Becali s-a născut în satul Zagna, judeţul Brăila, într-o familie de origine aromână, şi a acumulat după Revoluţia din 1989 o avere fabuloasă, care a ajuns la un moment dat în jurul sumei de 3 miliarde de dolari.
Ascensiunea mediatică a lui Gigi a pornit odată cu preluarea pachetului majoritar de acţiuni la clubul Steaua Bucureşti, moment din care pe Becali nimic nu l-a mai putut opri să apară zilnic în buletinele de ştiri sportive.
Profitând de popularitatea astfel creată, Becali a preluat Partidul Noua Generaţie, al cărui preşedinte a devenit şi a intrat în politică. A candidat la funcţia de preşedinte al României în anul 2004, obţinând 1,77 % din voturi. Odată cu implicarea în dosarul „Valiza” şi cu perioada petrecută la închisoare în cazul în care a fost acuzat de lipsire de libertate, Gigi Becali a revenit în topul popularităţii şi a câştigat un loc pe lista europarlamentarilor români.
Dacă presa l-a ajutat mereu să-şi exprime opinia pe aproape orice subiect, Becali n-a fost, pe de altă parte, întotdeauna atât de prietenos cu jurnaliştii. Sunt de notorietate episoadele în care finanţatorul Stelei a jignit oameni de presă, folosind un limbaj care nu se apropie nicidecum de cel al unui domn.
Cu toate astea, George Becali rămâne un personaj fascinant, un formator de opinie, o sursă de amuzament şi un bărbat influent, iar ochii publicului rămân, graţie şarmului său, aţintiţi către el.
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