The players of Sudong and Bayern would never have imagined that they would receive God-like courtesy in Southeast Asia.
Due to the time difference, when Bayern arrived in Singapore, it was local morning and it was an early flight.
And everyone knows that Singapore is world-famous as a city that never sleeps. People here go to bed late and get up late. Getting them to get up early is simply harder than killing them.
But what is surprising is that in order to welcome Bayern's arrival, the enthusiastic Singaporean fans woke up early and rushed to the airport to greet their heroes. More than 3,000 fans gathered at the scene.
This is quite an astonishing figure for Singapore, with a total population of less than five million.
This group of enthusiastic fans can neither go to Europe to watch Bayern's games, nor can they go to the Allianz Arena to watch the game, which makes them full of enthusiasm and expectations for Bayern's warm-up match in Singapore.
Especially Su Dong, almost all Singaporean fans are shouting his name, vying to see his style.
Just the airport?
No, when the team took the bus to leave the airport and arrived at the hotel they had booked in advance, everyone was surprised to find that more fans gathered in the hotel, and they enthusiastically blocked the entrance and exit of the hotel.
This surprised everyone at Bayern.
Doesn’t it mean that Singaporean fans prefer the Premier League? Are they not very familiar with the Bundesliga?
Why does it feel like this is not the case at all?
What surprised everyone at Bayern even more was that in the afternoon, at Bayern's first press conference after arriving in Asia, more than 150 media reporters came in, including reporters from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia.
, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Asian countries and regions.
This made the atmosphere at the scene extremely heated.
The organizers were obviously shocked by such a grand occasion. To use their comparison, for Singapore national team games, there are usually only a dozen reporters, or at most twenty.
Unexpectedly, Bayern attracted so much media after arriving in Singapore, which is simply unbelievable.
Local media in Singapore reported that Bayern's arrival caused a wave of excitement in Singapore, and even in the entire Southeast Asia region, especially when major sponsors such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola all cooperated with Bayern's Asian tour and took advantage of the news to build momentum for Bayern.
A whirlwind formed.
In Singapore alone, the media predicts that Bayern's arrival will drive the local retail industry's revenue to increase by more than 100 million US dollars. As early as May, when Bayern won the Champions League and confirmed that it would launch an Asian tour, many merchants were already promoting it frantically.
Not only Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries have been affected by Bayern's wave. Although the Bundesliga hegemon did not go to these countries, they were also affected.
Su Dong is undoubtedly the most popular player in the Bayern team.
As the light of Asia, Su Dong's performance in European football has been sought after by the entire Asia. This time in Singapore, many fans came after Su Dong, and even came from other countries and regions.
It is said that some fans came all the way from Australia just to watch a Soviet Union game.
Not only fans, Sudong has also been favored by major sponsors in Southeast Asia.
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Although the enthusiasm of the Singaporean fans is touching, Bayern did not hold back at all on the football field.
The day after arriving in Singapore, Bayern defeated the Singapore national team 5-0 at the National Stadium.
Su Dong played in the first half, scoring a hat-trick for Bayern with head kicks and kicks. At the same time, fans in Singapore and all fans who came from afar could see his strength with their own eyes.
This earned him a standing ovation after the game.
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After the game in Singapore, Bayern headed north non-stop and flew directly to Tokyo, Japan.
This is Su Dong's first time coming to Tokyo as a Bayern player. The last time he played for Barcelona.
Although his jersey has been changed, it has not damaged Su Dong's popularity and influence in Japan. Especially after his outstanding performance last season, almost the whole world believes that Su Dong is the strongest double footballer this year.
And a strong contender, because no one has the possibility to challenge Sudong in the European Cup.
Because of this, Japan, which has always worshiped the strong, admired Su Dong even more. In addition, Su Dong also had many sponsors in Japan, which caused a nationwide sensation before he even arrived in Japan.
Bayern's warm-up match at the Yokohama Stadium was sold out. Witnessed by more than 70,000 fans, Bayern defeated Kashima Antlers 3-0. The leader of the J-League had no chance of fighting back in front of Bayern Munich.
force.
Su Dong scored twice and performed extremely well, allowing all fans in the audience to see with their own eyes the huge gap between them and the world's top teams. At the same time, Su Dong once again proved his strength to Japanese fans.
This battle further enhanced Su Dong's reputation in Japan.
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After playing the warm-up match in Japan, Bayern moved to Seoul, South Korea.
Continuing the momentum in Singapore and Japan, Sudong and Bayern once again caused a sensation in South Korea.
