Falling Afoul of Fergie 出走梦剧场

Beckham's Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had mentioned his concerns about his star player being swayed by the celebrity lifestyle. So it was no real shock that he was eventually transferred. But the manner of the somewhat sudden move startled the soccer world. The story goes that, following a defeat to London side Arsenal, a furious Ferguson threw or kicked a boot that (accidently) struck Beckham over the eye, causing a cut that required stitches. Beckham certainly stoked the situation by being photographed with the cut in full view, and it was thought that there was no way back for the pair's rocky relationship ...

曼联主帅弗格森爵士曾经提及过他担心小贝名流般的生活方式会分散他的注意力。这也为小贝后来的转会埋下了伏笔。但这起突然的转会还是震惊了世界足坛，尤其是它发生的方式。有传言说，在一场输给阿森纳的比赛后，愤怒的弗格森将一只球鞋扔向或是踢向了小贝，并不小心地划到了小贝的眼部，小贝也因此缝了几针。小贝事后也将自己受伤的眼部的照片公之于众，此举也激化了师徒二人的矛盾，也让小贝最终选择出走梦剧场。

Real-ity Bites 皇马岁月

... And a few months later, in the summer of 2003, Beckham signed with Spanish giants Real Madrid. The midfielder's career got off to a dream start when he scored in his debut. But trophies didn't come easily over his four-year spell, with only a solitary league title and a cup to his and the team's name.

几个月之后，03年的夏天，小贝加盟了西班牙豪门皇家马德里。小贝的皇马生涯有着一个梦幻般的开局，在处子秀上就打入一球。但随后的日子却不是那么顺利。在小贝四年的伯纳乌岁月里，皇马仅仅斩获了一次联赛冠军。而这也很难说是小贝一个人的功劳。