Talk:David Beckham

Latest comment: 5 months ago by Govvy in topic Yep
Former good articleDavid Beckham was one of the Sports and recreation good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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May 13, 2005Featured article candidateNot promoted
June 10, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
August 22, 2007WikiProject A-class reviewNot approved
March 13, 2009Good article reassessmentDelisted
November 1, 2013Good article nomineeNot listed
Current status: Delisted good article

Ukraine

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He supporting Ukrainian hospitals, what about it? Also helping Birmingham city win the league Gjqpvsnz (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Description

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Despite being an extremely famous and recognizable name I don't think most people consider David Beckham to be one of the greatest midfielders of all time. Many don't even regard him as a greater player than the likes of Ryan Giggs or Luis Figo, who barely make it to anyone's top 10 list. Ultimately it depends on how many players in history does one think he has to be "greater" to be called "one of the greatest, but claiming so right away can mislead people into thinking that he was a better player than he actually was. Perhaps "being hailed as one of the best midfielders in his time" would make a better and more neutral description of him. Mottepchanh (talk) 15:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

yes i reverted that addition but User:Scientelensia forced it back into the article: https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=David_Beckham&diff=prev&oldid=1154185687 --FMSky (talk) 16:19, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply
Yes I agree with you @Mottepchanh but there are sources to prove it, feel free to change the wording as you say though! Scientelensia (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 6 September 2023

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Could you add this to external links {{Premier League player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.? and his ID is: 331 102.45.8.130 (talk) 17:21, 6 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

  Done ULPS (talkcontribs) 18:52, 6 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 17 October 2023

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Suggested addition to 2007 contract and arrival at wLA Galaxy:

Change this: The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put to an end and the following day Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[109] The announcement made global headlines and elevated the league's profile. Though many worldwide media outlets reported the deal to be worth US$250 million,[110] the astronomical figure was soon revealed to be something of a PR stunt engineered by Beckham's media handlers (British representative agency 19 Entertainment).[111]

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The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put to an end and the following day Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[109] The announcement made global headlines and elevated the league's profile. Several years later, in a CNN interview, Beckham revealed that his agent Simon Fuller had inserted a clause into the Galaxy contract to allow him to buy an MLS Club at a discounted rate: "“When I signed my contract six, seven years ago, my manager Simon Fuller actually got a clause in the contract that enabled me to have a franchise at the end of my playing career and obviously now I’ve stopped playing,” Beckham said in 2013. [1] Many worldwide media outlets reported the deal to be worth US$250 million[110] the figure presented by Beckham's media handlers (British representative agency 19 Entertainment).[111] 146.199.88.181 (talk) 16:56, 17 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Not done: Please create a Wikipedia account and message my talk page if you have any questions. Please clarify how your edit improves the page. Unfortunately, your request is not granted. Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 06:01, 1 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

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the article says Beckham returned to Preston with Matty James when Darren Ferguson was sacked.

Darren Ferguson was not there at the time but 10+ years later. Matty James was 4 years old.

One of your editors done goofed 2404:E801:200E:EC1:79EF:222C:D733:E34E (talk) 09:50, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

I just noticed the same thing. Completely different time periods, needs to be removed ASAP. 38.242.161.164 (talk) 10:08, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Yep

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Like it is soooo important to write that Pogba is muslim, it should also be as sooo important to write that Beckham is a jew. Or maybe it's not that important when someone is jew, christian, as it is writing that a person is muslim for you?188.113.95.213 (talk) 17:13, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Beckham is not a Jew, he describes himself as part of the Jewish community. Thanks. – PeeJay 11:27, 13 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Then he is a jew. 149.7.162.57 (talk) 10:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Under the traditional sense he is Jewish, but under Reform he can be, [1] Some what of a grey area, he is listed in List of select Jewish footballers which is in see also on the article. But I personally don't think he should be listed. Regards. Govvy (talk) 11:09, 29 May 2024 (UTC)Reply