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what with all of the bad publicity that footballers get, surely this news will brighten up everyone?
David Beckham's PSG wages to go to children's charity - Sports Mole

beckhams wages whilst at PSG to go to childrens charity, top bloke, yes he can afford it, but he doesnt have to, mucho respect!

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And it isn't going to peanuts either, fair play to becks

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Charity in France. So much for the great British icon :rolleyes:

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But he does have all the marketing rights, quite n an income - good luck to him having ensured he makes a very good living when he is too old to play anymore

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The likes of Becks will always land on his feet, it's the way the fella goes about his way of life that makes him so likeable & things like this just increases his likeability.

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I wrote to becks back in 2002 when he was fighting to be fit for the World Cup, if you remember he had a little problem with his metatarsal or sumat:) Just dropped him a line, sent it to David Beckham Alderley Hedge, Cheshire, and hoped for the best. I had been using a machine for years which helped to dull pain and speed up the healing of broken bones, I still use it occasionally for back pain. it was called a pain 2000 and was pioneered by a firm in Clitheroe, just thought it might help. I posted the letter and forgot about it. Ten days later I received a reply in a hand written envelope with a signed photo in with many thanks for you help David, that guy went up in my estimation, the fact that he took the trouble to reply personally, he'll do for me.

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In spite of all the slagging he has received over the years he can certainly be considered a great role model rather than some of the idiots we have to put up with today

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Spot on Barrie, comes accross a tab better than Joey Barton I think:rolleyes:

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its all a tax dodge apparently :confused:

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You would say that.....
Regardless it's a decent thing, good for him

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Thing is it's a very well known and often used loophole, and i'm sure his and her financial advisers would have pointed it out before he singned on the dotted line.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Get stuffed you prat

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Beckham to donate PSG salary to charity | World of Sport - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Not sure how to do links properly. This should be a link to big hearted becks tax scandel. :D:D

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ok so i dont get it, are you saying that his £120,000 per week (or whatever, the figure isnt really important) that he is donating, will actually reap him more in some kind of tax dodge, than if he took the money, and paid tax on it?

please explain, or provide a link cos i dont understand!!

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Only as far as the Frogs are concerned because they'll be missing out on a big chunk of Lucre due to him donating his earnings to a charity. :)

David Beckham's generosity in donating his PSG salary questioned in France | Football News | ESPN.co.uk

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Perhaps if you quoted which post you refer to someone could explain it for you:rolleyes:

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If he's making more money out of donating his wages to charity, I would mind knowing how he does that and I suspect so do a lot more people

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see thats what i mean with i dont understand, how can he be "accused" of only doing it as tax avoidance, if he isnt receiving the income he is obviously avoiding paying tax, cos he hasnt got the money! but it isn't a scam of any kind, its just rather give the money, plus he would be subject to uk tax not french, as he is remaining resident in uk, and only temp residence in france

its simple, be it 75% or 50% he would still be left over with 1.5-2 million that he is GIVING AWAY! it isnt creating any extra revenue through tax breaks is it?

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thought it was pretty obvious, as i was the one who created the thread, that i would of understood that he was donating his money!, the only other issue raised was that of the tax issue!

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That's just it, Monsewer T&R see him offering up 170 thou a week, 680 thou a month, of which they won't see a single cent & because they'll be going empty handed as far as they're concerned he's avoiding paying a hefty chunk to their coffers. I think it's called sour grapes, the ones they'll later press into wine due for export to UK. :D