Co-owner of Major League Soccer side, Inter Miami, David Beckham, has been inducted into the Premier League ‘Hall of Fame’ on Thursday.
Beckham paid homage to legendary Manchester United coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, after becoming the sixth and final former player to be voted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021.
The Manchester United legend joined the likes of Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Dennis Bergkamp and Steven Gerrard in being inducted following this year’s fans’ poll, after the original Hall of Famers, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer.
“It’s an honour to be inducted into the inaugural Premier League Hall of Fame alongside these legends of the game and league.
“The Premier League was such an important part of my career and life and I’m delighted to be recognised alongside these icons who I played with, competed with and looked up to.
“This is made even more of an honour for me knowing that it was down to the fans,” Becks added.
“The sense of community and family that Sir Alex ensured we all felt was so important,” Beckham told premierleague.com
“I was lucky to be in a team that I had supported since I was a boy and with a group of players who I had played with for such a long period of time.
“That made us all so much closer as a team. We all fought for each other on the pitch every second.
“Sir Alex was an incredible manager and there’s no way we would have been able to achieve what we did without him. He will always be an inspiration to me.”
“I’ve always said that throughout my playing career and beyond, I’m so lucky to have incredible fans who support me no end so thank you to everyone who voted.”
“Those big rival games we won over the years against the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Leeds – they are all favourite moments from my career in the Premier League,” he said.
“They were intense games with the fans shouting through every second and we were so determined to win.
“Those are the memories and moments I’ll treasure forever as a player and still feel them now as a fan when United win.
“My career playing in the Premier League gave me some of the best moments of my life and it’s a privilege to be recognised in this way.”
Beckham made 265 PL appearances for United, scoring 85 goals in all competitions, including many against Liverpool, Leeds United, Arsenal and Manchester City.
Famous for his trademark freekicks, Beckham wore United’s iconic No.7 jersey and lifted the title six times during his 11 years with United.
