The news earlier this year that David Beckham was retiring was not unexpected; the bloke is 38 years old after all, and he’s been playing for some two decades. That can tire a guy out, not to mention the fact that he’s busy with a modeling career on the side. Still, while Beckham certainly was not in the prime of his career anymore, he will be dearly missed by the global football community. Here are six things we’ll miss about David Beckham. 1- The way he bends the ball The movie title (“Bend it Like Beckham) says it all. No one could bend a football better than the longtime English national team player. He’s able to boot sinkers and curve balls in a way no one else can, a whiz with his foot in the same way Cy Young winners are a wiz with the arm.