London, ENGLAND (AP) — 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 honors list from King Charles III, according to U.K. media reports Friday.
Without citing sources, the BBC said Beckham is set to receive further recognition both for his soccer career, and his contributions to British society.
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FILE - Former English national soccer team captain David Beckham is silhouetted as he arrives to speak at a press conference to mark his 10 years as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and to launch '7', a new fund for children in danger across the globe, in London, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - Britain's King Charles III speaks with David Beckham and Victoria Beckham during a dinner at Highgrove House, Tetbury, England, Friday Feb. 7, 2025. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool via AP, File)
FILE - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham, left, sits with his wife Victoria before a Leagues Cup soccer match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE - Britain's King Charles III, left speaks to former footballer David Beckham as they attend the inaugural King's Foundation charity awards at St James's Palace in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)
Former soccer player David Beckham adjusts a "King's Rose" by David Austin Roses, as he waits to meet Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain, May 19, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - Greek President Karolos Papoulias, right, Princess Anne of Britain, second right, Former England football captain David Beckham, fifth right, and London Mayor Boris Johnson, sixth right, attend an Olympic Flame handover ceremony at the Panathenean stadium in Athens, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
FILE - England's captain David Beckham, left, is congratulated by teammate Emile Heskey after scoring their second goal against Greece during their 2002 World Cup qualifying match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday Oct. 6, 2001. (AP Photo/Adam Butler, File)
FILE _ lnInternational superstar Lionel Messi, center left, holds his new Inter Miami team jersey as he poses with team co-owners Jorge Mas, left, Jose Mas, second right, and David Beckham, right, at an event to present him to fans one day after his signing, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
FILE - Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, center, is sprayed with champagne as they celebrate in the dressing room after defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-1 in the MLS Cup championship soccer game in Carson, Calif., Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - David Beckham speaks to the media after leaving Westminster Palace where he paid respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Hall, London, England, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
FILE - England soccer captain David Beckham kisses his wife, Victoria, as he holds the OBE, Order of the British Empire, he received Thursday Nov. 27, 2003, from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at London's Buckingham Palace. (Fiona Hanson, Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - King Charles III smiles as he attends the inaugural King's Foundation charity awards at St James's Palace in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, with British pop icon Rod Stewart, left, and former footballer David Beckham in the background. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth,Pool, File)
FILE - Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham fixes his tie during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - Former LA Galaxy MLS soccer midfielder David Beckham looks at a statue of himself at Legends Plaza in front of Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
FILE - Former English national soccer team captain David Beckham speaks during a press conference to mark his 10 years as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and to launch '7' a new fund for children in danger across the globe in London, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - British soccer star David Beckham smiles prior to the start of a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Udinese at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - Former soccer star David Beckham attends the Boss Spring Summer 2025 fashion show, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham gives the thumbs up before a Leagues Cup soccer match Adam Grinwis, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE - Manchester United's and England international David Beckham fires over a cross against Tottenham Hotspur during their English Premier League soccer match at Tottenham's White Hart Lane ground in London, April 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
FILE - David Beckham attends a conversation during the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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FILE - Former English national soccer team captain David Beckham is silhouetted as he arrives to speak at a press conference to mark his 10 years as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and to launch '7', a new fund for children in danger across the globe, in London, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - Britain's King Charles III speaks with David Beckham and Victoria Beckham during a dinner at Highgrove House, Tetbury, England, Friday Feb. 7, 2025. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool via AP, File)
FILE - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham, left, sits with his wife Victoria before a Leagues Cup soccer match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE - Britain's King Charles III, left speaks to former footballer David Beckham as they attend the inaugural King's Foundation charity awards at St James's Palace in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)
Former soccer player David Beckham adjusts a "King's Rose" by David Austin Roses, as he waits to meet Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain, May 19, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - Greek President Karolos Papoulias, right, Princess Anne of Britain, second right, Former England football captain David Beckham, fifth right, and London Mayor Boris Johnson, sixth right, attend an Olympic Flame handover ceremony at the Panathenean stadium in Athens, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
FILE - England's captain David Beckham, left, is congratulated by teammate Emile Heskey after scoring their second goal against Greece during their 2002 World Cup qualifying match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday Oct. 6, 2001. (AP Photo/Adam Butler, File)
FILE _ lnInternational superstar Lionel Messi, center left, holds his new Inter Miami team jersey as he poses with team co-owners Jorge Mas, left, Jose Mas, second right, and David Beckham, right, at an event to present him to fans one day after his signing, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
FILE - Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, center, is sprayed with champagne as they celebrate in the dressing room after defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-1 in the MLS Cup championship soccer game in Carson, Calif., Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - David Beckham speaks to the media after leaving Westminster Palace where he paid respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Hall, London, England, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
FILE - England soccer captain David Beckham kisses his wife, Victoria, as he holds the OBE, Order of the British Empire, he received Thursday Nov. 27, 2003, from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at London's Buckingham Palace. (Fiona Hanson, Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - King Charles III smiles as he attends the inaugural King's Foundation charity awards at St James's Palace in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, with British pop icon Rod Stewart, left, and former footballer David Beckham in the background. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth,Pool, File)
FILE - Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham fixes his tie during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - Former LA Galaxy MLS soccer midfielder David Beckham looks at a statue of himself at Legends Plaza in front of Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
FILE - Former English national soccer team captain David Beckham speaks during a press conference to mark his 10 years as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and to launch '7' a new fund for children in danger across the globe in London, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - British soccer star David Beckham smiles prior to the start of a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Udinese at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - Former soccer star David Beckham attends the Boss Spring Summer 2025 fashion show, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham gives the thumbs up before a Leagues Cup soccer match Adam Grinwis, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE - Manchester United's and England international David Beckham fires over a cross against Tottenham Hotspur during their English Premier League soccer match at Tottenham's White Hart Lane ground in London, April 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
FILE - David Beckham attends a conversation during the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
