Emirates Stadium, also known as the Emirates Stadium or Emil Stadium, is a transliteration of Arsenal's main sponsor Emirates Airlines. Located in Holo, north of London, is currently the largest professional football stadium in London and can accommodate more than 60,000 fans to watch the game.

Compared with the Highbury Stadium with a capacity of less than 40,000, Emirates Stadium can not only increase its capacity by 50%, but also allow Arsenal Club to increase ticket prices and double ticket revenue.

In addition, 150 administrative rooms and 48 senior administrative rooms can provide London's political and business celebrities and fashionable stars with a better viewing environment, making Emirates Stadium a base for high-end customers to gather.

Before this, Stamford Bridge was a place where many London bigwigs liked to watch games. They didn’t care which team was playing. More importantly, they had a comfortable environment to watch the game, and talk about business and life.

Nearly two hundred private rooms allow Emirates Stadium to earn tens of millions or even more every year. Although it is far from Manchester United's amazing £30 million private room income, it has also taken an amazing step.

Construction of the Emirates Stadium started in 2003 and was completed after three years, with a cost of more than 470 million pounds, which also allowed Arsenal's many years of wealth to be cleared overnight.

It is precisely because of the huge investment in Emirates Stadium that Arsenal has been forced to save money for several consecutive years and even had to sell its stars to maintain the club's operations, which has also caused Arsenal's performance to plummet in recent years.

In the 2001/02 season, Arsenal launched a counterattack against Manchester United after three years of surrender. In this season, Wenger led the team to win another double championship (Premier League and FA Cup in England). In the FA Cup, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-0 to win. He created another impressive record of 13 consecutive victories in the Premier League and was unbeaten away all season. On May 8, 2002, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford Stadium, locking in the Premier League championship in the season in advance. In the heyday of the Manchester United dynasty, Arsenal was the only force that could compete with the Red Devils.

In the 2002/03 season, Arsenal was in good condition in the Premier League, but was eventually overtaken by Manchester United. However, in this year, Arsenal won the FA Cup in England and became the first team to defend the title since 1982. In this season, Thierry Henry's rapid improvement in the team is eye-catching. He has gradually grown from an unstable and tantrum young man when he first arrived in Highbury to become the most terrifying attacker in the Premier League. In 2003, Henry was also elected as the best player of the double selected by the English Players League and the Association of Journalists.

The 2003/04 season was a season worthy of Arsenal's pride. They won the 13th league championship trophy in club history. Throughout the season, Arsenal made great progress and remained unbeaten in the Premier League, creating an astonishing myth. After the end of the 2003/04 season, Arsenal led second place Chelsea with 90 points to 11 points. In August 2004, Arsenal broke the record held by Nottingham Forest and created a new myth of unbeaten in 49 consecutive league games in England's top league.

These two seasons are also considered to be the two most successful seasons in Arsenal's history, but Arsenal fans and staff did not realize that such glory could never be seen again in the next decade.

In the subsequent two seasons of 2004/05 and 2005/06, with the arrival of Roman Abramovich, Chelsea's rise gave Arsenal a new challenge. The Blues Chelsea won the Premier League championship in a row, and Arsenal only won one FA Cup. However, in the 2005/06 season, the rise of young people allowed Arsenal to see new hope. A group of new players such as Cesque Fabregas in the team grew rapidly and reached the Champions League final with the team. Although they lost 1-2 to Barcelona in Spain, this became the closest Gunners Arsenal to the top of Europe.

The high phone bills for building a stadium have made Arsenal very careful in the transfer market. Before that, Wenger's team ranked in the top two in the league for eight consecutive years. Later, Arsenal was getting further and further away from the European Champions League trophy, and the decline in the team's strength has made Arsenal's competitiveness in major events plummet!

In July 2006, Arsenal Club bid farewell to the honor-laden Highbury Stadium and moved into the modern Emirates Stadium. The new stadium has brought better resources and services to the team and fans, but it has also put the club in huge debts. Although the team can win a seat in the Champions League every year, it has never been able to hold up a trophy.

On May 7, 2006, Arsenal finished his last game at Highbury. Since then, Highbury Stadium has become history and Arsenal has moved into the more modern Emirates Stadium. However, Arsenal has lost its former glory at the more advanced Emirates Stadium, and more people have begun to miss the time of Highbury. At that time, everything looked so beautiful...

