Fame with a ball

If there is any country in the world whose football market is getting more and more attention from major European giants, one is China, and the other must be the United States.

The vast land, abundant social wealth, generally average or low football level, and the yearning for European football have made China and the United States a journey point for European giants to explore the international market. To make money, I still want to build the club into an international team, so it's not wrong to go to these two countries for a while.

Among them, the United States is more popular than China, because the American society has a higher degree of entertainment and is a news center attracting worldwide attention. Teams coming here to play friendly matches or training will get more attention, and maybe they can Get in touch with Hollywood.

Chelsea was the first club to go to the United States for training and achieved good results. They went to the United States in the summer of 07 and played a game with the Los Angeles Galaxy team with Beckham.Chelsea tasted a lot of sweetness in that training, so they went again last year, and they plan to go this year.

With Chelsea taking the lead, other European clubs are just around the corner. In the summer of 2013, the media had been informed that Chelsea, Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, and even a team from the Soviet Super League would go to the United States for training.Marotta, the general manager of Juventus, felt that the Bianconeri had performed very well in the past two years and had a momentum of revival, so he decided to step up the pace of internationalizing the team and make a name for himself in the United States, where the professional league is still in its infancy.

There are many "major leagues" in the United States, football league, baseball league, football league, basketball league, and so on.The league is the highest level in the American league, which means that the United States does not have a promotion system such as the second division, the first division, and the super league. The league is the highest level in their league system. The major league in football fans refers to the major professional football league The major leagues in the mouth of baseball fans refer to the Major League Baseball.

There are a total of 19 teams in the American Professional Football League, 10 in the East and 9 in the West. Each team plays 34 games in a single season. The east and west parts are played. In the end, the champions of the Eastern and Western Divisions will have a decisive battle. produced.

In 11 and 12, the league champions were Los Angeles Galaxy. Since Juventus went to the United States mainly for show rather than real training-if they really wanted to train hard, they would not go to Los Angeles, but to Valleda The Aosta region is ready for battle.Therefore, the first stop of Juventus is Los Angeles. The football field they signed for the training is also used by the Los Angeles Galaxy.

When mentioning the Los Angeles Galaxy, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind must be Beckham.The reality is indeed the case. Beckham has now become the best spokesperson for the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Galaxy team paid him a sky-high salary, and he brought the Galaxy team the attention of the world's media, and also spread this name to fans around the world. If it weren't for him, fans in many countries wouldn't even know what LA Galaxy is.

For Lin Zhigao, Beckham has always been a figure that only exists in legends. Although they are both professional players, Lin Zhigao never feels that they are people from the same world.

In his mind, no matter how many times he has been on the cover of newspapers, he is just the boy who played football with a name.As for Beckham's handsomeness and professionalism, his resume and even his family, what else do people on earth not know?He is too famous, too legendary, and almost represents an era, which makes people feel that they can only look up to.

Even Lin Zhigao, a football idiot before entering the industry, heard Beckham's name enough times to make his ears callous.However, in reality, if you encounter such a superstar by chance, it can be regarded as a novel experience and fate... But do you want to have a chance to get in touch with it up close?That would be exciting!

Lin Zhigao felt a little dizzy now.

This blond man who looked too handsome, took his hand, smiled and said to himself "I've heard of you, Lin", is it really Beckham?

He is not someone pretending to be!

……

Lin Zhigao's eyes were staring into a fugue, and his dizzy appearance made people find it very interesting.

Even Verratti snickered and stretched out his hand to pull Lin Zhigao's face. Seeing that the other party was still in a daze, he laughed and cheered: "Ha, Lin is really dumbfounded!"

Beckham touched his nose in embarrassment, turned to Capello and said, "Did I scare him?"

The corner of Capello's mouth twitched, and suddenly he reached out and patted Lin Zhigao on the head.

Lin Zhigao moved his head forward a little bit, and then quickly retracted it. His eyes recovered and he looked around for a while. After seeing Beckham in front of him, he took a breath, quickly squeezed his palm, and then He gasped and said, "I'm going, so I'm not dreaming!"

All Juventus, all LA Galaxy:  …

Beckham's expression became more and more embarrassed.

Lin Zhigao finally noticed the weird atmosphere on the scene caused by him, and he stammered, wanting to save the scene very much: "I, my performance just now was really meaningless, but I was so excited to see you suddenly, I never I never thought that I would actually meet a real person. You know, people of my age in China basically grew up listening to your name. There are not many female fans in our country who don’t love you... ..."

Beckham said that "grow up listening to your name" or something really hit his age.

