David Beckham is Moving To Paris St. Germain
David Beckham has found a club. The England legend will join Zlatan Ibrahimovic at petro-fueled superclub Paris St. Germain. Contract details have not emerged. [UPDATE: Beckham won't play for a salary. It'll go to a charity.] It may be similar to the $12 million per year deal he turned down last year. The 37-year-old still has some commercial pull. He reportedly had offers from clubs in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
The move makes sense for Beckham. PSG can pay him. It’s a short commute by plane, train or personal jetpack to London. He gets to play in the Champions League. He gets to reunite with Carlo Ancelotti, who brought him in on loan to AC Milan.
Signing Beckham presents an odd juxtaposition. It comes amidst an exodus of top players leaving French clubs for lesser destinations abroad, presumably in anticipation of some form of Hollande’s super tax on the wealthy going into effect.
[Photo via USA Today Sports]
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January 31st, 2013 at 12:05 PM
who cares?
/high fives TBL
January 31st, 2013 at 12:06 PM
His emaciated wife will feel right at home among all the listless French model types.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:07 PM
Love child seeking models. Literally nobody else though
January 31st, 2013 at 12:07 PM
Pretty cool deal. He’s giving all of his salary for the 5 month (not sure how much that is in total) to a local Paris children’s charity.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Little White Flags Oprhanage?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:09 PM
The French are insane politically. My family members who live there are conservative for the average French people, but we would think they would be solid liberals over here.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Antarctica told him to fuck off.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:11 PM
good for hollande standing up regarding algeria and mali. heard a clip about him on NPR that mentioned the french are beginning to come around on him after that complete twit of a president they had before.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:11 PM
It’s a short commute by plane, train or personal jetpack to London
It’s about 4 hours by train, so very doable. The Chunnel is pretty much a let down. I didn’t even realize we had gone through it until we came out on the other side and all the signs were in French.
/humblebrag?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Shots fired at Newcastle and Arsenal.
Fuck him and fuck PSG. They’re owned by a dictatorship.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:11 PM
The Qatari will likely be the first person Becks has met that pulls more top shelf women than him. Clearly the reason he went there
January 31st, 2013 at 12:12 PM
The French are insane politically. My family members who live there are conservative for the average French people, but we would think they would be solid liberals over here.
With their political system I don’t know how they pass any laws at all.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:12 PM
French jokes are never not funny
January 31st, 2013 at 12:13 PM
my fav french joke…how do you get a waiter’s attention in france?
order in german.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:14 PM
Whatever, dude. It’s good that the charity is getting some funds.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:15 PM
my fav french joke…how do you get a waiter’s attention in france?
order in german.
After German reunification there was allegedly a billboard put up in Luxembourg near the border with Germany which asked the German Army to buy souvenirs on their way to Paris.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Whatever. Just another in the long line of media snowjobs by QIA that have been bought hook line and sinker.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:17 PM
everything ok with the boy on his left?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:17 PM
if it weren’t at france’s expense, id hate luxembourg for doing that.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:18 PM
if it weren’t at france’s expense, id hate luxembourg for doing that.
Well who else is Luxembourg going to make fun of? Belgium?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Without Luxembourg we never would have had the European Coal and Steel Community and Europe would have collapsed like Derrick Rose’s knee.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:19 PM
oooh joke time!
why don’t cannibals eat clowns?
they taste funny!!
/no laughs?
//let me try this….and walk the dinosaur!!
///laugh track will have to do
January 31st, 2013 at 12:20 PM
I’m assuming this leads to some sort of lucrative World Cup ambassadorship or something of the like for Becks
January 31st, 2013 at 12:20 PM
switzerland yo. granted, the swiss would dismiss their taunts like fart. “you can have your 2nd highest GDP per capita in the world, nobody gives a shit about you.”
January 31st, 2013 at 12:21 PM
nobody’s saying they aren’t good at what they do (see: 2nd highest GDP per capita in the world)…but they’re just SO SMUG.
