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Japanese fans go berserk over Beckham
Narita (Japan), Aug 03: Superstar David Beckham arrived in Japan today with Spain`s champion side real Madrid,drawing frantic screams from some 1,200 fans at the country`s main international airport.
The centre of the attraction was the team's most recent addition, Beckham, who enjoys the kind of frantic celebrity usually reserved for the most famous pop stars in Japan.
Beckham attained iconic status here during last summer's World Cup finals jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea.
Real Madrid will hold a press conference and a practice session later today.
The team will spend three days in Japan during which
they will play a friendly match with J-league side FC Tokyo
on Tuesday.
"Real Madrid is a high quality team with a strong brand
identity," said a spokesman for the game's organisers last
week.
"Even though the game will be a pre-season event, it has
attracted a lot of interest among Japanese football fans and the general public," he said.
Real Madrid is in an Asia-wide promotional tour, playing
exhibition games in Kunming and Beijing in China, Hong Kong,
Tokyo and Bangkok.
The Spanish club is expected to pull in some eight million euros (9.1 million dollars) from their jaunt through
Asia.
Bureau Report