Editing David Beckham (section)

==Celebrity status and commercial partnerships ==
[[File:David Beckham 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Beckham in [[Cape Town]], South Africa, in 2009]]
Beckham's relationship and marriage to Victoria, famous in her own right as part of the [[Spice Girls]], contributed to his celebrityhood beyond football. Beckham became known as a fashion icon, and together with Victoria, the couple became lucrative spokespeople sought after by clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, and perfume and cosmetics manufacturers. Early endorsements included the British hair styling brand [[Brylcreem]] for £4&nbsp;million in 1997, which saw him appear in UK commercials.<ref name="Acting">{{cite news |title=David Beckham: a history in ads |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/david-beckham-a-history-in-ads/ |access-date=10 July 2021 |magazine=Marketing Week |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711120814/https://www.marketingweek.com/david-beckham-a-history-in-ads/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002 he was hailed as the ultimate "[[metrosexual]]" by the man who invented the term<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2002/07/22/metrosexual/print.html |title=Meet the metrosexual |work=Salon |access-date=13 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113123551/http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2002/07/22/metrosexual/print.html |archive-date=13 November 2008 }}</ref> and has been described as such by numerous other articles since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marksimpson.com/blog/2007/07/13/america-meet-david-beckham/ |title=America – meet David Beckham |publisher=Marksimpson.com |access-date=13 November 2008|date=13 July 2007 }}</ref> The various iconic hairstyles he sported throughout his career –&nbsp;including a [[buzz cut]], a [[Mohawk hairstyle|Mohawk]], and a [[ponytail]] – were widely covered in the media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2013/may/17/david-beckham-hairstyles-pictures |title=David Beckham: a career in hairstyles – in pictures |work=The Guardian |last1=Hogan |first1=Michael |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=4 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-get-every-david-beckham-haircut |title=How to Get Every David Beckham Haircut |work=GQ |last1=Kilbane |first1=Brennan |date=23 August 2018 |access-date=4 April 2020 }}</ref>

While heterosexual, Beckham actively courted a gay fanbase and openly supported [[gay media]], preferring to give interviews to publications that supported the [[LGBTQ community]]. He came to be called a "[[gay icon]]" – a term he embraces – for his popularity among the gay community.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Masters |first1=James |date=17 May 2013 |title=Beckham: The man who broke football's gay taboo? |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/17/sport/football/football-david-beckham-gay-icon-fashion/index.html |access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> This honorific has been in dispute, however, since Beckham signed a deal with [[Qatar]] (which [[LGBT rights in Qatar|persecutes LGBT people]]) to become a brand ambassador for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2022 |title='A gay icon no more': will David Beckham's Qatar role kill his brand? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/18/will-david-beckham-qatar-role-kill-his-brand-world-cup |access-date=19 November 2022 |work=The Guardian }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2022 |title='A gay icon no more': will David Beckham's Qatar role kill his brand? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/18/will-david-beckham-qatar-role-kill-his-brand-world-cup |access-date=19 November 2022 |website=The Guardian }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first1=Sammy |last1=Mngqosini |first2=Zayn |last2=Nabbi |date=14 November 2022 |title=David Beckham's 'status as a gay icon will be shredded' if he continues as Qatar World Cup ambassador says British comedian |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/football/david-beckham-qatar-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |website=CNN }}</ref> In a statement, Beckham said that the World Cup will be "[a platform for] progress, inclusivity and tolerance".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Jeremy |date=18 November 2022 |title=David Beckham breaks silence on £150m Qatar ambassador role as criticism grows |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/david-beckham-qatar-world-cup-28525203 |access-date=19 November 2022 |website=The Mirror }}</ref>

