Comments on: David Beckham Joins PSG For Five Months, Pledges Entire Salary To Charity

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By: LunaVC

LunaVC — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:29:56 +0000

People give Becks a hard time when really their attention should be towards the missing man Michael Owen.

By: Yoann

Yoann — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:12:00 +0000

PSG Means Paris St Germain. St Germain en laye is a city and the logo of the city is a baby carriage (because Louis XIV was born in St Germain en Laye)

By: Manouche

Manouche — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:36:44 +0000

The cradle appears in the coat of arms of the city of St Germain En Laye where the club is based. It’s a remembrance of King Louis XIV being born in the castle of St Germain.

By: gilbert

gilbert — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:32:43 +0000

thinking of p.s.g and childrens charities, any fans know the specific significance of the (what appears to be) a cradle/baby carriage in the p.s.g badge? an odd thing for a club badge, on reflection not the oddest, but still.. je ne comprends pas.

By: Pm

Pm — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:10:09 +0000

I have to agree with the lads here. Far too cynical Pies. Beckham is a class act and deserves respect

By: Redskywalker

Redskywalker — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:41:35 +0000

@Bruno, You earned points in my book for that one, great comment, hit the nail on the head!

By: porcelain sandwich

porcelain sandwich — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:11:11 +0000

Far too cynical, this one Pies. Of course he’s not going to be the new big star of PSG, but I couldn’t have given a flying toss until he said he was donating ALL 5 months worth of whatever extraordinarily colossal wage he is on to a children’s charity. Good on him.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:06:43 +0000

Give the guy a break. He’s 37 years old and will donate his salary. Where are all the other players of his generation? At home getting fat… Becks’s a legend and nobody expects him or any other player to change a team being 37 years old. He could be sleeping or fucking any woman in the world but he’s playing football (with no salary). I bet he would have more assists at Man United than Nani or Anderson if he signed for us.

Also, what’s wrong with someone being so famous? He was the best player for England and one of the most importat players in Manchester United’s history. Its not like he became famous for appearing on a reality show or for being crazy/stupid like Baloteli.

By: Mr. Chopper

Mr. Chopper — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:03:28 +0000

When David was doing the rounds before finally signing with PSG, I read somewhere (no doubt entirely reputable, like here, or teh Graudiad or the Times or definitely not the Times) that pretty much any team could sign him and afford wages of £300k a week due to the amount of sponsorship money he’d be bringing in to the club. Even if they’re only paying him £100k a week and it’s all a publicity stunt or way of bypassing FFP, it’s a tidy sum for the charity.