The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Are They Worthy?
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DAVID BECKHAM

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AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Soccer star, billboard
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1

PRO: Coming from La Liga champions, Real Madrid, he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a deal valued at $250 million over five years.

CON: That's an amazing hourly rate, given how sparely the oft-injured Beckham was played: two starts in 252 minutes in league play.

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