# How much is that goal worth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-that-goal-worth/86907>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 11, 2001, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-that-goal-worth/86907 "2001-10-11T22:06:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![illuminati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@illuminati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illuminati)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-that-goal-worth/86907/1 "2001-10-11T22:06:48Z")

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i heard somewhere that THAT fantastic goal by Beckham in the dying seconds of England vs Greece is worth to the English game up to £150,000,000!!

Is this figure anywhere near correct and if so why??

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-that-goal-worth/86907/2 "2001-10-11T22:09:32Z")

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I would imagine (a) sponsorship of the team and (b) advertising revenues for British broadcasters pretty much cover that. Not to mention bar bills for pubs and clubs, merchandising, post-Cup videos and books etc …

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-that-goal-worth/86907/3 "2001-10-12T00:14:49Z")

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Plus all the revenues barbers will get from all the lads coming in for a GBP 100 Beckham haircut. And perhaps Spice Girls CD’s will sell again, too.