01:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2070466-alex-ferguson-blows-final-whistle-man-u-career.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — During more than a quarter of a century in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson has always found the way to win — and win again. Scrappy, abrasive and always up for a fight, Ferguson turned the club into a global power and established himself as the most successful manager in British football history. And now, the 71-year-... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:36:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2070466-alex-ferguson-blows-final-whistle-man-u-career.html 2013-05-08T17:36:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2064272-psg-title-hopes-hold-valenciennes-draw.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain's celebrations were put on hold as it failed to get the win it needed to all but seal the French title on Sunday, scraping a 1-1 home draw against Valenciennes and giving Marseille a glimmer of hope with three matches remaining. A week after PSG had three players sent off in chaotic scenes following the 1-0 win at Evian, t... Sun, 05 May 2013 22:20:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2064272-psg-title-hopes-hold-valenciennes-draw.html 2013-05-05T22:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060544-sirigu-verratti-beckham-receive-bans-psg.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and midfielder Marco Verratti have been suspended for two games and veteran midfielder David Beckham for one after all were sent off at Evian last weekend. The French league's disciplinary committee announced the bans late Thursday. Beckham received a straight red for a dangerous raised foot on ... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:03:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060544-sirigu-verratti-beckham-receive-bans-psg.html 2013-05-03T10:03:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2058068-psg-close-to-title-ancelottis-future-concern.html PARIS (AP) — Although Paris Saint-Germain can clinch its first league title since 1994 on Sunday, this is being largely overshadowed by speculation surrounding coach Carlo Ancelotti's future. PSG leads Marseille by nine points with four rounds remaining and only a monumental collapse will prevent it from winning its third championship. PSG hosts Valencien... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:20:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2058068-psg-close-to-title-ancelottis-future-concern.html 2013-05-02T13:20:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2049668-david-beckham-psg-wins-1-0-evian.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain closed in on the French league title with a 1-0 victory at Evian that featured the dismissal of PSG midfielders David Beckham and Marco Verratti plus two other players after the match ended Sunday following a mass confrontation. Javier Pastore scored in the 50th minute to keep PSG nine points ahead of second-place Marseill... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:58:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2049668-david-beckham-psg-wins-1-0-evian.html 2013-04-28T22:58:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2011604-messi-returns-to-help-barca-reach-semifinals.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi has never been short on late-game heroics, and not even a sore hamstring stopped him from going on as a substitute to help Barcelona rally for a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain and a place in the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. Barcelona advanced on the away goals rule after its 2-2 draw in Paris last week ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:49:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2011604-messi-returns-to-help-barca-reach-semifinals.html 2013-04-10T22:49:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2002642-psg-wins-2-0-rennes-to-maintain-march-to-title.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Rennes to maintain its march to the French league title on Saturday and help eradicate memories of one of its lowest points of the season. Jeremy Menez scored a stunning solo goal in the 56th minute as PSG re-established its seven-point lead in the standings. Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed the result in stoppage time... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:38:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2002642-psg-wins-2-0-rennes-to-maintain-march-to-title.html 2013-04-06T20:38:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2000886-ancelotti-defends-beckham-criticism.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has hit back at criticism of David Beckham and said the former England midfielder will "definitely start" against Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Beckham started his first Champions League match in three years on Tuesday, and was removed with 20 minutes left before P... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:05:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2000886-ancelotti-defends-beckham-criticism.html 2013-04-05T17:05:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1995392-column-football-fate-take-beckham-full-circle.html PARIS (AP) — Football, fate and his own refusal to take age lying down are carrying David Beckham back to the scene of his greatest triumph as a footballer. Beckham's hair has changed — repeatedly — since that famous night in the Camp Nou in Barcelona in 1999 when he fired in the corner that won the European Cup for Manchester United. What hasn't changed ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:37:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1995392-column-football-fate-take-beckham-full-circle.html 2013-04-03T14:37:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1993878-psg-twice-to-draw-2-2-with-barcelona.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain showed it has the guts to go with the wallet as the ambitious big spenders twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to four-time champion Barcelona in the first leg of their eventful Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday. Blaise Matuidi's deflected shot crept into the net in the fourth minute of injury time ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:51:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1993878-psg-twice-to-draw-2-2-with-barcelona.html 2013-04-02T22:51:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1990610-psg-president-wants-beckham-to-stay-season.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi wants veteran midfielder David Beckham to stay next season, describing him as "fantastic on and off the pitch." The 37-year-old former England captain has made a positive start since joining PSG in a surprise move in January, even though most of his appearances have been as a substitute. His cu... