David Beckham is someone who has played soccer.
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball . David Robert Joseph Beckham , ( [ ˈbɛkəm ] born 2 May 1975 ) is an English former professional footballer . Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . Preston North End Football Club ( often shortened to PNE ) is a professional association football club located in the Deepdale area of Preston , Lancashire .