David Beckham has had a statue of himself unveiled in Los Angeles.
The ex Manchester united, Real Madrid, SC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder attended the LA Galaxy's 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on the opening day of the 2019 MLS season.
The former England captain played for LA Galaxy between 2007 and 2012.
He led La Galaxy to two championships, and he is still held in high regard in California.
During a special ceremony ahead of the game in California, Beckham's statue was unveiled as he was joined by wife Victoria at a special ceremony.
Beckham poses with wife Victoria in front of the statue that bears an impressive resemblance
During a speech, Beckham insisted he wanted to help the American league grow and insisted there is still 'a long way to go'.
He said: 'My commitment to this league and country was always a lot more than on the field,' Beckham said as he addressed the crowd.
'I wanted to grow the game and play a small part in growing this league and making it bigger. I think we have been successful but there still is a long way to go but I think we are very happy with the growth over the past 10 years.'
Beckham's signing in 2007 gave higher prominence to the league internationally as more top players arrived and fan interest increased.
'No doubt our league wouldn't be what it is today if David didn't make that decision,' MLS commissioner Don Garber added. 'At that time we were a fledgling business and trying to figure out if soccer would make it in America. His signing told the world that Major League Soccer could be the league of choice.'
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an 80th minute winner as the hosts came from behind to win 2-1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an 80th minute winner after Chicago's C.J. Sapong opened the scoring in the 49th minute.
Daniel Steres levelled the contest in the 68th with an assist by 16-year old midfielder Efrain Alvarez, who came on in the 60th minute for his MLS debut.
Ibrahimovic's goal came after Chris Pontius hit the crossbar and he was in a perfect position to head it past Chicago goalkeeper David Oustead.
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