But, I can never go back.

Highbury Stadium can only accommodate 38,419 fans and cannot meet the needs of modern football. However, some things are not as new as possible, such as the accumulation of spirit. Emirates Stadium is only 1 mile away from Highbury Stadium, but the spirit of the two is very different. At Highbury, Wenger led Arsenal to the Premier League three times, and after coming to Emirates Stadium, Wenger and Arsenal have not found a way to win.

Last season, Wenger's team only secured fourth place in the league at the last moment and qualified for the Champions League, which was quite thrilling.

After the oil tycoon took over Manchester City's club, Arsenal's opponents have become stronger, and Manchester City's amazing performance this season is proof of this.

This season, Manchester United is launching a rush to the record of 49 unbeaten in the Premier League set by Arsenal, and Arsenal's home match against Manchester United will be engraved in history.

Wenger also understood that moving out of Highbury is a decision that the club must make, but it also means that the team must give up something. "Looking at my entire coaching career, whenever I step into the Highbury field, there is always a special feeling. Highbury is full of love, and my time at Highbury is full of love memories, and this love also comes from those special fans, where we have witnessed countless special games." Wenger revealed his true feelings in an interview with the media, and the professor's gentle personality is the biggest difference between him and Ferguson.

"In my heart, that (Haibury) is a special place. At that time, there were about 40 staff members on the court, and you know each of them. Now, the number of staff members has increased to 400. Over the years, we have developed from a family economy to a large enterprise. Obviously, Highbury represents a family economy. In Highbury, the distance between fans and players is very close. When players give corner kicks, you can even shake hands with the fans. This is a very united atmosphere and a unique warmth."

However, the past can never go back!

“People always have to make some choices. When you run a club, you have to ask yourself whether to stop in the past or reform forward. We have to go through this time, we moved into a new stadium,” Wenger said. “The rules have changed, and we are eager to copy the feeling of Highbury at Emirates Stadium. But we have lost Highbury’s soul because it is unreplicable.”

"In the current stadium, the lawn and the stands are very far apart, which is to ensure that the ambulance can pass. So, we can no longer find the feeling of the Highbury era."

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As the match between Manchester United and Arsenal approaches, journalists from various media gather in North London, and the sharp shots of the reporters can always capture some eye-catching shots.

When Beckham and Victoria appeared at London Heathrow International Airport, almost all reporters from London surrounded him. Even though the superstar left European football, he was still the most eye-catching existence.

When it comes to Beckham, it can be said that everyone knows it. Even people who don’t pay attention to football sports have heard of the name Beckham.

There are many capable people in the football world, but not many handsome and rich people like Beckham. In fact, Beckham's life was not as bright and beautiful as he is now. His success was not only due to his own efforts, but also the assistance of his wife Victoria. Today, Beckham is a life winner that people often call. Not only has he achieved great success in his career, but also his family is also happy.

For the world football world, Beckham's influence is no longer limited to the football field, nor is it limited to Europe. Beckham has attracted great attention in football promotion, fashion circle, entertainment circle and other fields. As one of the most famous football superstars in the first ten years of the 21st century, Beckham's existence is enviable.

Beckham is a unique player.

On the stadium, he became famous at a young age but experienced ups and downs, received a lot of honors and regrets. He attracted criticism and prejudice from some people when he was young, and he relied on his strength and hard work to gain the respect of most people at the end of his career. Outside the stadium, he was a representative figure of the wave of commercialization of world sports in the early 20th. While his advertising revenue was continuous, he also did his best in public welfare and became a business card figure in the football world and the UK.

The Guardian once said this in Beckham's special report - "His football career is a microcosm of the process of football from exciting competition to global commodity over the past 20 years." (his career    reflects     20-year    transformation   of   football     from    beautiful    game        global    product.)

Beckham is obviously a representative figure of football commercialization. Although he is not the greatest player in football history, he must be one of the most well-known players. It is difficult for him to compare with the football kings such as Pele and Maradona at the competitive level, but his influence on football is no less than that of several predecessors. To some extent, it can be said that he, together with this era, changed the sport.

In fact, because of the high exposure rate and wide range of areas involved, everyone will have different Beckham in their eyes. Fans, especially female fans and female audiences, are mostly attracted by their appearance, but there are also a large number of fans who dislike Beckham's over-commercial packaging and high-profile private life.

