trying to assure you know about intent that you know there's been two players like with a club david beckham and one of the new and i think. you know we can sure that we're serious about you know getting players of that to the club together with not much not just the only pleasant one back is what we want to if we can get four or five star players the two going to build a foundation. then. you know without that little something else on top you are a think we're friends well the russian premier league season came to an end around a month ago then it's unpaid is being crowned champions a rich poor free caught up with russian for writer mark bennett who gives his view on who were the best eleven plays in the country as he picks his team of twenty. ok mark thanks have so much for joining me again what's been an eventful season two thousand and ten russian premier league city top of the champions but we're going to have a team of the year starting go what are your thoughts because you go from definitely i mean robin of late and sixteen goals i think this season which says over the fence of seques

a commercial satellite wasn't yet available so he couldn't sell stuff to the world as david beckham. either football games that would have everybody watch or products and you could see this not only in football or across sports or entertainment and just to go back to the retial hid versus saul williams comparison, there is work done by an economist alan krueger of princeton who found a share of concert taken by the top artists was growing immensely select 20 years ago the share of the top 10% of artists was like 30% of all concert revenue. by the mid 2000 fisher was like 57%. so, this is a clear migration of my spending on entertainment to the very top facts and the reason i do this because i can. i know that act comes to me where the volume in the world. hearst could you talk about the price not so much about fi that you pay to be long to a religious group but about some of the economic implications and this is something i don't think it's controversial because [inaudible] the capitalist work ethic this is something every social studies has been taught to believe about protestants l

>> guest: to go to that example, it is basically because david beckham is seen by hundreds of millions of people who can like him and follow him and follow his pleading and look at him where he wears a logo of a certain sports brand whereas the other is seen by a small group of people so for all his greatness, you know, you say nobody will pay for 36,000 viewers -- rose to 3600. this could that would be nice. 3600 twitter flowers. welcome he lived in a jury small universe. i mean, television was in the popular in brazil. there was only like a few hundred thousand tvs in brazil at the time comes of the commercial satellite wasn't yet available when he got big so he couldn't sell stuff to the world as david beckham can. some football games would have everybody pa outdoor products so he was worth much less and can see this not only in football, you can see this across sports, across entertainment, and just to go back to the retial hid versus williams comparison there is work done by an economist alex krueger of princeton who found their share of concert revenue taken by the top artists wa

so he couldn't sell stuff to the world as david beckham can. either football games where everybody watches or product. so he was worth much less. you can see this not only football, you can see this across boards, across entertainment. just to go back to the radiohe radiohead, there's some work done by an economist at princeton who found the share of concert revenues taken by the top artists was growing immensely. so, say, like 20 years ago the share of the top 10% of artists was like 30% of all concert revenue. by the new 2000s, the share was like 57%. so this is a clear migration of my spending on entertainment, the reason i do is because i can. that cutback comes back to me wherever i am in the world. >> host: utah at one point about the price, not so much about the fees you pay to even launch a religious group, but about some of the economic invocations they face. and i don't think it's controversial because from max waiver and autism and the capital work ethic, this is something every social study has been taught to believe something about

david beckham tweeted the good news this year. it will be baby number 4 for the family.already have three boys. victoria, who was a fashion designer said she would like a little girl that she can dress up. >> well, wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake in haiti. rubble still lines the streets. a north says reconstruction on everything from the homes to the will palace has barely begun. >> reporter: marie has fayetteville individual painful memories -- vivid painful memories. my son said, here's my mom, let's get her out of here. the earthquake left thousands of am pew teas. throughout the country, aid organization responded to the crisis bringing limbs and rehabilitation vital for people who depend on their arms and legs to survive. >> if you can't walk in haiti, you are in big trouble. >> reporter: there's an organization that helped her get a new wheelchair, leg, and how to use it. >> it's far from perfecters but with her -- perfect, but with her husband's help she can still walk and cook. >> reporter: the earthquake may also have brought a cha

