David Beckham has signed a lucrative deal to be the media-friendly face of the controversial Gulf state of Qatar, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. David Beckham with Nasser-Al Khelaifi at a game in Qatar in 2019. Talks between Beckham’s advisers and the Qatari committee in charge of World Cup preparations have been ongoing for more than a year. Speaking in December 2019, he said: ‘That’s what the World Cup is all about – giving countries the chance to host the biggest competition in the game. ‘It’s given Qatar an opportunity to do something that’s so special and, as you see, something unique is really being created here.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2021 00:48 UTC