David Beckham scores Euros deal with AliExpress
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🗓️ 28 May 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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From the BBC World Service: Soccer superstar David Beckham has signed a deal to be a global ambassador for AliExpress, an online retail platform owned by Chinese technology giant Alibaba. The announcement comes as the Euros soccer tournament is due to kick off in Germany next month. Plus, billions of dollars are being poured into AI despite lack of uptake, and the FBI is investigating the sale of stolen British Museum goods.
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| 1:28.0 | I'm Leanna Byrne and this is the Marketplace Morning Report and we are live from the |
| 1:32.2 | BBC World Service. |
| 1:33.4 | Yes, the soccer legend David Beckham has just been announced |
| 1:36.8 | as the new face of Ali Express. That's the popular online shopping site |
| 1:41.1 | owned by the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and the announcement |
| 1:45.1 | comes right before the Euro soccer tournament kicks off in Germany next month. |
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