Beckham’s ball presented in Spain
Beckham’s ball performed in Spain
As GamblingGates.com has earlier reported, online gambling operator GoldenPalace.com won eBay auction for “The Beckham Ball” and arranged a press conference in Madrid, Spain, where the company introduced seller Pablo Carral and its cheque for over ˆ28,000.00 (about US$35,000).
According to Onlinecasinonews.com, the e-casino selected the remarkable destination for their presentation - the Hotel Santo Mauro, where David Beckham lived during his first few weeks he started playing for Real Madrid. Here, in the hotel, GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe gave the cheque to Pablo.
This is the very ball that Beckham sent sailing over the cross-bar during England’s playoff loss in the Euro 2004 tournament. One Spanish sports fan seized the ball and then auctioned the ball on eBay. The casino bought the ball enabling people to use it in order to complete Beckham’s penalty shoot-out. The money, raised from this campaign, will go for charity.
The Ball will be also involved in the GoldenPalace.com Space Program. Project team leader and pilot Brian Feeney will be bringing The Ball along for the ride.
“We’re very excited about bringing The Ball on tour around the world, especially our trip into Space,” said the company's spokesperson. “We hope to raise a significant amount of money for charity, and expect to see more of The Ball appearing somewhere near you."
