David Beckham tells the story of the iconic free kick that sent England to the 2002 world cup finals.
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@FuffyAux10 ай бұрын
Even as a Greek i just cant disrespect Beckham for that free kick,jaw dropper for many of us.
@milocunningham947310 ай бұрын
Respect mate. That Greece team was so underrated
@furkanbozdag819810 ай бұрын
?
@evelinplatara965810 ай бұрын
@milocunningham9473 underrated? We literally won the Euro afterwards while you still haven't gotten one 😂
@JS6713710 ай бұрын
@evelinplatara9658 What is wrong with him saying underrated? He is, in essence, saying that the Greece team deserves more respect and plaudits for their achievements in the conversations of today.
@keegangrahame544010 ай бұрын
@@JS67137 some people misunderstand the meaning over and underrated.
@AB-kt6bw10 ай бұрын
"You practice something so much that at some point, it's gonna happen when it really needs to happen" bro accidentally said the best motivational quote in history of motivational quotes.
@ummahmed335410 ай бұрын
Lesson; keep on grinding and believing in your craft 💯...
@John...44...10 ай бұрын
It's not true like but yeh, great motivational quote
@Flackser10 ай бұрын
Lets say that the ref helped here as well
@chiinechi947210 ай бұрын
@@John...44...it is actually true 👍🏾
@jcrdnz756810 ай бұрын
I was going to mention this. So I'll just give a like and leave this comment
@MavTactics2310 ай бұрын
Beckham was everywhere in that game. Drive, influence, perseverance... Leadership
@SahlaHDP10 ай бұрын
That's why, despite everyone hating him because what happened in 1998, he was the England Captain!
@anarchybreed9 ай бұрын
yeah the Greece game was like Beckham's redemption arc after getting sent off in '98, unstoppable force of nature on the day who carried us to the world cup
@kevinmunday62636 ай бұрын
Beckhams only Slight Fault was His left Foot. Great Player Tho.
@08bird10 ай бұрын
I went to that game. England had a stinker. Beckham and Sheringham were the only players having a go. LEGEND
@dankfulm1c.27310 ай бұрын
mustve been amazing man
@onyilimba10 ай бұрын
I read the Sheringham as Sharingan.
@BBD098410 ай бұрын
Beckham literally dragged us through that game. Legend 👍🏻
@TiestoCalvinHarris10 ай бұрын
We need long distance goals today
@tc988269 ай бұрын
Yup the dark days when our only hope of beating Greece was a Beckham set piece.
@philmalin17910 ай бұрын
Beckham won that free kick from work rate that nobody else was displaying in that match - I remember where I was and how happy everyone was - what a player
@BBD098410 ай бұрын
It was like the England team were all there to watch Beckham. How did he never scream at them to work?? Incredible performance from Becks. Always had 100% work rate. Every single game.
@rockzs74r10 ай бұрын
Beckham playing as Defensive midfielder in that game and he really was everywhere.
@BBD098410 ай бұрын
@user-bn3ks8vw2h He had a few. Takes nothing away from the class of the one he scored, and what it meant for England and Beckham himself 👍🏻
@twoscoops2u10 ай бұрын
He was the best player on the pitch that day!
@cathyfarcks124210 ай бұрын
Yes, the whole team was playing terribly and he just carried them single handedly. If I remember though, the ref gets some credit because that was a pretty dodgy free kick.
@reddish869210 ай бұрын
I'll never forget watching that game at school with a room full of England haters and me being one of the few people rooting for them. I went crazy when he scored that freekick!! Good memories
@miaipad898910 ай бұрын
No one cares
@dannyphantom317410 ай бұрын
@@miaipad8989shut up
@r-moneys-money123210 ай бұрын
@@miaipad8989😂
@danielkirkby360110 ай бұрын
@@miaipad8989😢 life sucks dunnit mate
@joemarshall441510 ай бұрын
@@miaipad8989you’ve just proved his point you weapon
@garethrevell587310 ай бұрын
1 of the Greatest Individual Performance Ever seen in an England Shirt
@martinh130910 ай бұрын
Up there with Bobby Charlton marking Beckenbauer out of the WC final
@steveo440010 ай бұрын
It wasn’t just the free kick. He was amazing all game.
