David Beckham’s Net Worth Includes A Huge Paycheck That Paved The Way For Messi

Lea Veloso
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One of the greatest soccer players in the world, David Beckham’s net worth and legacy are cemented in history. Netflix is releasing the documentary series Beckham which showcases the ups and downs of the famed footballer’s career as well as his personal life with his wife Victoria, and four children.

According to Netflix: “The four-part documentary series tells the inside story of a global football star and cultural icon. David Beckham is one of the most known names on the planet, yet few people know who he really is. From his humble working-class beginnings in east London, his drive and determination to win, and the battle to find balance between ambition, love and family, David’s story is one of immense ups and downs. The series takes you on that rollercoaster and builds a surprising, personal and definitive story of one of the most recognizable and scrutinized athletes of all time.”

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“In Beckham, Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens (Palmer, And We Go Green, The Cove) along with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer John Battsek (One Day in September, Searching for Sugar Man, Winter on Fire) are granted unprecedented access to David, his wife Victoria, his family, his friends and his team-mates. The result is an intimate portrait of a man as well as a chronicle of late-modern sports and celebrity culture.”

So what is David Beckham’s net worth? Read more to find out.

What is David Beckham’s net worth?

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What’s David Beckham’s net worth? According to the Sunday Times Rich List, David Beckham, combined with his wife Victoria, has a net worth of £425 million ($514 million).

Outside of football, Beckham recently made a deal with Qatar to become the face of tourism in 2022. The 10-year deal made Beckham earn $177 million, but was heavily criticized due to Qatar’s human rights violations.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Beckham defended his decision: “I do a lot of research into partners that I’m going into business with. And I wanted to be involved in another World Cup. I like to see the game grow, and that means it going into territories it hasn’t been in before.” He continued, “My philosophy has always been that you don’t exclude people, because if you don’t engage and you don’t give people the opportunity, then the world doesn’t change. Engagement with that, for me, is more important than dismissing it.”

In 2014, Beckham founded DB Ventures which helps layout his plans for brand deals after football retirement like H&M, Adidas, Diageo, and L’Oreal. DB Ventures also controls his endorsement deals with Tudor watches and Haig, a whiskey company. In 2022, it was reported that David Beckham was selling a 55% stake in his management business to Authentic Brands Group (ABG).

When joining FLS in 2007, Beckham received an option to purchase an expansion team at a price of $25 million. That dream came true in 2018 when Inter Miami was established and Beckham was one of the co-owners of the team alongside Jorge and Jose Mas.

In summer 2023, the team signed Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi which helped boost the team’s reputation. Beckham recalled that signing Messi was more emotional “than it should have been,’ Beckham said on the Stick it to Football podcast. ‘Just because for the last 10 years to try and get this team up and running in Miami, there’s been so many obstacles, so many challenges, and sometimes it looked like it wasn’t going to happen, and then obviously everything came together once I found the right partners in Miami.” Messi is reported to be earning a salary of $50-60 million a year with the two year deal.

What was David Beckham’s football salary?

David Beckham’s football salary varied by each team. When Beckham was at Manchester United, it was reported by CNN that the footballer earned 15 million euros ($17 million at the time, $28 million today). Beckham later moved to Real Madrid where he was earning $29 million per year. He accepted a deal worth $9.5 million a year when he moved to play for Major League Soccer for the LA Galaxy in 2007. Beckham would later retire in 2013

On moving to LA, he said, “With me, it’s about football. I’m coming there to make a difference. I’m coming there to play football. I’m not saying me coming over to the States is going to make soccer the biggest sport in America. That would be difficult to achieve. Baseball, basketball, American football, they’ve been around. But I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t think I could make a difference.”

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