Beckham's wages at PSG will go to a local children's charity

[NickBHAFC18]

Great gesture and brilliant player, over rated? pffftt.

 

[BensGrandad]

You're not being cynical, actually. You're being churlish and mean-spirited, unnecessarily looking to find fault where there is none.

My view is that the huge amount probably in excess of 2m either £ or Euros will get taken up by the people in high places and not get to the root of the problem as happened with a vast majority of Bob Geldorfs raised moneys. I think that its a grand gesture but he has been manipulated and badly advised to suit certain individuals.

 

[Paris]

Just watched the interview with Darren Tullet(Shoreham born) and Beckham on Bein Sports. Whatever people think of Beckham he is box office wherever he goes. Nice gesture regarding his salary whatever the finer details.

They are literally wetting themselves over here. I'll have to pop down the road to watch him at some stage

 

[hans kraay fan club]

My view is that the huge amount probaly in excess of 2m either £ or Euroswill get takren up by the people ion high places and n0pot get to the root of the problem as happened with a vast majority of Bob Geldorfs raised moneys. I think that its a grand gesture but he has been manipulated and badly advised to suit certain individuals.

But your view is completely unfounded. With zero basis in fact. They haven't even announced which charity he is donating to. You've simply made up what you want to believe, to suit your agenda (of finding something to moan about).

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Do you get paid a tenner a week then?

Fair point if football was his only source of income.

 

[SeagullSongs]

I wont donate to either of those as the administration costs take too much out of it. I read once that the actual money going to the source of the charity ie research or a foreign country is less than 10p in the £

Cancer research:
80% goes to research.

Oxfam:
84% emergency, campaign and development
9% support costs
7% invested for the future

 

[stss30]

Haven't read the whole thread, but the reason why he probably told everyone he's giving it to charity is because if he didn't people would be saying 'last big payday' etc where's he's actually a very classy individual.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not moaning as I said it is a grand gesture but put yourself in the position of an organiser of any charity just as an example a local hospital that suddenly get an unexpected windfall of possibly 1/2m Euros a month come into the coffers how much would your wage or expenses go up would you have a BMW or Merc for your next company car rather than a Focus. I agree we need to see how the finer details pan out but I can forsee problems

 

[DanielT]

Cancer research:
80% goes to research.

I went into a Cancer Research place in town. There was NO research happening, just people selling old clothes and stuff

Shambles

 

[clippedgull]

Nice gesture, it's a shame all extremely wealthy people don't follow Bill Gates philanthropic example. Do they really need multi millions sitting in offshore bank accounts when it could be doing so much good for their fellow disadvantaged human beings?

 

[HovaGirl]

Out of ten, I'd give him one.

 

[clippedgull]

Not moaning as I said it is a grand gesture but put yourself in the position of an organiser of any charity just as an example a local hospital that suddenly get an unexpected windfall of possibly 1/2m Euros a month come into the coffers how much would your wage or expenses go up would you have a BMW or Merc for your next company car rather than a Focus. I agree we need to see how the finer details pan out but I can forsee problems

I think I see your argument. If I was donating large amounts to a charity I would make sure I received a breakdown as to where my money was being spent with the emphasis on it being spent at the grassroots not on admin/chief execs etc etc.

 

[John Bumlick]

Not moaning

yes you are.

just as an example a local hospital that suddenly get an unexpected windfall of possibly 1/2m Euros a month come into the coffers how much would your wage or expenses go up would you have a BMW or Merc for your next company car rather than a Focus.

or maybe, just maybe, people who dedicate their lives to charity work don't think that way? but you apparently do...

 

[SeagullSongs]

Great gesture and brilliant player, over rated? pffftt.

Amazing video. Didn't get goosebumps the whole way through until the very last free kick.

 

[John Bumlick]

Amazing video. Didn't get goosebumps the whole way through until the very last free kick.

i was actually a little nauseated by some of those 90s Man Utd and England kit designs...

 

[Rugrat]

Nice gesture indeed, so well done. But, a PR stunt if ever there was one.

Pity that a few others of this elite set (pretty well mosr Prem footballers) weren't doing something similar

 

[arfer guinness]

On a visit to the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville I read one of the great man's beliefs, if you have to announce to everyone when you are doing something good, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. Having said that any donation to a worthwhile charity should be welcomed. As for Beckham the footballer, in my opinion 3 other players wearing the number 7 shirt at Man U in the last 20 years would be in a team before him.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

I sincerely f***ing hope not.

I hope he is. Sir David Beckham.

Just yes!

 

[Return of the Rev]

Beckham on why he has chosen to donate his salary to charity: "One of the reasons I wanted to come to Paris was we decided on something quite unique. I won't receive any salary. My salary will go to a local children's charity. That's one of the things we're excited and proud to do. It's something exciting and I'm not sure it's been done before."

Another look at me stunt not sure why he had to hijack last day of transfer deadline

 

[robbie c]

How many shirts will be sold in 5 months? Does DB get a slice of that pie...image rights?