Salford City co-owner David Beckham has been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours list.

Beckham is joined on the list by Oldham Athletic owner Frank Rothwell and Charlton Athletic Community Trust ambassador Stephen Sutherland, who have both been awarded OBEs.

Sir David Beckham, who had already received an OBE in 2003, has been recognised for his football career and wider contributions to British society.

The 50-year-old England and Manchester United legend became a global icon for his on-pitch performances as well as his off-the-pitch influence in popular culture.

He won 19 major trophies in his career, becoming the first Englishman to win league titles in four different countries, and made 115 appearances for England, including 58 as captain.

He is considered a global ambassador for football and has also moved into Club ownership, initially with Inter Miami and, more recently, as part of a consortium with a goup of former United team-mates that took over Salford City in 2019.

In May this year, he and Gary Neville led a new ownership group at the Club together with US-based businessman Declan Kelly and Lord Mervyn Davies.

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Oldham owner Rothwell has been celebrating the Latics' return to the EFL this summer, but it is his work raising money for Alzheimer's Research UK that has warranted his inclusion on the honours list.

Four years ago, at the age of 70, he became the oldest person to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a solo row across the Atlantic ocean, and three years later he completed the feat a second time, and has raised over £1.4m for the charity.

Meanwhile, Sutherland has been recognised for his services to sport through his long association with Charlton's community work, having co-founded the Street Violence Ruins Lives campaign and organising a series of events to support people in the south London community and beyond.

David Beckham knighted, Frank Rothwell & Stephen Sutherland recognised

David Beckham knighted, Frank Rothwell & Stephen Sutherland recognised