The British media had been hailed as the forefathers of paparazzi journalism worldwide, and that was not wrong in the slightest.
Especially certain media outlets under News Corporation, such as The Sun and its Sunday edition, News of the World.
Everyone knew that The Sun was most famous for its Page 3 Girls. Nearly countless women who dreamed of becoming famous overnight took pride in appearing on Page 3, and those women would stop at nothing to hype themselves up through football stars.
News of the World was no exception. Although it did not hype Page 3 Girls like The Sun did, it was always able to dig up explosive news from every angle, repeatedly sending its circulation soaring. More importantly, British readers particularly enjoyed this style of reporting.
Some people said that the British media were always wavering between creating stars and destroying them.
When they wanted to promote you, even a fart could be turned into something they would enthusiastically blow out of proportion. But once they felt they had "nurtured" you enough and it was time to slaughter you, they would release all kinds of explosive revelations without hesitation and completely ruin you.
Whether creating stars or destroying them, they had only one goal: sales.
During this period, English football had been plagued by one scandal after another.
First came Terry's Affair with Teammate's Wife Scandal, which also involved Bridge of Man City. Then came Rooney's Soliciting Prostitutes Scandal, followed by Crouch's Affair Scandal. Now Beckham had allegedly cheated with a lawyer, causing her divorce. One explosive revelation after another kept coming, shocking the entire English football scene and even European football.
Everyone knew the professional football world was chaotic, but nobody had expected it to be this chaotic. It was enough to leave everyone dumbfounded.
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