The Real David Beckham: An Intimate Biography [Hardcover]

Gaynor Morgan (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 2004

Gaynor Morgan, daughter of former Manchester United star Willie Morgan, has been a friend of David Beckham’s for years, earning the confidence of both the legendary soccer player and his wife Victoria. In The Real David Beckham, Morgan uses her privileged position to reveal how a boy from Essex became one of the most recognizable faces in the world, the truth about his marriage, and how he deals with his celebrity—showing a side of David Beckham that only his closest friends have ever glimpsed.

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Gaynor Morgan, daughter of former Manchester United star Willie Morgan, has been a friend of David Beckham’s for years, earning the confidence of both the legendary soccer player and his wife Victoria, former pop star “Posh Spice.” In The Real David Beckham, Morgan uses her privileged position to reveal how a boy from Essex became one of the most recognizable faces in the world, the truth about his marriage, and how he deals with his celebrity—showing a side of David Beckham that only his closest friends have ever glimpsed.

About the Author

Gaynor Morgan was born into football, as the daughter of Manchester United's Willie Morgan, the popular winger who played for the Reds between 1968 and 1975. She is now director of her own promotions company and a regular on the Manchester showbiz and soccer scene.

Product Details

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: John Blake (June 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1843581205
ISBN-13: 978-1843581208
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
Among the more spectacular of David Beckham's growing set of tattoos, such as the guardian angel on his back which hovers over the names of his sons, and Michelangelo's statue of his namesake on his shoulder, them is a very simple set of roman numerals. Read the first page

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Manchester United, David Beckham, Alex Ferguson, Real Madrid, World Cup, Gary Neville, Champions League, Willie Morgan, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane, Spice Girls, Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, Andy Cole, Eric Cantona, Sir Alex, George Best, Matt Busby, Sir Matt, Teddy Sheringham, Alderley Edge, Dwight Yorke, Premier League, Dave Gardner

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Citations (learn more)

This book cites 7 books:

Manchester United by T. Docherty on 6 pages
David Beckham by David Beckham on page 2, and page 221
David Beckham (Penguin Longman Reader) by Smith Bernard on page 281
Tom Jones (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry Fielding on page 261
My Life by Josephine Shannon Ferguson on page 58

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David Beckham: Soccer Megastar (Robbie Readers) by Rebecca Thatcher Murcia in Back Matter

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