他获选的原因是许诺要把葡萄牙的前锋菲戈从对手巴塞罗那队“挖”过来，并以近6200万欧元兑现了诺言，随后开始了一系列的“挖”星行动。

• He won by promising to lure Portuguese forward Figo from rival Barcelona,and fulfilled his pledge at a cost of almost C62million before chasing after other stars.