i am beckham

Chapter 478 Mr. European Footballer
Back at the club, Beckham was in fine form in December, scoring twice against Everton and adding two assists to lead United to a 12-2 win over West Ham.

In this game, Shevchenko showed his prowess. Under the intense physical strength of the "Hammer Gang", he blasted a long shot on both sides of the penalty area.

The nuclear warhead of Ermao Factory has the "inside unique skill" of catching the ball with one hand and getting rid of the defender's shot in an instant, and can shoot fast and floating long shots outside the penalty area. Now many teams have nothing to do with them.

On the right, Beckham suffered a lot from staying away from the penalty area. West Ham's defenders greeted him with brutal collisions, and did not hesitate to use 4 yellow cards to make him play unsmoothly.

The next day, Beckham was sore when he learned that "X-Men" had opened to $6000 million in its opening weekend, knocking "Underworld" from its top spot.

With so much box office in the first week, Fox could probably get 4800 million yuan.

The cost of this movie is 7500 million yuan. It is said that if it is released next year, the finished film will reach nearly 9000 million yuan.

But taking advantage of the shareholder style of breaking up, I basically saved more than half of the publicity costs.

Calculated in this way, "X-Men" will probably be able to pay back in two weeks, and the subsequent box office will be income.

Of course, it depends on how long the movie lasts in theaters.

Speaking of endurance, there is probably no movie that can compare to "Titanic". This large investment costing more than 2 million yuan was dismal in the first week of its release. It made everyone think that Fox Films was shooting a disaster movie and experienced a disaster movie at the same time.

However, with the special historical background of the story, the beauty of Xiao Lizi, and the help of Fox Films, "Titanic" almost ate up all groups, and it was screened in Beimi theaters for 281 consecutive days. Such a long standby time is enough to show the quality of this movie.

There are different opinions on the box office of this movie, and the data given by Old John is 13 billion.

I didn't expect that the popularity of this film, which was filmed for 5 years and which once brought down the company, would be so long-lasting.

"X-Men" certainly can't compare with a giant like "Titanic", but judging from the box office in the first week, there is no problem with making a fortune.

Anyway, it is true that the movie saved about 1000 million in publicity costs by using the news of his breakup.

It's really not easy for commercial giants to make money. If you pay yourself 500 million yuan, not to mention the box office hit, you can save costs during the publicity process.

Can't accept it!
Of course, the box office is just an adjustment of life for Beckham, and what really matters is football.

When it comes to football, there is another major annual event that is about to kick off, and that is the selection of World Footballer and European Footballer.

These two awards have been turbulent during the selection process. It is said that the South American Football Association has been operating Rivaldo to become the World Footballer of the Year, and even wants this star who is not so bright to become a double player in the world and Europe.

As we all know, the South American Football Association has always been in a strong position in FIFA and has been frantically suppressing UEFA's limelight.

To give a simple example, the theme song used by the World Cup in France turned out to be the Latin-style "Cup of Life", and "Do you mind if I play football" released by France itself is actually a theme song with a very good melody, and even after several years, it still maintains a strong vitality, but its influence in the world is not as good as a Latin song that is not nutritious but can be brainwashed repeatedly.

When it comes to doing things, South Americans are really ruthless. No one is sure who will win the final prize until the day of voting confirmation.

It is understandable to say that Rivaldo can compete with Beckham with his performance in the America's Cup, but the publicity wave of Rivaldo's involvement in the European Golden Globe Awards was quietly photographed as soon as the mainstream powers in Europe emerged.

In order for the public to accept that Rivaldo is eligible to become a candidate for the Footballer of the Year, the usual practice is to lay the groundwork in advance and follow up with reports.

This kind of play may be effective in normal times, but it is very ineffective when used on Beckham.

When news broke in England that Rivaldo was expected to win the European Ballon d'Or, it was met with immediate public derision.

To be honest, England fans don't have a deep impression of this Brazilian player. In everyone's impression, he just put a cold arrow behind Ronaldo, and his personal level is just like that.