/glares at smugenbourgians
January 31st, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Isn’t this more of a David Beckham decision than a PSG one?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Also yes everyone can make fun of Belgium.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Without Luxembourg we never would have had the European Coal and Steel Community and Europe would have collapsed like Derrick Rose’s knee.
And now Europe is one big dysfunctional family.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Also yes everyone can make fun of Belgium.
Agreed. Any country that is constantly on the verge of splitting into two separate countries and went 541 days without a sitting prime minister or cabinet is ripe for parody.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Will be interesting to see if he skips a bunch of games to play celebrity at world events.
/seriously guys, MLS is a real league!
January 31st, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Well who else is Luxembourg going to make fun of? Belgium?
Lichtenstein?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Lichtenstein?
The painter?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Liechtenstein could use the publicity.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Isn’t Luxembourg like the Cayman Islands with the dirty banks and tax shelters?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:26 PM
This thread is desperately missing soused railing on Angela Merkel for being the c word.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:27 PM
You can’t be a fan of soccer in America and not acknowledge the MLS
/Lalas’d
Anyone going to WC Brazil? 2018 Qatar is the epitome of good job, good effort by FIFA
Northwestern Europe is so far down the list of areas to make fun of
January 31st, 2013 at 12:27 PM
They’ve cleaned up a lot. It’s more of a middle ground between Delaware and the Caymans.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:28 PM
2022, 2018 is Russia.
I’d be more likely to go to either of those before Brazil. Less of a chance of getting kidnapped or murdered by police, or having a stadium collapse on me.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:29 PM
I want to, but know that more than likely it won’t be in the cards for me. And you can be damn sure I’m not going to Qatar.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:30 PM
thank you very much, president of the luxembourg tourism whatever they call those things.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:30 PM
If someone pays me, I’m there.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:31 PM
CVBs
/works in this industry
Well obviously.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:31 PM
I’m speechless. FIFA appears to be on a crusade to prevent first worlders from attending. Were on a nice run with USA, France, Japan, Germany
January 31st, 2013 at 12:31 PM
thank you very much, president of the luxembourg tourism whatever they call those things.
They don’t have a president. They have a Grand Duke.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Liechtenstein could use the publicity.
They don’t want the publicity. Interesting history. It isn’t really even a country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein
January 31st, 2013 at 12:32 PM
what about san marcos?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:33 PM
I’ve heard such conflicting reports on Brazil. Some say “you’ll be fine in the tourist areas”, other depict it as Mexico
January 31st, 2013 at 12:33 PM
I’ve vacationed in Delaware once as a child. I hate my parents.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Trust me, I’m from the future, go to China.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:34 PM
My favorite part of the Wikipedia entry on Liechtenstein:
In March 2007, a 170-person Swiss infantry unit became lost during a training exercise and inadvertently crossed 1.5 km into Liechtenstein. The accidental invasion ended when the unit realized their mistake, and turned back.[45] The Swiss army later informed Liechtenstein of the incursion and offered official apologies.[46]
January 31st, 2013 at 12:34 PM
I’ve vacationed in Delaware once as a child. I hate my parents.
Did you visit a screen door factory?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Husker
What do you know about this Matt Finnin cat?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Boy are you going to be pissed when 2026 goes to Mexico and 2030 to China, then.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Folks, lets start a collection. We’ll send Ty to Qatar.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:36 PM
Folks, lets start a collection. We’ll send Ty to Qatar.
I think they dislike hemp necklaces there so we may not even have to cover a return flight.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:36 PM
On the real the USSF put forth Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Phoenix among their host cities. You don’t deserve to win with shit like that.
2022 should have gone to Australia in a walk.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:37 PM
I imagine the entire Delaware economy is subsisted by a bunch of offices that set up LLCs.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Maybe you can become an intern for TBL. I hear they pay great
January 31st, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Other viable World Cup cites using FIFA logic:
Venezuela
Columbia/Peru joint venture
Malaysia/Indonesia
Egypt/Libya
Pakistan/India
Armenia/Turkey
January 31st, 2013 at 12:39 PM
A boardwalk. Yes, there is a boardwalk in Delaware.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Wow. I feel the same way about WC as SB. Limit it to a rotation of real hosts. None of this gesture/diplomacy bullshit
January 31st, 2013 at 12:40 PM
And by gesture/diplomacy, I mean bribery
January 31st, 2013 at 12:41 PM
Colombia is putting forth a 2026 bid actually.
