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Beckham Plays Final Game Wearing Specially Designed Adidas Cleats

05 / 19 / 13

David Beckham  yesterday played his final professional soccer game, as fans "chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more when he was finished." Beckham said, "It's been very special to finish my career here" ( AP, 5/19 ). Beckham reportedly used miadidas.com to design the ...

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