Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

There is only one Messi-ah and he's Argentinian ... ;)

He also gives a lot of his earnings, and his time, to his charitable foundation.

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

yep spot on Poca

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Please God that doesn't mean he will go through the same "What a Wonderful Guy am I", spectacle all over again. :cool:

............reaches for the sick bowl. :(

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Its a tax dodge, giving up 3 million ... yes, I can see that


Nah, it wouldnt shock me because nearly everyone who is as rich as he does it in some form

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

No flies on the lad where tax avoidance is concerned, he even has his own tax laws

http://www.strongabogados.com/beckham-law.php

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Sur in English has reported that the new Adidas advert was made in Marbella, lots of back and distance shots of stand-in from early morning with Beckham arriving in limo at about 1.30 after the place had warmed up, did hardly anything for 30mins and thats it, job done.

bet the body double(s) don't get paid as much as he does.

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Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Who said Becks isn't intelligent ?

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what
religion yet."
David Beckham



My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7. "
David Beckham


"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well,
he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best
manager I've ever had."
David Beckham



"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the
league."
Mark Viduka



"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of
bed at the end of the day."
Neville Southall

"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of
which were disputable."
Paul Gascoigne

"I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and
hopefully after that as well."
Alan Shearer

"I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona "
Mark Draper

"You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win
the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out."
Peter Shilton

"I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week,
but let me state that I don't want to leave this club.

"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match."
Ian Wright

"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier."
Ugo Ehiogu

" Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I
live in Middlesborough."
Jonathan Woodgate

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce

"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my
right."
Lee Hendrie

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush

" Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals
out there today."
Steve Lomas

"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my
right sock."
Barry Venison


"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more
European."
Phil Neville

"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed."
Mitchell Thomas

"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best."
Alan Shearer

"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd."
Johnny Giles


This tells you everything !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU-SeVofHs

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

definitely missing from this list of football greats who are Britons to be proud of
http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21379857

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Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

So comforting to find a thread like this on BE still... it reassures me, reminds me that the British are still in touch with their identity....


On another note, I hear the charity involved are absolutely disgusted at being offered the salary of a top flight footballer being donated each month and have told him to shove his empty meaningless PR driven gesture up his corporate arse.....

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

I'm not proud of him. No, not a bit.



That's it.

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...Des-Kelly.html

"Real charity isn’t about throwing cash about that you are well able to afford. Genuine altruism is giving and not expecting anything in return. No applause. No headlines.

The author and journalist Jack London said: ‘A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.’
Beckham’s performance in Paris was like a pop group using the platform of a televised charity gala to plug their new single.
Now you can choose whether you buy into it or not. The people who receive the money certainly won’t care, but let’s not pretend we witnessed some pure and selfless act. Instead, we can be charitable too and say ‘well done’ for pulling off a brilliant PR stunt and doing some good in the process.

St David’ cried two front-page headlines. ‘Golden Boules’ found its way into a few others. News bulletins treated his press conference as one of the greatest acts of philanthropy of modern times.
Grizzled reporters cooed in appreciation at the tale laid out on a collection plate for them. A few may even have had to dab away a stray tear or two from their laptop as they cast Beckham as the heir apparent to Mother Teresa."

Ha ha, I don't think.
The cynicism seems to be fairly widespread and certainly not confined to the UK.

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Stupid (SNIP)

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Who's that then Matt?:rofl:

Re: A Briton to be proud of?
 

Anyone that doesn't share his opinions! And that's probably most people.:)