Lin Zhigao was still there, blah blah blah, and his words were so broken that he really wanted to be slapped.

To be honest, Capello feels itchy again now, but the protagonist Beckham, who has been so thought-provoking, still stands there smiling and listening to you with a gentlemanly demeanor, without any sign of impatience, and he is also embarrassed Give Lin Zhigao another fist.

However, some young players in the Juventus team, such as Verratti and others, admire Lin Zhigao very much.Seeing the legendary world superstar, some of them are actually more excited than Lin Zhigao, but they are not so courageous. They dare to occupy the heartthrob and keep on holding on. At best, they only dare to fantasize about taking pictures with autographs What……

Lin Zhigao finally finished expressing his excitement, and Beckham smiled again, just about to express his welcome to Juventus on behalf of the Los Angeles Galaxy, but Lin Zhigao slapped his head again, pointing at Beckham and saying : "Hey, didn't you retire last year!"

Capello finally couldn't hold back and swung his fist: "Idiot! He is the head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy now! Don't you even read newspapers!"

Beckham did retire in the spring of 2012, because unlike European leagues, the American Football League season is from March to October every year.

After retiring, Beckham expressed his desire to switch careers as a head coach and continue his football career.At that time, the England national team had just terminated the contract with Capello less than 2 months ago, and the head coach of the Three Lions was still served by the original assistant coach.The heartthrob once wanted to return to London to play for his home country, but the FA considered that 2012 was very important to the UK, with the European Cup before it and the London Olympics later, so they did not dare to hire Beckham boldly, but chose A more experienced Hodgson.

So the Los Angeles Galaxy was happy, because they found that they really couldn't do without Beckham.After Beckham announced his retirement news, the sales of package tickets for the new season dropped sharply, and the year-on-year figure even dropped by almost one-third, so they quickly approached Beckham and gave him a head coach contract.And Beckham took into account his family's wishes-Victoria didn't want to change places to live, and his four children were accustomed to life in Los Angeles, so he accepted the contract.

Lin Zhigao, who was severely beaten by Capello, held his head and cried out in pain, and even defended himself rather aggrieved: "The club drills us in different ways every day. I haven't paid attention to world news for a long time."

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Capello's attitude towards Lin Zhigao is a bit fierce, maybe even Lin Zhigao thinks so.But in Beckham's eyes, he had a different interpretation of this scene.

Capello and Lin Zhigao reminded him of the years when he fought side by side with his mentor Ferguson. The old man was also unsmiling, rigid, excessive expectations, strict discipline and other reasons, which finally made Beckham leave. Manchester United, until now he still can't judge whether his choice at that time was right or wrong, but the only thing that can't be changed is that Ferguson will always be the most influential head coach in Beckham's life, not one of them.

Maybe it's the growth of age that brings him more wisdom, or maybe it's because of the memories of the past. The words of the young No. 10 player of Juventus not only did not annoy Beckham, on the contrary, he felt There is a kind of "truth" in the opponent, which is a quality that many players do not have.The heartthrob who already had a slight liking for Lin Zhigao because of his player Piero, now feels that this junior is really good.

"Welcome to Los Angeles." Beckham brought back the topic of running thousands of miles away. He opened his arms and hugged Capello, smiling and looking at all Juventus: "I hope you can do well here. Had a great time."

……

The arrival of Juventus has been warmly welcomed by all the staff of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

They first participated in a lively welcome banquet, and then they were arranged to live in a comfortable five-star hotel. In the next half month, Juventus in Los Angeles can also borrow the stadium of the Galaxy team for training. Before they leave Los Angeles for New York , will also play a friendly match with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The welcome banquet was very lively. Not only were all the players from the Juventus and Galaxy teams present, but some Hollywood stars who Lin Zhigao couldn’t name came to the party, which made the passionate young people in the Juventus team overwhelmed with excitement. , but looking at the players of the Galaxy team, their expressions are very calm. Who made this Los Angeles?The people who live here live next to the Hollywood superstars, and they have already seen the calmness of the stars.

The dinner ended at the right time, Buffon, Chiellini and other old Juventus left together with Piero, who was already a Galaxy player, and their old friends went to find a place to catch up.Young players such as Verratti and Decelle went together, saying that they wanted to see the nightlife in Los Angeles. When they invited Lin Zhigao, Lin Zhigao refused on the grounds that he wanted to go to bed earlier, and was despised by Decelle and the others. Muttering: "What a good baby."

Lin Zhigao, who returned to the hotel, was actually not idle, he was in a hurry!

