David Beckham [@davidbeckham] just became Britain’s first billionaire athlete, with the Sunday Times Rich List putting him and Victoria [@victoriabeckham] at $1.6 billion.
The biggest driver?
A clause buried in his 2007 LA Galaxy contract, the right to buy an MLS expansion team for $25 million.
The league offered $50 million to buy it back. He said no. Today, Inter Miami [@intermiamicf] is valued at $1.45 billion.
Then came IM8 [@im8health], a supplement brand co-founded with NASA and Mayo Clinic scientists that hit $100 million in revenue in its first 11 months.
When Beckham left Real Madrid, their president said he was going to become “half a film star.”
The Sunday Times now puts him above every athlete in British history.
David Beckham [@davidbeckham] just became Britain’s first billionaire athlete, with the Sunday Times Rich List putting him and Victoria [@victoriabeckham] at $1.6 billion.
The biggest driver?
A clause buried in his 2007 LA Galaxy contract, the right to buy an MLS expansion team for $25 million.
The league offered $50 million to buy it back. He said no. Today, Inter Miami [@intermiamicf] is valued at $1.45 billion.
Then came IM8 [@im8health], a supplement brand co-founded with NASA and Mayo Clinic scientists that hit $100 million in revenue in its first 11 months.
When Beckham left Real Madrid, their president said he was going to become “half a film star.”
The Sunday Times now puts him above every athlete in British history.