@AthelstanEngland10 ай бұрын
Agreed like a man possessed, incredible energy.
@padoosh2810 ай бұрын
His only game to do that tho 🤣
@smellynelly3129 ай бұрын
Actually he was the reason we was losing kept no shape getting in the way of Scholes and Gerrard he was Svens love child.
@steveo44009 ай бұрын
@@smellynelly312 I was talking about the Greece game. Different one to the one you watched.
@johnnyholtzhausen34939 ай бұрын
He'll stay a arragant brat😮
@user-tl3zd1xo1m4 ай бұрын
The best live performance of an individual player i have seen.David Beckham is an example; of how to be a leader, professional and family man!
@Summertime4535629 күн бұрын
And a serial cheater!
@Summertime4535629 күн бұрын
And a serial cheater
@husainwang766310 ай бұрын
"It's too far for you" 😅
@leejones84859 ай бұрын
😂😂
@vegasstrong5 ай бұрын
Cold hahaah
@jad77868 ай бұрын
I was at the stadium with my dad when this happened; one of the most beautiful memories I have with my late father. I was 12 years old.
@JinnDante9 ай бұрын
As a Greek I can't even get mad. Honor in defeat. This man had a foot of gold.
@patriciaspratley89536 ай бұрын
I agree
@allanarubaАй бұрын
Guess it's similar to how Englishman had to stand and applaud when Ibra scored that overhead kick against us. Some footballing moments transcend nationality and team
@jameslang77229 ай бұрын
That game beckham was everywhere. One man show. Remarkable performance.
@iNduati6 ай бұрын
Redemption.
@MortanAMrk10 ай бұрын
Probably the most important moment of his career, because it put him back in an new light😊
@FozzQuaker10 ай бұрын
This was the moment he gained full redemption from being the pantomime villain in 1998... People can say what they want about David Beckham, but he loved playing for England, and the Three Lions meant everything to him
@ZAH33D6 ай бұрын
@@FozzQuakerI never heard about it before. What happened back in 1998 aside from the Undertaker throwing off that guy in a hell-in-a-cell from a 15 feet height on to the commentators table?
@JustCoNa6 ай бұрын
@@ZAH33D Beckham performed in a jack and the beanstalk pantomime christmas 98, this was his redemption
@ZAH33D6 ай бұрын
@@JustCoNa valid
@drarunvalsan625410 ай бұрын
It was Beckham vs Greece that day. England not playing great. Beckham was everywhere. And finally this amazing kick that has to be one of the best freekicks considering all the events leading to that kick! Legend for a reason!❤
@glennwhite153410 ай бұрын
Beckhams best game in an England shirt. He didn't stop running for 90 minutes
@bloppysollocksgaming543210 ай бұрын
Still remember it to this day I was a young boy Said to my dad: ‘this is the one’ He replied: ‘yea’ Rest is history 😂😂 Loved watching this guy Just shame we never win 😂
@lawrence41399 ай бұрын
Remember Beckham's half way line goal. One of my best childhood memories Legend
@ralph_18029 ай бұрын
After so many years it did and still bring tears down my cheeks. COYI
@markfish853910 ай бұрын
That’s the key right there! “Uve practiced something so much, its gonna happen when it really needs to happen “
@alfredlear414110 ай бұрын
Teddy Sheringham Amazing football brain and undoubtedly the secret ingredient to any winning team
@destrom684510 ай бұрын
So not to England, because you said winning Team, right?
@eleanorgames285710 ай бұрын
Hated Cole for some reason 😂😂😂 Came to blows numerous times...on the pitch you wouldn't know it... old fergie for ya
@thomasgibson75239 ай бұрын
he tried to steal the free kick off beckham though, you need to separate ego for the most optimal outcome of the team.
@ghosted00010 ай бұрын
What a performance by beckham, I watched a master carry his country when it really needed him that day
@smellynelly3129 ай бұрын
Idiot
@user-pg5og9kx1z5 ай бұрын
I think this is one of the most underrated English footballer. I don’t think people realise what kind of influence this man had in matches.
@BlizzRM10MOZES4 ай бұрын
That free kick still brings shivers down my spine
@stevepoole504310 ай бұрын
Captain's performance that night. I was kneeling in front of the TV when that went in. Very impressive goal, game and man.
