🔗 Share this article Arise, Sir David: Football Legend Honoured by the Monarch at Royal Windsor Ceremony David Beckham received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The ex-national team leader, 50, was among those receiving awards for his contributions to athletics and philanthropy. In recent months, he expressed he was “extremely honored” of being acknowledged in the monarch's annual honors list. Soccer Achievements The player made his Premier League debut for Manchester United in the mid-nineties and was a key member that earned a thrilling European Cup win in the late nineties when they defeated the German giants with last-minute strikes. Overall, he netted 85 goals and collected honours including six Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a soccer professional, before ending his playing career in 2013. In addition to his sports endeavors, he has backed a variety of philanthropic initiatives, including acting as a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organisation the United Nations Children's Fund since the mid-2000s. The celebrated athlete, with his wife Victoria, after receiving his knighthood at an honors event at the royal venue. Charitable and Other Roles In the previous year, Beckham, who has described himself as a “devoted monarchist”, was appointed an ambassador for the King’s Foundation, an non-profit organization founded by the King in the early nineties. In 1998 he was declared top fashion icon by GQ magazine and he has modelled for companies such as the fashion retailer, Armani, and Boss. David tied the knot with Victoria in the turn of the millennium and the pair have a family of four kids together – their eldest, the second son, Cruz, and their daughter.