soccer player in the world in the 50s and the 60s made $160,000 a year in his present dollars, and david beckham who is quite good, but not trance sen dented anymore makes a guygannic multi-- gigantic multiple of that. why are they putting prices on superstars? >> guest: well, it's basically because beckham is seen by hundreds of millions of people who can like him and follow hymn -- him and see his sports brand. palat was seen by a small group of people. you say nobody pays for your 3600 viewers, or twitter followers, but he lived in a small universe. television wasn't that popular in bra brazil. commercial satellite wasn't available when he got big, so, you know, he couldn't sell stuff to the world like david beckham can. either football games where everybody watches or products, and so he was worth much less. you can see this not only in futbol, but across sports and entertainment, and just to go back to the radiohead and williams comparison, there's work done by an economiest at princeton who found the concert revenues by the top artist were growing immensely. they like 0 years ago -- 20 yea

with a small coming up in twenty five when it's time to ny where david beckham is making the headlines there is a chance he could make a return to english football andrew farm has got the details about that but it's monday night business from moscow next. hello welcome to the business program i'm sure on a. russia has delivered forty two thousand tons of crude oil and its first delivery via the newly opened chinese section of the eastern siberia and pacific ocean crude oil pipeline e.s.p. pipeline which began operating on the first of january is the czar to pump oil produced in west and east siberia to the asian pacific markets russia plans to transport fifteen million metric tons of oil annually to china until two thousand and thirty. according to analysts the project makes a huge strategic shift from russia's energy exports having previously been heavily dependent on european markets. and russia has set a new oil record with last year beating even pre-crisis heights the energy ministry is figures show it was the only country to produce more than ten million barrels of oil per day as

well the english premier league clubs are waiting to hear if david beckham will be released on loan by his american club l.a. galaxy tottenham newcastle blackburn are among the side's interested in the former england captain is the close season in the states and galaxy are considering whether to release their star man before their new season starts in march backseats thirty five is keen on the move to maintain his fitness i mean a previous chance of playing for england. you could be on the move on the news agency says the brazilian is looking to leave ac milan and return home the thirty year old is in brazil at the moment and been told from a. only made a handful of stars race in milan this season but one consecutive fee for world of the year awards in two thousand and four and two thousand and five while playing for barcelona incidentally. during a training session with incredible skill he held them lead helped lead us into the champions league in two thousand and six and also won the world cup with brazil. remodeled munching on one hoping to put some daylight between themselves and n

now football and english premier league clubs are waiting to hear of david beckham will be released on loan by his american club l.a. galaxy tottenham newcastle blackburn are among the sides interested in the former england captain it's the close season in the states and galaxy are considering whether to release their star man before their new season starts in march backseats thirty five is keen on the move to maintain his fitness and improve his chances of playing for england team on his former club lunched united are hoping to put some daylight between themselves and nearest rivals man city united lead the premiership on goal difference from their cross-town miles and the only top four club to play on tuesday night when they entertain stoke at old trafford and alex ferguson's men hoping to stretch their unbeaten run this season to twenty games stoke have conceded nine goals and scored only once on their last two trips to old trafford and other games there on tuesday night blackpool could potentially get a victory over birmingham and there's a real relegation battle in the other match

stars like shaquille o'neal, david beckham are all fans of the wrist bands.'s no scientific evidence to support claims it improves balance, strength and flexibility by interacting with the body's natural energy flow. they made the admission after australian authorities accused the maker of false advertising. >> they think they know what causes male pattern baldness. hair making stem cells are the root cause. men who are bald have the same number of hair-making stem cells as a normal scalp but they have fewer of a more mature type of stem cell. the researchers have identified a problem. they hope to develop a topical cream that can activate those cells. >> want to know if your parents will live a long life? check their walking speed. people over 65 who walk fast live longer. they say walking is a useful way of measuring well-being because it requires body support, timing and power. a senior who can walk 3 mph has a 40% chance of living to 102 years they say. researchers caution this doesn't mean you should just try to walk faster than you're comfortable with b

