10 photos of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham over the years

It’s one of the all-time great love stories of the sports and pop culture world: David Beckham, the storied British soccer player who became an icon playing for both his country and for a bunch of different teams, and Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girl.

They met at a Manchester United game in 1997 and Beckham asked for her number. It was nearly a year later that they announced their engagement and in 1999, they welcomed their first of four children, Brooklyn.

They are once again under the spotlight thanks to a new Netflix documentary, Beckham. As you watch, here’s a look back at the pair over the years:

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Victoria Adams, Posh Spice of the Spice Girls, displays her diamond solitaire engagement ring, as she and Manchester United soccer star David Beckham leave the hotel near Chester, England, Sunday Jan. 25, 1998, where they made the announcement of their future wedding. The couple plan to wed, but it may not be for at least a year.(AP Photo/John Giles)

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LONDON – APRIL 19: David and Victoria Beckham arrive at 19 Management’s 19th Anniversary Party held at the Royal Albert Hall on April 19, 2004 in London. The party – thrown by 19 Management to celebrate nearly 20 years in the business – sees performances by Annie Lennox, Will Young, Victoria Beckham and Kelly Clarkson. (Photo by Steve Finn/Getty Images)

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England soccer captain David Beckham with 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. The former Manchester United star, who now plays for Real Madrid, said recently: ‘I am honoured and privileged to receive this recognition. It’s not just for me but for Manchester United, England, all of my teammates and my family’. (AP Photo/PA, Fiona Hanson, Pool)

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LONDON – MARCH 29: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the Sport Industry Awards 2007 at Old Billingsgate on March 29, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

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English soccer player David Beckham arrives with his wife Victoria Beckham for the wedding service of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey, London, Friday April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, Pool)

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ORG XMIT: NY127 FILE – In this Sept, 30, 2009 photo, David Beckham, left, and his wife Victoria arrive at an event to celebrate the launch of the Adidas Originals by Originals David Beckham clothing line designed by James Bond, in Los Angeles. David Beckham and wife Victoria are expecting their fourth child, and a spokesman said Sunday that the couple has learned that it will be a girl. In January the former England captain announced via Facebook that his wife was due this summer. The pair, who married in 1999, already has three boys: 11-year-old Brooklyn, eight-year-old Romeo, and five-year-old Cruz. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 05: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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ESTORIL, PORTUGAL – MAY 16: David and Victoria Beckham arrive at the Laureus World Sports Awards on May 16, 2005 at the Estoril Casino, Estoril, Portugal. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images for Laureus)

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David and Victoria Beckham arrive for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London, England, Saturday, May 19, 2018. (Chris Radburn/pool photo via AP)

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Inter Miami’s co-owner David Beckham sits with his wife, English fashion designer Victoria Beckham, prior to the Leagues Cup football match between Inter Miami CF and Atlanta United FC at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 25, 2023. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)