DAVID ROBERT JOSEPH BECKHAM

Beckham ready to start coaching role [in S Africa]
Off the dusty R565 road, the England team bus finally swung through the gates of the Royal Bafokeng sports campus yesterday and into the site that they will call home for as long as they last in the World Cup finals. For one member of the party – squad member No 24 – it will have been a bittersweet moment as the bus pulled up and the staff came out to meet the players.

David Beckham is at his fourth World Cup finals although not in the playing capacity that he would have hoped for... Continue

David Beckham buoys British troops in Afghanistan
Football star David Beckham was visiting British troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, the British Ministry of Defence said. A ministry spokesman called it a "morale-boosting trip for the benefit of our troops." Continue

David Beckham texts dropped Theo Walcott
David Beckham has texted Theo Walcott to boost the Arsenal winger's spirits after his shock World Cup snub. 'Dear T, chin up m8! DB' More

BECKHAM AT LA GALAXY
Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy unveiled their new uniforms on Wednesday...The new kit features a new club crest in addition to new club colors...The home kit, made by adidas, is a traditional white with gold trim and the traditional three adidas stripes are navy blue. The away kit is the same shade of navy blue with the adidas striping in gold.

The crest now features a navy blue background with a single star illuminating the initials LA. The Galaxy's jersey sponsor Herbalife is emblazened across the chest of both the home and away kit. Source

$$ BECKHAM'S SALARY $$
LA Galaxy is paying Beckham $32.5 million over five years. He is expected to make about $200 million more in endorsements and merchandise fees.

According to Forbes magazine Beckham earned about $27 million in the year ending June 2006. This includes his salary at Real Madrid and his celebrity endorsements with Adidas, Gillette, Police sunglasses and others.