Becks shoots into rich list

BECKHAM’S move to Los Angeles Galaxy is expected to net him £128m (€193m) over the course of a five-year contract which will catapult him high into the top 10 of the world’s richest sportsmen.

That works out as £25.6m (€38.6m) a year, a figure which includes sponsorship deals associated with Major League Soccer but not all of his personal endorsements.

Here is the list compiled by US magazine Forbes of the top earners in sport over the previous 12 months.