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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
David Beckham
ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN McCABE
(MAY 5): Soccer legend stays in motion with sports, kids and good works.
PLAYING CAREER: At 17, the London-born Beckham made his debut with Manchester United, where he played for more than a decade. He went on to join other top teams, winning league titles in four countries, including the U.S. He is now part owner of Inter Miami.
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Number of World Cups in which Beckham has played (and scored)
CELEB COUPLE: He is married to Victoria Beckham, a singer with the Spice Girls, now a fashion designer.
CHARITY WORK: In 2015, Beckham launched 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund to help children in need around the world.
WORDS OF WISDOM: “I want to show my kids that now, after Dad’s main, first part of his life ... he still continues to work hard,” Beckham told The Father Hood website. —Whitney Matheson
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David Beckham primary photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images. Clockwise from top right: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images, Popperfoto/Getty Images, Andy Marlin/Getty Images, Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images, Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images, Claudio Villa/AC Milan/Getty Images, Mark Leech/Offside/Getty Images. Simmons: Rob Kim/Getty Images for Smile Train, Andre 3000: Kristina Bumphrey/WWD/Getty Images, Downey Jr.: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images, Porizkova: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Meteor, Lawrence: Hector Vivas/Getty Images, Wringer: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage/Getty Images.