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Beckham arrival creates headache for PSG coach

The unveiling of David Beckham as a Paris Saint-Germain player was undoubtedly a major media event and marketing ploy but what can the Englishman, now 37, actually offer on the pitch?

British football player David Beckham poses with his new Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) jersey on January 31, 2013 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. The unveiling of Beckham as a PSG player was undoubtedly a major media event and marketing ploy but what can the Englishman, now 37, actually offer on the pitch?

The fact that Beckham has signed only a five-month contract indicates that football is not the priority, especially as the French season finishes in mid-May and the player has admitted that he will need "a few weeks" before he is fully fit.

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