@stefanolsen143510 ай бұрын
Best performance by an England captain ever.! He was pure world class in that match.
@smellynelly3129 ай бұрын
You are talking out of your arse, Spanner Actually he was the reason we was losing kept no shape getting in the way of Scholes and Gerrard he was Svens love child.
@Eman1412810 ай бұрын
I remember this goal and it was a full circle moment after all the abuse he recieved after the 98 World cup being sent off
@miaipad898910 ай бұрын
Who asked tho
@aafgahfah10 ай бұрын
absolutely. this kick changed the narrative completely
@aafgahfah10 ай бұрын
@@miaipad8989wtf is that supposed to mean?
@SuperMillwall10 ай бұрын
This is when he won back the fans who all doubted him.
@BaconSoldier7610 ай бұрын
@@miaipad8989ah bless ya, full hate. Sad sad little man.
@shivanishanxyz74699 ай бұрын
This man was literally one of the best midfielders there
@mcooper250510 ай бұрын
He embodied what it is to wear the shirt with pride , for him there is no greater moment in your career than playing for your country ❤
@aniketdesai749910 ай бұрын
That greece team perfected the art of defensive counters to the point they won the euros 2 yrs later
@Friday089110 ай бұрын
"Defensive counters" What a load of croc! They were set piece merchants, that's the fact of the matter. It went down as the worst euros in television history. Did you know that. Easily the worst team to watch
@dixienourgmous10 ай бұрын
@@Friday0891cry
@Michael-fc7no10 ай бұрын
@@Friday0891what are you smoking? it's one of the greatest underdog stories of all time!
@theslavicguy48510 ай бұрын
@@Friday0891This sounds personal.
@stavrospechlivanidis733910 ай бұрын
@@Friday0891 sounds like you have an issue with Greece winning the Euro 2004. But for the Greeks, including myself, where we won't really see another success story like that at least in the near future, it was something magical, something you will never understand because your country is England, Spain, France, Brazil, Argentina etc who are football giants. You don't know how much of an achievement was for Greece to win international silverware in football where traditionally we were at best an average team.
@UnitedRedDevils10 ай бұрын
Becks put the nation on his back that day 🤘 Most people dont understand the work rate, passion, and skill set that man had. He bled for the cause.
@oluwaogundiran9 ай бұрын
Beckie oloye! That was what we called him back in the day. He was surely football royalty!
@ragstir9 ай бұрын
I was there , his performance for the entire match was incredible 👏 🙌
@edrizzz123410 ай бұрын
That man should have a knighthood by now!
@fitzantonio19 ай бұрын
Everyone if you want to teach your kids that they should never give up, get them to watch this game, David Beckham vs Greece. The best individual display I've ever seen in a game of football.
@raduszilagyi60557 ай бұрын
That really was a perfect free kick. The power, the accuracy, the spin and the moment
@antonisermedis85910 ай бұрын
Even as a Greek, I can say that David Beckham is one of the best players alive. That's the reason he is my idol
@seanknottslandings469710 ай бұрын
Eh? Best players or best freekick takers?
@Kats0723079 ай бұрын
ο Φρατζέσκος ήταν 10 φορές καλύτερος απ´ τον Μπέκαμ στα φάουλ. Για να μη βάλουμε και τον Τσιάρτα στη συζήτηση
@saml214510 ай бұрын
I still get goosebumps now.
@Scrapzilla699 ай бұрын
His performance in that game was unreal, he pulled us out the depths in that one
@waweruderrick10679 ай бұрын
Beck's technique is special. Never seen anyone able to reproduce it
@Nuclear990010 ай бұрын
Oh yessss. !! He was god of curve balls in his prime. The way he could bend the ball, unimaginable 😮And he is reason I started watching football.
@andyh645310 ай бұрын
Just watching a his gives me goosebumps
@bogdanalindaragiu13148 ай бұрын
a player that any fan of any team loves.
