130308112343 130304 witn beckham china

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BBC Learning English
Words in the News
Beckham to help Chinese football
4 March 2013


Words in the News

© British Broadcasting Corporation 2013

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The former England football captain, David Beckham, has been hired by China's football

authorities to do a very special job. They want Beckham to promote their domestic Super

League. He will perform his new role while still playing for Paris St. Germain. The BBC's

China Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports:

David Beckham says he's 'honoured' and 'excited' by this new role, as part-time global

ambassador for Chinese football. It could be one of his toughest yet.

In the world's most populous country, football has struggled for popularity. Corruption

and match-fixing have tainted Chinese football. And recent attempts by Chinese clubs to

hire star players from abroad, including Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka have foundered.

The big foreign names have left after just a few months, disappointed by their new clubs

or the standard of the game in China.

In the same way he was an ambassador for the London Olympics, David Beckham's role

will be to promote China's Super League inside and outside the country. In particular he'll

try to encourage Chinese children to get interested in the game.

It's not clear how much he'll be paid by China's League to be its ambassador, but he'll

continue to play football for his new French club Paris St. Germain.

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Words in the News

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Vocabulary and definitions

honoured

proud and happy

role

job or responsibility

ambassador

person who represents the sport

toughest

most challenging/hardest

corruption

illegal activity, especially by people in power

tainted

spoiled

standard

quality

to encourage

to increase interest in



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