"Give that man a knighthood" - David Beckham club_sheffield-united

"Give that man a knighthood" - David Beckham club_sheffield-unitedIt's 2 1 to Greece, in the last few minutes, and England need a goal to secure their qualification to the 2002 World Cup. Nigel Martyn hits it long, Sheringham rises early for the header and gets fouled. Freekick! Before the cameras can even find him, Beckham has the ball in his hands. He places it down, with the world on his shoulders. Everyone thinks he's going to aim for the top right corner, including the keeper, but not David. He whips the ball

and 4 men surround the ball

as Arsenal prepared for another 30 minutes

he ran to the corner

About this sweatshirt

City have equalised

The ball goes high

It's safe to say

the finish

and jumps feet above him

where he led them to domestic and European success

and his goalscoring record speaks for itself

and somehow makes one of the most beautiful headed connections with the ball