Over-the-hill (according to the British) soccer player David Beckham has signed a $250 million dollar, five year contract to play soccer for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS).

‘Of course it’s a huge amount of money… it’s an amazing amount of money,’ Beckham told ABC News’ Good Morning America.

He added: ‘I said yesterday and some people laughed at me, but this move for me is not about the money, it’s about hopefully making a difference in the US with the soccer and that’s what I’m going there for.

The salary breaks down roughly to nearly $1 million dollars per week. That is a lot of money for Victoria Beckham’s plastic surgeons.

Asked if the money would enable him to buy anything he could not afford before, Beckham said: ‘I’m sure there’ll be many things but my wife controls that side.

He said there would ‘plenty of opportunities’ for Victoria but added she was currently content working on her fashion line rather than thinking about restarting a career in musical.

Be honest how many of you even knew L.A. had a soccer team or that a pro soccer league even existed in America?