Beckham to get BBC's Lifetime Achievement award

Former England captain David Beckham is to receive the BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement award on Sunday. The 35-year-old midfielder is England's most capped outfield player and won six Premier League titles and the Champions League crown with Manchester United. He won the Spanish league with Real Madrid after a 25 million pounds move from United before joining Los Angeles Galaxy and also spent two loan spells at AC Milan. In 2001 Beckham was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

"David's record on and off the pitch has been remarkable," BBC Sports Personality of the Year editor Carl Doran said.