Beckham arrives in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Retired football star David Beckham took a private flight from Hong Kong to Hanoi this afternoon. He was welcomed by hundreds of fans at the Noi Bai International Airport.

The visit aims to promote a wine brand developed by Beckham and his famous teammate Simon Fuller.

This time Beckham will visit some Asian countries, including Vietnam. In September he went to Singapore, the first place in Asia where the brand was launched.

Previously, the former Manchester United and England captain shared the information about the visit in a clip that shared widely on Facebook recently with a tweet saying ‘See you, Vietnam’. However, details of the visit were not available.

Before going to Vietnam, Beckham visited South Korea and Hong Kong. This evening he will attend an event at a bar on Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi.

This is Beckham’s second trip to Vietnam. He visited the country in 2003 to attend a football event held by Castrol.

Beckham retired from football after refused to extend a contract with Paris Saint Germain in May 2013.

Born in 1975, Beckham’s professional career began with Manchester United, where he made his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. With United, Beckham won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.

He also played Real Madrid, Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team.

Renowned for his range of passing and bending free-kicks, he has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players.

Consistently ranked among the sport’s highest earners, in 2013 Beckham was listed as the best paid player in the world, earning over $50 million in the previous 12 months.

He has been married to Victoria Beckham since 1999, and they have four children.

The former Manchester United midfielder the ambassador for a variety of organizations, which include Sky Sports, Adidas and UNICEF.

S. Tung

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