David James

David James MBE is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for England and in the English Premier League for Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City, West Ham United and Portsmouth. He was capped 53 times by England between 1997 and 2010, and was first choice goalkeeper during the team's Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup campaigns. In 2010, at the age of 39, he became the oldest goalkeeper to appear in an FA Cup Final.

David is well known for his charity work and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to football and charity. He is also a keen artist and writes a regular column for The Observer newspaper.