Profile of England's David Beckham, who will make his 100th appearance for his country against France. David Beckham will gain his 100th cap for England at the Stade de France on Wednesday (March 26) to become one of only five players in English soccer history to become an England centurion. Beckham will join England legends Billy Wright, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Peter Shilton in reaching 100 appearances for England. Blessed with good looks, a former pop-star wife and a talent for self-promotion, Beckham is among England's most precious commodities. Being David Beckham is now a lifestyle. Like George Best, whose name is inextricably linked with the Swinging Sixties, the LA Galaxy midfielder personifies his era, one obsessed with celebrity and image over substance. From being a national hate figure after being sent off in the 1998 World Cup, he moved on to captaining his country and becoming a devoted father of three. He is almost as famous in Japan, South Africa or Italy --...