[WORLD VIEW] His representatives have denied the media reports, but by all accounts, David Beckham is headed to ParisSt. Germain, where he will be paid a salary double what he made with the Los Angeles Galaxy. At 36 and with a recent history of injuries, Beckham’s value to PSG is debatable. But as the French greatMichel Platini, now president of UEFA, famously said, if Beckham is coming to Paris, it isn’t to play soccer.

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