First, I called my parents and yelled "I just met Beckham!", and then, as Lin Zhigao expected, Lin's mother became excited in an instant—even middle-aged women who don't understand football can hear that The name of Beckham.Don't think that people don't know how to be nympho when they reach middle age. They are the backbone of the idol dramas and romance dramas that are broadcast on TV every year.

Qian Hongyan exhorted Lin Zhigao, asking him to bring back a few more autographed photos, and she wanted a photo of her son and Beckham, and she planned to put it in a super large size and hang it on the wall at home Show off to visitors every day.

The mother and son were happily chatting over there. Lin Changan was so jealous that he kept pressing his head against the microphone, shouting desperately: "Find the ugliest photo for your mother! I want the ugliest one!"

After hanging up the phone with his parents, Lin Zhigao had a conversation on the phone with John for a while.John is in France at the moment, and the most vacation he can take is only three days, so he can’t fly to the United States to spend vacation with Lin Zhigao. However, the two agreed that when Lin Zhigao’s training in the United States is over and he goes to Brazil to shoot a commercial, John will After finishing the work at hand, the two of them can stay in Rio and enjoy the sunshine on the beach and beauties in bikinis—well, John said that the last item must be PASSed, and Lin Zhigao in a bikini is almost the same.

Calling in the middle of the night, after saying good night to each other, Lin Zhigao threw his phone on the bed, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and when he came out, he found that there were three unread text messages on his phone at some point, and they were all sent by Messi. here.

I read the news that you are in the United States now? - Messi.

How long is Juventus' training time? You won't miss the Brazilian commercial shooting in July, right? - Messi.

What about people? - Messi.

Lin Zhigao quickly called. It was afternoon in Spain, so Messi was out of breath when he answered the phone. He had just finished training.

After Lin Zhigao got on the phone with the other party, he flaunted a little shyly: "I saw Beckham today, and I even took a photo with their husband and wife! Victoria is also much prettier in person than in the photo."

Messi wondered, "Why didn't I know you still like Beckham?"

"I'm not his fan. It's just...uh..." Lin Zhigao thought for a while, "It's because I suddenly saw such a big-name star in real life and felt very excited, so I couldn't help but want to communicate with you. "

Messi sounded a little uncomfortable. He raised his eyebrows and said, "I said, am I not a superstar? Why didn't I find that you were excited when you saw me? Isn't the difference in treatment too obvious? ?”

Lin Zhigao pondered for a while, yes.In terms of popularity, Messi should be about the same as Beckham now, so why does he feel so normal when he sees Messi, and so restless when he sees Beckham?

After thinking and thinking, after pondering and pondering, Lin Zhigao slammed his mouth and said, "Probably, because you are not as handsome as him? Too handsome people put me under pressure."

Messi: "..." Why can't he tell if it's a compliment or a derogation?

Lin Zhigao tapped the microphone: "Why don't you speak anymore? What I said made you sad?"

"No." In fact, even Messi would not admit it. He coughed and changed the subject: "What were you doing just now? Why did it take so long to reply to the text message?"

"Uh..." Lin Zhigao scratched his head, "I was taking a shower just now."

Messi's face suddenly turned a little red, but he wouldn't tell Lin Zhigao. "Did you see my text message? I will return to Rosario (Messi's hometown) on the 25th of this month. When will you come to Brazil? I will pick you up in Rio."

"Why pick me up? Treat me to dinner?"

"How about eating, lodging, and playing? Until we shoot the commercial on the 15th." Messi's small plan is a thief: "Then I will go back to China with you to eat, drink, and my agent will do something. I approached several contracts in China, and I happened to enjoy making money at the same time."

"...Whoever said you are honest and honest, I am the first to disagree!"

Messi innocently said: "I am honest and honest, Lin, this is how people all over the world evaluate me."

"..." Lin Zhigao really wanted to complain: that's because people all over the world didn't see that you were shameless!

"How about it, Lin, is my plan perfect?" Messi said triumphantly.

"The plan is very good, but." Lin Zhigao scratched his head, not knowing what to say: "I can't accompany you the whole time in Brazil. In fact, I have already been booked by someone else during this time."

Messi suddenly had a very bad premonition: "Scheduled? What do you mean, did you accept other commercials to shoot in Brazil?"

"No. It's just... I can't say it on the phone. I think it's better to tell you face to face." Lin Zhigao said coyly, "I'm going to introduce someone to you."

Messi licked his lips on the other end of the phone speechlessly, and suddenly felt as if something was loaded in his heart, heavy.He felt that his long-standing doubts were about to be realized, but he didn't know how to tell Lin Zhigao, maybe what the other party said was right, and it was better to talk about some things in person.

