i want to be king

Chapter 480 Is he crazy?

Barcelona's first stop in North America came directly to Mexico.

At the University of Monterrey Stadium in Mexico, Barcelona ushered in its first warm-up opponent, the Tigers.

Barcelona continued their excellent results in the warm-up match in Denmark, beating their opponents [-]-[-]. Su Dong scored one pass and one shot, helping Barcelona win another victory.

After playing this warm-up match, Barcelona immediately set off for Los Angeles, USA. After a short rest, they ushered in the second opponent of the North American Invitational Tournament, Guadalajara.

Barcelona finally relied on Su Dong's brace, defeated the opponent [-]-[-], and won the victory again.

Although the North American Invitational only played two games, Barcelona caused a strong whirlwind in North America.

Mexico's first game was full, and the stadium was full again for this game in Los Angeles, attracting nearly [-] fans to watch the game, which shocked the entire North American region.

Su Dong, who scored in two consecutive games, caused a phenomenon in North America.

You know, three years ago, Barcelona came here once. At that time, they played three warm-up matches in Philadelphia, Washington and Boston, and only attracted a total of [-] fans.

And now, Barcelona came to the United States again with the title of Triple Crown. The first battle in Los Angeles attracted nearly [-] fans, which caused a sensation in the entire American sports world.

Especially Su Dong.

Many media outlets in the United States have exclaimed, never thought that a Chinese could form such an influence in the United States, and what is even more frightening is that he is still a football player.

In addition to the skyrocketing ticket revenue, income in other areas has also risen.

For example, Barcelona signed an agency cooperation agreement with Warner Bros., authorizing them to manufacture, promote and sell Barcelona's official peripheral products in the American continent. This agreement also includes part of Su Dong, because his portrait right is in his own hands.

This is only part of the harvest from the North American trip, the most important thing is the cooperation with several major sponsors.

……

After playing Guadalajara in Los Angeles, Barcelona stayed in the immigrant city for an extra day to participate in sponsor activities.

The event attracted a total of over [-] fans to the scene, and the scene was very sensational.

First, the famous Los Angeles NBA star Kobe Bryant took the stage to welcome the Barcelona players.

Amid the thunderous applause at the scene, several Barcelona players appeared on the stage under the leadership of Puyol.

And Su Dong also noticed that Kobe put on the Barcelona jersey today, the number on the back is No. [-], and Su Dong's name.

This really surprised him.

During the event, Su Dong and Kobe didn't talk too much. What they had the most contact with was in a game of skills. The two competed in football and basketball respectively. Needless to say, Su Dong won in football, and Kobe was the well-deserved king in basketball.

But after the game, Kobe said with a smile that Su Dong is very tall and has very good physical fitness.

"Really, I watched many of your games, and I found that your physical training, especially the muscles, is very good and very scientific. I think if you don't play football and play basketball instead, you will definitely be a very good NBA player."

Su Dong couldn't tell whether it was a business bragging or a sincere one, so he jokingly asked, "Can I join the Lakers? Be your best partner?"

"It's entirely possible."

There was a lot of noise on the stage. After the activity, the two met again off the stage.

Kobe told Su Dong that he really liked watching Su Dong play football, especially his physical training.

As a basketball player, Kobe's training is also very hard, and Su Dong is the same. He believes that Su Dong's training is very scientific, and the final effect is very amazing.

"You know, why I thought you could play basketball?"

Su Dong shook his head.

"Because your body has almost no shortcomings, and every statistic is very top-notch. If I'm not wrong, your 11-meter speed should be able to run under [-] seconds."

Su Dong smiled and nodded, "I've tested it in the club, and it's basically around [-] seconds. If you're in better physical condition, it can be even better."

"It's great!" Kobe repeatedly exclaimed, "Did you know? This speed is definitely ranked high in the NBA. What's even more frightening is that you have such a height and strength, but at the same time you have such amazing explosive power. But your body flexibility and flexibility are so good. I doubt that you were created by God to stimulate us."

Su Dong smiled, of course he would not say that he has a system that can be continuously improved through training.

Whether it is basketball or football, technology is one aspect, but in fact the body is also crucial.

Especially for players at Su Dong's level, they are all excellent in body, technique and consciousness.

Consciousness is too metaphysical and uncontrollable, and it is difficult to improve technology after adulthood, but the body can continue to improve, reaching the limit of the body, or even surpassing the limit.

This is the charm of competitive sports!
For example, in the Olympic Games, track and field events have the greatest influence.

This is what Kobe admires most about Su Dong.

The two met for the first time, but they left a good impression on each other. After exchanging some ideas, they left each other's mobile phone numbers.

