Overview
- The 50-year-old received the accolade during an investiture at Windsor Castle, calling it “my proudest moment.”
- The title completes an honour first announced in King Charles III’s June birthday list.
- The recognition cites services to sport and charity, including two decades with UNICEF and campaigning to eradicate malaria.
- His career spans Manchester United’s 1999 treble, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy and PSG, and he now co-owns Inter Miami, where Lionel Messi plays.
- Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro was appointed Companion of Honour at the same ceremony, and musical theatre star Elaine Paige was made a dame.