However, Beckham's football skills and fighting spirit have been recognized by most people; especially when Beckham retires in the future, he will never find a superstar like Beckham who has accurate mid- and long passes and full moon scimitar free kick skills. Only then did people realize that they underestimated Beckham's level in the competitive field.

In many cases, Beckham is often regarded by the media and fans as a vase-style player. His meaning is to sell tickets, but he rarely focuses on Beckham's competitive level.

In fact, looking at Beckham's experience in European football, he is actually an absolute and powerful superstar!

David Beckham was born in the East End of London. His father Edward is a chef and his mother Sandra West is a beautician. When he was a child, Beckham participated in Bobby Charlton's football school. In a street football match, Beckham won the first place and won a chance to attend a training class in Barcelona. At the age of 7, he joined the amateur team Redvilleworths coached by his father. When he was in elementary school, he represented the Riredeve Wanderers and won the "Ffield" 5-a-side football championship.

From his childhood experience, we can see that Beckham is a child with extremely high soccer talent. He is more suitable for playing football than most of his peers. Fortunately, he finally chose professional football.

Beckham is a typical British player. He came from a working-class family. He participated in the professional echelon training of football clubs when he was a teenager. He joined the first team step by step and became a professional player.

But Beckham is not typical. On the court, he does not rely on strong bodies and abundant strength to play football like traditional British players, but relies on gorgeous passing skills and excellent tactical awareness. At his peak, his long passes and set pieces were the highest in the world. He made his private life high-profile public. In the UK where tabloids were well-developed, he got along well with the media most of the time. There were few scandals after marriage. Compared with "bad kids" like Terry, who succeeded as the captain of the national team, he was a good life.

Beckham is committed to expanding his business value and promoting football. He has traveled to England, Spain, and the American League, traveled all over the world but has not forgotten to play for the country. He used his actions many times to express the call from the English national team. He valued the most. Beckham has a sunny and handsome image, and his conversation in public is humble and honest (and because his voice is not masculine and his tone is high, he will be ridiculed by fans. Some even say this is Beckham's only shortcomings).

He admitted that he had a cleanliness obsessed with tattoos, and had more than 20 tattoos on his body, and the topic was mostly about his family. He blamed the frequent tattoos on his obsessive-compulsive disorder and claimed to be addicted to the pain of being pricked. Beckham had eight Chinese characters, "Life and death are destined to be rich and noble in heaven", but he never slacked off in his career and always worked hard, which seemed to be more in line with the principle of "God rewards hard work and man-made things."

Entering Manchester United is considered a milestone in Beckham's career. Although he did not have a stable playing time at Manchester United in the early stage of his career, after that amazing 60-meter sling shot, the sunny and handsome Beckham became the idol of the whole of England overnight.

On August 17, 1996, in Manchester United's match against Wimbledon, he successfully scored a 60-meter-long shot from near the midfield, which was amazing. His goal was rated as one of the most exciting goals in Premier League history in 20 years, ranking third.

In 1997, Beckham won the league championship, Premier League Rookie of the Year and Matt Busby Award. At that time, he was glorious and glorious, and was highly expected by English fans, hoping that he could lead the England team to achieve a breakthrough in the 1998 World Cup.

At the 1998 World Cup, Beckham also showed his unparalleled football talent and became one of the most eye-catching superstars in that World Cup.

The 1998 World Cup can be regarded as one of the best World Cups in the history of the World Cup. It has gathered stars, exciting goals, unique goals celebrations, passion and sadness, which remains fresh in memory for countless fans.

Beckham, 21, was selected for the national team for the first time. Beckham became a regular at the national team since his first match against Moldova in 1996 and participated in all competitions of the national team's 1998 World Cup qualifiers.

At this time, England was already called "European Chinese Team" by Chinese fans. The reason is that it is simply backward technical and tactical characteristics, and it is far behind by the European team. It is not commensurate with the name it boasts. It is somewhat similar to the Chinese team, both of which are 442 and have a style of playing with both wings.

On June 26, 1998, England defeated Colombia 2-0 in the French World Cup group stage. Beckham scored a free kick in the 29th minute, which was also Beckham's first goal for the England national team. This goal established Beckham's position as England's number one free kick expert. At the beginning of that World Cup, head coach Hodel had excluded him from the regular list.

