Yes, we've heard how absolutely marvellous it is that he's going to be donating the wags he'll earn during his 5 month stint at Paris St Germain to a French children's charity (and don't get me wrong I'm sure it is for the charity) but I really don't swallow this whole altruistic Francis of Assisi line.
I've heard people referring to him as "a real class act" but if he really was a "class act" would he not have done this privately, without the fanfare and circus of a full blown press conference in front of the world's media - which, incidentially, most normal footallers, irrespective of how good they are, never have when they sign for new other clubs. Most seem content to manage with a quick photo opportunity holding up the new club's shirt.
Does this deeply altruistic act have anything to do I wonder, with the fact that his wife has a burgeoning career as a fashion designer and would love to be lauded in Paris and taken into the hearts of the French?
Does it have anything to do with furthering the "Beckham brand"?
Does it have anything to do with wanting a knighthood?
Does it have anything to do with boosting an already planet-sized ego?
Does it have anything to do with Beckham's relentless worldwide charm offensive and the seeming obsessive desire to be adored?
I'd say a resounding yes to all of the above.
Realistically there is a huge personal and financial benefit to be derived by David Beckham from making what is, in reality, the equivalent in relative monetary terms of about a £20 charity donation to your average person.
He used to just sound thick too but yesterday I noticed that an annoying smugness appears to have crept into his voice
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Perriwinkle · 01/02/2013 21:23
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