Perjalanan Karier Beckham

David Beckham telah menyatakan pensiun setelah hampir 20 tahun berkarier dalam sepak bola. Dalam periode tersebut, Beckham sukses menikmati gelar-gelar bergengsi bersama Manchester United, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy, dan Paris Saint-Germain.

Berikut momen penting Beckham dalam kariernya sebagaimana dilansir dari Sporting Life.

1975: Beckham lahir di Leytonstone pada tanggal 2 Mei.

1991: Beckham bergabung dengan tim muda Manchester United.

1992: Beckham menandai debutnya saat melawan Brighton di Piala Liga pada 23 September dan berhasil menjuarai Piala FA pada usia muda.

1993: Beckham menandatangani kontrak profesional di Old Trafford.

1995: Beckham bergabung dengan Preston sebagai pemain pinjaman pada Februari dan mencetak dua gol dari lima laga.

1996: Beckham membantu United menjuarai Premier League dan Piala FA. Pada tahun ini, Beckham menciptakan gol dari setengah lapangan saat bermain imbang 3-3 dengan Wimbledon. Dia juga menandai debutnya bersama timnas Inggris saat mengalahkan Moldova dengan skor 3-0.

1997: Beckham terpilih menjadi pemain muda terbaik versi Pesepak Bola Profesional Inggris (PFA).

1998: Mencetak gol pertama untuk Inggris dari sebuah tendangan bebas melawan Kolombia di Lens pada 26 Juni. Dia juga mendapatkan kartu merah saat melawan Argentina di Piala Dunia 1998.

1999: Beckham membawa United meraih gelar treble winner (Premier League, Piala FA, dan Liga Champions).

2000: Pada Mei, Bekcham berhasil meraih gelar Premier League untuk keempat kali bersama United setelah tim tersebut unggul 18 poin dari pesaing terdekatnya.

Pada November, Beckham untuk pertama kali ditunjuk sebagai kapten timnas Inggris dalam laga persahabatan melawan Italia di Turin. Saat itu, Three Lions dilatih oleh Peter Taylor.

2001: Pada Mei, Beckham kembali berhasil mengantarkan MU meraih gelar Premier League untuk ketiga kali berturut-turut.

2002: 7 Juni - Beckham mencetak gol dari titik putih saat melawan Argentina pada babak penyisihan grup Piala Dunia. Berkat gol tersebut, Inggris berhasil mengalahkan Argentina dengan skor 1-0.

2003: Februari - Beckham terlibat insiden dengan pelatih Sir Alex Ferguson seusai MU dikalahkan Arsenal di Piala FA. Saat itu, Fergie marah dan menendang sepatu yang mengenai pelipis Beckham.

14 Juni: Beckham mendapatkan penghargaan atas jasanya di sepak bola pada saat perayaan ulang tahun Ratu Inggris.

17 Juni: United mengumumkan bahwa mereka menerima tawaran Madrid sebesar 25 juta pondsterling untuk Beckham.

2004: 24 Juni - Beckham gagal melakukan tendangan penalti saat Inggris adu penalti dengan Portugal di perempat final Piala Eropa 2004. Saat itu, Inggris akhirnya kalah.

2005: November - Beckham menjadi kapten dalam pertandingan ke-50 bersama Inggris saat Tiga Singa melakoni laga persahabatan melawan Argentina di Geneva.

2006: 2 Juli - Beckham meletakkan jabatannya sebagai kapten seusai Inggris tersingkir dari Piala Dunia 2006. Saat itu, Inggris disingkirkan oleh Portugal di babak perempat final.

11 Agustus: Beckham tak dipanggil saat Inggris melakoni laga persahabatan melawan Yunani.

2007: 11 Januari - Beckham mengumumkan dirinya akan pensiun dan bergabung dengan LA Galaxy pada Agustus.

13 Januari: Pelatih Real Madrid, Fabio Capello, menyatakan Beckham takkan bermain lagi dengan Madrid.

26 Mei: Pelatih Inggris, Steve McClaren, membuat kejutan dengan memanggil Beckham untuk laga melawan Brasil dan Estonia.

Juni - Beckham kembali bermain dengan Madrid dan El Real berhasil menjurai La Liga.

16 Agustus:  Beckham mencetak gol pertamanya untuk Galaxy dalam debutnya di semifinal SuperLiga melawan DC United.

2008: 26 Maret: Beckham mencatat 100 cap saat melakoni laga persahabatan melawan Perancis.

