Football Legend David Beckham has been announced as the winner of the 2017-18 UEFA President Award.

Beckham was announced as the winner of this prize in Monaco.

The ex-England captain has been acknowledged for ‘outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities’.

“To be up there with some of the best, it’s amazing,” said Beckham.

“Its always nice to receive personal awards that come from the President.”

A tweet from UEFA’s official Twitter account read:

“ A V I D B E C K H A M
2018 UEFA President’s Award
W I N N E R ”