Beckham: The Money...Whew...a bit better...

It's good to have the pros weighing in on this story - y'know, the guys with sources and so on.

As it turns out, a good chunk of the seemingly crazy money Beckham is earning comes from sources other than MLS and it's not tied to his performance on the field; it's more to do with estimating value of the "Beckham brand."

Here's a quote on that:

"'Most of the value is from David's worldwide endorsement,' MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis said on Thursday. 'That's a separate deal. That's his deal with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and 19 Entertainment. That's not something we're involved in.'"

"'Obviously I think the feeling is that coming to the United States boosts the value of (the Beckham) brand and the revenues that can be generated from it, but that's not our business,' he said. 'It wasn't part of our contract discussions at all.'"


So, happily, it appears I went off a little half-cocked. Assuming I'm getting this right (finally), this looks more sane than it once did.

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