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:09:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1990610-psg-president-wants-beckham-to-stay-season.html 2013-04-01T14:09:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1984234-ancelotti-rest-key-players-montpellier.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has a selection headache ahead of Friday's match against Montpellier with the club facing Barcelona four days later in the Champions League quarterfinals. Ancelotti may rest key players like midfielder Blaise Matuidi and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic against defending French champion Montpellier to keep ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:53:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1984234-ancelotti-rest-key-players-montpellier.html 2013-03-28T11:53:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1960886-psg-wastes-2-0-lead-2-2-draw-saint-etienne.html PARIS (AP) — League leader Paris Saint-Germain blew a 2-0 lead and its stars blew their tempers with the referee in a 2-2 draw away to fourth-place Saint-Etienne in the French league on Sunday. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored one goal and set up the other and still had enough energy left to berate referee Antony Gautier after the final whistle, standing inches ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:27:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1960886-psg-wastes-2-0-lead-2-2-draw-saint-etienne.html 2013-03-17T23:27:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1956810-barcelona-psg-to-meet-champions-league.html LONDON (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain's new-found status among the European elite will face its first real test after the French club was drawn Friday against Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals. Barcelona avoided leading rivals Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in Friday's draw but could be given a stern challenge from PSG, which has again become a f... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:14:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1956810-barcelona-psg-to-meet-champions-league.html 2013-03-15T13:14:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1937782-marseille-to-boost-title-hopes-with-lyon-win.html PARIS (AP) — Marseille will be looking to rekindle its slim title hopes when it plays at championship rival Lyon in the French league on Sunday. Marseille, which is in third place, lost to second-place Lyon 4-1 at home in November. But it can move level on points by winning at Stade Gerland. Striker Andre-Pierre Gignac is desperate to make amends for the ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:33:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1937782-marseille-to-boost-title-hopes-with-lyon-win.html 2013-03-07T12:33:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1936644-psg-holds-valencia-1-1-to-reach-cl-quarters.html PARIS (AP) — PSG did enough to reach the Champions League quarterfinals by scraping a 1-1 draw at home to Valencia on Wednesday, yet the big-spending French club will have to play much better to be a threat to the big teams in the last eight. PSG had won the away leg of their last-16 match 2-1 and seemed content to sit back in a dull first half in which t... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:07:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1936644-psg-holds-valencia-1-1-to-reach-cl-quarters.html 2013-03-06T23:07:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1932246-psg-coach-ancelotti-urges-players-to-ease-up.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti wants his players to forget about sitting on their first-leg lead and to dictate Valencia in the return leg of their last-16 match on Wednesday. The Spanish team trails 2-1 and has been given little chance of prevailing at the Parc des Prince. But PSG has not reached the quarterfinals since 1995 and A... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:09:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1932246-psg-coach-ancelotti-urges-players-to-ease-up.html 2013-03-05T18:09:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1930880-beckham-to-help-boost-image-chinese-football.html David Beckham will play in an all-star game in China later this year as part of a deal to help raise the profile of football in the world's most populous country. The former England captain has signed up to help boost football's appeal in China, which is trying to clean up its image by clamping down on corruption following a series of match-fixing scandal... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:18:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1930880-beckham-to-help-boost-image-chinese-football.html 2013-03-04T20:18:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1927198-leader-psg-slips-to-embarrassing-1-0-loss-reims.html PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain opened the door for Lyon in the French title race after slipping to an embarrassing 1-0 loss at relegation-battler Reims on Saturday, with the league leader conceding the goal shortly after the host had a player sent off. It was PSG's second consecutive away loss to a team fighting relegation following the 3-2 loss at Soch... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:29:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1927198-leader-psg-slips-to-embarrassing-1-0-loss-reims.html 2013-03-02T21:29:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1920090-beckham-mettle-psg-beats-marseille-2-0.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham showed his aging legs can still last the pace and Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his prolific scoring as the two stars helped Paris Saint-Germain beat bitter rival Marseille 2-0 to reach the French Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Beckham had played a 15-minute cameo from the bench in last Sunday's 2-0 win against Marseille in the ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:01:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1920090-beckham-mettle-psg-beats-marseille-2-0.html 2013-02-28T00:01:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1901588-barton-dismisses-beckham-ahead-psg-match.html MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille midfielder Joey Barton took a gentle swipe at David Beckham on Tuesday, saying that Paris Saint-Germain's new star signing was no longer a feared opponent and would not be a major threat when the two French title rivals meet on Sunday. The former England captain is set to make his debut for PSG after joining as a free ag... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:18:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1901588-barton-dismisses-beckham-ahead-psg-match.html 2013-02-19T22:18:45Z