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Beckham to donate salary to charity
Rooftopcowboy
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Beckham's just announced he has signed for Paris St Germain and will play for free and donate his salary to a kids charity.
the guy has had a lot of stick over the years...but to me this is a very selfless act, he doesn't need the fame or the attention of putting his body through another 6 months of football, and the risk of being labelled 'past-it' if he doesn't play well.
shows he's a genuine guy and a class act to me.
the guy has had a lot of stick over the years...but to me this is a very selfless act, he doesn't need the fame or the attention of putting his body through another 6 months of football, and the risk of being labelled 'past-it' if he doesn't play well.
shows he's a genuine guy and a class act to me.
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Perhaps a few more of the multi-millionaire footballers could consider doing something similar, or at least make a large donation from the obscene wealth they have.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/31/david-beckham-paris-saint-germain
The story (written earlier today) highlights just how much money he is sacrificing. £150k a week was his expected wage, so for 6 months he was looking at approx £3.6M before tax.
Lol...........there's always one.:D
Charming.
Gosh, are there really people that have to find something bad in everything? Nothing a celebrity does for charity is ever good enough it seems. How about you donate your salary to a charity in the UK if it is so important to you.
hopefully more footballer`s might follow
Why don't you stop criticising others for having a different opinion? I've said it's a nice gesture, and it is.
I'm not in the millionaire bracket and I'd daresay neither are you, and how do you know I don't donate to charity?
It is an obscene amount of money to be earning on a weekly basis so it would be nice if other similarly-salaried footballers followed suit, even if just for a couple of months at a time, or even one month, with it going to a charity or cause of their choice. It could make such a difference.
Although I'm sure a lot of them do donate anyway... but it's a great gesture by Beckham that might get that particular ball rolling...
And, of course, gives him a £3.6m tax credit against sponsorship deals which might otherwise attract France's now penally high upper tax band, no? People are very naive!
Oh good old Becks... he's British through and through when there's fuel for Brand Beckham and the publicity machine (think Olympics), but it's funny that he won't live here and I doubt pay tax here.
I wonder what ultimately is in this for him? You get nothing for nothing usually with that pair :rolleyes:
Really, does it matter if a charity still benefits?
Good points.
Also as was said ^ could it be that he thinks it might be a way to a knighthood?
I think lots do..just you don't hear about it as the media usually don't bother with the positives things they do.
Craig Bellamy and the ex Chelsea striker Drogba for example.
Becks is lucky in someways to have positive press because he is a good guy all around with a clean image.
Beckham will be dammed whatever he does...
Its a great gesture regardless of how much he has earnt.
It came out because the question was asked at the press conference so he was honest..which is refreshing.
I think I'd rather that high earners paid their fair share of tax so that those in need can be properly supported by the state rather than 'charity'!
Indeed, the likes of Colleen Rooney and Alex Gerrard are so concerned by the state of the UK economy, they devote themselves to spending a lot of their husbands' money on expensive dresses and shoes, and then writing about their lives in magazine columns. Warms your heart, doesn't it?
Who wouldn't...
Agreed its a bit annoying when they go so public about it but then the papers love it and people read the stories...
Would say Beckham is one of the more likeable football personalities!
Unike the other englisman in French football!!
I didn't criticize you. You did, however, criticize him for doing something good because you don't think that's how he should do it.
You don't have to be in a millionaire tax bracket. He is donating his salary which is more than you are doing, even if you are doing something which I never said you weren't.
First of all its buttons to him......so its no big loss.....I bet he gets paid that for standing in his jocks modeling !
I definitely think the Beckhams are aiming to elevate to more titled status as suggested. They were already at the Royal Wedding, Becks and Will seem to very chummy in their roles promoting the olympics. Can Sir David and Lady Victoria be far off !!
I am sure he will have been tutored very well in what charitable acts get him that step closer to the goal.
Fingers crossed it's not The Cup Trust
Erm yeah, and exactly how many salaries does Beckham have? :rolleyes:
I hardly think you can compare a man who endorses dozens of products and gets paid for each of them with people who work hard for an average salary. What is that money to Beckham anyway? Not much on the grand scheme of things I'd imagine. It's free publicity for him, which is what he wants.
It's funny, British players are often criticised for not playing abroad and broadening their footballing horizons, then, when one does, he is criticised for not living here and not paying taxes here!
And why shouldn't he have helped with the Olympics when he was asked to? The whole Olympic team did a fantastic job promoting the country, Beckham included.
He can't win with some people, no matter what he does.