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| | David Beckham biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: soccer) |
 | | As the controversial Eric Cantona was suspended for a large part of the 1995-96 season due to an assault on a spectator, Beckham became the focus of the Manchester United marketing effort and helped the side to the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and to their dominance of domestic football. |
 | | In the 1998-99 season, he was part of the United team that won the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, a feat unprecedented in English football, which earned the club's manager, Alex Ferguson, a knighthood. |
 | | Apart from benefiting from his football ability, this transfer gives the Spanish club an opportunity to profit from merchandising, especially in the Far East, where Beckham is enormously popular, and Manchester United have until now had the lion's share of interest. |
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