@marksteeross573010 ай бұрын
That free kick will go down in history what a goal from the best ever free kick taker in my life.. Also what a player💯💥💥💥
@inspiredbyhoops10 ай бұрын
What a moment 🔥
@sky37blue10 ай бұрын
I'm Scottish and I watched that game live. Even I jumped off the couch to celebrate that free kick when it went in. Beckham was phenomenal that night, he put in more effort than the rest of the team combined.
@sky37blue5 ай бұрын
@@NoName88837 I have certainly never celebrated an England goal since 😂
@AthelstanEngland10 ай бұрын
Remember this so vividly... great moment with my lad. Both left the sofa and hit the ceiling, no mean feat given I'm only 5'7" and my lad was aged ten! Thanks Becks.
@jacrispy907 ай бұрын
Greatest goal ever scored. The amount riding on one kick. The redemption. Everything. Man is a legend. One of a kind.
@Football_editz4you10 ай бұрын
What a legend
@whereweregoingwedonyneedroads10 ай бұрын
I remember this so clearly, what a goal and what a feeling seeing that going in.
@wancukjie9 ай бұрын
I'm not a fan of England or Man Utd but the way this man do his free kick is somewhat very satisfied to me. The bend of his body and foot is something else. Just beautiful to see him take the freekick, crosses and long ball.
@luminoussun9 ай бұрын
I will never forget this free kick. Becks saved us that day
@nbt366310 ай бұрын
Special moment. Such a beautiful goal! ❤❤
@TheCoomar00710 ай бұрын
Best moment for english football after '66
@petto12710 ай бұрын
Best moment? This wasnt even tournament, it was qualifying
@jannford90599 ай бұрын
Beckham is a legend. We need world leaders of the same mettle as David Beckham.
@mysticalmalevolents10 ай бұрын
the "Teddy its too far for you" the way he said it is iconic
@thejannerofplymouth365410 ай бұрын
Hearing him talking us through it makes it so much better .... 2nd only to bobby moore as englands best captain
@GuinessOriginal10 ай бұрын
Steady on son
@115ffpandthephantomtreble10 ай бұрын
Legend
@jp-wd9qy4 ай бұрын
I still get goose bumps watching this goal. Beckham absolute legend
@krislandeg109610 ай бұрын
The free kick was the cherry on the cake. That whole game was Beckham finest performance in an England shirt.
@ollieman524610 ай бұрын
This is the stuff that people dream of. Unbelievable moment and one of the greatest in football history.
@sechuan10 ай бұрын
was a qualifying match, calm down
@ollieman524610 ай бұрын
@@sechuan I know, but to score a free kick last minute to save your nation with that much pressure on you must’ve felt surreal and incredible for every England fan and player in that scenario which makes it even more magical
@SuperMillwall10 ай бұрын
His technique is just superb. Nobody and I mean NOBODY had a better technique at striking a dead ball than Beckham.
@telmolicious10 ай бұрын
Definitely the most beautiful but best? Juninho.
@kostask886610 ай бұрын
Juninho and Roberto Carlos...
@SuperMillwall10 ай бұрын
Beckham all day long. Juninho is arguably the greatest free kick taker ever but his technique is nowhere near as elegant as Beckham’s.
@telmolicious10 ай бұрын
@@SuperMillwall U wrote best though..
@ermac38410 ай бұрын
Ward Prowse deserves a mention
@Torres46718 ай бұрын
Its really goosebumps when two guys stand for the whole team man!
@faizan1410 ай бұрын
You deserve more likes😊
@waterunderthebridge229110 ай бұрын
If he put his mind on football 100% he'll be a great classic winger. Remember that dude was once an assist leader in Europe playing from side field. He's a baller.
@greatstuff897410 ай бұрын
Thats the moment he realized ITS COMING HOME
@Noname-hw9bx9 ай бұрын
Every time I hear Beckham speak I remember he sounds like that.
@WorldWidePlays_10 ай бұрын
What a player!
@aurelienchiorino68410 ай бұрын
Il a souffert d'être un beau gosse (Comme Ginola), ça l'a deservi. Ce joueur était exceptionnel, un toucher de balle jamais égalé. Passes longues millimètrées,il était magique sur coup de pied arrêtés. De plus, il était très combatif, un putain de joueur.
