FRISCO, Texas (The Thursday Times) — Hall ke mutabiq David Beckham ko America ke National Soccer Hall of Fame ke liye muntakhib kar liya gaya hai. Yeh aizaz England ke us sabiq captain ko diya gaya hai jis ki 2007 mein LA Galaxy mein aamad ne Americi football ki maeeshat badal di thi.
51 sala Beckham ko Hall ke Veterans’ Ballot ke zariye muntakhib kiya gaya, aur unhein 2027 ki class ke saath 16 April 2027 ko Texas mein aik taqreeb mein Hall of Fame mein shamil kiya jayega.
Unhein yeh khabar Major League Soccer ke commissioner Don Garber ne league ke board ijlas ke dauran di. Garber ne un se kaha: “National Soccer Hall of Fame mein aap ka khairmaqdam karna mere liye aizaz ki baat hai.” Beckham ne jawab diya: “Yeh aik naqabil-e-yaqeen safar raha hai.”
‘Beckham Rule’
Galaxy mein un ki aamad ke saath designated player rule mutaaruf hua, jise aam taur par “Beckham Rule” kaha jata hai. Is qanoon ke tehat club aise khiladiyon ko sign kar sakte the jin ki tankhwah un ki salary budget ki had se zyada ho, aur is se deegar bain-ul-aqwami sitaron ke liye rasta khula. Beckham ne Galaxy ke saath 2011 aur 2012 mein musalsal do MLS Cup jeete, aur pehle final mein Landon Donovan ke faisla kun goal mein madad ki.
2013 mein retirement ke baad woh 2018 mein Inter Miami ke bani shareek malik ke taur par league mein wapas aaye, aur 2023 mein Lionel Messi ko club mein lane mein madad ki. Galaxy ne 2019 mein un ka mujassama nasb kiya, aur November 2025 mein unhein knighthood ka aizaz diya gaya.
America aane se pehle Beckham ne Manchester United ke saath chhe Premier League title, Real Madrid ke saath Hispanvi league title, aur Paris Saint-Germain ke saath Faransisi league title jeeta, aur England ke liye 115 match khele.
2027 ki class mein Americi khawateen team ki sabiq stars Megan Rapinoe, jo ahliyat ke pehle hi saal mein muntakhib huin, aur Julie Ertz; Americi mardon ki team ke sabiq striker Jozy Altidore, jin ke 42 bain-ul-aqwami goal team ki tareekh mein teesre number par hain; Brazil ke indoor football mahir Tatu; aur Americi mardon ki team ke sabiq coach Lothar Osiander bhi shamil hain.
