History in the Making 創造歷史

Back in the international scene, Beckham created history when he scored against Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup: it made him the first-ever English player to score in three separate World Cups. But yet again, the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals, this time courtesy of Portugal and those oh-so-cruel penalty kicks.

2006年世界杯，小貝在對陣厄瓜多爾的比賽中打入一球，這也使她成為了第一個三屆世界杯上都有進球的英格蘭人。但遺憾的是，英格蘭再次在1/4決賽中慘遭淘汰，這一次是葡萄牙人和殘酷的點球大戰將他們送回了家。

Come to America 下一站美國

Quite simply, it was one of the most stunning transfers in the history of the sport: Beckham's move in 2007 to the Los Angeles Galaxy put Major League Soccer on the world map. It's not unkind to suggest that nearly every overseas signing who had played in the U.S. did so for a healthy payday at the twilight of his career. But Beckham was still a relatively young man (32 at the time), and his signing sparked hitherto unknown levels of interest in soccer in the U.S. Yet cynics would carp that his move was a result of his no longer being selected for the England team and of Los Angeles serving as the perfect location to promote Brand Beckham.

這無疑是體育史上最震撼的一次轉會——貝克漢姆在2007年加盟洛杉磯銀河隊，這也讓美國足球大聯盟終于進入了足球世界的版圖。不客氣地說，幾乎所有選擇來美國踢球的球星都是想在職業生涯晚期來海外淘金。但貝克漢姆還相對年輕，當時只有32歲，他的簽約也激起了美國人對于足球的興趣。但批評者仍然指責他來美國踢球是因為他已經進不了英格蘭國家隊了，而洛杉磯是他推廣自己時裝的完美選擇。