David Beckham 2008

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The former Spice Girl earlier this year launched a children's story that revolves around a fictional character called Ugenia Lavender and is about to premiere his first screenplay.

The English soccer star David Beckham starred this Sunday when the star witness to the passing of the Olympic Games in Beijing organizing London-2012, Chute a ball from a typical red double-decker bus at the closing ceremony.

During the eight minutes devoted to presenting the next Games, just after the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, received the Olympic flag, the media former Real Madrid footballer refocus the glances around the world when it came on the scene.

The mini-show prepared by the British began with the bus around the stadium surrounded by dancers, followed by three British Olympic cyclists.

Then the bus stopped and gradually emerged from a platform inside the famous singer Leona Lewis, who played alongside the guitarist of Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page a version of the classic theme of the group "Whole Lotta Love" before a lively audience.

And then came the expected time of entry on the scene to see Beckham to the more than 90,000 spectators who filled the Nido de Bird. The English soccer icon also emerged among cheers of the bus and chute the ball, giving symbolically kick-started the Games to London.

Between cheers, the bus left scene covered with umbrellas, throwing hand of another classic London, rain, a touch of humor in the pure English.

David Beckham is able to announce what he echen. The English footballer is negotiating with the Pepsi brand can be at the forefront of a line of bottled water for the company. Pepsi wants to continue the contract it has with Beckham for ten years and ending in late 2008 . To retain the star of the Los Angeles Galaxy, thinks make a desperate action as soon as possible to create a line of healthy products, including water, for the promotion Beckham.

The footballer, according to a source has told the 'Daily Mirror', "would be happy to explore this line to maintain its image as a sportsman."

The English player when he thought this was not convened at the beginning of the encounters clasificatorios for Euro 2008 The English international David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy player, has acknowledged that came to believe that his career with the national team "had ended" when there was convened at the beginning of the encounters clasificatorios for Euro 2008 .

In statements made to British newspaper The Times, says that the midfielder now appreciates that each party dispute with the combined English "as if it were the last."

The selector that outside of England, Steve McClaren, before the Italian Fabio Capello, decided to dispense with the services of the then captain of the national team in August 2006 although it reconvened the ten months during the failed campaign for the European qualifying.

Since then, former player of Real Madrid and Manchester United, now in ranks of the Los Angeles Galaxy, has learned to enjoy playing matches with England as if it were to be his last call and internationally.

"I did not think he was going to be here. When I called at the beginning of clasificatorios, I thought this was finished, that there was ending my career with England," admitted the player.

As for the captaincy vacant for selection, pending the Italian Fabio Capello decide who will So, "he observed.

Among them, Beckham appointed Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand or John Terry. "Capello knows what it means for a player to be captain of your choice, you're already in Italy, Spain or England," he said. chosen to carry the armband, Beckham said that although never reject be chosen again, England now had many "ringleaders".

"We never reject, I had very lucky to have captained my country on 59 occasions. It's the greatest honor for a player, but now I am one of the largest and most experienced players (team), so that if I offer, never say that although there are not many candidates right now is prepared to

Not long ago, David had caused fury among Asian fans. But that is now a thing of the past Its hard to go through Hong Kong without found at every step with the image of David Beckham: its latest advertising campaign, which appears in lingerie, is in full swing. However, trademarks may arise future campaigns on the basis of the limited impact that the presence player, in flesh and blood, is awakening during his last visit to the city. Beckham and Galaxy are in Hong Kong tomorrow to play a friendly with a local selection, and now, the results are disappointing trade. The Beckhammanía seems to be a thing of the past.

The sale of tickets for the match this weekend is under minimal. The lockers were opened on Wednesday, but for the moment, only 6,000 tickets were sold to a capacity of 35,000. The organisers admitted yesterday that considered a success to fill half of the compound, before the poor response from some fans and amateur-in the presence of a footballer who recently stirred up a furor unusual across the continent.

The first observation that the Beckham phenomenon starts to click occurred at the arrival of the Galaxy Cek Lap Kok Airport, where only a few dozen people wait to English, Thursday night. In his last hundred people, it was recalled, collapsed facilities. Nor at the hotel has been agglomerations of fans looking for a photo or an autograph with former Madrid player. Beckham, apparently, still only pull between the media, which it filled the press room at the hearing of the team. There were so many questions that were made on Beckham that the Dutch Ruud Gullit, the technician Galaxy ended exclamando: "I am not your father."

The former Real Madrid player practiced with the Gunners, in preparation for the friendly in the selection of England in London face Switzerland in February and for the new season of Major League Soccer, which starts in March dispute .

David Beckham seems determined to take things seriously. For this reason, he began to train as much as the Arsenal , the main rival of the club with which they identified in their country and which make it available to the world, Manchester United .

The flyer wants to stay in shape for the next challenge friendly by selecting English versus Switzerland at Wembley on February 6 , which would enable it to achieve the figure of 100 encounters by the British representative and with a view to the new season for his club in the MLS United States, the Los Angeles Galaxy .

Beckham seeks return to be under the command of technical Italian Fabio Capello , who lead Real Madrid . The Italian coach took office following the departure of Steve McLaren , who was removed from office for failing to achieve the qualifying for the Euro 2008 to fighting in Austria and Switzerland.