AS hard as it may be to believe, David Beckham joined Real Madrid nearly 17 years ago.
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Then at the prime of his powers, aged 28, Golden Balls packed up his things and walked away from Manchester United.
Becks left with six Premier League titles, one Champions League crown... And a small scar above his eye after getting a boot kicked at his face by Sir Alex Ferguson earlier that year.
After joining Los Blancos in a £30million deal, Beckham made his debut in August against an XI of Chinese stars during the club's pre-season tour of Asia.
Then under the leadership of Carlos Queiroz, Real Madrid fielded a super-strong team for the 4-0 win.
But they were indebted lớn the subs for the win.
Luis Figo scored the opener on the stroke of half-time before subs Fernando Morientes (two) and Javier Portillo secured victory.
But who started Beckham's big debut in China? and where are they now? We take a look...
GK - Iker Casillas
Casillas started in goal for Beckham's Madrid debut
A TRUE Real Madrid legend, Casillas spent 25 years at the club, working his way from the youth ranks lớn the very vị trí cao nhất of the game.
Casillas played 725 times for the Bernabeu side, winning five LaLiga crowns và three Champions League gongs.
He eventually moved to Porto in 2015 where he continued lớn prove he was one of the best goalkeepers on the planet.
The Spaniard suffered a heart attack in the summer of 2019 & was ultimately forced to retire in February 2020.
On the same day as his retirement from football, Casillas revealed he would stand as a candidate in the Royal Spanish Football Federation presidential elections.
RB - Michel Salgado
Salgado and Beckham formed a superb partnership on the right
THE right-back spent a decade at Madrid, between 1999 và 2009 - enjoying a few good years with Beckham.
And his debut was no different as the pair linked up to lớn great effect down the right flank.
Salgado - dubbed a "genuine psychopath" by former team-mate Steve McManaman - eventually left khổng lồ join Blackburn, where he spent three season before retiring in 2012.
He served as manager of the Galicia national side - who are not recognised by Fifa or Uefa, and only play friendlies.
They most-recently played Venezuela in năm 2016 - a đối chọi draw, with ex-Liverpool flop-turned-Celta Vigo star Iago Aspas getting their goal.
Aged 40, Salgado came out of retirement to play futsal in India - before playing professional football for Independiente in Panama in 2018, aged 42.
He made just one appearance before being named Egypt assistant manager later that year.
CB - Francisco Pavon
Francisco Pavon never lived up khổng lồ his potential at Real Madrid
PAVON worked his way through the youth ranks at Madrid khổng lồ spent six years in the first-team - playing over 100 times in LaLiga.
He was once tipped as being the future of the club for his no-nonsense, "unfashionable" style by president Florentino Perez, who wanted lớn assemble a "team of Pavons and Zidanes".
But numerous managerial changes meant he slipped out of favour & eventually out of the club.
After spells at Real Zaragoza và Arles-Avignon, Pavon had a trial with West si mê in 2011.
But after failing to lớn secure a giảm giá khuyến mãi - và being without a club for two years - he later retired in 2013, aged just 33.
CB - Ivan Helguera
Helguera took the other centre-back spot for Beckham's china bow
THE 47-cap Spain international spent the majority of his career at Madrid - between 1999 & 2007.
Helguera played 229 times in LaLiga winning three league titles và two Champions League crowns.
These days, Helguera can mostly be found spilling dressing room secrets from his days at Madrid - including party-boy Ronaldo & what the players really thought of their bosses.
LB - Roberto Carlos
Beckham & Carlos would often have khổng lồ fight it out for free-kick-taking duties
THE Brazilian superstar spent 11 years at the Bernabeu, playing 524 times in all competitions - scoring an impressive 69 goals from defence.
The free-kick specialist wound down his career at Fenerbahce, Corinthians & Russian side Anzhi as player-coach before retiring.
Carlos briefly managed Sivasspor & Akhisarspor in Turkey
After hanging up his boots in 2012, he returned in 2015 to play for - & manage - Indian outfit Delhi Dynamos.
He is now a football ambassador after failing to lớn crack the world of management in the way he did as a player.
RM - David Beckham
Something of a trailblazer, Becks left England to try his hand in Spain - where he spent four years.
