David Beckham, the former England soccer captain who has been an ambassador for the U.N. children’s fund for two decades, is to receive a knighthood in next week’s

David Beckham is set to be awarded a knighthood in King Charles' Birthday Honours list. The former England football captain, 50, was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003.

There’s a lot of noise around David Beckham this week – and, for once, it’s not about the supposed feud involving him and Victoria with their son Brooklyn and Brooklyn’s wife Nicola Peltz. All the signs are that the former England footballer is to be given a knighthood in the forthcoming King’s Birthday Honours.