Barcelona's first stop in North America was directly to Mexico.
At the University of Monterrey stadium in Mexico, Barcelona ushered in its first warm-up match opponent, the Tigers.
Barcelona continued their excellent warm-up results in Denmark, defeating their opponents 3-0. Sudong passed and 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 their second opponent in the North American Invitational Tournament, Guadalajara.
Barcelona finally relied on Su Dong's brace to defeat their opponent 2-0 and win again.
Although the North American Invitational Tournament has only played two games, Barcelona has caused a strong whirlwind in North America.
The first game in Mexico was packed with seats, and for this game in Los Angeles, the stadium was also full again, attracting nearly 100,000 fans to watch the game, which shocked the entire North American region.
Su Dong, who scored goals in two consecutive games, created a phenomenon in North America.
You know, Barcelona had only been here three years ago. At that time, they played three warm-up games in Philadelphia, Washington and Boston, and only attracted a total of 90,000 fans. The total number of fans in the three games was 90,000.
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Now, Barcelona has returned to the United States with the title of Triple Crown. The first game in Los Angeles attracted nearly 100,000 fans, which caused a sensation in the entire American sports world.
Especially Su Dong.
Many media outlets in the United States exclaimed that they had never thought that a Chinese could have such influence in the United States. What is even more frightening is that he is also a football player.
In addition to the skyrocketing ticket revenue, income from other aspects has also increased.
For example, Barcelona signed an agency cooperation agreement with Warner Bros., authorizing them to manufacture, promote and sell official Barcelona peripheral products in the American continent. This agreement also includes Su Dong, because his image rights are in his hands.
This is only part of the harvest from the North American trip, the most important thing is the cooperation with several major sponsors.
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After playing Guadalajara in Los Angeles, Barcelona stayed in this immigrant city for one more day to participate in sponsor activities.
This event attracted a total of more than 10,000 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 thunderous applause at the scene, several Barcelona players who were present took the stage under the leadership of Puyol.
Su Dong also noticed that Kobe was wearing a Barcelona jersey today, and the number on the back was No. 9, as well as Su Dong's name.
This really surprised him.
During the event, Su Dong and Kobe did not talk much. The most contact they had was in a game of skills. The two competed in football and basketball respectively. Needless to say, Su Dong won in football.
Kobe is the undisputed king in basketball.
But after the game, Kobe Bryant said with a smile that Su Dong was very tall and had excellent physical fitness.
"Really, I watched a lot of your games, and I found that your physical training, especially your muscles, is very good and very scientific. I think if you don't play football and switch to basketball, you will definitely be a very good NBA player.
players.”
Su Dong couldn't tell whether this was business bragging or sincerity, 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, but after the event, the two met again off the stage.
Kobe Bryant told Su Dong that he really liked watching Su Dong play, especially his physical training.
As a basketball player, Kobe's training was also very hard, and the same was true for Su Dong. He believed that Su Dong's training was very scientific, and the final results were amazing.
"You know why I think you can play basketball?"
Su Dong shook his head.
"Because your body has almost no shortcomings, and every data is very top-notch. If I guess correctly, you should be able to run 100 meters in 11 seconds."
Su Dong smiled and nodded, "I have tested it in the club and it is basically around ten seconds and seven. If my physical condition is better, it can be better."
"Awesome!" Kobe exclaimed, "Did you know? This kind of speed is definitely among the top in the NBA. What's even more frightening is that you have such height and strength, but you are also so amazing.
Your explosive power, but your body's flexibility and flexibility are so outstanding, I simply doubt that you were created by God to stimulate us."
Su Dong smiled, but of course he would not say that he had a system that could be continuously improved through training.
Whether it's basketball or football, technique is one aspect, but in fact the body is also crucial.
Especially players at Su Dong's level are all excellent physically, technically and mentally.
Things like consciousness are too metaphysical and uncontrollable, and it is difficult for technology to advance after adulthood, but the body can continue to improve, reach the physical limit, and even exceed 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 experiences, they left each other's mobile phone numbers.
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Flying from Los Angeles to Houston, Barcelona ushered in its third warm-up match.
This time, more than 70,000 fans came to watch the game again, and it was still a full house.
