In Celebration Of His 40th Birthday, Our 40 Favourite Pictures Of David Beckham
signing with alex ferguson
Back where it all began....David signing to Manchester United as a trainee with Sir Alex Ferguson 1991
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David and Victoria after they announced their engagement in 1998
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With Victoria in leather at a Versace party in 1999...the first of many matching outfits to come
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Working all-white holiday chic with Victoria in 1999
Jade jagger jewelerry 1999
1999 also gave us the first of many questionable hair choices from David...
school picture
Awwwwww, school-boy Becks!
Brooklyn 2001
With Baby Brooklyn in 2001
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David with his very own mini-me, eldest son Brooklyn
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Another strong look from our fav couple at the MTV Movie Awards in 2003
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The whole Beckham brood (minus baby Harper) at the Class Of '92 premiere
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Two of the most beautiful Brit Boys together *swoons
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DB and VB took their couples styling to a whole new level with their joint Armani underwear campaign in 2009
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Doting dad with baby Harper in 2010
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Wishing Brooklyn a Happy 16th Birthday earlier this year
golden balls
Ok so this isn't technically a picture of David but VB made us love her even more when she posted this picture of herself with her husband's H&M billboard. He re-posted the shot saying: "So proud of my wife taking #NYFW by the balls"
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David's solo effort wasn't so bad either
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Remember those questionable hair styles we mentioned? Well here's David meeting actual Nelson Mandela with..um...cornrows.
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David looking dapper while receiving his OBE in 2003
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Where do we purchase a David Beckham for H&M mannequin? That's part of the range, right?
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Aaaand another one for good measure. We do have ones of him clothed, promise!
Royal Wedding 2011
David and Victoria at the other Royal Couple's wedding in 2011
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The Beckham brood at Victoria's Autumn Winter 2015 show
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Baby's first fashion show! David took Harper along to Victoria's Spring Summer 2014 show and look who they happened to be seated beside...
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Harper has clearly caught her parent's fashion bug - she once again accompanied dad to a fashion show, this time it was Burberry in LA
only fools and horses
Filming an Only Fools and Horses special with David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst for Sport Relief 2014
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David and Victoria taking a photo of Brooklyn and Romeo after Romeo ran the London Marathon
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Showing the US who does it best at the 2008 Met Gala
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On his bike for David Beckham: Into The Unknown
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Showing off his 'Harper' tattoo in his fragrance ad
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David and Victoria at the World Sports Awards 2005
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A lesson in airport style? David and Victoria in 2001
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Oh nothing to see here, just David and his friend James in a bath - no biggie. Luckily (or unluckily?) this was just for a Sport Relief sketch in 2010.
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The pair reunited to spoof David's underwear campaign ads (have we mentioned that he models pants?!)
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Who can forget David lighting the Olympic torch in 2012?
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David and his boys at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
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Getting down with the kids at the Kids' Choice Awards
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Casually strolling off the football pitch in 2011
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David gets a helping hand from Victoria at the BFAs in 2014
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David and Victoria looking loved up in 2013
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Becks doing what he does best
DB, Becks, Golden Balls...David Beckham has been called many things during his time in the spotlight but this weekend he'll be known as birthday boy. That's right, following on from his wife Victoria's fabulous 40th last year, David is turning the big 4-0 on Saturday.
To mark the occassion David Beckham joined Instagram, and has already hit 2 million followers in a day. Something to do with his first Instagram - a topless selfie in bed.
The Beckham family are celebrating in Morocco and it's thought that pals Gordon and Tanya Ramsay, Tom Cruise, Dave Gardner and Liv Tyler are also heading to the resort to join in the party. Victoria has been taking toInstagram to share pictures of the clothesshe's thinking of packing, including a fuschia and burnt orange vintage YSL top. Jealous? Us? Never.
To celebrate the master of modelling pants - and world-famous footballer, of course - entering a new decade, we've compiled a list of our 40 favourite pictures of the one and only, David Beckham.
Enjoy...