David Beckham is one of the biggest icons of soccer. The former England captain had one of the most decorated playing careers in the modern era. Beckham began his career with Manchester United at the age of 17 in 1992. He was part of the famous class of 1992 at Manchester United and is considered one of the greatest Manchester United players of all time.
From the age of 1992 to 2013, Beckham played in England, Spain, Italy, the USA, and France at the club level. For England, he represented the national side in five major tournaments, leading the side as captain in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Beckham won 21 major titles in his career. However, there are a few trophies that even the Golden Balls couldn’t get his hands on, we are covering five such trophies in this article.
FIFA World Cup
Let’s cover the major one, the FIFA World Cup. David Beckham has never won the FIFA World Cup with England. He represented England in the three editions, in 1998, 2002, and 2006. However, he never went past the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.
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David Beckham played 13 matches in the World Cup and scored three goals and seven assists. He received a red card against Argentina in 1998 which is considered as of the most controversial moments in World Cup history due to its fallout.
UEFA EURO
Similarly to the World Cup, David Beckham never won the UEFA EURO while playing for his national side. The surprising fact is he won all his 21 major trophies at club level. The midfielder couldn’t win anything with the Golden Generation of England.
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Beckham played two editions of UEFA Euro, one in 2000 and the other one in 2004. He played seven matches in the tournaments and assisted five goals. Beckham’s England was eliminated in the group stage in the 2000 Edition and reached the Quarterfinals in the 2004 edition. He could have played in 2008 but England failed to qualify for the tournament.
Copa del Ray
David Beckham moved to Real Madrid from Manchester United in the summer of 2003. He spent four seasons in Spain, where he won the league title in 2006/07. He also won the Spanish Super Cup in 2003/04, however, one competition he couldn’t win with Real Madrid was Copa del Rey, the Spanish Cup.
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Beckham played 13 matches in the tournament and scored four goals and four assists. He reached the final of the 2003/04 edition but lost in the final to Real Zaragoza by 3-2 after extra time. He left Real Madrid in the summer of 2007 to move to MLS with LA Galaxy.
Serie A
During his spell with LA Galaxy, Beckham moved to AC Milan on two different occasions for a six-month loan period. During his loan spells, he played 33 matches for the club, scoring two goals and nine assists. However, the midfielder wasn’t able to win the league title with the Italian side.
Coupe de France
After LA Galaxy, Beckham moved to PSG on a free transfer. Beckham ended his career by winning the French League with PSG in the 2012/13 season. However, in his short stint in Paris, he was not able to win the French Cup, Coupe de France. He was eliminated by Evian in the Quarterfinals on penalties that season.
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Beckham played 724 matches at club level and 115 for England in a 21-year-long career, but these are the five trophies that he couldn’t win in his decorated career. Apart from these, he won a historic treble with Manchester United in 1998/99. His most decorated period came with Manchester United, where he won 14 trophies in eight seasons.