Especially in the competition with K-League leader Suwon Samsung, Su Dong once again scored a hat trick, helping the German overlords defeat Suwon Samsung 4-1 in the away game. However, in the final stage of the game, Suwon Samsung scored a goal.
This is also the first time Bayern has conceded a goal in a summer warm-up match.
After the game, the Korean media praised Suwon Samsung's performance and believed that Suwon Samsung was capable of becoming the first team to score against Bayern this summer.
As for Su Dong, everyone in South Korea speaks highly of him and believes that he is worthy of being the world's top superstar.
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After playing the warm-up match in South Korea, Bayern came to China and arrived in Shanghai.
After returning to his motherland, Su Dong received unprecedented popularity. The enthusiasm of the fans even shocked everyone at Bayern, especially the number of fans was so huge.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not only when the team arrived, but also the daily training attracted many fans to come and watch.
Due to the tight schedule, the team did not arrange free activities, but Su Dong still took time off to visit Wang Qingquan and met his parents who came all the way to meet him. In addition, he also found time to participate in two sponsor activities, both
Domestic enterprises.
This is also the special courtesy that Soviet Union treats corporate sponsors of its motherland. Other countries do not have this kind of treatment.
In this warm-up match in Shanghai, Bayern beat their opponents 5-0. Su Dong came on as a substitute in the second half, but still performed well, scoring twice, and also had some flashes of performance, trying his best to satisfy the fans of his motherland.
expectations.
After playing the game in Shanghai, Bayern and his party headed north to the capital.
The Olympic Games are about to start, and Bayern's warm-up match is the best warm-up match, and it has also attracted the attention of the world.
The opponent was a star team composed of the national team, and it was obviously entertainment in nature, so both sides played very relaxedly and saved each other's face.
In the end, Bayern defeated Stars United 6-2.
But unlike in Shanghai, Su Dong declined all interviews in the capital.
This is because he knows what reporters want to ask most, but he doesn't want to cause trouble.
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After playing two domestic warm-up matches, Bayern and his team arrived at the last stop of their Asian tour, India.
The Indian organizers organized a massive welcome ceremony for Bayern at the airport. The grand scene and the fanatical fans all made people wonder, is football really not popular in India?
You know, over the past many years, the whole world has believed that cricket is the most popular in India, and football has basically little influence. However, after Bayern arrived in India, it seemed that this was not the case at all.
If the welcoming ceremony can be faked, then the media reporters who attended the media meeting held after the team checked into the hotel cannot be faked.
There were more than 100 newspaper reporters, more than 30 photographers, and more than 20 TV reporters, not just from India, but also from abroad. The atmosphere was very lively.
Bayern still had some doubts about this, but on the day of the warm-up match, hundreds of thousands of fans were present, setting a record for the highest number of fans in a single game in Bayern's history.
The opponent in this warm-up match was Bagan, the Indian club with the oldest history in Asia, but the fans at the scene were obviously coming for Bayern Munich. This also made Su Dong and others finally believe that they are still very famous in India.
At the end of the game, Bayern defeated Bagan 8-0.
The opponent was obviously weaker than the clubs in East Asia, and they were completely vulnerable to Bayern. If Bayern hadn't started to save their strength in the second half and play more leisurely, the game could have scored double-digit goals.
Eight goals were scored, and all the Indian fans at the scene were delighted to see them.
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Bayern's Asian tour started in Singapore and ended in India. It traveled to five countries and played six warm-up matches, winning all six games.
More importantly, this year's trip to Asia brought Bayern a generous income of 15 million euros. This is only direct income and does not include Bayern's increased influence in Asia through the Asia trip and the subsequent business.
Cooperation income.
Deloitte, an authoritative German organization, spoke highly of Bayern's Asian tour and believed that it was a very successful promotion that expanded the influence of the Bundesliga in Asia.
Deloitte conducted a survey and found that during Bayern's Asia tour, Su Dong was the player who received the most attention, and was even the only player.
This was also true during Barcelona's Asia tour.
German authorities believe that it was precisely because of Su Dong's existence that Bayern's Asian tour achieved unprecedented success.
"As the football player with the highest commercial value in the world, Su Dong has once again refreshed his commercial value, and at the same time, people can see his amazing influence in Asia!"
Deloitte believes that if Bayern wants to open up the Asian market, Su Dong is the most important key.
"As long as the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe play a good role, developing the Asian market will get twice the result with half the effort!"
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Success at the commercial level has also not failed at the competitive level.
They won all the warm-up matches during the Asian trip, which was a great achievement, but traveling long distances also took a huge toll on the players.
After returning to Munich, Heynckes immediately gave the players a holiday to adjust and prepare for the next German Super Cup.