So he could only say lightly: "Then, all right. I'll wait for you in Rio."

……

I don’t know when in June, a group of pictures suddenly became popular on the Internet in China, and they were wildly circulated and discussed by netizens. The protagonist of this group of pictures is Lin Zhigao, but the supporting roles are different——Lin Zhigao and Lin Zhigao Beckham, Lin Zhigao and Victoria, Lin Zhigao and Tom Cruise, Lin Zhigao and Will Smith, Lin Zhigao and Jim Carrey, Lin Zhigao and Brad Pitt and so on.

The backgrounds of these pictures are all football fields, and Lin Zhigao is also wearing a Juventus jersey. His expression is either nervous and shy, or he is natural and generous. He also gestured at the camera with the word V.

When the picture first became popular on the Internet, most of the netizens did not believe that the picture was real. They laughed at Lin Zhigao's fans, saying that they "made a Hollywood set to put gold on their idol's face." Celebrity group photo guide? It’s too fake!", and some praised the photo after looking at it for a long time: "Which fan expert PS is this? It's so natural, there is no trace!"

In short, many, many people have seen these pictures on various websites and forums, but none of them believed it was real.Most of them are not real fans, they only like Lin Zhigao because he has added luster to the country. They don't know much about football, and they can't follow Lin Zhigao's whereabouts like reporters or fans. , They just think that Lin Zhigao should go back to China after playing the league?These pictures must have been photoshopped by someone, either by his fans or by someone doing a spoof.

It wasn't until a technical emperor deliberately climbed the wall and went to Lin Zhigao's Twitter to find out, and was surprised to find out—God!These photos are not PS!it is true!These photos are posted on Lin Zhigao's Twitter homepage!And it also marked the month and day when it was filmed. The players in our country have really entered the Hollywood lair!

With the genuine Twitter screenshots as evidence, those who had been skeptical had to be surprised: So it turns out that Lin Zhigao is really getting involved with Hollywood?How did he manage to take photos with so many celebrities?Did you travel to the United States, or did you go to Hollywood to film?

What is most discussed and expected by netizens is the option of Lin Zhigao accepting the script and going to Hollywood to film a movie. This is the result that all Chinese netizens who love gossip are most happy to see.

The hot discussion on the Internet has successfully attracted the attention of reporters.Under the special attention of the major media, the truth was quickly reported-Juventus went to the United States for training this summer, and the first stop was Los Angeles, where they will borrow the training ground of the Los Angeles Galaxy and play against them. A friendly match.

What does LA Galaxy have?There is Beckham!Does Beckham have a good relationship with Hollywood superstars?of course!The most famous friends of the Beckhams are naturally Tom Cruise and the Katie couple. Apart from them, the Will Smiths, the Pitts and others also had a close relationship with the Beckhams.In fact, Beckham is still one of the most popular celebrity couples in Hollywood. Their three sons are often used to match up with the little princess La Lang of the Cruise family, and they are called childhood sweethearts or something.

So everything is naturally explained, and Lin Zhigao is full of it.

As we all know, because of the existence of Beckham, the global exposure of MLS and Los Angeles Galaxy has directly increased by more than one level. Los Angeles is the seat of Hollywood. They all bought the package tickets of the Galaxy team, so when they went to watch the Galaxy team’s home game, they would naturally meet Juventus who borrowed the field for training there, and it’s not surprising that they took a photo with Lin Zhigao—no need Worried about Lin Zhigao's popularity, he played for the top European league giants, but he is not unknown in the United States, and many of the stars are also fans.

Although knowing that Lin Zhigao went to the United States was not for filming but training, many people in the country were a little disappointed, but there were still enough things to make them excited, because according to reporters from major media who flew to the United States for interviews, Baker Ham has a good impression of Lin Zhigao!And Piero and his wife, they respectively invited Lin Zhigao to dinner, and introduced him to a lot of Hollywood stars who often come to watch the Galaxy team!

Just thinking about Lin Zhigao's going to the United States and suddenly getting into the social circle of the Beckhams is enough to make people unable to sleep. Those domestic stars who fall in love with third-rate stars are so weak. !Those domestic stars who went to Hollywood to make a living are also weak!What is high-end foreign style, Lin Zhigao is the one!If you make friends, you are all superstars... and let other Asian players live!

Even the Chinese Super League players began to complain about all kinds of things. The famous Li Yi started to say a sentence from the mouth of a certain Chinese Super League player all year round: They are all Chinese. As for the gap between us and us?