![ESPN FC on Twitter: "17 years ago today, David Beckham joined Real Madrid. He chose number 23 because of his respect for Michael Jordan. https://t.co/dr4yBYkBRv" / Twitter ESPN FC on Twitter: "17 years ago today, David Beckham joined Real Madrid. He chose number 23 because of his respect for Michael Jordan. https://t.co/dr4yBYkBRv" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaU0L5VWAAAxMR_.jpg)
ESPN FC on Twitter: "17 years ago today, David Beckham joined Real Madrid. He chose number 23 because of his respect for Michael Jordan. https://t.co/dr4yBYkBRv" / Twitter
![David Beckham gets the number '23' shirt from Real Madrid honourary president Alfredo Di Stefano Stock Photo - Alamy David Beckham gets the number '23' shirt from Real Madrid honourary president Alfredo Di Stefano Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GB1J5J/david-beckham-gets-the-number-23-shirt-from-real-madrid-honourary-GB1J5J.jpg)
David Beckham gets the number '23' shirt from Real Madrid honourary president Alfredo Di Stefano Stock Photo - Alamy
![Real Madrid Player English David Beckham During Spanish League Football Match Between Real Madrid And Mallorca At The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium In Madrid On January 23, 2005. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Real Madrid Player English David Beckham During Spanish League Football Match Between Real Madrid And Mallorca At The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium In Madrid On January 23, 2005. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty](https://previews.123rf.com/images/sportgraphic/sportgraphic1008/sportgraphic100800077/7659924-real-madrid-player-english-david-beckham-during-spanish-league-football-match-between-real-madrid.jpg)
Real Madrid Player English David Beckham During Spanish League Football Match Between Real Madrid And Mallorca At The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium In Madrid On January 23, 2005. Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty
![David Beckham reveals inspiration for Real Madrid shirt number after Raul refused to give up his No7 | The Sun David Beckham reveals inspiration for Real Madrid shirt number after Raul refused to give up his No7 | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sport-preview-raul-becks-copy.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1080&h=1000&crop=1)
David Beckham reveals inspiration for Real Madrid shirt number after Raul refused to give up his No7 | The Sun
![Real Madrid: Hazard wants to follow in the footsteps of Beckham, Jordan and LeBron | MARCA in English Real Madrid: Hazard wants to follow in the footsteps of Beckham, Jordan and LeBron | MARCA in English](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2019/07/14/15630578149478.jpg)