The Beckhams were paid {{USD|13.7 million}} in 2007 to launch his fragrance line in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/419662/david-beckham-s-incredible-soccer-career-by-the-numbers|title=David Beckham's career by the numbers|date=16 May 2013|publisher=E!|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> In the world of fashion, David has appeared on the covers of many magazines. US covers have included the men's magazine ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]'', and with Victoria for the August 2007 issue of ''[[W (magazine)|W]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Beckhams: American Idols: W Feature Story on Style.com |url=http://www.style.com/w/feat_story/071107|publisher=Style.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718213746/http://www.style.com/w/feat_story/071107|archive-date=18 July 2008}}</ref> According to Google, "David Beckham" was searched for more than any other sports topic on their site in 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist |url=https://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2003.html |access-date=9 October 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist |url=https://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2004.html |access-date=9 October 2005 }}</ref> According to [[Ask Jeeves]], Beckham ranked third among subjects most searched for by British users of that site in the first decade of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Britney Spears tops Noughties web search list |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6858806/Britney-Spears-tops-Noughties-web-search-list.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6858806/Britney-Spears-tops-Noughties-web-search-list.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=17 May 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Michelle Obama with David Beckham 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Beckham with United States First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] at the White House, 15 March 2012]]
Upon their arrival in Los Angeles on 12 July 2007, the night before Beckham's formal introduction, [[Los Angeles International Airport]] was filled with paparazzi and news reporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/the-beckhams-go-to-hollywood-1-909020/|title=The Beckhams go to Hollywood|website=The Scotsman}}</ref> On the next night, Victoria appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]] to talk about their move to LA and her [[NBC]] TV show ''[[Victoria Beckham: Coming to America]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC.com – Victoria Beckham Coming To America |url=http://www.nbc.com/Victoria_Beckham/|publisher=NBC.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714101927/http://www.nbc.com/Victoria_Beckham/|archive-date=14 July 2007}}</ref> On 22 July, a private welcoming party was held for the couple at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles]]. [[A-list]] celebrities attending included [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Jim Carrey]], [[George Clooney]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Katie Holmes]], [[Will Smith]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith]], and [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Eller |first=Claudia |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-beckham19jul19,1,1699340.story |title=Hollywood breathlessly awaits Beckhams |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 July 2007 |access-date=4 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403003158/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-beckham19jul19%2C1%2C1699340.story?track=rss |archive-date=3 April 2009 }}</ref>

