AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Soccer star, billboard
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1
PRO: Coming from La Liga champions, Real Madrid, he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a deal valued at $250 million over five years.
CON: That's an amazing hourly rate, given how sparely the oft-injured Beckham was played: two starts in 252 minutes in league play.