David Beckham net worth
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What is David Beckham’s net worth?
David Beckham is a retired English football player with a net worth of US$450 million. This is the combined net worth of him and his wife, singer/designer Victoria Beckham. Beckham completed his professional football debut at the age of 17 and played for Manchester United for 9 seasons. The team won the Premier League 6 times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League once.
In 2003, Beckham was traded to Real Madrid in La Liga. In 2007, he signed a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy and became the highest paid player in the Major League Soccer. Shortly thereafter, Beckham returned to Europe, on loan from the Galaxy to the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In addition to his league career, Beckham was also appointed as the captain of the England national football team in 2000, a title that he maintained until 2006; he returned to the team in 2008-although not as captain-and continued Representing England in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
early life
David Beckham was born in London on May 2, 1975. He is the son of Sandra the barber and David Edward “Ted” Beckham, the kitchen fitter. He is the second of three children and has two sisters Lynne Georgina and Joanne Louise. Beckham knew from an early age that he wanted to be a professional football player. His parents are Manchester United fans who often participate in games. As a young boy, he won the opportunity to participate in a training course in Barcelona as part of a talent competition. He played for a local youth team called Ridgeway Rovers. One of the team’s three coaches is his father. In the 1986 game against West Ham United, he was the mascot of Manchester United. In 1990, David was named the Player of the Year under the age of 15. On July 8, 1991, he signed a youth training program with Manchester United. Beckham was one of the students who participated in the FA Youth Cup in May 1992.
Profession
Beckham’s influence in the FA Youth Cup led him to play the first team for the first time in the League Cup against Brighton and Hove Albion on September 23, 1992. He signed as a professional player on January 23, 1993, when he was 17 years old.
On December 7, 1994, David Beckham played for the Manchester United first team for the first time in the game against Port Vail. He scored a goal in the 4-0 home win over Galatasaray, completing his UEFA Champions League debut. In the 1994-95 season, Beckham was loaned to the Preston North District to gain first-team experience. He participated in five games and scored two goals.
On April 2, 1995, Beckham returned to Manchester United and completed his Premier League debut. He played four games that season, and Manchester United ranked second, second only to the Blackburn Rovers. Beckham quickly established himself as a Manchester United midfielder and helped them win the Premier League and FA Cup doubles in the 1995-96 season. On the first day of the 1996-97 Premier League season, Beckham became a household name in the game against Wimbledon. He scored a goal 60 years later, which passed the goalkeeper’s head and dropped. Into the net. That season, Beckham helped Manchester United keep the Premier League title.
Beckham is largely regarded as one of the best football players in history. He played for Manchester United from 1992 to 2003 and was loaned to Preston North in the 1994-95 season. He made his debut for Real Madrid in 2003 and played for the team until 2007. In 2007, he moved to Los Angeles, played for the Los Angeles Galaxy until 2012, and moved to Milan on loan in 2009 and 2010. In 2013, Beckham played for the team for the last season of Paris Saint-Germain. In his career, Beckham scored 97 goals. Beckham played for the England national team in the 1992-93, 1994-96 and 1996-2009 seasons.
On May 16, 2013, Beckham announced that he would retire from professional football after the end of the Paris Saint-Germain football season.
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MLS Expansion Team
On February 5, 2014, the United States MLC announced that Beckham had exercised the option to purchase the MLS expansion team for $25 million. The rights to expand the team were part of the contract he signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007. The new team will be based in Miami, Florida, and is scheduled to start playing in 2020. The team will be called Club Internacional de Futbol Miami-commonly known as International Miami. His business group Beckham Miami United agreed to fund a $250 million (£149 million) stadium with a capacity of 20,000 people.
In May 2019, Beckham bought the team investor Simon Fuller (the founder of American Idol) for US$50 million through his investment tool Beckham Brand Holdings. The purchase price of this team alone reached 150 million US dollars.
personal life
In 1999, Beckham married British singer and former spice Victoria Adams (also known as Posh Spice). David and Victoria Beckham have four children: his son Brooklyn Joseph was born on March 4, 1999, his son Romeo James was born on September 1, 2002, and his son Cruz David was born on February 20, 2005. On July 10, her daughter Harper was born on July 10, 2011.
Off the court, he is a popular model and spokesperson. He has represented Pepsi, Calvin Klein, Adidas, Vodafone, Gillette and other companies. He was also the most searched sports-related search term on Google in 2003 and 2004.
Beckham suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which he says makes him “everything in a straight line, or everything must be in pairs”.
Beckham has more than 50 tattoos on his body. There are the names of his sons Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn, and the names of his wife Victoria.
Beckham has supported UNICEF since his days at Manchester United. In January 2005, Beckham became a goodwill ambassador, paying special attention to UNICEF’s Sports for Development Program
Salary highlights
In the last six seasons of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Baseball, David Beckham’s income is estimated at $255 million, including salary, revenue sharing, endorsements, appearances, and licensing. David Beckham’s annual salary at Paris Saint-Germain is $50 million.
Qatar endorsement agreement
In October 2021, it was widely reported that David signed a 10-year contract and paid US$21 million annually to become Qatar’s tourism ambassador. According to reports, the value of the transaction was at least US$210 million in the past ten years, but according to various reports, the final value may be close to US$280 million. After the transaction was exposed, Beckham was criticized for Qatar’s poor human rights record.
real estate
In his early career at Manchester United, Beckham lived in a four-bedroom house he bought at the age of 20 in 1995.
In 1999, David and Victoria Beckham bought their most famous house for US$3.3 million; the property covers 24 acres and underwent a US$4 million renovation, which was subsequently called Beckingham Palace by the media.
In 2007, the couple bought a six-bedroom, ten-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion for US$18.7 million and sold it for US$33 million in 2018.
They also own a US$4 million house in southern France, and a mansion near the chic Holland Park in West London that they bought for US$41 million in 2013. In 2016, they purchased a converted barn in Great Tew. The Cotswolds area, a two-hour drive from London, costs approximately US$8 million.
