貝克漢姆加盟巴黎聖日耳曼俱樂部
English soccer star David Beckham on Thursday signed a five-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain, injecting a heavy dose of celebrity appeal and marketing magnetism to the Qatari-backed French soccer team.
英國足球明星貝克漢姆(David Beckham)週四同巴黎聖日耳曼俱樂部(Paris Saint-Germain)簽署了一份爲期五個月的合同。貝克漢姆的加盟爲這支由卡塔爾人支持的法國足球隊注入了濃濃的名人效應和營銷上的吸引力。'I'm very lucky,' Beckham, 37 years old, told a packed news conference in Paris, saying he had received many offers of positions from different teams even at this stage of his career. 'I chose Paris because I can see what the club is trying to do. I am very honored to be part of it.'
貝克漢姆37歲的貝克漢姆在巴黎一個擠滿人的新聞發佈會上說，我很幸運，即使在職業生涯的這個階段，我還能從很多球隊那裏收到衆多邀約。我選擇巴黎聖日耳曼是因爲我能看到這傢俱樂部試圖要做的事情。能夠成爲其中的一份子我非常榮幸。Beckham said he would play for free and the team will donate his salary to a Paris children's charity, an arrangement he described as 'unique.'
貝克漢姆表示，他將免費爲球隊效力，球隊將把他的工資捐給巴黎的一家兒童慈善機構。他稱這一安排“非常獨特”。
Beckham 'is a very proficient player. I'm sure he will add much value to the team,' said club President Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
巴黎聖日耳曼俱樂部主席阿爾赫萊菲(Nasser Al-Khelaifi)說，貝克漢姆“是一個非常成熟的球員，我相信他將給球隊增加不少價值”。The move brings one of the sporting world's biggest icons to PSG with the potential to sell more tickets and move team merchandise. Beckham, who made his soccer debut at the age of 17, is as much known for his celebrity lifestyle and marriage to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham as for his sporting prowess.
此舉爲巴黎聖日耳曼俱樂部帶來了體育界最大牌的明星之一，球隊可能借此賣出更多門票並拉動球隊特許商品的銷售。貝克漢姆的足球職業生涯始於17歲那年，除了傑出的運動實力，貝克漢姆還因明星般的生活方式以及同前辣妹(Spice Girl)合唱組合成員維多利亞•貝克漢姆(Victoria Beckham)的婚姻而出名。The couple is wooed by brands around the world. Beckham recently showed-off his tattooed body in a massive underwear advertising campaign for Hennes & Mauritz AB and is due to appear next month in a new campaign for the retailer directed by Guy Ritchie.
這對夫妻受到全球各大品牌的歡迎。貝克漢姆最近剛剛在內衣品牌Hennes & Mauritz AB的大規模廣告活動中展示了自己滿是紋身的身體。下個月將出現在蓋伊•裏奇(Guy Ritchie)爲該品牌執導的一部新宣傳大片中。'From an athletic point of view, I don't think he will add so much to the team but from a media and economic point of view, it's a great move for PSG and for the French league,' said Remi Dumont, a journalist with French football magazine Surface.
法國足球雜誌Surface的記者杜蒙(Remi Dumont)說，從運動競技的角度看，我不認爲貝克漢姆能給巴黎聖日耳曼帶來多大價值。但從媒體和經濟角度看，這對球隊和法甲聯賽來說是一個很好的舉措。
