Evestar200: Wow!! My legend has retired,,,i love beckham,,,,he is one of my best footballer after ronaldo,,,i fink Victoria told him to retire so dat they can continue their shopping

Jarus: I used to say he was overrated. But in hindsight, he wasn't actually overrated. At least nobody ever said he was the best player on planet.

I think he was a great player.

In my books, he was:



England's best footballer in the last 15 years
EPL's best deadball specialist ever
Second to CR7 as best winger the game has seen in the last 15 years


I know he is overhyped, but nobody ever said he was the best football player, the hype comes from the looks and all those off-field activities, which are not my business

Iaz93: Bend it like Beckham! I soo love this guy. I thought he was going to play in the world cup next year. #sad#
Giggs, J. Zanetti, Quaresma, Carragher next!

Alyricist★Laura:
Ov course the number 1 hater on nairaland mama gee has something negative to say.....

Every comment about a legend is always negative from her.

His time at Real Was pretty good. True Madrid Fans should pay Homage

Truth be Told Dave was done about 6 years ago though Tbh....

He lacked the legs to play at elite high level midfield. Which was the reason he went to America Anyway.

Great business move to extend and prolong his brand imo

Also very calculated and lucrative

Debroslink:

And what the hell was his achievement @ Madrid? 4years there, just 1 trophy; and he won it as a bench warmer. Even common copa del rey, he was no where near it. Thank God Barca never signed him, rather, they purchased a cheap player called Ronaldinho, who we all agree is far and very far greater than Beckham.

CFCfan: ^^
Ronaldinho's rapid fall still astonishes me to this day.

Alyricist★Laura:
Ronaldhino was certainly greater than Dave......

Yep. I remember when teams passed on Ronny because he was allegedly too ugly to market.

Ronaldhino's rise...crash&burn is a bit mysterious though.

It's not too far fetched to believe he may have been assisted with some performance enhancing aid while at Barca. {Messi was on it@the time....admitted public record by club hgh}

Because that fast fall from grace and greatness was just scary looking back....

It seemed as if it happened all within one month at Barca....

Started getting fat and sloppy and moved slow as hell and completely lost his pace...

Very Disturbing.

Becks run at Madrid was a Success Imo...he did not tarnish his brand, And of Course we know monetary earnings and lucrative profit are the most important objectives as an athlete.

Alyricist★Laura:
His Bank Account Damn Sure can't Fhuck with Dave's............

That's what really matters.

You play this game for earnings.

Give me Dave's bank account and career and you take ronny's buckteeth and sublime 2005 Magic....

Magic that would susequently burn out drastically and dramatically disappear with no reasonable explanation.

Iaz93: what of Messi na?? Ladies n Ronaldo. . .smh. U'l hardly see a female that likes messi.

Iaz93: what of Messi na?? Ladies n Ronaldo. . .smh. U'l hardly see a female that likes messi.

kene_slow: I'd put Ryan Giggs ahead of him in the wing department. Guys like Arjen Robben also featured in the EPL at one point remember?

Beckham is/was a very good player, but definitely not tier 1. I'd put him at tier 2B; great career regardless.

Debroslink:

If money is ur criteria 4 success for a footballer, then u must be a biased analyst. So Becks is greater than Zidane, Ronaldo de Lima, Figo, Nistelrooy, Maldini, etc, cos he's richer than them?

And who told u Dinho played real soccer in 2005? Who scored a wonder-goal free kick from the center circle against Beckham's England @ 2002 World Cup? Who dribbled 4 England players and passed to Rivaldo to finish off England? Yes his fall was great, but he was simply Magical.

Freekicks, Juninho was best. Passes, Xavi and Zidane are Kings. Scoring goals 4rm wings, CR7 is baba. Cutting in 4rm the wings, Finidi George was better. What did he offer to football other than off-field jamborees?

kene_slow: I'd put Ryan Giggs ahead of him in the wing department. Guys like Arjen Robben also featured in the EPL at one point remember?

Beckham is/was a very good player, but definitely not tier 1. I'd put him at tier 2B; great career regardless.