30 Oktober: AC Milan mengumumkan bahwa Beckham akan bergabung dengan mereka pada 7 Januari 2009.

2009: 9 Maret - AC Milan mengumumkan kesepakatan yang unik dengan Beckham. Pemain asal Inggris tersebut akan bertahan di Italia hingga akhir musim, kemudian kembali ke Galaxy pada bulan Juli sampai Oktober. Setelah itu, Beckham kembali membela Milan sampai akhir musim 2009-2010.

2010: 14 Maret: Beckham mengalami cedera achilles saat Milan mengalahkan Chievo dengan skor 1-0. Akibat cedera tersebut, Beckham gagal tampil di Piala Dunia.

Juni: Meski cedera, Beckham tetap diboyong ke Piala Dunia 2010 sebagai staf pelatih.

11 Agustus: Karier Beckham bersama Inggris sepertinya akan berakhir saat Capello dalam wawancaranya dengan ITV mengatakan, "Mungkin dia sedikit tua."

2011: 20 November - Beckham berhasil membawa Galaxy juara Piala MLS setelah mengalahkan Houston Dynama 1-0 di final.

31 Desember: Kontrak Beckham bersama Galaxy habis.

2012: 20 November: Beckham mengonfirmasi meninggalkan Galaxy setelah Piala MLS pada 1 Desember.

31 Desember: Beckham mengakhiri kariernya di MLS dengan dua kali juara Piala MLS setelah mengalahkan Houston Dynamo 301.

2013: 31 Januari - Beckham menandatangani kontrak selama lima bulan bersama PSG dan dia menyatakan gajinya akan didonasikan untuk anak-anak Perancis.

24 Februari: Beckham membuat debutnya bersama PSG saat tampil sebagai pemain pengganti melawan Marseille.

2 April: Beckham tampil di Liga Champions saat melakoni leg pertama perempat final melawan Barcelona.

12 Mei: PSG memastikan menjuarai Ligue 1 setelah mengalahkan Lyon 1-0. Beckham menjadi pemain Inggris pertama yang bisa memenangkan gelar di empat negara berbeda.

16 Mei: Beckham memutuskan pensiun.
 

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović (born on 3 October 1981 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish football striker of Bosnian and Croatian parentage who plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.

As of February 2009, Ibrahimović, along with Kaká, were the highest salaried football players in the world with an annual pay of €9 million. Ibrahimović won the Capocannonieri on 31 May, 2009 with 25 domestic goals during the season. He currently holds the record for the second highest transfer fee in football history, with a total of €69 million. On 28 July, 2009, Ibrahimović was ranked as the 5th best footballer in the world of the 2008-2009 football season.


Club career

Malmö FF

Ibrahimović signed his first contract with his hometown club Malmö FF in 1996, and moved up to the senior side for the 1999 season of Allsvenskan, Sweden's top-flight league. That season, Malmö finished 13th in the league and were relegated to the second division, but returned to the top flight the next season. Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger unsuccessfully tried to persuade Ibrahimović to join, while AFC Ajax coach Leo Beenhakker also expressed interest in the player after watching him in a training match against Norwegian side Moss FK. On 22 March 2001, a deal between Ajax and Malmö regarding Ibrahimović's transfer to Amsterdam was announced, and in July, Ibrahimović officially joined Ajax for €7.8 million.

Ajax

Ibrahimović received little playing time under manager Co Adriaanse, but when Adriaanse was sacked on 29 November 2001, new coach Ronald Koeman inserted Ibrahimović into the starting lineup as Ajax won the 2001-02 Eredivisie title. The next season, Ibrahimović scored twice in a 2-1 victory over perennial French champions Olympique Lyonnais in his Champions League debut on 17 September 2002. He scored four Champions League goals overall as Ajax fell to AC Milan in the quarter-finals. In his final season with Ajax, Ibrahimović's profile rose when he scored a breath-taking goal against NAC Breda on 22 August 2004, a goal that was eventually voted the "Goal of the Year" by Eurosport viewers. He netted only once in the 2003-04 Champions League (against Celta de Vigo on 22 October) as Ajax were eliminated in the group stage.

