David Beckham is ready to be awarded a knighthood in King Charles’ Birthday Honours.

The previous England soccer captain, 50, was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003.

However BBC Sport has been informed he’s now in line to obtain additional recognition for each his soccer profession, and his contributions to British society, with the listing of recipients to be revealed subsequent week.

Beckham performed 115 occasions for his nation in addition to for Manchester United, LA Galaxy, Paris St-Germain and AC Milan, retiring in 2013.

Beckham was reportedly first nominated for a knighthood in 2011.

In 2017 a number of British newspapers press printed particulars of leaked emails during which Beckham criticised the honours system and the honours committee.

A spokesperson for Beckham mentioned on the time that the emails have been “hacked”, “doctored” and “non-public”.

Beckham performed a key function in securing the London 2012 Olympics, and has been an envoy for Unicef since 2005.

Unicef – which helps weak youngsters all over the world – launched ‘The David Beckham Unicef Fund’ in 2015 to mark a decade’s partnership between the 2.

Beckham grew to become an envoy for The King’s Basis in 2024, supporting King Charles’ schooling programme and efforts to make sure younger individuals have a higher understanding of nature.

He’s additionally part-owner of League Two aspect Salford Metropolis, is president and co-owner of Main League Soccer staff Inter Miami in the US.

He helped set-up the Inter Miami CF Basis – a neighborhood pushed not-for-profit enterprise that appears to empower underserved communities, utilizing soccer as a catalyst.

A Authorities spokesperson mentioned: “We don’t touch upon hypothesis on honours.”

Beckham’s representatives declined to remark.