…………

…………

From Los Angeles to Houston, Barcelona ushered in the third warm-up match.

This time it once again attracted more than 7 fans to the scene to watch the game, and it was still full, with no empty seats.

You know, before the World Cup, the U.S. national team played a warm-up match with Mexico here. The number of fans who entered the stadium was less than 7, but the attendance rate of Barcelona was close to [-].

According to the organizer, if it weren't for the limited capacity of the stadium, it is estimated that the attendance rate would break through [-] again.

This is already a very staggering number.

Barcelona did not disappoint the fans either. They defeated the Americas team [-]-[-] cleanly and won another victory.

……

Subsequently, the team flew from Houston to New York to play against the New York Red Bulls.

Su Dong scored twice again, helping Barcelona beat the New York Red Bulls [-]-[-].

This battle is full again.

This year's Barcelona North America Invitational Tournament can be described as a hot wave, every game is full, so that everyone can see the influence of Barcelona in North America, especially in the United States.

In terms of tickets, Barcelona has made a lot of money. In terms of business development, Barcelona has also made a lot of money, signing several considerable commercial sponsorships one after another.

But the most meaningful thing is to reach a consensus with the jersey sponsor.

Barcelona's jersey sponsorship was signed in [-] for a period of ten years and expired in [-].

Although there are still two years left, for a team like Barcelona, ​​it must be the target of sponsors. Therefore, during the period in the United States, the jersey sponsor proposed that it is willing to start contract renewal negotiations with Barcelona and strive to extend the contract as soon as possible.

Long before Barcelona came to North America, it had already applied for the renewal of the jersey sponsor, requesting that the sponsorship fee be increased from 500 million euros per year to 3000 million euros. This will be the most important sponsorship in world football.

The jersey sponsor also said this time that they hope to start negotiations as soon as possible.

However, it is a pity that Barcelona is currently in a leaderless state.

……

If you really want to say that the biggest beneficiary of the North American trip, then Su Dong must not be able to avoid it.

During his stay in North America, Su Dong signed a sky-high sponsorship contract of 2000 million euros with the boot sponsor. This is the most amazing sponsorship ever in the football field, and it can be said to have shocked the entire sports world.

When Kobe had a private chat with Su Dong, he was full of praise for Su Dong's achievements.

The two are from the same sponsor, but his sponsorship fee is only half of that of Su Dong, not even as good as the newly debuted James.

Su Dong's sponsorship also shocked everyone.

According to general practice, behind the high sponsorship fee is often the longer contract period.

But this does not apply to Su Dong, because the new contract he signed is only five years old.

That is to say, in the next five years, Su Dong can take [-] million euros in sponsorship fees from the sponsor's pocket, which is definitely a veritable big money sucker.

The whole world is amazed, but only Su Dong himself knows that the key reason for being able to sign such a high number is competition.

The sponsor met an opponent and didn't want to miss Su Dong, so they could only keep raising their bids.

……

Flying from New York to Spain, Barcelona can be said to be traveling all the way.

The club is still preparing to participate in the Spanish Super Cup and the game against the Spaniard, but when they returned to Barcelona after going out for a month, everyone clearly felt the change in the atmosphere of the club.

Laporta and others temporarily suspended their positions as chairman and presidium, Soriano and other professionals continued to run the team, and technical director Begiristan also continued to be in charge of the athletic department, but many things had to be temporarily suspended.

The upcoming presidential election also makes the club panic.

Both Laporta and Rosell announced that they would run for the election, and both of them put forward their own plans for the election. From how to run the team to how to help the team improve its performance and influence, they each came up with their own set of policies.

Vice Chairman Soriano and Technical Director Begiristan came to Gamper Sports City the day after the team returned to Barcelona, ​​and told all the players that the presidential election will not affect the team's operation and performance, and hoped that the players would not consider the disturbance from the outside world and focus on the game.

"We will create a relaxed and stable game environment for the team!"

Soriano also made a promise on behalf of the team that he will come up with a generous reward system for the results of the new season, and hopes that everyone will continue to work hard.

Begiristain, as the technical director, also delivered some encouraging speeches.

However, it is impossible to say that the chairman election at this time has no impact on the team.

……

At the same time that Barcelona returned to Spain, the sensation caused by the team in North America, especially Sudong in the United States, also attracted strong attention in European football.

The most important thing is the sky-high sponsorship contract, which made everyone feel the influence of being No.1 in world football.

But at the same time, in the office of the editor-in-chief of World Sports News, Santi Nora received an anonymous letter.

He was stunned by the contents of the letter!
"Is he crazy?" Santi Nora sat back on the office chair, unable to speak for a long time.

(End of this chapter)