England football captain David Beckham is at the center of a ‘cola war’ between the world’s leading manufacturer of the soft drink, it has has reported. The Manchester United midfielder has been made the star of Coca-Cola’s World Cup advertising campaign. But he is also featuring in a World Cup-based campaign for rival Pepsi – who pay him an estimated £ 1m a year to advertise their product. Coca-Cola is able to use the 26 – year – old footballer, despite his contract to market Pepsi, because of its multi – million pound sponsorship of the England football team