Football Icon David Beckham To Retire

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One of the most iconic football stars of his generation, David Beckham is to retire at the end of the season to bring down the curtain on a glittering career.

As well as winning over 100 caps for his England and lifting 19 trophies in two different continents, it was his ability to maximize the power of the "Beckham brand" that allowed the footballer to transcend his sport and appeal to a worldwide mass audience.

Beckham's marriage to former Spice Girl and fashion designer, Victoria, probably helped as well.

"Brand Beckham is dead, long live Brand Beckham!" sports business expert Simon Chadwick told CNN. "Beckham's transition from athlete commodity to sporting statesman and entrepreneur is now complete."

Wayne Rooney Tops Premier League Rich List

(Included is the Top 20 Sportsmen Rich List in
Great Britain and Ireland).
Wayne Rooney is the richest Barclays Premier
League player with a personal fortune of £51
million. This is according to a recent publication
by Sunday Times magazine on sportsmen in
Great Britain and Ireland.
The striker is £9 million richer than fellow
Manchester United team- mate Rio Ferdinand
(£42m). Rooney and Ferdinand are among of 24
current Premier League payers on the list of 100
wealthiest sportsmen in Great Britain and
Ireland.
Michael Owen came third (£38m) among the
Premier League players, ahead of Ryan Giggs and
Frank Lampard, both players rated at £34 million.
Steven Gerard is Liverpool’s richest player with a
£33 million fortune, while Carlos Tevez (£18m) is
the only Manchester City player on the list.
Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Robin van
Persie are among the six Manchester United
players on the list. Van Persie who is a new
entrant is rated at £12 million.
David Beckham tops them all with a fortune of
£165 million. Beckham who plays for Paris St
Germain is the richest sportsman in Britain, 11th
on the Sunday Times World Sport rich List,
headed by Tiger Woods (£570m).
The Rich List is based on identifiable wealth,
including land, property, other assets such as art
and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly
quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts.
SPORT RICH LIST 2013
POSITION NAME WORTH
1 David Beckham £165m
2 Dave Whelan £160m
3 Paul Caddick £150m
4 Sir Tony O’Reilly £142m
5 Johnny Dumfries £110m
6 Lennox Lewis £95m
7 Eddie Irvine £83m
8 Lewis Hamilton £60m
9 Jenson b*tton £58m
10 Jody Scheckter £57m
11 Dave Richards £55m
12= David Coulthard £53m
12= Tim Gredley £53
12= Steve Nash £53m
15 Wayne Rooney £51m
16= Dario Franchitti £50m
16= Nigel Mansell £50m
18= Rio Ferdinand £42m
18= Sir Jackie Stewart £42m
20 Peter Tom and family £40m