David Beckham opens up on signing Messi, plans for a 'Yankees'-style brand, a desire to work with Manchester United one day and Qatar links
, their local rivals matching United’s historic 1998-99 treble to confirm a role reversal on the dominance United engineered in the era of Beckham and Ferguson.
“Off the field, as a fan and ex-player, I just want it resolved. There has to be a decision . Whoever is running your club, you want them to be passionate, be involved, make the right decisions, bring in the right players and invest in the club. Because the club does need investment, whether it’s the training facility, stadium, on the field… these kinds of big things need to be made and changes do need to happen, especially when you see the likes of Man City and what they’re doing.
The main bidders for United are groups led by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar and British businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe. You wonder if Beckham might like to feature, too, in some form. “I was an ambassador of the World Cup in Qatar because I love the game. I also know and have been — not in business — part of Qatar since I signed for. They asked me if I would be involved in the World Cup. I wanted to be involved in the World Cup because I’ve always said this game can change lives, can change people’s perceptions, and when you bring a World Cup into any country, it shines a huge spotlight on issues.“I saw that as an opportunity. Firstly, to be involved in another World Cup.
“But going back to the issues, I know there’s a lot of work — a lot of good work — being done to make change and engagement is the only way of making change.” “I was comfortable with not speaking out there because, firstly, I felt that once the tournament started, the football, the atmosphere, would speak for itself. I also didn’t want to come out and be the person who is fuelling the fire. I felt, ‘I’m going to talk at the right time’. People know my stance on different issues around the world and the people closest to me know that.
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