James Beim
{{Short description|English polo player}}
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James Beim (born 8 April 1980) is an English polo player. He is the Captain of the England Polo Team.
Biography
=Early life=
He learned how to play polo at the North Cotswold Pony Club.[http://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/the-thrilling-world-of-polo The thrilling world of polo], Country Life, July 5, 2012
=Career=
He has won the Prince of Wales Cup, the Queen’s Cup aged 22, and the Cowdray Gold Cup. Moreover, in September 2012, he won the French Open at the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly in France.[http://www.polotimes.co.uk/index.php?pg=35&story=919 Success for James Beim in France], Polo Times, September 17, 2012 He is sponsored by Audi and Casablanca Polo.Gareth A. Davies, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/polo/11158782/No-bullying-from-James-Beim-as-new-England-polo-captain-oversees-squad-in-transition.html No bullying from James Beim as new England polo captain oversees 'squad in transition'], The Daily Telegraph, October 13, 2014
In 2014, he was appointed as the Captain of the England Polo Team, replacing Luke Tomlinson.
Controversies
In 2024, he was accused of being involved in a money laundering network, headed by Alessandro Bazzoni and Siri Evjemo-Nysveen, dedicated to the purchase of polo horses with money from corruption in the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA through the companies CGC One Planet and Clareville Grove Capital.{{cite web|access-date=9 December 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |first=Robert |language=en |last=Wright |location=London |publisher=Financial Times |title=Italian trader played polo against Prince William while under US sanctions |url=https://www.ft.com/content/82f41182-0344-4e17-86ef-a2e61e689edf}}{{cite web|access-date=9 December 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |language=es |publisher=Alberto News |title=Financial Times: Alessandro Bazzoni, sancionado por EEUU por su negocios oscuros con PDVSA, jugó al polo contra el príncipe William |url=https://albertonews.com/internacionales/financial-times-alessandro-bazzoni-sancionado-por-eeuu-por-su-negocios-oscuros-con-pdvsa-jugo-al-polo-contra-el-principe-william/}}{{cite web|access-date=9 December 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |language=es |publisher=Péndulo Latino |title=Alessandro Bazzoni y Siri Evjemo-Nysveen tratan de lavar su imagen en el Financial Times y salen “funados” |url=https://pendulolatino.com/alessandro-bazzoni-siri-evjemo-nysveen-financial-times/}}
References
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