Rivaldo's good positions are forward and midfielder. His personal skills are good, but he rarely participates in defense.

The effect of placing him on the front line is not yet visible, but if he is placed in the midfielder position, the gap in the team's defense line will be particularly obvious.

Those touting Brazil's greatest strengths as favorites are technical prowess, comprehensive abilities and high offensive efficiency.

The adjective superb in professional football is actually only a plus in professional football. Germanic players are rarely worthy of this word, but their performance in the World Series is stable. They have won the World Cup three times and entered the finals many times.

The description of comprehensive ability is a joke in the eyes of England fans. Manchester United and Barcelona played two games last season, and I feel that this guy has no header ability at all.

A striker who doesn't have the ability to head the ball dares to say that he has comprehensive abilities. This kind of view can be directly put on the talk show.

It is even more interesting to talk about high offensive efficiency. Even these media dare not say specifically whether it is more goals, more assists, or more publicity costs.

If you only look at the scoring efficiency, Shearer was the Footballer of last season. England's top center scored 38 goals in 34 rounds of the Premier League.

Indeed, so those media who tout Rivaldo dare not use specific figures such as goals and assists to publicize, and only talk about conceptual words such as high offensive efficiency.

The task of the "Sun" during this period is to expose Rivaldo's relatively mediocre appearance under the whitewash of the naval media.

Looking at the field of world football, Rivaldo is definitely an excellent player, and he can also be assigned to the top group of active players.

But Mr. Football is to choose the best player. All the advantages and disadvantages and data of the two sides should be compared under a microscope to choose the best one.

For the media, Rivaldo played 48 times last season, scored 28 goals and sent 18 assists. The team's 46 goals were all related to him.

Seeing this kind of report, the English media laughed. Beckham played 55 games last season, contributed 31 goals and 52 assists, and the team's 83 goals were all related to him.

Just ask if you are afraid?
Playing to this extent, the reports that praised Rivaldo have disappeared in England, and nothing is true.

What's interesting is that the French media specifically used data to slap Rival's hard work against Beckham.

Rivaldo's average running distance last season was 8800 meters, while Beckham reached an astonishing 12000 meters. The gap is really not too big.

At the end of the blow, the "Sun" simply opened the map and questioned the media who praised Rivaldo: "After talking for a long time, what collective honors did your Brazilian superstars have last season?"

So the next day, the media countered that Rivaldo led the Brazilian team to the Copa America, why no honor?

Seeing this kind of reply, many football people laughed. Does this mean that they don't even understand the rules?
The scope of the selection of the European Ballon d'Or is for players who have played for European clubs. If you see the results of European clubs, isn't it embarrassing for you to win the Copa America?
Throughout December, such comparisons were carried out every day. Rivaldo has no theoretical basis for becoming European Footballer of the Year, and his competitiveness is too low.

However, various media in South America pushed Rivaldo to win the World Footballer, and they talked about the America's Cup champion.

It is true that the World Footballer values ​​the national team's performance more, but there is indeed a big gap between the two in the club's performance.

The biggest reason why Beckham's performance at the national team level is not as good as his is that the England team did not participate in any World Series last year, but the South American Football Federation has seized this point and has not let go.

Even if the statistics are so disparate, Beckham and Rivaldo can still compete in the eyes of the media, which is simply out of the picture.

I have always heard that the bureaucracy of the South American Football Federation has serious corruption, and now I have seen it.

Before the commercialization of football, European and South American football were basically evenly matched, and judging from the confrontation records of the strongest clubs in the two continents, such as the Toyota Cup, South America was still ahead of Europe.

However, after the commercialization of football, the capital of European football began to operate immediately, while South America basically maintained the status quo.

Everyone is not clean, and some unexplainable things are very intriguing.

And Manchester United also defeated Valencia 3-0 in the second group of the Champions League. This Spanish team is probably the reason why they have just entered the European battlefield.

But that's okay, everything takes time.