On 18 August 2004, Ibrahimović injured fellow Ajax teammate Rafael van der Vaart during an international match against the Netherlands, which led to accusations from van der Vaart that Ibrahimović had hurt him intentionally. This led to Ibrahimović's sudden sale to Juventus on 31 August.

Juventus

Ibrahimović moved from Ajax to Juventus for a €16 million transfer fee. He was promptly inserted into the starting eleven due in part to top scorer David Trezeguet's injury problems, and scored sixteen goals. Near the end of the season, Juventus reportedly rejected a €70 million bid for him from Real Madrid, which was later revealed to be a publicity stunt initiated by Ibrahimović's agent, Mino Raiola, in order to increase his market value. On 14 November 2005, he was awarded the Guldbollen, a prize awarded to the best Swedish footballer of the year.

The following season was poor compared to his first season; his role in Juventus' attack changed, as he became less of a goalscorer and moved more to the sidelines, taking much part in the build-up play, especially as a target player, and his assist numbers increased. In the 2005-06 season, Juventus fans often got frustrated with him due to his anonymous presence in certain important games such as the Champions League defeat to Arsenal. Juventus were stripped of their last two Scudetti as part of the verdict from the Calciopoli scandal, and were relegated to Serie B. The new staff tried to persuade Ibrahimović and other top players to stay with Juventus, but the player and his agent were adamant to move on, with Raiola threatening legal action in order to extricate Ibrahimović from his contract.

Internazionale

Ibrahimović signed a four-year contract with Internazionale on 10 August 2006, few days after Patrick Vieira completed the transfer. Internazionale paid Juventus F.C. for €24.8M.He revealed that he supported Internazionale when he was young,He started his spell at the club by scoring one goal and assisting another in a league match against Fiorentina and ended his first season as Inter's top goalscorer with 15 goals.

Ibrahimović played his 100th Serie A match on 16 September 2007. His contract was renewed in 2007, last until June 2013. He was estimated as the top of footballer wages.He scored two Champions League goals in the group stage against PSV on 2 October, which marked his first European goals since December 2005 and his first goals overall in an Inter jersey, and finished with five goals in seven Champions League matches. Against Parma in the final league matchday on 18 May 2008, he returned from a chronic knee injury and scored both goals as Inter won 2-0, clinching their third straight Scudetto.

On 16 November 2008, Ibrahimović said that he would not return to the Allsvenskan of Sweden as an active player, but he would stay the rest of his active career as a player abroad.

Ibrahimović's 2008-09 season started brilliantly, hitting the back of the net in Inter's first league match. His goal against Bologna was voted "Goal of the Year". He scored it with his heel without moving and accurately into the net from a cross by the Brazilian Adriano. Ibrahimović's form this season has so far been eye-catching, with clever movement off and on the ball, and his passing has been outstanding, such as his acrobatic pass against S.S. Lazio. He ended a month long goal drought against Genoa, handing them their first home loss of the season, making Inter the only team not to lose at home in the league. In the final league game of the season, Ibrahimović scored twice against Atalanta, securing the Capocannoniere for himself by finishing one goal ahead of Marco Di Vaio and Diego Milito.

FC Barcelona

After Maxwell completed his transfer to FC Barcelona, president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Internazionale for Zlatan Ibrahimović to join the club in exchange for Samuel Eto'o, plus a fee. Ibrahimović left Internazionale from the United States on tour in the World Football Challenge on 23 July, 2009 for negotiations with Barcelona, with his last match for Internazionale being against Chelsea. After Internazionale agreed terms with Eto'o and Barcelona with Ibrahimović, Barcelona announced Ibrahimović will arrive on 26 July, 2009 and undergo a medical test on 27 July, 2009. Ibrahimović passed his medical and was presented to a crowd of over 60,000 at Camp Nou. He signed a 5-year contract, for €46 million ($65 million) and the exchange of Eto'o (valued at €20 million) and loan of Aliaksandr Hleb (with an option to buy for a €10 million fee),with a €250 million release clause, making Ibrahimović worth €66 million ($94 million). Afterwards, Hleb refused the transfer and later loaned out to VfB Stuttgart; therefore, Barcelona added a reported €3 million fee to compensate, making Ibrahimović worth a final total of €69 million ($99 million). He currently earns an annual salary of €12 million. Barcelona announced Ibrahimović successfully underwent surgery on his fractured left hand's second metacarpal on 28 July 2009. Ibrahimović returned to full training on 12 August, 2009 for FC Barcelona.