Beckham's many endorsement deals make him one of the most recognisable athletes throughout the world. Having worn [[Adidas]] football boots from the start of his career (notably [[Adidas Predator]]), in 2003 he signed a {{USD|160&nbsp;million}} lifetime contract with Adidas, earning nearly half the money upfront, and would continue to earn percentages of profits on all of his branded Adidas products.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/the-face-of-ten-celebrities-who-have-earned-big-bucks-from-endorsements-29958509.html|title=The face of&nbsp;... Ten celebrities who have earned big bucks from endorsements|work=The Irish Independent|date=28 January 2014 |access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> His 2004 Adidas television commercial "Kicking it", in which he appears with England Rugby World Cup winner [[Jonny Wilkinson]], was voted among the best British commercials of the year, and featured as one of the Great Ads of the 21st Century in Channel 4's 2004 update of [[The 100 Greatest TV Ads]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Adidas 'Kicking it' ad sails into top 50 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/sep/17/newmedia.advertising |access-date=2 November 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The 100 Greatest TV Ads |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj14p4nulUw |access-date=2 November 2022 |publisher=Channel 4 |date=29 August 2004}}</ref> He had a 10-year collaboration with [[PepsiCo]] that expired in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pepsi-looking-for-economies-splits-with-the-expensive-david-beckham/|title=Pepsi, Looking for Economies, Splits With the Expensive David Beckham|date=3 January 2009|work=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> He has also promoted [[The Walt Disney Company]] theme parks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-beckham-endorsing-disney/|title=David Beckham Endorsing Disney|website=[[CBS News]]|date=26 January 2007|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> In April 2021, he became a global ambassador for [[Maserati]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maserati and David Beckham: Global Ambassador {{!}} Maserati|url=https://www.maserati.com/international/en/news/maserati-and-david-beckham#:~:text=David%20Beckham%20said:%20%E2%80%9CIt%27s%20an,very%20best%20innovation%20and%20design.&text=The%20movie%20sees%20the%20Maserati,performance%20SUV%20-%20the%20Levante%20Trofeo.|access-date=18 September 2021|website=www.maserati.com|archive-date=6 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406220652/https://www.maserati.com/international/en/news/maserati-and-david-beckham#:~:text=David%20Beckham%20said:%20%E2%80%9CIt%27s%20an,very%20best%20innovation%20and%20design.&text=The%20movie%20sees%20the%20Maserati,performance%20SUV%20-%20the%20Levante%20Trofeo.|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Maserati et David Beckham inaugurent la collection Fuoriserie Essentials |url=https://www.motorlegend.com/actualite-automobile/maserati-et-david-beckham-inaugurent-la-collection-fuoriserie-essentials/25336.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=Motor Legend}}</ref> In 2023, as part of Maserati's new personalisation program, "Fuoriserie Essentials", the brand unveiled its first collection with Beckham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maserati dévoile sa première collection automobile avec David Beckham |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/luxe/lifestyle/maserati-devoile-sa-premiere-collection-automobile-avec-david-beckham_GN-202306160408.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=BFM TV|date=16 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Beckham has several eponymous video games, including ''[[Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island]]'', a [[platform game]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and ''[[David Beckham Soccer]]'', a football game for a number of [[Video game platforms#Platforms|platforms]],<ref name="Eurogamer">{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Bramwell |title=Go!Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island Review |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_gogobeckham_gba |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=12 September 2002 |access-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref><ref name="beckhamxbox">{{cite web|title=David Beckham Soccer Review |last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |date=14 August 2002 |website=[[GameSpot]] |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/davidbeckhamsoccer/review.html |access-date=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828060405/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/davidbeckhamsoccer/review.html |archive-date=28 August 2009 }}</ref> and he was brand ambassador for exercise video game ''[[EA Sports Active 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=EA lands Beckham for brand ambassador role |url=http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1023006/ea-lands-beckham-brand-ambassador-role |first=John |last=Reynolds |work=Marketing |date=18 August 2010 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Beckham featured in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'' video game series]]; he was on the cover for the UK edition of ''[[FIFA: Road to World Cup 98|FIFA 98]]''. During his playing career (which ended in May 2013), Beckham generated an estimated £1&nbsp;billion in [[Kit (association football)#Basic equipment|shirt]] and [[football boot|boot]] sales.<ref name="honours"/> In 2006, [[Lloyd's of London]] insured his legs for £100m.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grant|first1=Katie|last2=Papasian|first2=John|title=Premium cover|work=[[i (British newspaper)|The i]]|issue=1435|date=2 July 2015|page=2|editor-last=Duff|editor-first=Oliver|editor-link=Oliver Duff (British editor)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lloyds.com/lloyds/about-us/history/innovation-and-unusual-risks/going-out-on-a-limb|title=GOING OUT ON A LIMB – BODY PARTS AND OTHERS|access-date=3 July 2015|website=Lloyd's.com|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704193008/https://www.lloyds.com/lloyds/about-us/history/innovation-and-unusual-risks/going-out-on-a-limb|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Vinfast-D.Beckham-Miss Vietnam.jpg|thumb|Beckham with Miss Vietnam [[Trần Tiểu Vy]] at the Paris Motor Show 2018]]
Beckham played a critical part in bringing the Olympics to London in 2012, travelling with the British delegation to [[Singapore]] in 2005 for the host city selection.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/david-beckham/10063146/David-Beckham-retires-key-role-in-London-2012-Olympic-bid-is-praised-by-Lord-Coe.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/david-beckham/10063146/David-Beckham-retires-key-role-in-London-2012-Olympic-bid-is-praised-by-Lord-Coe.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=David Beckham retires: key role in London 2012 Olympic bid is praised by Lord Coe|last=Hart|first=Simon|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=16 May 2013|access-date=7 September 2018|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] closing ceremony, Beckham, [[Jimmy Page]], and [[Leona Lewis]] represented Britain during the handover segment for the 2012 Olympics. Beckham rode a [[AEC Routemaster|London double-decker bus]] into the stadium and Page and Lewis performed "[[Whole Lotta Love]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2303411/London-rap-troupe-fly-flag-at-Beijing-Olympics.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2303411/London-rap-troupe-fly-flag-at-Beijing-Olympics.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=London rap troupe fly flag at Beijing Olympics |first=Tom |last=Knight |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=17 June 2008 |location=London |issn=0307-1235 |oclc=49632006 |access-date=5 December 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He featured at the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]], carrying the [[Olympic flame]] to the [[London Stadium|stadium]] by speedboat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/19016797|title=David Beckham 'proud' of Olympics 2012 role|date=28 July 2012|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref>

