David Beckham becomes the latest player and the third from Manchester United to get inducted in the Premier league Hall of Fame

David Beckham has been confirmed as the final Premier League Hall of Fame inductee of 2021.

The former Manchester United midfielder helped the club win six Premier League titles with his unrivalled passing ability, pinpoint crosses and 18 goals from trademark free-kicks, a total to which no player has come close. Beckham follows Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Dennis Bergkamp, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in receiving the League’s highest individual honour.

“Ferguson was my inspiration” says Beckham after becoming the latest inductee to the Premier League Hall of Fame

Beckham announced himself on the Premier League stage on the opening weekend of the 1996/97 season, scoring from inside his own half for Manchester United away to Wimbledon.  While he brought fame and glamour to the League, he was also a fearless competitor and established himself as a mainstay in the famous Manchester United of Alex Ferguson side, claiming six Premier League titles across eight full seasons. Beckham had amassed 80 goals and 62 assists in 265 appearances during his time at United before moving onto Real Madrid.

Only eight players have beaten Beckham’s total of 80 Premier League assists, while just three have surpassed his combined tally of 142 goal involvements for Man Utd in the competition. Aside from the glamour, David Beckham brought to the Premier League a range of passing it had never experienced. He tormented opponents with whipped, curling crosses that were impossible to defend and was impeccable from the free kicks, from which he scored 18 Premier League goals, a total no player has threatened, earning his trademark quote “Bend It Like Beckham”.

“It’s an honour to be inducted into the inaugural Premier League Hall of Fame alongside these legends of the game and league,” Beckham told premierleague.com.

“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. This past year or so has shown just how important fans are to the game and it’s so great to see them slowly being able to come back to stadiums because they make football truly special.

“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.” told Beckham.

To play for his boyhood club was a dream come true for David Beckham and he credits the influence of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for his sparkling career.

“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.” said Beckham in his interview.

To be eligible for the Premier League Hall of Fame this year, players had to have been retired as of 1 August 2020, and only a player’s Premier League career was considered in his candidacy. Each inductee will receive a personalised medallion, engraved with the year of their induction with all the candidates for the batch of 2021 now announced.

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