David Beckham has announced that he is retiring from professional soccer after this season. He has two games left with PSG this season.

David Beckham on his soccer career:

“If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over one hundred times and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy. I’m fortunate to have realized those dreams.”

“To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country. I knew every time I wore the Three Lions shirt, I was not only following in a long line of great players, I was also representing every fan that cared passionately about their country.”

“I’m honored to represent England both on and off the pitch. … I want to thank all my teammates, the great managers that I had the pleasure of learning from. I also want to thank the fans who have all supported me and given me the strength to succeed.”

Beckham made 115 appearances for England’s national team which is a record for a player other than a goal keeper. He has also played for the LA Galaxy and Real Madrid.

Best of luck to David in his retirement.

Poor David...

When it rains, it pours, huh?  Well, this week we saw yet another hit to females in sports.  Let me catch you up to speed.

On Monday, we were presented with this video of a female St. Louis reporter who was going to ride the new Mr. Freeze roller coaster at Six Flags with Cardinals third baseman David Freese.  Seems harmless, right?  Well, just watch the video.

Anybody else concerned that this chick might kidnap David and tie him up in her basement?  Just wait until November before you kidnap, K?  We’ll also need him back by March.

And that wasn’t even the worst of it.  Then Tuesday, Simon Borg, the co-host of MLS’ official podcast Extra Time Radio, informed us diehard female sports fans that we are not hot.

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