Real solve Beckham problem

Motterman · Jun 13, 2003

From the www.therockalltimes.co.uk:

Real Madrid to bid for Beckham shirt rights?
Dual benefit for fava bean counters
by Juan Sebastian Gaucho
Executives at footballing corporation Real Madrid announced today they have solved the problem of how to gain access to the shirt-selling benefit associated with David Beckham without actually having to stick him in their side.

"We believe that Real could win with just ten men on the pitch which would allow us to play Beckham without compromising the team," commented Unsporting Director Jorge Valdano while sipping a fine liqueur at a city-centre tapas bar and mulling over the role of the intellectual in the Beautiful Game, "but it would offend my aesthetic sensibilities to do so."

Instead, Real's fava bean counters have hit upon an innovative idea which should see the side get what they want. The groundbreaking deal will see Beckham remain at Old Trafford but wear a Real Madrid top for United's fixtures.

European football authorities initially explained that the proposal was "absolutely unacceptable" since it would violate all existing rules of the game. However, having received a telephone call from Madrid they have since explained that "a closer reading of the rules" shows it to be "unexpectedly quite legal".

"It's perfect," explained Real President Florentino Perez. "We tap into the billions of Yen generated by the Japanese replica kit market without our manager having to put up with Beckham, or Madrid's shop assistants being subjected to his shrieking wife."
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Motterman · Jun 13, 2003

I'm sorry, but this "true" story is funnier than I could have made up:

Real Madrid’s sporting director Jorge Valdano says that David Beckham is the missing link in the club’s global profile.

The England captain’s future at Old Trafford has been the subject of much speculation, with Barcelona being the most active in pursuing the 28-year-old.

But Real Madrid and Champions League winners AC Milan have also expressed an interest, with many now tipping Beckham to make the trip to the Bernabeu instead.

And comments by Valdano, who admitted he was lying when he claimed ‘no interest’ in the United star, that they need a high-profile Englishman at the club has added fuel to those rumours.

“There are icons in football and Beckham is one of them,” he was quoted on Sky Sports.

“We have a lot of 'south' in our side; we have Ronaldo, Zidane with his Arab blood, Argentinians, Spanish and in general a lot of representation from the Latin world.

“Beckham is the north. I think that at the moment, he is a compliment to the other ingredients that would be especially attractive - especially to the media.”

Meanwhile, Sources at AC Milan have revealed that they are willing to give Beckham his beloved No 7 shirt if he joins the San Siro outfit, despite the fact that Andrei Schevchenko is currently wearing it.

The Ukrainian will apparently be offered £1million to part with the shirt, even though the striker is reluctant to do so and has a clause in his contract that states he must play with the No 7 on his back.

“We want to keep Shevchenko but realise he will be very reluctant to give up his squad number,” the source was quoted in The Sun. “It's a difficult situation but we are prepared to dig deep to find a resolution.”
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Yes, gentlemen, they are Begging For Beckham.

luvdagame · Jun 13, 2003

you think that's funny, read the story a little lower down about man u sticking by the tourettes sufferer.