AC
06-17-2005, 02:11 PM
Thanks mafa:
On the second anniversary of the arrival of David Beckham at Real Madrid, his club can look back with satisfaction on a deal that has been a complete financial success.
Beckham's presence has allowed Madrid to undertake two lucrative tours of the Far East and this summer will see them return, while adding possible US and Saudi Arabian dates to the agenda.
According to Marca newspaper, the England captain earns an estimated 34million euros (£22.5million) a year, with Madrid paying him 8million euros (£5.3million) a year in wages.
Those 8million euros for 2005 will have been already compensated by the end of the summer.
This summer's tour will net Madrid around 20million euros, a figure that would be cut by half without Beckham.
Beckham's Real Madrid shirt still outsells any other Madrid replica shirt sold by the club, and in Asia three out of every five replica shirts sold has his name on the back.
Madrid also believe the number of women who are now watching football has also increased thanks to Beckham's presence in their ranks.
Real Madrid TV will start broadcasting in English on July 1 and one of the reasons for them taking this decision is to continue their projection into the English and the Asian markets that Beckham has opened up.
On the second anniversary of the arrival of David Beckham at Real Madrid, his club can look back with satisfaction on a deal that has been a complete financial success.
Beckham's presence has allowed Madrid to undertake two lucrative tours of the Far East and this summer will see them return, while adding possible US and Saudi Arabian dates to the agenda.
According to Marca newspaper, the England captain earns an estimated 34million euros (£22.5million) a year, with Madrid paying him 8million euros (£5.3million) a year in wages.
Those 8million euros for 2005 will have been already compensated by the end of the summer.
This summer's tour will net Madrid around 20million euros, a figure that would be cut by half without Beckham.
Beckham's Real Madrid shirt still outsells any other Madrid replica shirt sold by the club, and in Asia three out of every five replica shirts sold has his name on the back.
Madrid also believe the number of women who are now watching football has also increased thanks to Beckham's presence in their ranks.
Real Madrid TV will start broadcasting in English on July 1 and one of the reasons for them taking this decision is to continue their projection into the English and the Asian markets that Beckham has opened up.