As last season's Triple Crown, Manchester United is even busier. This season, FIFA created the Club World Cup on the basis of the original schedule in order to put together the top teams from all continents and hold a tournament.

FIFA hopes that the event will change the original European-South American format of the Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup), allowing the best clubs from all continents to have the opportunity to participate.

But the embarrassing thing is that FIFA did not reach an agreement with the organizer of the Toyota Cup, because the Club World Cup and the Toyota Cup play their own games.

Many people think that this game also has the shadow of South Americans.

When the South American club's record led the Toyota Cup, it never brought the voice of other continents to play together.

And once the competitiveness of South American clubs gets worse and worse, some people jump out and say that they want to hold a tournament with members from six continents.

But the book is a bit interesting, no matter what, if you don’t stop writing it, I’ll pretend you didn’t hear it, and let’s see how you end up.

So there was a situation where the Club World Cup and the Toyota Cup were held at the same time, and no one peed on the other.

These bizarre events have already put a considerable burden on Manchester United's schedule. According to the Premier League schedule, the FA Cup will start in January, and the Club World Cup will also be held in Brazil.

If Manchester United wants to take care of both games at the same time, they have to go back and forth between England and Brazil, which is simply not possible to play well.

After repeated discussions, Manchester United decided to give up the FA Cup and go to Brazil to play in the Club World Cup.

Because of the Club World Cup, all activities have to be re-planned. The magazine "French Football" of "L'Equipe" announced the selection results of the European Ballon d'Or on December 12. Beckham ranked No.20 with a score higher than No.250.

"The Times" reported the news the next day: "Manchester United star David Beckham won the European Footballer of the Year with more than 200 votes. This is the first time he has won this honor. Since he became a regular player for Manchester United in the 1995-1996 season, this handsome young man with a free kick has always performed very well on the field. After leading the team to win the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup last season, Beckham won the title without dispute."

"The Sun": "Congratulations to David for winning the European Ballon d'Or. He has improved year by year since he entered Manchester United's first team. This award is the greatest affirmation of his hard work. He is only 24 years old this year. In order to have more honors waiting for him to conquer, this is just the beginning. Although some media believe that Rivaldo can get extra points for winning the America's Cup with the Brazilian team, but his performance in 1999 still has an irreparable gap with Beckham. I believe David can successfully win the title of World Footballer of the Year."

"Daily Mail": "Manchester United player David Beckham won the 1999 European Footballer of the Year with the club's honor bonus. The gap between him and his main competitor Rivaldo is not obvious. The competition between the two sides will continue in the World Footballer of the Year campaign. Rivaldo, who has won the Intercontinental Championship, is very popular in this competition. It is very difficult for David to win the double championship."

Sophie de France: "In the selection of the European Ballon d'Or announced by "French Football" yesterday, Sophie Marceau's ex-boyfriend, the England midfielder, was elected with a relatively large advantage. The media interviewed Sophie Marceau, who was attending the Paris Fashion Week dinner, for this event.

"The New York Times": "The well-known English star David Beckham won the title of European Footballer of the Year. The player is known as the box office bellwether in Hollywood, and all the three films he participated in were sold well. It is said that many film crews would rather pay a high salary to ask the British star to play a role in order to keep safe. But this move also has risks. Once the request for participation is rejected, the filming project will also suffer like a curse at the box office. His legend in Hollywood is not much worse than in football."

"Wall Street Journal": "It is reported that the British star Beckham, who is also the chairman of the Los Angeles Galaxy team, a famous Hollywood movie star, a major shareholder of PayPal, an Internet investor, and the chairman of a medium-sized real estate agency in London, was awarded the title of European Footballer of the Year yesterday. According to incomplete statistics, this star who spans multiple industries and has a strong performance has assets worth hundreds of millions of meters."

With the announcement of the selection results of the European Golden Globe Awards, Beckham suddenly found that he had no secrets at all, everything was clearly grasped, and he was simply a transparent person.
(End of this chapter)