@AweSomeGamerzFTW10 ай бұрын
People seem to forget the player he was due to his career in fashion, even if all he had was a good free kick and a good ping, he did the hardest part of digging in 95 minutes every single game no matter how off or on he was, would put in a shift.
@Robin_Oliver10 ай бұрын
Try telling Ronaldo that a pretty face is gonna slow u down
@aurelienchiorino68410 ай бұрын
@@Robin_Oliver C.Ronaldo, pretty face ? Bof bof
@richivity9 ай бұрын
I remember being in a pub in Newcastle and the expression of joy of this bloke I hugged like crazy after Beckham slammed that one in the back of the net. Never seen him since. Fabulous ⚽️
@fatihdemir997810 ай бұрын
I remember watching this live on tv, it was like time went into slow motion.
@edwardnigma101310 ай бұрын
Ngl david is the most American British man ever
@Itsyourboy_ray10 ай бұрын
What?
@Ahshdbve10 ай бұрын
Most American compliment
@edwardnigma101310 ай бұрын
@@Itsyourboy_ray just look at him..... The eloquent way he talks and the way he dresses do not match at all
@bobzt10 ай бұрын
Never mind the Dutch referee should’ve never given that foul to begin with….
@danielosullivan25029 ай бұрын
His whole performance that day was just epic !! Every other player had a stinker, he carried us and then he produced that 👌💪🔥
@Pabtttt9 ай бұрын
The greatest moment I have ever seen live in football
@btchplease821110 ай бұрын
Robbery!!! The referee did everything he could to set him up with freekicks outside the penalty area.
@Tarek_ElMaddah10 ай бұрын
Most overrated free kick of all time …. No one outside British shores remembers it …
@macaque79110 ай бұрын
No one knows a single player from your country
@JoeGator239 ай бұрын
This guy worked his ass off everyday and refined himself throughout his journey to top-level play... it proves that there is more to success than looks. The long miles are all that matters, obviously Beckham knows what's up.
@chilli-soup10 ай бұрын
I still got the dvd of this game and the 5-1 Germany.
@jonnycaunt9 ай бұрын
This moment never WONT give me goosebumps... I remember this moment soooo vividly
@Carlospjr9 ай бұрын
He is a legend 🦵🏻⚽️
@TheMrBennito9 ай бұрын
Through that whole match Beckham went full throttle, his work ethics is really something else.
@jamesshaw427210 ай бұрын
the effort this man put in was so under appreciated
@gwynjames7 ай бұрын
Iconic free kick,Beckham who else,he was a lion and roared in that game ran his heart out,this goal will stand out forever in English history
@WeskerXM96E1Ай бұрын
This was Beckham at his best, he ran like a maniac in this game, like prime Gerrard! I didn't know he could do that! And what a goal! I remember the nerves...😲
@StardustLegacyFighter8 ай бұрын
One of the most talented players that ever played for England.
@jaschoriyev58425 ай бұрын
That was incredible and unbelievable Definitely it was worthwhile and the greatest moment here in history
@kimme66599 ай бұрын
His passing, crossing, corners, his free kick...brilliant!! And that comes from an LFC supporter 🤌
@hernandosanchezrodriguez69759 ай бұрын
Beckham did it all in that game . Legendary performance , goal for fucking history .
@waleedsalem719610 ай бұрын
Our generation was lucky to watch class football games and players, I remember many of us trying to copy beckham free kick style while we were playing in the neighborhood
@user-pj9ql8bd3z6 ай бұрын
Most humble legend
@dannygreen454210 ай бұрын
Goosebumps. Every. Single. Time. ❤
@ruperthowes22548 ай бұрын
The greatest free kick of all time. Even better then roberto Carlos’s iconic kick. I remember this day. What a feeling ❤
@lesterphillip55487 ай бұрын
Chills. One of those moments that stick with you
@grenvilleward530410 ай бұрын
Just a cool talented guy with lots of charm. He is a role model.
@nathanhughes60008 ай бұрын
One of the best players ever
@laurasimpson92946 ай бұрын
I respect and adore him He's such a good human😊
@Grizzles17 ай бұрын
Beckham is a legend
@vjp7246 ай бұрын
My family and I love you David ❤.. you are a good man
@TheRudoman9 ай бұрын
I saw that free kick live on TV! Great moment in history!