Editing David Beckham (section)

==Philanthropy==
In 2013, he donated all his £3.4 million salary from [[Paris Saint-Germain]] to two children's charities in France.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Beckham|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/david-beckham-finally-agrees-deal-to-donate-34m-psg-wages-to-french-childrens-charities-8659789.html|website=The Independent|publisher=Independent|date=14 June 2013}}</ref>

[[File:"Golden Paws" Paddington Bear, Green Park - geograph.org.uk - 4262168.jpg|thumb|upright|Beckham's England national football team-themed [[Paddington Bear]] statue – "Golden Paws" – in London, auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]]]]
Beckham is a founding member of the [[Malaria No More UK]] Leadership Council and helped launch the charity in 2009 with [[Andy Murray]] at Wembley Stadium.<ref>"David Beckham: Fight Malaria by Donating a $10 Bed Net". (25 April 2007). Retrieved 4 May 2009</ref> In November 2014, Beckham designed a [[Paddington Bear]] statue, one of fifty created by various celebrities which were located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |access-date=9 June 2022 |work=Condé Nast}}</ref> The statues were auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Shaunna |title=Emma Watson Designed A Paddington Bear For Charity And It's Freaking Adorable |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1984950/emma-watson-paddington-bear/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107012511/http://www.mtv.com/news/1984950/emma-watson-paddington-bear/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2014 |date=3 November 2014 |access-date=9 June 2022 |publisher=MTV}}</ref>