back from black
daily dos
tue 3/16/2010
British soccer icon David Beckham will miss the 2010 World Cup with torn achilles tendon. An English soccer official commented on Beckham's reaction: "He sounded destroyed, completely destroyed."
undies
daily dos
tue 1/19/2010
David Beckham, Calle 13, Daft Punk and Snoop Dogg make cameos in an Adidas spot for their Star Wars line of shoes and apparel.
Why Mark Wahlberg is sick of David Beckham
quote of the day
mon 12/28/2009
(image by © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com)
"I'm not telling Beckham to take his family home. I'm just not sure why he came to America in the first place. Man, we don't want your soccer."
- Actor Mark Wahlberg is sick of David Beckham.
Victoria Beckham prefers sex over sleep
quote of the day
thu 11/19/2009
(image by Tawny Rockerazzi via flickr)
"I'm getting into bed with David Beckham every night, so, you know, there'd be something wrong if I said, 'sleep.'"
- Victoria Beckham says she'd rather have sex than sleep.
grindcore
daily dos
mon 8/10/2009
David Beckham + Victoria Beckham – clothes = a new ad campaign for Emporio Armani.
David Beckham vs. Yao Ming
versus
tue 4/14/2009
| name | David Robert Joseph Beckham. | Yao Ming. |
| born in | London, England. | Shanghai, China. |
| age | 33. | 28. |
| nicknames | Becks, Goldenballs. | The Great Wall, The Ming Dynasty. |
| height | 5' 11". | 7' 6". |
| weight | 158 lbs. | 310 lbs. |
| sport | Soccer. | Basketball. |
| current team | AC Milan (on loan from L.A. Galaxy). | Houston Rockets. |
| previous team/s | Spain's Real Madrid and England's Manchester United. | China's Shanghai Sharks. |
| position | Midfielder. | Center. |
| American debut | July 27, 2007. | October 31, 2002. |
| better half | Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham. | Basketball player Ye Li. |
| sometimes stereotyped as | More celebrity than athlete. | A freakish giant. |
| 2008 earnings | $48.2 million. | $31.2 million. |
| endorsements | Emporio Armani, Gillette, Pepsi, Vodafone, Adidas, Police Sunglasses and Sharpie. | Apple, Visa, Nike, Gatorade, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Reebok. |
| jersey sales | Over 250,000 L.A. Galaxy jerseys were sold before his debut. | Had the sixth highest-selling jersey in China in 2007 behind players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. |
| charity work | Established the Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust to raise money to buy wheelchairs for children in the U.K. | Established The Yao Ming Foundation to help victims of the 2008 earthquake in Southern China. |
| the critics | U.K.'s Telegraph: "Any critique of Beckham must begin with two realities: he is a savvy man mindful of his image and how history will regard him, but also a sportsman who just loves the feeling of a ball, preferably motionless, nestling against his right foot.” | Bleacherreport.com: "You’ll never find Yao trash-talking after a glamorous dunk. Nor will you find him complaining over a lack of playing time. Instead, you’ll see Yao be the first to jump off the bench to applaud a seldom-used teammate—even when the game is all but over." |
| in their own words | "I have always looked for challenges in my life. My family… is the most important thing for me, but the soccer is second." - David Beckham. | "I'm just one of the 1.3 billion Chinese." - Yao Ming. |
| at the movies | Goal II: Living the Dream and Bend it Like Beckham. | The Year of the Yao. |
| bet you didn't know | Wears a new pair of shoes every game. | Ming is his first name, his family name is Yao. |
| best video moment | Becomes a klepto in a commercial for Sharpie. | Taller than the Statue of Liberty in a commercial for Visa. |
srsly
daily dos
mon 2/9/2009
Fútbol superstar David Beckham is hoping to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy and stay at Italian club AC Milan, where the 33-year-old midfielder is currently on loan: "[I] want to have a chance of being involved in [World Cup] 2010 and I believe my best chance of doing so is to remain here."
a million here, a million there
daily dos
tue 11/25/2008
According to Forbes magazine, Jay-Z and Beyonce are Hollywood's richest couple ($162 million), beating out Will Smith & Jada Pinkett as well as David and Victoria Beckham.
1nce again
daily dos
mon 7/7/2008
Global heartthrobs David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo top Forbes' list of 20 Top-Earning futboleros.
free fallin'
daily dos
fri 2/15/2008
After Spanish pop superstar Alejandro Sanz criticized the president of Venezuela, the government of Venezuela canceled two of Sanz' upcoming concerts. Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and David Beckham have signed a petition in support of Sanz which states they "believe in a Latin America where we are all free to express our views."
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