On Beckham

by Julie Burchill

No soccer-player has ever captured the imagination of the world as fast and as furiously as David Beckham, and “the spikiest, wittiest, sharpest columnist on the block, agent provocateur Julie Burchill…unmissably analyses the enigmatic phenomenon that is Becks.” — Hello magazine

Genres: Football

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Julie Burchill is an English writer and columnist known for her provocative comments. Beginning as a writer for the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has written for newspapers such as The Sunday Times and The Guardian. She is a self-declared "militant feminist". She has several times been involved in legal action resulting from her work. She is also an author and novelist, her 1989 novel Ambition being a bestseller, and her 2004 novel Sugar Rush being adapted for television.