Beckham visited Afghanistan in May 2010 for a morale-boosting visit to British troops fighting the [[Taliban insurgency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/22/beckham-flies-to-afghanistan-to-boost-british-troops-morale-104019/ |title=Beckham flies to Afghanistan to boost British troops' morale |publisher=Sports.gaeatimes.com |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723071831/http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/22/beckham-flies-to-afghanistan-to-boost-british-troops-morale-104019/ |archive-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/23/beckham-visits-british-troops-in-afghanistan-104343/ |title=Beckham visits British troops in Afghanistan |publisher=Sports.gaeatimes.com |date=23 May 2010 |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723071836/http://sports.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/23/beckham-visits-british-troops-in-afghanistan-104343/ |archive-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The appearance of Beckham as well as British Foreign Secretary [[William Hague]] and Defence Secretary [[Liam Fox]] was believed to have prompted a [[Taliban]] attack on [[Kandahar]] airfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/may/24/beckham-targetted-by-taliban-in-afghanistan.htm |title=Beckham targetted by Taliban in Afghanistan? |work=Rediff.com |date=24 May 2010 |access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Anoop |last=Kumar |publisher=MyNews Interactive Media Co. |url=http://www.mynews.in/News/Taliban_targeted_Beckham_in_Afghanistan!_N57377.html |title=Taliban targeted Beckham in Afghanistan! |date=24 May 2010 |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301205044/http://www.mynews.in/News/Taliban_targeted_Beckham_in_Afghanistan%21_N57377.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 }}</ref>

Chinese authorities appointed Beckham as global ambassador for Chinese football in March 2013. After numerous officials had been banned for match-fixing, and the [[Chinese Super League]] had failed to retain the services of well-known international names, Beckham's role was to help improve the image of the game and raise its profile both in China and abroad.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-beckham-named-as-global-ambassador-for-chinese-football-8518912.html |title=David Beckham named as global ambassador for Chinese football |agency=Reuters |newspaper=The Independent |date=4 March 2013 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>

From 14 July 2013, Beckham appeared in adverts for [[BSkyB]], advertising their [[Sky Sports]] coverage via the [[Sky Go]] app.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a498247/david-beckham-stars-in-sky-sports-tv-advert-video.html |title=David Beckham stars in Sky Sports TV advert – video – Showbiz News |website=Digital Spy |date=14 July 2013 |access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, Beckham appeared on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' on NBC in the U.S., and in March he made a guest appearance in the BBC's [[Sport Relief 2014 Special|Sport Relief special]] of ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sport-relief-2014-david-beckham-makes-acting-debut-only-fools-and-horses-debut-beckham-in-peckham-9208768.html|title=Sport Relief 2014: Watch David Beckham in Peckham in Only Fools and Horses special|work=The Independent|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> He was named one of ''[[GQ]]''{{'}}s 50 best dressed British men in 2015.<ref name="gq-magazine.co.uk"/>

