GIANT billboards in the streets of the capital city show his instantly recognisable face beaming out from a sunshine yellow backdrop. It’s David Beckham as the world has come to know him: handsome, smiling, friendly, warm.
The 47-year-old retired football hero is also the star of a marketing video aimed at boosting the country’s offerings. He’s seen riding around the spotless, skyscraper-lined streets on a motorbike, visiting gleaming museums and sampling local culinary delights.
Becks is Qatar’s No 1 promoter – he’s Goldenballs with the golden touch, the guy they chose to sell not only their shining capital, Doha, but also to front their 2022 Fifa World Cup campaign.
And David was paid well to become the country’s
