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Teks Bahasa Inggris Tentang Pemain Sepak Bola “David Beckham” Lengkap Dengan Terjemahan dan Daftar Kosakata Baru
David Beckham – The Mission is Over
When David Beckham came to play for Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 soccer fans looked up to him as a missionary who would make soccer popular in the United States. Two years later Beckham’s “mission” seems to be over. The 33-year-old captain of the English national team played for AC Milano during the winter months because the Major Soccer League took a break. He was fascinated by playing for one of the top teams in Europe so much that he wants to stay in Milano for good.
Even though Beckham’s era is coming to an end, he has done a lot to improve soccer’s image in the United States. He created a mania, not only in Los Angles but across the nation. When Beckham arrived he was on posters and billboards everywhere. His wife, Posh, had her own TV show and David even made it on the cover of Sports Illustrated, a big honor for a soccer star.
Beckham also had a big effect on the number of visitors at Major League Soccer Games. In one of his first matches for Galaxy in New York, 66,000 fans came to see him. Galaxy’s home crowd increased by 25%. When the team played in other cities many fans came just to see Beckham. They wanted their money back when they found out that he was injured and wouldn’t play.
Soccer has become very popular on TV too. Big sports channels which have ignored the sport in the past are showing games. Americans are even interested in European League games as well.
Beckham has been a great win for sponsors. Galaxy became the first team to put a sponsor’s name on their shirts. Manufacturer Adidas is also pleased because the Galaxy jersey became the biggest seller in 2007.
Even though Beckham did so much for the soccer hype, his team LA Galaxy didn’t quite do so well. When he came to the USA after playing for Real Madrid for half of the season he only played five games because of an ankle injury. Galaxy finished in 11th place in the 13-team league.
In 2008 he scored 5 goals in 25 matches but that didn’t help Galaxy either. The team finished at the bottom of the league table. The biggest problem was that, apart from Beckham, the team didn’t have any other good players. This is not surprising when you consider David’s 5.5 million dollar salary. Some of his fellow teammates earned as little as 13,000 a season.
Nevertheless, David Beckham has made a lasting impression on North American soccer. After his departure, the sport will continue to grow, as TV ratings show. The World Cup qualifying match between the USA and Mexico attracted 10 million to the TV screens. This shows that soccer is becoming a fashionable sport in the US.
America’s population mix is also contributing to the popularity of the game. In the next decades, 25% of the American population will be Hispanics and they have soccer in their blood.
Maybe in the near future, another team can bring in a world class soccer superstar, but whoever that maybe, he won’t shine like Beckham.
Daftar Kosa Kata (Vocabularies)
- ankle injury = to hurt yourself where your leg joins your foot
- attract = here: watched by
- billboard = a large sign with ads
- channel = television station
- consider = think about, look at
- contribute = add
- cover = the front part of a magazine
- decade = ten years
- departure = to leave
- earn = to get money for working
- effect = impact, result
- era = time
- even though =although
- fashionable = trendy, in
- fellow = colleague
- Hispanic = someone who comes from an American country where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken
- honor = something that makes you very proud
- hype = mania, love for something
- impression = the opinion or feeling you have about someone
- improve = to make better
- increase = to go up
- injure = hurt
- jersey = shirt that soccer players wear
- league table = rankings
- Major Soccer League = the North American professional soccer league
- mania = love for something
- manufacturer = producer
- mission = job, task
- missionary = here: someone who goes to another country and tries to make a sport popular there
- nevertheless = even though
- pleased = happy, glad
- popular = liked by many people
- popularity = when something is liked by many people
- ratings = list that shows how good or bad TV shows are
- salary = the money that you get every month or every year
- score =make
- shine = to stand out, to be so good
- soccer = European football is called soccer in the United States
Terjemahan
David Beckham – Misi Berakhir
Ketika David Beckham datang untuk bermain untuk Los Angeles Galaxy pada 2007, para penggemar sepak bola memandangnya sebagai seorang misionaris yang akan menjadikan sepakbola populer di Amerika Serikat. Dua tahun kemudian “misi” Beckham tampaknya berakhir. Kapten tim nasional Inggris berusia 33 tahun itu bermain untuk AC Milano selama musim dingin karena Major Soccer League beristirahat. Dia terpesona dengan bermain untuk salah satu tim top di Eropa sehingga dia ingin tinggal di Milano untuk selamanya.
Meskipun era Beckham akan segera berakhir, ia telah melakukan banyak hal untuk meningkatkan citra sepakbola di Amerika Serikat. Dia menciptakan mania, tidak hanya di Los Angles tetapi di seluruh negeri. Ketika Beckham tiba dia ada di poster dan baliho di mana-mana. Istrinya, Posh, memiliki acara TV sendiri dan David bahkan membuatnya di sampul Sports Illustrated, sebuah kehormatan besar bagi seorang bintang sepak bola.
Beckham juga memiliki pengaruh besar pada jumlah pengunjung di Major League Soccer Games. Dalam salah satu pertandingan pertamanya untuk Galaxy di New York, 66.000 penggemar datang menemuinya. Kerumunan rumah Galaxy meningkat sebesar 25%. Ketika tim bermain di kota-kota lain banyak penggemar datang hanya untuk melihat Beckham. Mereka menginginkan uang mereka kembali ketika mereka tahu bahwa dia terluka dan tidak mau bermain.
Sepak bola juga menjadi sangat populer di TV. Saluran olahraga besar yang mengabaikan olahraga di masa lalu menunjukkan permainan. Orang Amerika bahkan tertarik dengan permainan Liga Eropa juga.
Beckham telah menjadi kemenangan besar bagi sponsor. Galaxy menjadi tim pertama yang menaruh nama sponsor di baju mereka. Pabrikan Adidas juga senang karena jersey Galaxy menjadi penjual terbesar di tahun 2007.
Meskipun Beckham melakukan begitu banyak untuk hype sepak bola, timnya LA Galaxy tidak cukup baik. Ketika ia datang ke AS setelah bermain untuk Real Madrid selama setengah musim ia hanya bermain lima pertandingan karena cedera pergelangan kaki. Galaxy selesai di tempat 11 di liga 13-tim.
Pada 2008 ia mencetak 5 gol dalam 25 pertandingan, tetapi itu juga tidak membantu Galaxy. Tim selesai di bagian bawah tabel liga. Masalah terbesar adalah bahwa, terlepas dari Beckham, tim tidak memiliki pemain bagus lainnya. Ini tidak mengejutkan ketika Anda mempertimbangkan gaji David sebesar 5,5 juta dolar. Beberapa rekan satu timnya hanya berpenghasilan 13.000 per musim.
Namun demikian, David Beckham telah membuat kesan abadi di sepak bola Amerika Utara. Setelah kepergiannya, olahraga akan terus tumbuh, seperti yang diperlihatkan rating TV. Pertandingan kualifikasi Piala Dunia antara AS dan Meksiko menarik 10 juta ke layar TV. Ini menunjukkan bahwa sepak bola menjadi olahraga yang modis di AS.
Campuran populasi Amerika juga berkontribusi terhadap popularitas permainan. Pada dekade berikutnya, 25% dari populasi Amerika akan menjadi keturunan Hispanik dan mereka memiliki darah dalam darah mereka.
Mungkin dalam waktu dekat, tim lain bisa mendatangkan bintang sepak bola kelas dunia, tapi siapa pun itu, dia tidak akan bersinar seperti Beckham.
Demikian Teks Bahasa Inggris Tentang Pemain Sepak Bola “David Beckham” Lengkap Dengan Terjemahan dan Daftar Kosakata Baru.
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