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The former English footballer, converted into a businessman since his retirement from sports, won an immense sum of money during the end-of-year holiday period.
This is what we call a successful retraining. According to The GuardianDavid Beckham would have received no less than 33 million euros during the end-of-year holidays. A nice check that he owes to the dividends paid to his personal company, DRBJ Holdings, which officially published its figures this Monday, December 30.
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The former Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United player has built his financial success on commercial relationships established with brands such as Stella Artois (beers, Editor’s note.) and the clothing brand Hugo Boss. He also owns the Inter Miami club, where Lionel Messi plays. Without forgetting his roles as ambassador for different brands or events such as the 2022 World Cup.
A fortune of 500 million euros
Furthermore, in 2022, David Beckham wisely chose to sell 55% of his activities to the American communications group Authentic Brands. The latter notably holds the image rights to dead superstars like Mohamed Ali or Elvis Presley.
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The dividends received following this sale brought him a total of 120 million euros in 2024, of which 33 went directly to his personal bank account. In 2024, the man with 115 caps for the Three Lions and his wife, Victoria Beckham, would be worth more than 500 million euros according to information from the Sunday Times Rich.
