David Beckham signs US$20M deal to become the face of Guild Esports
From influencer to shareholder real quick.
From the grassy fields to the virtual arena, 45-year old English footballer David Beckham has become a co-owner of British esports organization Guild Esports.
Before signing the deal, Beckham and his company Footwork Productions reportedly entered an agreement where his name and image would be used to promote Guild Esports. In turn, he will be paid a whopping US$19.78 million in a span of five years as the face of the esports organization.
“I’m really proud to have joined Guild Esports,” said Beckham in his Instagram post. “I always go in a business thinking we’re gonna be number one. We wanna be the number one esports team in the business.”
Introducing my new and exciting team @GuildEsports. Hope you guys join me on this amazing journey, so much more to come ???? #WeAreGuild
A post shared byDavid Beckham(@davidbeckham) onOct 2, 2020 at 12:32am PDT
Guild Esports seem to be really proud of this partnership as well, even including Beckham’s name in their social media bio.
Guild Esports has teams for Rocket League and FIFA, and has placed second in the RLCS Season X – Fall: The Grid EU – Week 8 back in September.
3 MATCH POINTS AGAINST @TeamLiquid ???????????? Our hearts!! What a goal! Can we make it to the Grand Final of #TheGrid Week 8? ???? #rocketleague #rlcs #weareguild @joekidd02 @scrubkillarl @tho.rl @gregan_mike
A post shared byGuild(@guildesports) onSep 22, 2020 at 1:21pm PDT
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