. >>> finally, david and victoria beckham announced this weekend baby number four is on the way. congratulations to them. >>> this comes to us from washington, d.c. where thousands turned up a little too casually attired to their daily commute. flash mobs braved freezing temps stripping down to skivvies for the no pants subway ride. regular riders caught off guard, but from the demeaner of the pantless riders it looked as though they were the oddballs. the convenient began in 2002 in new york with only seven people and now is an international event involving thousands. i saw you, bill karins. wasn't that you? you were like in the heart-shaped boxers? >> no, no. the scooby-doo boxers. >> that's right. that was you. just making sure. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> missing for years in afghanistan a member of the australian defense force reunited with comrades. a trained bomb sniffer went missing 2008 after shrapnel broke what was attached to her handler. an american soldier saw her and helped reunit

apparently david and victoria beckham expecting child number four this summer.hey have three boys. we'll see if they get lucky and have a girl this time around. >>> if you are a fan of "30 rock," jane krakowski. her and her husband about to become first time parents. congrats to all the moms and dads-to-be. >> that's exciting. canceled shows and babies. canceled shows and babies. >>> and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. french president nicolas sarkozy visits the white house today for meetings with president obama. sarkozy is pushing for reform of the international monetary system and wants to build u.s. support. >>> former house majority leader tom delay is set to be sentenced today on conspiracy and money laundering charges in texas. the maximum sentence he could face, 99 years. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton is in abu dhabi meeting with arab leaders. she says arab nations should offer more financial support to the palestinians. >>> well, the detroit auto show got started over the weekend. you could say the atmosphere at this year'

congratulations to david and victoria beckham who are reportedly expecting a baby. [ applause ] they'reing right now. she hasn't officially announced it but you can tell she's pregnant because she bal lapped up to 84 pounds. this would be their fourth child. i bet soccer player wouldn't have so many children if their were allowed to use their hands. lady gaga was in attendance at the consumer electronics show in las vegas last week. in doing so, she unwittingly provided us with tonight's installment of how is this news. >> lady gaga has a portable printer so small that she takes it to bars in her purse. [ applause ] >> jimmy: she also has a full-sized color copier duct taped to her head. one more topic. some sad news. last night was the season finale and possibly the very last episode ever of sarah palin's "alaska" on tlc. [ applause ] the animals have all been killed and what are you gonna do? entertainment weekly says there's a number of reasons the show might not be coming back. including a possible run for president by sarah palin. also, she just likes to quit things. last night on

did you hear about victoria beckham and david beckham? >> another beautiful baby. >> maybe a girl!no, no. >> i just hear this stuff. i don't buy the magazines. >> how do you hear it then? >> i go to the website. >> all right. >> now a lot of news on tv. we have the sarah palin thing. >> this is interesting. she had this reality show. >> "sarah palin's alaska." did very well. >> now it's cancelled. >> well, it's supposed to be. >> couple of things. maybe she wants to run for president in 2012. if she's on television, her candidacy may not be taken as seriously. number two, if she's still on the air with "sarah palin's alaska" then what does the network have to do about other candidates in terms of equal time. >> yeah. >> it can get sticky if you want to keep a political agenda out there. >> does she think she wants to do it or did they -- >> what was interesting last night on the finale is she said if she's going to run, she's going to announce it on her favorite morning talk show in anchorage, "bob and mark." i think is the name of the show. she promised them they get the news. if

. >>> soccer star david and victoria are expecting baby beckham number four.he couple says the three sons are excited to be welcoming a sibling this summer. victoria is often talked about wanting a little girl, but so far, three boys. the odds? not so much with them. >> they keep scoring. >> someone to inherit all the gucci purses, finally, at last. >>> thank you for being with us, everybody. we'll be back tonight at 11:00. >> see you then. bye-bye.