In March 2015, Beckham had the third highest social media rank in the world among sportspeople, behind [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] and [[Lionel Messi]], with over 52 million Facebook fans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Shakira as Facebook's most 'liked' person|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cristiano-ronaldo-overtakes-shakira-as-facebook-s-most--liked-person-085815659-soccer.html|publisher=Yahoo!|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> He also has [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts|over 80 million Instagram followers]], the fifth highest for a footballer, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, [[Neymar]] and [[Kylian Mbappé]], and the second most for a person from the UK, after [[Dua Lipa]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.trackalytics.com/the-most-followed-instagram-profiles/page/1/| title=The Most Followed Instagram Profiles|website=Trackalytics.com|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201130332/https://www.trackalytics.com/the-most-followed-instagram-profiles/page/1/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socialblade.com/instagram/top/100/followers|title=Top 100 Instagram Users by Followers- Socialblade Instagram Stats – Instagram Statistics|work=Socialblade|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>

During the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU referendum]], Beckham voiced his opposition to [[Brexit]], stating: "For our children and their children we should be facing the problems of the world together and not alone. For these reasons, I am voting to remain."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/as-our-alternative-monarch-surely-david-beckham-backing-remain-will-spark-a-constitutional-crisis-a7093791.html|title=Why David Beckham backing Remain could spark a constitutional crisis|work=The Independent|date=21 June 2016|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> Beckham was announced as the new Ambassadorial president of the [[British Fashion Council]] on 11 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/david-beckham-appointed-ambassadorial-president-of-british-fashion-council-11367312|title=David Beckham appointed Ambassadorial President of British Fashion Council|publisher=Sky News|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> Prior to the June 2018 vote by FIFA member nations for selecting the hosts of the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], Beckham endorsed the [[United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid|North American bid]] (Canada, Mexico and the United States).<ref>{{cite news |title=David Beckham: 2026 World Cup in North America would be 'very special. |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog-fifa/story/3518083/david-beckham-2026-world-cup-in-north-america-would-be-very-special |publisher=ESPN |date=13 June 2018}}</ref>

[[File:MAL131 David Beckham 40 x 30 mm. Artysta malarz Paweł Brodzisz olej - alkid na płótnie 2025. Eksponat Muzeum Miniaturowej Sztuki Profesjonalnej Henryk Jan Dominiak w Tychach.jpg|thumb|Portrait of David Beckham, a 2025 [[portrait miniature|miniature]] [[painting]] by [[Paweł Brodzisz]]. It is an oil and alkyd on [[canvas]] painting, measuring 40 × 35 mm. It is currently on exhibit at the [[Muzeum Miniaturowej Sztuki Profesjonalnej Henryk Jan Dominiak in Tychy]].<ref>{{cite web| url =https://muzeumminiaturowejsztukiprofesjonalnejhenrykjandominiak.eu/wp/mal131-david-beckham/ |language = pl |title=''MAL131 David Beckham'' | access-date = 16 February 2025}}</ref>]]
Beckham's former club [[LA Galaxy]] unveiled a statue of him outside of their stadium in March 2019, the first of its kind in the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47432089|title=David Beckham: LA Galaxy unveil statue before MLS season opener|date=3 March 2019|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> In June 2020, Beckham became a minority owner of the London-based [[esports]] organisation [[Guild Esports]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seck |first1=Tobias |title=David Beckham Co-Owned Guild Esports Launches, Seeks $31M Investment |url=https://esportsobserver.com/david-beckham-guild-esports/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |work=The Esports Observer |date=25 June 2020}}</ref> In November 2020, [[EA Sports]] had an agreement with Beckham to feature him in ''[[FIFA 21]]'', in which he would earn £40m from a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.as.com/en/2020/11/22/football/1606065097_228953.html?omnil=resrelrecom |title=Beckham will earn more from FIFA 2021 than he did at Man Utd and PSG |website=as.com |date=22 November 2020 |access-date=23 November 2020 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414030332/https://en.as.com/en/2020/11/22/football/1606065097_228953.html?omnil=resrelrecom |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2021, Beckham bought 10% stake of vehicle [[electrification]] firm, Lunaz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/03/david-beckham-buys-stakes-in-vehicle-electrification-firm |title=David Beckham buys stake in vehicle electrification firm |website=The Guardian |date=3 June 2021 }}</ref>