David Beckham, who has played for Manchester United, Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Madrid and AC Milan, he recently won a French Ligue 1 championship with Paris Saint-Germain.

David Beckham is the first English player to win League titles in four countries, He wins 115 caps for England.

David Beckham made professional career started with the Manchester United, he makes his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.

“I’m thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level,” he said

“If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club, Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over one hundred times, and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy.

“I’m fortunate to have realized those dreams.”

The 71-year-old  Scot’s Alex Ferguson says that “The decision to retire is one I’ve thought a great deal about & one I’ve not taken lightly. It is the right time”.

Alex Ferguson, 27 year rule will finally come to an end and he will be getting the part of the director and ambassador for the club.

Manager at Old Trafford for 27 fantastic years, Alex Ferguson was rumoured to be considering his future plans after the club`s golf day.

Alex Ferguson is due to undergo a hip operation that could mean he misses the start of next season.

Real Madrid beats Manchester United by 2-1 to reach the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday.

The 56th-minute red card, shown for a risky task, was the turning point of the game as Real won 2-1 on Tuesday night and 3-2 on aggregate with goals from Luka Modric and Ronaldo after United had gone ahead thanks to a Sergio Ramos own goal.

Real Madrid used their man edge and made the total victory with 2  goals in three minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo back at United for the first time since leaving 4  years ago, who was on the score sheet.

“I am happy inside because Madrid got through,” Ronaldo said after the 3-2 aggregate win. “But on the other hand I feel a little bit sad because of Manchester United.”

After being presented like a rock or film star to a crowded press conference at the Parc des Princes, Beckham, 37, parried questions suggesting that he was now a highly paid icon rather than a footballer.

“It’s always for me about playing football,” he said. “But one of the reasons why I agreed to come to Paris is that I won’t receive any salary. It will all go to a local children’s charity.”

Cynics might suggest that this is a neat way of avoiding the punitive new taxes on the super-rich which are to be introduced in France later this year.

Beckham – greeted even at the press conference with cries of “Daveed, Daveed” and “Bravo!” – insisted that he had chosen PSG because he wanted to be part of the Qatar-funded plans to make the club “one of the greatest in the world”.

Although Beckham signed only a five-month contract, he said that he had “discussed” the possibility of staying at the club in some sporting or promotional capacity when his playing career ends.

With his 22nd hat trick for Barcelona and 5th game of 4 goals or more, Messi increased his La Liga total to 202 goals in 235 games.

The 25-year-old became the 8th player to reach at 200, joining Telmo Zarra (251), Hugo Sanchez (234), Raul Gonzalez (228), Alfredo di Stefano (227), Cesar Rodriguez (223), Quini (219) and Pahino (210). Zarra had been the youngest to reach 200, achieving the feat when he was 29.

Messi has 44 goals this season, such as 33 in La Liga. He has scored in his last 16 starts overall and in a record 11 consecutive La Liga games, breaking the old mark of 10 he tied last season. Mariano Martin (1942-43 to 1943-44) and Brazil’s Ronaldo (1996-97) also scored in 10 straight matches, both for Barcelona.

The Argentine attacker becomes the first player in history to win the Ballon d`Or four times in succession.

Messi voted to be the best player for the fourth year in a row managed to beat his close competitors, Cristiano Ronaldo of Spanish champion Real Madrid and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta.

To win this award, Messi won 41.60 percent votes and was followed by Ronaldo, who won 23.68 percent votes and Andres Iniesta, who won 10.91 percent votes of all the votes casted.

The votes were casted by National Team Coaches and Captains as well as journalists invited.

All these people, helped in selecting the top three from a huge list of 23 nominated players.

With this win for the fourth time, Messi has left behind the three time FIFA winners namely Zinedine Zidane of France and Ronaldo of Brazil.

Right now Lionel Messi is one of the hottest start in the World of football. He is breaking new records and setting new milestones in the game of the football.

This year he did 90 goals that is a  new world record in the era of the football. He break 40 year old record of 85 goals in one football calendar that was made by Gerd Mueller’s.

It looks that right now he is at his career best and the world football is looking at him for new milestones.

A wave of violence engulfed the huge Yuva Bharati Krirangan here, forcing the marquee clash between the two competitors to be called off, besides leaving 40 injured.

Mohun Bagan secretary general Anjan Mitra on had said they were willing to approach the FIFA or AFC if the decision in the violence-ridden abandoned I-League clash against East Bengal goes against the green-and-maroon brigade.

“We have total faith in AIFF. If the decision goes against us, we might go to FIFA and AFC,” Mitra had said.

“East Bengal should give us compensation for Syed Rahim Nabi`s injury. We would have played the match had East Bengal given us the assurance over security and cleared the ground.”

Mohun Bagan has been banned as per AIFF Clause 22. East Bengal and state sports minister Madan Mitra, though, have said they were opposed to imposition of any strict punishment like suspension on Mohun Bagan.

“We don`t want AIFF to suspend Bagan. But there is no question of paying compensation. The players have mediclaim and insurance.”

“The Banco do Brasil, along with all the Brazilian people, wishes good luck to Luiz Felipe Scolari in his new challenge as coach of the Brazil national team,” said the bank in a statement.

“However, the Banco do Brasil regrets the unfortunate comment…and states that it is proud of counting on 116,000 workers who wear the colours of the bank, with the colours of Brazil, every day and work with dedication and commitment to look after the needs of our customers and clients”.

“For the BB family, planning, respect and organisation are the secrets for a strategy of success.” Contraf “repudiated” Scolari’s comments. “Felipao (Big Phil) not only disrespected bank workers but also showed completely lack of knowledge about the reality of work in the financial system,” it said.

It said that around 1,200 workers a month had to take time off work for health reasons due to the pressure on them to obtain results and targets which were often unrealistic.

“We hope he is not as out of touch with football as he is about the working situation in the banks,” it added.

Scolari made his comment after being asked about the pressures of leading Brazil in a World Cup on home soil, where nothing less than winning the trophy in 2014 will be considered satisfactory.

“If you don’t like pressure, it’s better to go and work in the Banco do Brasil, or outside on the corner or sit in an office and do nothing,” he told a news conference.

Scolari is beginning a second stint as Brazil coach, having led his country to World Cup victory in 2002. The bank later said that Scolari, who is one of their customers, had contacted them to apologise.

“He said he did not intend to offend the employees and had expressed himself badly.” Scolari is the person who got this position once again. Earlier also he was coach to the Brazil football team. But he is always been in controversies.

The FA said it would investigate claims of abusive chanting at the game while West Ham’s Jewish co-chairman David Gold said the east London club would take a “zero tolerance” approach with any fans found to have made anti-Semitic taunts.

In a statement on Monday the east London club said five fans were arrested during the game and two cautioned by police for “racially aggravated gesturing”, which media reports referred to as Nazi salutes.

West Ham are also working with London rivals Tottenham to identify fans heard taunting Spurs supporters, who have strong Jewish ties.

Visiting fans are alleged to have sung “Viva Lazio” and “Can we stab you every week?” in relation to the attack in which a Tottenham fan was seriously injured when a group stormed a bar in Rome where Spurs supporters were drinking ahead of a Europa League match with Lazio last week.

Media reports also said fans chanted “Adolf Hitler, he’s coming for you” and hissed, mimicking the gassing of Jews during the Holocaust.

West Ham said the season ticket holder has been sent a letter containing a banning order from the club and that “any other individuals identified can expect a similar swift and robust response”.