Before they were ‘role models’, footballers reflected what we might be like if we were young, gifted – and richer than God, says culture writer Lauren O’Neill
‘David Beckham’s ubiquity was a type of fame we don’t really associate with footballers any more.’ Roy Keane, Beckham and Ryan Giggs celebrate a Manchester United goal at Old Trafford in 2000.‘David Beckham’s ubiquity was a type of fame we don’t really associate with footballers any more.’ Roy Keane, Beckham and Ryan Giggs celebrate a Manchester United goal at Old Trafford in 2000.
‘At the turn of the century, English football players made great celebrities.’ Victoria Adams and David Beckham announce their engagement in Cheshire, 1998.For his part, Beckham was as much of a showman off the pitch as he was on it. The hair was all part of it: he knew we were looking at him, so he gave us something to look at, and it made him one of the most famous men in the country.
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