India and Indonesia are putting forth 2030 bids.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Thing is, majority of the soccer world sees giving the World Cup to us as we would see giving the Super Bowl to Minneapolis. Russia has been to four major cup finals in their history. What business do we have hosting the tournament that is anything other than pure financial?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Armenia/Turkey
Hey if Japan and Korea can co-host, Armenia and Turkey can probably bury the hatchet and do so as well.
Wait, what’s that you say?
January 31st, 2013 at 12:45 PM
A beautiful city, filled with attractive and friendly people? I see nothing wrong with that at all.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:46 PM
A beautiful city, filled with attractive and friendly people? I see nothing wrong with that at all.
Plus I hear there’s a nice Radisson downtown with a good buffet.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:46 PM
None, from a tradition/passion standpoint. But we are most equipped logistically and in terms of safety
January 31st, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Safety yes. Logistical absolutely not considering the distance between sites.
Granted the king of the safety/logistic debate was England and they went out first round of voting thanks to not being willing to play the bribery game, which is hilarious.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:53 PM
My wife has agreed to a several week VAC to Australia if they get a World Cup. I was so pissed they missed out on these last two.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Somebody get me Dan Marino’s phone number. I’ll try a cold call.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:55 PM
I’ll try a cold call.
if his wife answers, you can garontee this
January 31st, 2013 at 12:55 PM
The USA world cup I think still has provided the most ticket revenue to FIFA. The USA’s # of hotels and airports make it the best for bulk travel. The distance between sites is a negative but the financial coup for FIFA would be high. It’s just the execs wouldnt get the bribes they could elsewhere.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Distance between sites is the biggest downside, but our travel infrastructure is excellent. We also have a ton of viable, interesting host cities, with venues already in place
January 31st, 2013 at 12:58 PM
I can see Phoenix, but if I’m putting up venues in the US for the WC, it would go: Boston, New York, Philly, DC, Dallas, LA, Chicago, San Fran, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and maybe Atlanta.
Can’t do it at Denver b/c of elevation. Otherwise, you have 12 cities, diverse and all stadiums on the list have 58k+ capacity.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:02 PM
Never heard of him.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:03 PM
I’d use Denver. Take out Philly, Pitt, Phoenix. Add Miami and DC
January 31st, 2013 at 1:04 PM
All except San Fran and Pittsburgh were venues they submitted.
Denver was on there as well.
At least one of the Brazil venues is above 3k feet.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:04 PM
i feel like the world cup should be held at classic college football stadiums. much better atmosphere.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Miami and Tampa were both in there too.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:04 PM
…if it were hosted in the US that is.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl, Citrus Bowl, and Stanford Stadium were all 1994 venues.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:06 PM
DC is on my list. Have to use Philly, 69k stadium capacity. Major metro area and would probably be used in the round of 16/8. Miami is a shithole in the summer and so is SunLife.
Mole – the assumption of San Fran on my part would be with the new Niners stadium in Santa Clara.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:06 PM
/nods
sucks that artificial turf is so prevalent tho.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:07 PM
Here’s the list.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:08 PM
For college stadiums in major metro areas, I think you could use the Rose or Stanford, but the pro stadium building boom has lead to better facilities in the major metro areas of the US.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:12 PM
Why not? They played it in Mexico City once.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:14 PM
The cartels throw monster parties.
If I’m a goalie, though, I’m quaking at the thought of it.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Ecuador plays their games at Olimpico Atahualpa which is 9000 feet. Everyone hates playing there and they’re very very hard to beat there because of it, they had the ’93 Copa America final there too.
Generally accepted in soccer that anything below 8000 is perfectly fine.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:29 PM
Got it.