David Beckham voted best football role model

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is voted the number one football role model ahead of Pele, Sir Bobby Charlton and Steven Gerrard.

By Danielle Joynson, Staff Reporter

Published: August 27 2012 | 16:07

Last updated: August 27 2012 | 21:08

Former England captain David Beckham has been voted football's best role model, edging out Pele and Sir Bobby Charlton.

The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder, who played an ambassadorial role in London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, has claimed the top honour ahead of the likes of Gary Lineker and George Best.

The 37-year-old, who is widely known for his 'Beckham brand', which includes a new underwear range with H&M, is also a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador and has set up childrens' football academies across the UK and America.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard also made the list in 10th place.

Top 10 football role models:
1. David Beckham
2. Pele
3. Sir Bobby Charlton
4. Gary Lineker
5. George Best
6. Sir Bobby Moore
7. Sir Stanley Matthews
8. Jack Charlton
9. Alan Ball
10. Steven Gerrard

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
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7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
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2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21