To those who think Beckham is overpaid, have you seen this article saying "league sources confirmed that Beckh

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Here's the link ... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/01/17/beckham.qa/?cnn=yes

According to this article - There is more to Beckham's deal than the guaranteed salary, however. Beckham will also earn 40-to-50 percent of Galaxy jersey sales and an undisclosed share of ticket revenues. And that's not all. "There are certain aspects of the deal that are ultimately about the upside value of the league as a whole that David can participate in," says Leiweke. "Our partners all had to sign off, and they did. We had a couple of interesting board calls, but they did."

Long story short: Beckham may or may not earn $250 million over the next five years, but the majority of his income will continue to derive from endorsements and not from the Galaxy or MLS. From my perspective, it's a shame that the phrase "$250 million contract" became gospel in the media, because it's terribly misleading and just not correct.

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To those who think Beckham is overpaid, have you seen this article saying "league sources confirmed that Beckham's guaranteed salary will be around $50 million over the entire five-year length of the contract."

10 Richest Players in the Premiership*
based on http://www.soccerholics.com/richest_players.aspx

Player Club Worth (est.)
David Beckham Real Madrid £87m
Michael Owen Newcastle £32m
Robbie Fowler Liverpool £28m
Sol Campbell Portsmouth £27m
Rio Ferdinand Manchester United £22m
Ryan Giggs Manchester United £22m
Andriy Shevchenko Chelsea £22m
Thierry Henry Arsenal £21m
Wayne Rooney Manchester United £20m
Michael Ballack Chelsea £18m


* Includes English players outside the Premiership

Source: FourFourTwo Magazine

Answer 1

I don't care. Soccer is way overrated.

Answer 2

What difference does it make? Whether he gets $250 million straight out or through endorsements no athlete should be paid that kind of money - it's sick.

Answer 3

thats a disgrace the guy gets paid millions for doing something he loves and he only went to america for the money.

Answer 4

tthats f ucked up
i dont like him but thats fu cked up