FACTBOX - David Beckham signs new Milan loan deal

Mon Nov 2, 2009 5:47pm GMT
 
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(Reuters) - England midfielder David Beckham will rejoin AC Milan on loan in January from Los Angeles Galaxy, the Italian club said Monday.

Here are some key facts about Beckham:

* EARLY DAYS:

* Beckham was born in London on May 2, 1975. Joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old trainee in 1991. By 1995 he was a regular in the first team.

* United won the Premier League and FA Cup double in his first full season. He then scored a spectacular goal from the halfway line in an opening-day victory over Wimbledon at the start of the 1996-97 season.

* In 1999 the team went one further, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble.

* ENGLAND:

* Beckham made his England debut on September 1, 1996 in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova. Two years later, he scored in the finals against Colombia but went home from France in disgrace after being sent off for kicking out at Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone in a second-round defeat.

* ENGLAND CAPTAIN:  Continued...

 

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