FILE PHOTO: David Beckham attends an insurance company charity event to encourage and assist young Indonesian soccer players around the country in Jakarta, Indonesia March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta
(Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham will be presented the 2018 UEFA President's Award, in recognition of his remarkable career and humanitarian efforts, the sport's European governing body said on Tuesday.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin hailed Beckham as the "a true football icon of his generation" after selecting the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder to receive the award in Monaco later this year.
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