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

[shaolinpunk]

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."

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Surely he couldn't have just given his wages to charity no matter where he went? Without the need to announce it to the world?

Fair play though.. Wonderful thing to do.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Cue the cynical pricks finding bad in it.

 

[227 BHA]

Good on him I say!

 

[Biscuit]

What an excellent gesture. It's great to see someone that's idolised by so many acting in such a selfless way. I hope it inspires others.

 

[227 BHA]

Cue the cynical pricks finding bad in it.

Already started reading the post above yours!

Edit: Although I see TWOCHOICEStom has tactically edited his cynical post now! Lol

 

[Lawson]

He could have said less about it but that isn't Beckham's fashion, at least he is doing it though and it is the gesture that counts. Also this keeps him out of England and i would hate to have to watch him play here, let alone for Brighton.

 

[shaolinpunk]

Even if it is a PR exercise on his and PSG's part, does that matter? No player has ever done that and a childrens charity will get more money each week than they probably have in the past few years.

As if it is a cynical tax thing, again, is that really such a problem? Would people rather he didn't and the charity doesn't get tens of thousands of pounds a week for five months?

 

[PWA]

Would expect nothing less from the man.
The guy is a legend, esp. with England Away fans.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Great gesture!

Still the most overrated England player of all time though

 

[u'vebeenamexed]

I like David Beckham. There I've said it.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

I love David Beckham.

 

[Muzzy]

I donate mine to the wife every week. She does give me some pocket money though

 

[Common as Mook]

I'm as cynical as the next man when it comes to Becks and still view him as one of the most overrated players in history.


But, fair fucks - that is an UNBELIEVABLE thing to do. Good lad.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

So ALL his salary will go to the children's home? Does that mean he will be living off no salary? Does that also mean his children will have to be taken to a children home because their parents can't afford to keep them. Is Beckham in effect just paying for his own children to go to a children's home

 

[skr80]

So perhaps he could have donated his wage to a UK charity and played in England for the last few months of his fading career - why Paris, ot has old spice had a say in it I wonder??

 

[Steve Foster]

Nice one Becks, you are a legend.

 

[BensGrandad]

Is it to a local as in French childrens Charity or local as in local to him and his birthplace ie London. Much as I see it a grand gesture my cynical head tells me that if he is on e g 50k per week for 12 months (2.6m £ or EU )would probably mean that all the organizers of that charity will have higher expenses and wages or will it actually go to the actual grass roots of the charity.

 

[Geestar]

Legend....and certainly not overrated!

But then again there are people who find bad in all, would hate to have their mindset

 

[shaolinpunk]

Is it to a local as in French childrens Charity or local as in local to him nd hius birthplace ie London.

French charity