In the 1998 World Cup quarterfinals, Beckham was driven out of the court by the referee with a red card for retaliation against Diego Simeone in the second half for his infringement. In the penalty shootout, England ended his World Cup journey with a total score of 5-6. After returning home, Beckham became the target of criticism, most of which were insults on the fire, while some other club fans even held up slogans "Trump, Incompetent" on the court to mock Beckham. Whenever Beckham talked about this experience, he regretted it very much, thinking that "he was too young at that time."

Fortunately, Ferguson's Manchester United and Victoria's love accepted Beckham who returned from France and was the warmth of the club and family that made Beckham muster up the courage to return to the stadium and continue moving forward.

On April 25, 1999, Beckham was selected as the best team in the English Premier League in the 1998-1999 season selected by the English Professional Athlete Association. On May 16, he cooperated with his teammates to win the 1998-1999 Premier League championship; on May 23, he cooperated with his teammates to win the 1999 FA Cup in England and move towards the triple crown. On May 26, as the midfielder, he used his outstanding performance to help Manchester United defeat powerful Bayern Munich in Barcelona, ​​won the 1999 European Club Champions League championship, and won the 30th crown.

Beckham was one of the best players in European football that season, but Rivaldo had the halo of the Brazilian national team at that time and had huge advantages in the selection of many awards, which also prevented Beckham from reaching the peak of personal honor.

In January 2000, he ranked second in the FIFA World Footballer's selection. In June, he was selected for England to participate in the 11th European Football Championship. He headed Hiller with a precise long pass in the group stage against Germany, and finally made contributions to defeating his opponent.

After England and Portugal in the European Championship, a small group of fans verbally abused the players when they left the court because they were dissatisfied with England. Beckham was angry and made a middle finger move, but escaped sanctions. This year, he and his teammates won the 1999-2000 Premier League championship. On November 15, before England's match against Italy, the national team's interim coach Peter Taylor appointed him as captain.

In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, the Three Lions were able to advance to the finals in just one draw. At 93 minutes, England was about to lose 1-2. Beckham took a free kick at this time, and the ball quickly rotated and fell into the upper right corner of the goal. This was a resurrection ball under huge pressure, priceless. With this last blow, England was able to enter the World Cup finals directly, avoiding the fate of participating in the play-offs.

It was this goal worth 100 million pounds that allowed Beckham to wash away the shame of the 1998 World Cup and become a hero for England fans again.

In April 2002, in the Champions League 1\4 final against La Coruna, he was kicked by Argentine player Dusher, causing a fracture of the second tympanum on his left foot and almost unable to participate in the World Cup. At that time, the medical term "pubic fracture" even became the hottest word in the English media. Countless people's eyes were focused on Beckham's toes, hoping that he could recover as soon as possible!

Beckham recovered in time with his leg injury, participated in the World Cup with the national team, and scored a penalty in the group stage against Argentina, helping England defeat his opponent who had caused him to eat red cards before 1998. The scene of him meeting Simeone and smiling and extinguishing his grudges is still one of the classic scenes in the history of the World Cup!

Beckham never hides his love for football. Some players will use playing football as a means of making a living. In the early 30s, they are tired of the high-intensity lifestyle of weekly games and retire early. For Beckham, who has such frequent business activities, playing football is no longer about making money - his income from a business tour in Asia can exceed the salary he receives from the team throughout the season, and he still trains and plays weekly according to the professional player. On the one hand, he loves football and is unwilling to just stay in the entertainment industry. On the other hand, he still insists on his dream of continuing to play on behalf of the national team.

After the 2006 World Cup, Beckham gradually faded out of the England national team, but he never gave up his plan to return to the national team.

Beckham is the player with the most games for the national team among active England players, a total of 115 times, second only to the 20th century and 70th goalkeeper Hilton (125 times). In the football world, this is a very respectable statistic. He also served as the captain of the national team for six years (2001-2006), participated in three World Cups, and all performed well.

Although Beckham went to Los Angeles Galaxy to make gold after his contract with Real Madrid this summer, he has never stayed away from European football. This time, his return is normal for Manchester United and Arsenal.

Regarding Beckham's return to the Emirates Stadium to cheer for Manchester United, Sir Ferguson didn't say much when he was interviewed by the media, but just said welcome home!

