David Beckham gifted with gilded iPod touch for 100th England cap

Despite Becks' prior troubles with über-geeky car thieves, we're fairly certain the LA Galaxy midfielder still has a soft spot in his heart for technology. And even if he doesn't, we're confident there's a nook in there for precious metals. Reportedly, Mr. Beckham has been gifted with a gilded iPod touch (the top-end 32GB model, no less) by his English teammates after participating in his 100th appearance for the national club. Word on the street has it that the golden touch only set the squad back £600 ($1,188), which isn't too shabby considering the £329 ($651) sticker on the vanilla version.

[Judah Rosenthal Posted Apr 2nd 2008 3:39PM]

I believe Allah likes the ipod touch. For David 72 virgins. 72 *more* virgins.

[mynando Posted Apr 2nd 2008 3:49PM]

David Beckham likes shiny metal objects...like his robo-wife Victoria as an example.

[Abuzar Posted Apr 2nd 2008 5:12PM]

Todd, what was the point of that?

[n3rdftw Posted Apr 2nd 2008 5:23PM]

i like how you didnt note what "allah's way" was, and how this did not follow it
maybe because its too vague to define.. and therefore, has no meaning?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 11:12PM]

"People that make religious posts on a tech blog suck and should go die in a fire."

Book of Reader (c. Today, like right now...)

via my keyboard

[Abuzar Posted Apr 3rd 2008 7:21AM]

Hey n3rd, by the way, don't EVER imply that Allah doesn't exist. Not cool man, not cool.

[bakertony Posted Apr 3rd 2008 9:54AM]

Thou shalt not spout superstitious rubbish on tech forums
Tony (c. 2008 AD)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:18PM]

Is it unlocked? :D

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 3:39PM]

Is it unlocked? :D

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:24PM]

/facepalm

[Aguiluz Posted Apr 2nd 2008 3:41PM]

Unrelated but...

WHERE'S THE MAGENTA BACKGROUND!?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 3:48PM]

Coincidentally Ryan Block hasnt been posting lately!

[decypher44 Posted Apr 2nd 2008 3:58PM]

I'm a Galaxy fan. Have been since their inception. I was thrilled to learn Becks was coming to us. Then, he gets hurt. Then, he travels back and forth, back and forth. Then, the rest of the team (Donovan included) stinks up the whole joint. So, yeah, enjoy the iPod, becks. That's gonna be the highlight of your year.

/not bitter at all...

[hotpuck6 Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:01PM]

Forgive me for my ignorance on soccer terms.... but what the fuck is a cap?
Nice iPod though.

[primetime4 Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:08PM]

I think it means he took a bullet for the queen. I could be wrong.

[Alex R Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:20PM]

It's when a player plays an international game with England. Don't know about other countries. Beckham has played 100 international games with England.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:20PM]

A cap is appearing in a match for your country ...

[Step666 Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:21PM]

A cap is a type of hat.

[NickH Posted Apr 2nd 2008 6:29PM]

primetime4 that is superb. Thank you for brightening my day.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:29PM]

primetime4 you made my day. That was hilarious.

[Chow7 Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:05PM]

I want that!

[joga bonito Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:25PM]

Nice!! They should give the whole team MP3 players for inventing the game and not even being able to quality into the Euro cup... but we have Ipods, woooo

[magallanes Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:36PM]

But Italy (tips:Calcio) is in the Eurocup
;-)

[joga bonito Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:38PM]

Damn right, forza Azzuri.
You know the best part?
Any progress England makes with its national teams, they owe it all to their Italian coach. LOL

[magallanes Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:29PM]

oh noes!... another (useless&overpriced crap) fancy beckham product.

[aubreyq Posted Apr 2nd 2008 4:50PM]

I would have returned it with a note that it should have been an iPhone.

[Loonie Posted Apr 2nd 2008 5:39PM]

Is one's sense of style inversely proportional to the amount of capital one possesses?

[ecobore Posted Apr 2nd 2008 5:55PM]

cor David, can I ave that coz it'll look really good in me big range rover wiv all de fancy stuff Ive had put in.. fanks.. Posh..

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 7:01PM]

To all those people talking about how he's an asshole and a dick and blah blah blah when you've never met him, I work at one of the place's he's been to before, which I won't mention, and he and his family, especially the kids, were extremely polite and quite friendly. He apparently has a lot of class. People who don't deal with celebrities much often have the worst assumptions. Some may not be that nice, that's true, but I've met a fair deal who are quite pleasant and on the whole, very ordinary.

[FMinus Posted Apr 2nd 2008 8:54PM]

Frankly I just think of him as a football player, which renders him pretty low on the scale. The few interviews I saw of him, he comes across pretty low, frankly so low, I could count his answers which used more as 3 words on one hand, maybe two if the interview was 30 minutes short. And when he does answer properly, which I have to say again, happens maybe once or twice in your lifespan, he speaks like a uneducated bum from the streets.

But, yeah those were interviews and I've not met him in person, he left a mark one me tho, either he is really really camera shy or a perfect specimen of a football player as basically all of them are retards more or less and don't know what they speak of when they open their mouths. Can't blame them, most of them are so or so school drop-outs, with diplomas and what not thrown at them once they score 20 goals. Fame & fortune can't fix stupidity, not even a honorable diploma.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 7:01PM]

Becks and Victoria what a pair of self liking bas===ds we in the UK call them affected, Bend It Like Beckham you would have to to get up a skinny cow like her but would want to.
never rated him as a footballer Man U was well rid of him i am pleased he has gone to the USA to play and stays there and with any luck he will never get another cap for the UK we are well rid of the pair.
He could never make up his mind if he wanted to be a model or footballer.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 7:14PM]

Jamma that was not nice we English are good thinkers

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 10:08PM]

On a side note, if i were to be paid millions to play a sport that i like who cares about the diplomas/degrees and stuff like that... but thats just me =|

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 2nd 2008 11:37PM]

rick roll warning

[Hung Posted Apr 3rd 2008 10:53PM]

David Beckham — noun.
Someone tired of English people criticizing him for accepting a better deal by calling them a tosser

Tosser — noun.
1. Someone who tosses things
2. English colloquialism for someone who masturbates, which makes sense, because tossing somehow relates to masturbating and no English man masturbates, ever

Americans putting down English people who try to use English slang terms that don't make sense, such as "wank" and "limey" — the law
See David Beckham/Tosser/Misc thread



@ helloUser
That's clever?

@ ALL
Seriously, Uncious? Persnickety? Limey?

The Scarlet Pimpernel called; he wants their vocabulary back, you damn dirty fops.

[Hung Posted Apr 3rd 2008 10:56PM]

Totally missed the reply button.

[Hung Posted Apr 3rd 2008 10:56PM]

Or maybe Opera isn't cooperating with Engadget. That's probably the case.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2008 3:06AM]

As I understand the article is mostly about player’s design and the opportunity to customize it. Well, even like Beckham, if you have lots of bucks you can afford some thing extraordinary like that. But it’s still just a player… I think it’s too much. I have my Sansa Fuze well it doesn’t have gold and signature but it’s mine and THAT makes my player unique….

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2008 3:13AM]

When I got my Sansa Fuze at http://go.shopsansa.com/ i didn't think about golden cover.....