No, it’s not a return to the field at 46 years old. But David Beckham, the former star of Manchester United, Real Madrid or PSG, continues to sign great contracts. The former English international has thus decided to lend his image to Qatar for the next 15 years in exchange for a nice check for around 178 million euros!
According to The Telegraph, the agreement would involve “many business partners” and “not all funds are guaranteed”. Nevertheless, Beckham, a well-informed businessman and owner of an MLS franchise in Miami, will now be associated with the Emirate, which will host the World Cup in a few months against a backdrop of controversy.
Even if he did not attend the World Cup draw on Friday April 1, the “Spice Boy” spent part of last week in Doha, where he took advantage of his visit to visit the PSG Academy.
According to The Telegraph, the opening in Doha of an office of Unicef, a humanitarian organization with which he has worked for many years, weighed in the balance at the time of the decision. Beckham’s entourage claim they are convinced that change is coming and that the country is making real progress.
We don’t know his opinion on the ban on homosexuality in Qatar or the conditions of foreign workers, many of whom died building the stadiums that will soon receive the football elite…