The master-apprentice relationship between Beckham and Ferguson originated in 1993, when Ferguson promoted him and several other young players to the team, and opposed the public opinion, insisting on cultivating these young people to make Manchester United continue its glory, rather than buying big-name stars from other countries.

In 1995, Beckham and five other youth players (Scholes, Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Bart) officially integrated into the main lineup of Manchester United and were entrusted with important tasks as soon as they debuted. Beckham quickly became an important tactical pawn of the team with his superb free kick skills. In the first Premier League game of the season, he scored a super long shot of 50 meters and scored a goal of his opponent Wimbledon. He became famous and sensational. The goal video was repeatedly broadcast on major TV stations around the world. Almost all Chinese fans met Beckham through this goal.

Beckham's set-piece skills are completely the result of professional training. Experts say that his free kick movements are "textbook-like". He practiced free kicks every time in the youth team until late at night, and finally developed a superb "golden right foot" - yes, it seems to be the content in a vulgar novel, but it is a true portrayal of Beckham's hard training.

2003       In 2003, Beckham had a conflict with his mentor Ferguson. He was smashed into his eye socket by a sneaker thrown by Ferguson in the locker room, and the relationship between the two mentors dropped to freezing point. Then Beckham's unconcealed behavior of the eyebrows made the conflict between the two sides public, which eventually led to the rebellion of the master and the apprentice.

After the season, Beckham left Manchester United and went to Spain's Real Madrid team. Because of the high salary offered by Real Madrid, some comments believed that Beckham's move was ungrateful and jealous of money. But later, as time went on, the two sides gradually reconciled. Beckham especially thanked Sir Ferguson on many occasions, saying that Ferguson was "like his father" to him.

This time he returned to England, Beckham also had the idea of ​​returning to European football. After all, the football desert in the United States is really not conducive to Beckham's return to the England national team.

In addition, the sponsors behind Beckham have also become an important driving force for Beckham to return to European football. After all, only football can shine with its brightest light in Europe!

The brands and products he endorsed include Adidas, Electronic Products Samsung, Communications Service Provider Vodafone, Soft Drink Pepsi, Men's Products Gillette, Italy Police      Sun glasses, H&M                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

In the list of the highest-paid football teams in the world, Manchester United has been firmly in the top spot before 2003. As Beckham transfers to Real Madrid, Real Madrid also surpassed Manchester United in this selection. After 2003, Beckham's commercial value can be seen.

It can be said that only in this special era can people like Beckham be nurtured. Without the commercialization of football in the early 1990s, players' income and influence would be limited, and there would be no current Beckham. Not to mention the right and wrong of commercialization, it is just that at the level of making many people who never watch football understand football and fall in love with football, few people can stand shoulder to shoulder with his contribution to football.

Traditionally, football is a working class sport in the UK. Like most British players, Beckham comes from a working family. His father is a plumber and his mother is a hairstylist. His love for football comes from his parents, both Manchester United fans. He often traveled from London to Manchester to watch Manchester United games when he was a child, and later he signed with Manchester United youth team without hesitation, "it only took one minute."

Beckham    24     When he was young, he married Victoria, a member of the Hot Girls Choir. He was called the "Golden Boy and Jade Girl", but at that time his popularity was not as good as that of the popular Victoria. The Hot Girls Choir was disbanded one year after the marriage, and Beckham's popularity gradually surpassed Victoria.

While maintaining her fashion career, Victoria also played Beckham's "goddess" to help Beckham enter the entertainment industry and starred in advertising many times. Beckham specifically expressed his gratitude to Victoria in his speech at the 2010 bbc Sports Figure Lifetime Achievement Award, and said emotionally, "She sacrificed a lot for me."

But some people think that Beckham is a "wife-controlled" and even Victoria's puppet. Even Beckham's mentor at Manchester United once said angrily in 2007: "Since marrying Victoria, Beckham is no longer the young man who practices football until late at night every day. He has changed. He is a big celebrity, and football only accounts for a small part of his life."

Putting aside other factors, Beckham's journey from the United States is enough to illustrate the importance of the match between Manchester United and Arsenal. Beckham is just one of the representatives of many celebrities, because more and more celebrities appear in London. When they were interviewed by the media, they all stated that this time they came to London was to witness the historical moment!

For ordinary people, distant records often only exist in memory. Now that we have the opportunity to witness the birth of history with our own eyes, everyone is in high spirits, and everyone is looking forward to the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Chapter completed!