Football icon breaks his Qatar silence with statement to comic's C4 show

David Beckham is to break his silence about his controversial links to the Qatar World Cup in an exclusive statement to Joe Lycett’s Channel 4 show.

The comedian secured the journalistic scoop after the publicity stunt in which he apparently shredded £10,000 of his own money in proetst at Beckham’s reported £150million, ten-year deal with the regime to be an ambassador for football.

Lycett later confessed the money wasn’t real, and will detail the full story on his TV show Got Your Back tonight.

And in a tweet this morning, Lycett revealed:  ‘David Beckham’s team have issued my programme with an exclusive statement, which will be broadcast tonight as part of my Got Your Back special at 9pm on @channel4

‘As far as we are aware this is the only statement he or his team have given to any outlet regarding his involvement in Qatar. I have been advised that legally I cannot give my opinion on it, so you’ll have to make up your own minds.

‘We also speak to some LGBTQ+ football teams and Dr Nasser Mohamed, the first openly gay Qatari, who Beckham blocked on Instagram. We also reunite some of the cast of Footballers’ Wives lol.

‘I’d like to thank the Got Your Back team and the team at Channel 4 for their extraordinary hard work on this project. Here’s a trailer.’

I’d like to thank the Got Your Back team and the team at Channel 4 for their extraordinary hard work on this project. Here’s a trailer. (4/4) pic.twitter.com/NDd27wQCst

— Joe Lycett (@joelycett) December 15, 2022

Before revealing the cash was fake, Lycett aid he was shredding it like Beckham was shredding his reputation as a  gay rights ally and pin-up by aligning himself with the anti-LGBTQ  World Cup hosts.

The footballer has previously suggested that he believes the World Cup can be a 'platform for progress' across the Gulf state. 

Published: 15 Dec 2022