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Soccer (football anywhere outside the U.S., of course) superstar David Beckham, the much heralded midfielder for the L.A. Galaxy, recently returned to his native England to play with the national squad once again.

To celebrate Beckham's return, in a friendly match against France in Paris, and mark his 100th appearance with team England—enabling him to join the exclusive 100-cap club—his teammates scraped up some cash to present him with a specially-engraved, 24 carat gold-plated iPod touch.

Not just any iPod touch, mind you, but the 32GB edition of Apple's iPhone without, well, the phone part of the equation.

How much did the fancy gift set team back? Supposedly, the special iPod touch cost £600, which is equivalent to around $1,188.

Not bad considering that's a little less than twice what a standard 32GB iPod touch sells for in England. It normally goes for £329, about $651.

[Telgraph via Gizmodo]