Beckham to help Chinese football 贝克汉姆拯救中国足球

Beckham to help Chinese football 贝克汉姆拯救中国足球

Will David Beckham change Chinese football? Audio:http://club.topsage.com/thread-3199798-1-1.html Summary 4 March 2013 The former England football captain, David Beckham, has been hired by China's football authorities to do a very special job. They want Beckham to promote their domestic Super League. He will perform his new role while still playing for Paris St. Germain. 前英格兰队长大卫·贝克汉姆应中国足协官员之邀，接受了一份非常特殊的工作。中方希望借贝克汉姆以提升中超联赛的人气。贝克汉姆在担任新职的同时，还将继续为巴黎圣日耳曼队效力。 Reporter: Damian Grammaticas Report David Beckham says he's 'honoured' and 'excited' by this new role, as part-time global ambassador for Chinese football. It could be one of his toughest yet. In the world's most populous country, football has struggled for popularity. Corruption and match-fixing have taintedChinese football. And recent attempts by Chinese clubs to hire star players from abroad, including Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka have foundered. The big foreign names have left after just a few months, disappointed by their new clubs or thestandard of the game in China. In the same way he was an ambassador for the London Olympics, David Beckham's role will be to promote China's Super League inside and outside the country. In particular he’ll try to encourage Chinese children to get interested in the game. It's not clear how much he'll be paid by China's League to be its ambassador, but he'll continue to play football for his new French club Paris St. Germain. Vocabulary honoured：proud and happy role：job or responsibility ambassador：person who represents the sport toughest：most challenging/hardest corruption：illegal activity, especially by people in power tainted：spoiled foundered：been unsuccessful standard：quality to encourage：to increase interest in