Uefa to honour former England captain David Beckham with President's Award
Former England captain David Beckham will receive the Uefa President's Award for his contribution to football and promoting the sport in "every corner of the planet".
Beckham played for Manchester United, La Galaxy, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Paris St-Germain in a 20-year career.
His "tireless humanitarian efforts" were also praised by Uefa.
Previous winners of the award - which "recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities" - include Johan Cruyff, Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Robson and Paolo Maldini.
Beckham, made 115 appearances for England and won 19 club trophies, including 10 league titles.
Beckham, is also an Unicef ambassador and owner of a Major League Soccer team in Miami.
He will receive the award in Monaco later this year.
The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia.
It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members.
UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe, runs nation and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup, and controls the prize money, regulations, and media rights to those competitions.
Henri Delaunay was the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the first president.
The current president is Aleksander Čeferin, a former Football Association of Slovenia president, who was elected as UEFA's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016, and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA
Former England captain David Beckham will receive the Uefa President's Award for his contribution to football and promoting the sport in "every corner of the planet".
Beckham played for Manchester United, La Galaxy, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Paris St-Germain in a 20-year career.
His "tireless humanitarian efforts" were also praised by Uefa.
Previous winners of the award - which "recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities" - include Johan Cruyff, Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Robson and Paolo Maldini.
Beckham, made 115 appearances for England and won 19 club trophies, including 10 league titles.
Beckham, is also an Unicef ambassador and owner of a Major League Soccer team in Miami.
He will receive the award in Monaco later this year.
The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia.
It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members.
UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe, runs nation and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup, and controls the prize money, regulations, and media rights to those competitions.
Henri Delaunay was the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the first president.
The current president is Aleksander Čeferin, a former Football Association of Slovenia president, who was elected as UEFA's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016, and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA
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