You know, before the World Cup, the U.S. national team played a warm-up match against Mexico here. The number of fans in attendance was less than 70,000, but Barcelona's attendance was close to 72,000.
According to the organizers, if it were not for the limited capacity of the stadium, it is estimated that the attendance rate would have exceeded 90,000 again.
This is already a very astonishing number.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Barcelona did not disappoint the fans. They cleanly defeated the American team four to one and won another victory.
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Subsequently, the team flew from Houston to New York to play against the New York Red Bulls.
Su Dong scored twice again to help Barcelona defeat the New York Red Bulls 4-0.
This battle was another packed house.
This year's Barcelona North American Invitational Tournament was a huge hit, with every game sold out, allowing everyone to see Barcelona's influence in North America, especially in the United States.
In terms of tickets, Barcelona has made a lot of money. In terms of commercial development, Barcelona has also gained a lot, and has successively signed several significant commercial sponsorships.
But the most meaningful thing is reaching a consensus with the jersey sponsor.
Barcelona's jersey sponsorship was signed in 1998 for ten years and expired in 2008.
Although there are still two years left, for a team like Barcelona, it is definitely the target of sponsors. Therefore, while 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.
Even before Barcelona came to North America, they had already submitted an application for contract renewal with their jersey sponsor, requesting that the sponsorship fee be increased from 15 million euros to 30 million euros per year. This would be the most important event in world football.
A sponsorship.
The jersey sponsor also expressed this time that it hopes to start negotiations as soon as possible.
However, it is a pity that Barcelona is currently in a leaderless state.
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If we really want to say that the biggest beneficiary of the North American trip, Su Dong will definitely not be able to avoid it.
While in North America, Su Dong signed a sky-high sponsorship contract of 20 million euros with a boot sponsor. This was the most amazing sponsorship in the history of football, and it can be said that it 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 Su Dong's, and even less than the newly debuted James.
Su Dong's sponsorship also shocked everyone.
According to general practice, behind high sponsorship fees, there is often a longer contract period.
But this does not apply to Su Dong, because the new contract he signed only lasts for five years.
In other words, in the next five years, Su Dong can take away 100 million euros in sponsorship fees from sponsors' pockets, and he is definitely a real money-attractor.
The whole world is amazed, but only Su Dong himself knows that the key reason why he can sign at such a high price is competition.
The sponsors met their opponents and did not want to miss Su Dong, so they could only keep raising their bids.
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Flying from New York to Spain, Barcelona is a journey all the way.
The club was still preparing to participate in the Spanish Super Cup against Espanyol, but when they returned to Barcelona after being away for a month, everyone clearly felt the change in the atmosphere of the club.
Laporta and others temporarily suspended their duties as chairman and presidium, professionals such as Soriano continued to run the team, and technical director Begiristain also continued to be in charge of the sports department, but many things had to be temporarily suspended.
The upcoming presidential election has also caused panic among the club.
Both Laporta and Russell announced their candidacy, and both of them also put forward their own plans for candidacy. From how to run the team to how to help the team improve its performance and influence, they each came up with their own ideas.
own set of policies.
Vice Chairman Soriano and Technical Director Begiristain came to Gamber Sports City the day after the team returned to Barcelona and told all the players that the presidential election would not affect the team's operation and performance and hoped that the players would not
Consider the distractions outside and focus on the game.
"We will create a relaxed and stable playing environment for the team!"
Soriano also made a promise on behalf of the team to provide a generous reward system for the results in the new season, hoping that everyone will continue to work hard.
As the technical director, Begiristain also gave some encouraging words.
But if the presidential election is held at this time, it is impossible to say that it will have no impact on the team.
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When Barcelona returned to Spain, the sensation caused by the team in North America, especially the Soviet Union in the United States, also aroused strong attention in European football.
The most important thing is the sky-high sponsorship contract, which makes everyone feel the influence of being the number one player in world football.
But at the same time, in the office of the editor-in-chief of World Sports News, Santi Nola received an anonymous letter.
The content of the letter immediately shocked him!
"Is he crazy?" Santi Nora fell back into the office chair and was speechless for a long time.
