The reason why they are paying him that much is because he a cultural icon and the people paying him are banking to make all that money back in ticket and merchandise sales.
Money, money, money... always handy...Beckham is a top player when it comes to taking free kicks but he realizes he's getting old in the footballworld and if the Americans wants to pay him a nice figure, why not take it? I bet Victoria also put some pressure onto this so she can be a celeb there.