Aged 32, he joined LA Galaxy in a very bold move for such a high-profile star - but it certainly phối a trend with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic và Wayne Rooney since heading lớn the MLS.
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Beckham enjoyed two brief loan spells at AC Milan during the US off-season, before joining Paris Saint-Germain for his final swan song - and to địa chỉ cửa hàng another fashion capital of the world lớn his CV.
Since hanging up his boots, Beckham has been involved in charity work, advertising campaigns, bought a ten per cent stake in Salford thành phố along with his Class of 92 team-mates - and is now a football club owner.
Beckham's Inter Miami side have played just twice due khổng lồ the lockdown - and will get back underway when the MLS restarts on July 8, in a shortened season at Disney World.
CM - Claude Makelele
Claude Makelele left Madrid the summer Beckham arrived
YOU know you're good when an entire position is named after you.
Before N'Golo Kante burst on to the scene, the CDM spot was known as the "Makelele role" and rightly so.
Makelele actually left the summer Beckham arrived to join Chelsea, with the pair only playing together in pre-season.
After five years at the Blues where he became a global superstar, Makelele headed to lớn PSG to finish his career.
Since retiring, has been an assistant manager - at PSG between 2011 và 2013, as well as at Swansea in 2017.
Makelele has also managed Bastia and Eupen - before taking on the role of technical mentor & youth coach at Chelsea just last year.
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Rashford camp 'upset' by Solskjaer 'stick to football' comments - latestZidane và Beckham enjoyed a fruitful midfield partnershipAFTER five years at Juventus, Zidane spent the final five seasons of his career at Real Madrid - winning the LaLiga title và Champions League.
He ended his career in controversial fashion, headbutting Marco Materazzi in the 2016 World Cup final - won by Italy.
For years, Zidane worked as an unofficial advisor at Real Madrid - while also taking part in some legends tours & futsal tournaments.
But in 2014, Zizou got his first real shot at management with Real Madrid Castilla - the "B" team, full of youth stars.
After thriving there, Zidane got the top job, taking over as Los Blancos manager - winning three Champions League titles in a row.
After resigning in 2018, he quickly returned a year later to save Madrid after disastrous spells under Santiago Solari và Julen Lopetegui.
Zidane is under contract at the Bernabeu until at least 2022.
LM - Luis Figo
Figo was switched to left-mid lớn accommodate Beckham và Zidane
A REAL team player, Figo gave up his favoured spot at right-mid lớn accommodate Beckham at Madrid.
He started on the left and played well during Becks' debut.
Best known in England for his euro 2000 heroics against the Three Lions as Portugal won 3-2, Figo moved on to Inter Milan in 2005.
After over 100 league appearances for Sporting, Barcelona, Real Madrid & Inter, the legend retired in 2009.
In 2015, Figo announced he would run for the Fifa presidency khổng lồ take on incumbent Sepp Blatter.
However, four months later he withdrew his candidacy, saying he wouldn't feel comfortable in a position of "absolute power".
Figo still works closely with projects at Inter Milan, as well as founding Network90 - a private members networking site for footballers.
ST - Ronaldo
Ronaldo was quick to pounce on Beckham's elite crosses during their time together
THE original Ronaldo - & still, in many eyes, the best.
Ronaldo scored 83 times in 127 LaLiga games at Real, in an injury-hit career.
After leaving after five years in 2007, Ronaldo spent one season at AC Milan, before heading back to Brazil to play two seasons with Corinthians.
He blamed injuries & hypothyroidism – a condition which causes weight gain by slowing down the metabolism - for his demise.
In 2018, Ronaldo became majority owner of LaLiga side Real Valladolid, buying 51 per cent of the shares.
As of April 2020, he now owns 82 per cent of the shares.
ST - Raul
Raul và Beckham were a superb duo for the Galacticos
ANOTHER Real Madrid legend, Raul scored 323 times in 741 games across 16 years for Los Blancos.
He wound down his career at Schalke, Al-Sadd and new york Cosmos before calling it quits in 2015.
His son Hugo now plays for new york City FC's academy.
Meanwhile, the man himself returned lớn Madrid in 2018 to lớn take charge of the Under-15s team.
Last year, he was promoted lớn Castilla manager, following a similar career trajectory to lớn current top quái nhân Zidane...
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