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Friday, January 12, 2007
It's Official...Posh & Becks to Hollywood

BECKS GOES TO LOLLYWOOD

New job worth five times his deal in Spain Fortune will leave DAVID Beckham will certainly be able to fill his boots when he gets to America - after signing a deal that could net him up to £50million a year.
Becks, 31, has signed a five-year deal with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy that is worth almost £500,000 a week, five times what he earned at Real Madrid.
The £128million package announced yesterday is made up of a fixed salary, performance-related bonuses, a share of new merchandising he generates and even a cut of ticket receipts at his new team's stadium.
But it does not include the ex-England skipper's existing contracts with Adidas, Gillette, Motorola and Pepsi - which are thought to be worth more than £17million a year.
And if Beckham becomes as well known in America as he is in Asia and Europe, more and more firms will clamour to have him fronting their advertising campaigns.
Financial experts yesterday predicted that will push his potential annual earnings over the £50million mark - making him the world's richest sportsman....Source: The Mirror

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