'You've got no chance of succeeding in the States' - 足球

'You've got no chance of succeeding in the States', Fergie warns Beckham
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重點就是
Fergie認為Becks要把足球變成美國主要運動之一是不太可能的事
國土太大是其一，支持者大概不太會坐那麼久的飛機去客場為自己的球隊加油
再來就是之前有太多的有名球員來這裡都沒有太多斬獲
不可能因為Becks一個人就改變全世界
當然也有提到Becks遇到他老婆以後就變了


David Beckham faces a near-impossible task to turn football into
one of the USA's major sports, according to Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Manchester United manager feels his former Old Trafford protege
cannot transform the fortunes of the sport by himself.

And he argued the sheer size of the USA and the exodus of young
American talent to Europe would stunt the growth of Major League
Soccer despite Beckham's best efforts.

Ferguson also claimed the former Real Madrid player's celebrity
status had overshadowed his significance as a footballer.

Los Angeles Galaxy signed Beckham - currently out with a knee
injury - on a five-year contract worth up to ￡128million in a
bid to boost the popularity of the game. But Ferguson feels the
England midfielder will struggle to have a major impact on his
own when the combined talents of Pele, Johan Cruyff and Franz
Beckenbauer failed to have a lasting impact after playing for
New York Cosmos three decades ago.

"In the late '70s I went to America with Aberdeen and there were
guys like (Teofilo) Cubillas and (Peter) Shilton there," the Scot said.

"Before that there was Pele, Cruyff, Beckenbauer. It is difficult
with David going there - I don't know what kind of impact he can
make. David Beckham himself can't change the whole country."

And Ferguson feels the distance between teams affects the impact
of football on American society.

"The size of the country makes it difficult," he said. "In European
football, and especially in British football, you can travel easily.
"If you are Boston and need to go to Los Angeles it's a six-hour flight.
Supporters don't travel so you are missing that rivalry between fans.

"So you have a problem. To make it substantial you would have to go
regional but there's not enough teams to have four strong leagues."

Ferguson, who was speaking to an audience at the Citizens Theatre
in Glasgow, feels the MLS is also undermined by an exodus of young
homegrown talent.

"What you have got in the States is that a lot of kids are playing
football in the States and there is nowhere to go," he said. "The
best American players go to Europe very early, like Brad Friedel
(at Blackburn), (Brian) McBride and (Clint) Dempsey at Fulham. So
that situation doesn't help the American game."

And while Ferguson feels Beckham will struggle to have the required
impact on the field, he claimed the 31-year-old's celebrity persona
had overtaken his status as a sportsman following his marriage to
Spice Girl Victoria.

When asked if Beckham was difficult to deal with at United, the
65-year-old said: "He was never a problem until he got married.
He used to go into work with the academy coaches at night time,
he was a fantastic young lad.

"Getting married into that entertainment scene was a difficult
thing - from that moment his life was never going to be the same.

"He is such a big celebrity, football is only a small part. The
big part is his persona."


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凡事還是慢慢來
我承認我認為他要改變美國足球也是個不太實際的夢想
不過自從他去MLS之後，賽季票也變得賣的比較好也是事實(而且聽說是超好)
新聞每天炒也一定會有相當的效果
一定有人好奇看看然後莫名奇妙被拉進足球的世界(?!)
(想當初也是新聞讓我認識Becks，繼而愛上足球)
而且美國原本就有推廣足球
反正在爛也不會比台灣要把國際主場拿去開花花爛吧??

至於改變的成效，我們可以2~3年後來看看 XD


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