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1楼 David Beckham is a God, according to his wife Victoria. The former Spice Girl claims her Real Madrid footballer spouse is worshipped like a deity in Japan and there is even a temple where his followers got to pray to him. Victoria told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "There is a temple there where the Japanese go to pray to a statue of David. I know it sounds crazy but it's true." David's popularity in Japan has soared since he played in the 2002 World Cup, which was hosted in the Far Eastern country. During a promotional tour of the country in 2003 David was mobbed everywhere he and Victoria went. On the island of Awajishima, in western Japan, a bronze statue of the footballer has been erected at the ground he and the England team trained at during the tournament. Japan is not the only Far Eastern country that 'worships' David. At the Wat Pariwas Buddhist temple in Thailand a golden statue of the former Manchester United player, created in 1998, stands alongside statues of the Buddha - Siddhartha Gautama the historical founder of the spiritual philosophy. Since signing for Real Madrid, David, 31, has increased the popularity of the Spanish club in the region and has made the club millions in shirt sales. |
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11楼 在辣妹维多利亚本人看来，“万人迷”贝克汉姆永远是她心目中一座屹立不倒的神。维多利亚声称，在日本的庙宇中小贝哥“万铜加身”，享受人们的鼎立膜拜，好不荣耀；在“人妖之国”——泰国，小贝的受欢迎度更是唯有佛祖可比肩——“万金加身”的“万人迷”竟被当地居民供在了释加牟尼的旁边。 在接受10月号哈波时尚杂志（ HARPER'S BAZAAR） 采访时，辣妹喜滋滋地告诉记者，“在日本有专门供奉大卫（贝克汉姆）铜象的庙宇，尽管这一切听起来近似疯狂，但是这一切都是确确实实存在的。” 江河日下的贝克汉姆在英伦三岛已经不再有过去众星拱月般优待，门前冷落的他还被传出要去美国职业大联盟结束职业生涯的消息。尽管年薪一亿的诱惑让谁都不免心动，不过一想到他是先后被英格兰国家队和皇家马德里俱乐部冷落才远走美利坚的时候，一亿年薪看上去也失去了原本的耀眼光泽。 不过话又说回来，历史追溯到2002年韩日世界杯上，克服脚伤贝克汉姆奇迹般的参加了英格兰队在2002世界杯上的每一场比赛，帮助英格兰队打进1/4决赛，他的点球破门帮助英格兰队1-0淘汰了老对手阿根廷队（注：在之前的世界杯预选赛上，小贝在对阵希腊队比赛的最后阶段利用任意球破门得分，帮助英格兰队锁定了2002世界杯的入场券）。长相俊朗的“万人迷”无疑成为人们心中的神奇偶像，当然小贝那时不仅球场得意，商场上同样呈现繁华似锦状，所以也难怪2003年，“万人迷”夫妇“钦征”日本时，不管走到哪里都被当地“追星族”们狂热追逐。 在日本，“喜爱小贝是时尚 ”，在泰国，喜爱小贝则更是上升到崇拜的地步。早在1998年，泰国就为当时还效力于红魔曼联的“万人迷”加了金身，金光闪闪的小贝哥还被别出心裁的供奉在佛祖释加牟尼的旁边，喜剧效果自不在话下，不过小贝哥在亚洲某些地区的受欢迎程度可见一斑。也许，年华老去的小贝已经没有过去那般光彩照人，但是他在某些国度的魅力仍旧不减。要不然，贝嫂维多利亚怎么会在这个时候旧事重提呢？不管是提醒人们别忘了过去的小贝也好，还是在挽救人气方面做着最后的苦苦挣扎也好，小贝哥的光辉历史恐怕任谁也无法抹杀煞。 
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