According to the news, footballer ace David Beckham has been dropped as the face of Police sunglasses and is to be replaced by the sexy actor Antonio Banderas. Although the Hollywood Celebrity Antonio Banderas is more than a perfect choise, I find it hard to believe that the sunglasses company gave up on David, as though he stooped to be the England captain after this years World Cup, he is still in the spotlight. Apparently the 1m-a-year contract with Police for the past six years was due to come to an end in September, the footballers own sources say that it was David decision to end the deal as it was prevented him from doing other things as launching his own range of sunglasses.
The decision to go for a more worldwide-appeal personality came in the light of that. Antonio was seen as more of an alpha male. The brand was more keen to have a personality which meant more to US audiences.
Earlier this year, Beckham signed a three-year deal with Motorola to promote its products, after being dropped from rival Vodafone last July. There are some reports that say that David has been dropped by Gillette - in 2004, he signed a three-year deal to become the global face of Gillette for a reported 40m. In other celebrity news, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes England head coach Steve McClaren may bring back former captain David Beckham, British newspapers reported.
source: thecelebrityblog.com
