🔗 Share this article Rise, Sir David Beckham: Football Legend Honoured by the Monarch at Windsor Castle Ceremony David Beckham received a honorary title at the historic royal residence on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, 50, was one of the individuals receiving awards for his contributions to athletics and charity. In recent months, he stated he was “extremely honored” of being recognised in the monarch's annual honors list. Soccer Achievements The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in 1995 and was a key member that earned a thrilling European Cup win in 1999 when they defeated the German giants with last-minute strikes. Overall, he netted 85 goals and garnered accolades including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a soccer professional, before ending his playing career in the past decade. Alongside his football career, he has backed a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including acting as a goodwill ambassador for global aid group the United Nations Children's Fund since 2005. David Beckham, with his wife Victoria, after being knighted at an investiture ceremony at the royal venue. Charitable and Other Roles In the previous year, the sports star, who has referred to himself as a “huge royalist”, was named an official representative for the royal educational charity, an non-profit organization founded by the monarch in the early nineties. In 1998 he was named top fashion icon by a leading publication and he has posed for companies such as H&M, the Italian designer, and the luxury label. Beckham married his wife Victoria in 1999 and the pair have four children together – their eldest, the second son, the third child, and their daughter.