?4m a year for a has been. Thanks SKY.

[Don Roobles]

and after all those posts and hate from the haters it wont matter a rats ass

Brand Beckham is a simple thing and about one thing only

DOUGH!

nothing any of you say or should i say nothing any of you HATERS say will change the fact that he is easily one of the richest footballers to ever come out of the UK end of

I dont hate him nor do i hate anyone with success like his but what i cant stand are plain haters who cant really say WHY they hate something they just HATE for the sake of it.

If any single one of you HATERS were in his shoes...ohh let me guess you would turn down every single money making scheme put in front of you wouldnt you!

back under my rock now

[Gentleman]

I think them message most loudly comes through isnt tat we hate the beckham the person (although that does implie somekind of discernable character and personality to hate) its what he stands for the greed,vanity and the shallowness that he and the assotrted masses that sell him/emulate him embody and by extension what our society as become.

[Sam Slater]

[quote]its what he stands for the greed,vanity and the shallowness[/quote]

But someone like George Best didn't? A womaniser who lived life to the excess who cared just as much about how he looked as Beckham does (and this is the 60s and 70s era, before the birth of metrosexuality etc). Isn't that just as vain and shallow? Are you saying George wouldn't have chased the millions available to the modern footballer if he'd had the chance?

Vanity, shallowness and greed weren't invented in the last 15 years.

[Sam Slater]

I see what you did there, Arginald: agree with me that Beckham's a no-good cuntface or you must be a bit gay.

You're a genius.

[Gentleman]

Again I can't disagree but I can only comment on beckham as I've only ever known best as a tiresome alcoholic who was excused for his behaviour because he kicked a ball about..

[Essex Lad]

Zorro wrote:

I feel sorry for
> you having such a miserable outlook on life.

That's a bit rich considering in public Mrs Beckham is the most miserable person you'll ever see. Perhaps because she knows that she doesn't really deserve her success ? can't sing, can't dance, can't act, can't tell jokes, can't present TV shows and has to have someone do her design sketches for her ? and her husband isn't the paragon of virtue everyone would have you believe...

[David Johnson]

It always amuses me to see the armchair football experts on here decrying Beckham's skills.

Of course, Fergie was a buffoon for keeping him in the team for 8 years. But we all know he is a poor judge of players.

Here's a list copied and pasted from Wikipedia of his team honours and individual honours.

How many British footballers can display a list like this?

Football star!

Manchester UnitedPremier League (6): 1995?96, 1996?97, 1998?99, 1999?2000, 2000?01, 2002?03
FA Cup (2): 1995?96, 1998?99
FA Community Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
FA Youth Cup (1): 1991?92
UEFA Champions League (1): 1998?99
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
Real MadridLa Liga (1): 2006?07
Supercopa de Espa?a (1): 2003
Los Angeles GalaxyMLS Cup (2): 2011, 2012
MLS Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011
MLS Western Conference Winners (Regular Season) (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
Winners (Playoffs) (3): 2009, 2011, 2012

Paris Saint-GermainLigue 1 (1): 2012?13

International
EnglandTournoi de France: 1997
FA Summer Tournament: 2004

Individual
Premier League Player of the Month (1): August 1996
PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 1996?97
FWA Tribute Award: 2008
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1996?97
England Player of the Year: 2003
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 1998?99
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1): 1998?99
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992?93 to 2001?02): Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2001
UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year: 2001,2003
Real Madrid Player of the Year (1): 2005?2006
PFA Team of the Year (4): 1996?97,1997?98,1998?99,1999?2000
FIFA 100[200]
ESPY Award ? Best Male Soccer Player: 2004[201]
ESPY Award ? Best MLS Player: 2008[201]
English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2010[202]
MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award (1): 2011[203]
Major League Soccer Best XI: 2011
ESPY Award: Best MLS Player 2011

Orders and special awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II: 2003
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador (2005?present)
"Britain's Greatest Ambassador" ? 100 Greatest Britons awards[204]
The Celebrity 100, number 15 ? Forbes, 2007[205]
Number 1 on the list of the 40 most influential men under the age of 40 in the UK[206] ? Arena, 2007
Time 100: 2008[207]
Gold Blue Peter Badge winner, 2001
Do Something Athlete Award, 2011[208]

Records
First Englishman to win league titles in four different countries (England, Spain, USA, France)
First England player to score at three World Cups
First British footballer to play 100 Champions League games
Has the joint-second most goal assists in European Championship finals history
The 400th Paris saint-German player
Has been England?s best regular World Cup player since England last won it in 1966 ? having created the most chances.
Third in the Premier League's all time time assist provider chart, with 152 assists in 265 appearances.[209]

[MrTickle]

Nobody is denying he was a very good footballer in his day, but his day was 2003, that's why Fergie got rid.

Add this to your list:
First English international to miss 3 penalties in a row for England.
First England international to be sent off twice playing for his country.

[Gentleman]

Surely there's got to be entry regarding football top dressing up kits sold on the net somewhere?

[David Johnson]

"Nobody is denying he was a very good footballer in his day, but his day was 2003, that's why Fergie got rid."

More a case of not liking his extra-curricular activities.

Despite that he was at Real Madrid for 4 years and I haven't noticed them having too many players for years in the team, who's day has gone.