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David Beckham to be awarded knighthood by King Charles, according to reports
David Beckham is reportedly set to receive a knighthood from King Charles III
Last year, Beckham became an ambassador for The King’s Foundation, an educational and sustainability charity Charles launched in 1990.Beckham, who is clearly a patriot, is the only English soccer player to score at three different World Cups and his illustrious career included the treble-winning campaign of 1999, when Manchester United won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League.With 115 appearances for the England national team, Beckham is third in the all-time list. LONDON — David Beckham, the former England soccer captain who has been an ambassador for the U.N. children’s fund for two decades, is to receive a knighthood in next week's honors list from King Charles III, according to U.K. media reports Friday. If the knighthood is confirmed, Beckham would join an elite group of British soccer players to have been knighted, including England's 1966 World Cup winners, Geoff Hurst and Bobby Charlton, and Scotland's Kenny Dalglish.
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