Falling Afoul of Fergie 出走夢劇場

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 ...

曼聯主帥弗格森爵士曾經提及過他擔心小貝名流般的生活方式會分散他的注意力。這也為小貝后來的轉會埋下了伏筆。但這起突然的轉會還是震驚了世界足壇，尤其是它發生的方式。有傳言說，在一場輸給阿森納的比賽后，憤怒的弗格森將一只球鞋扔向或是踢向了小貝，并不小心地劃到了小貝的眼部，小貝也因此縫了幾針。小貝事后也將自己受傷的眼部的照片公之于眾，此舉也激化了師徒二人的矛盾，也讓小貝最終選擇出走夢劇場。

Real-ity Bites 皇馬歲月

... 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.

幾個月之后，03年的夏天，小貝加盟了西班牙豪門皇家馬德里。小貝的皇馬生涯有著一個夢幻般的開局，在處子秀上就打入一球。但隨后的日子卻不是那么順利。在小貝四年的伯納烏歲月里，皇馬僅僅斬獲了一次聯賽冠軍。而這也很難說是小貝一個人的功勞。