Junior football dream

Chapter 11 Choice
There are many times in life that you have to choose, even if you don't want to.

"To be or not to be, that is the question." The words of the prince in "Hamlet" are familiar to countless people.Regarding the multiple-choice question of life, Zhou Xing had to make another choice.This time, the difficulty of this multiple-choice question is a little bit higher.

FIFA stipulates that after a player represents the national team for the first time, he can no longer continue to play for another national team.Now, there are two options before him. First, the Brazilian national youth team.Second, the Chinese National Youth Team.

As Brazil, the kingdom of football, it is an honor for any player to be called up by the national team.If he joins the Brazilian national team, Zhou Xing will forever lose the chance to represent the Chinese team.Moreover, the Chinese national team is very weak, and it is difficult to enter the World Cup.

As a professional football player, the biggest dream is to represent the national team to win the World Cup.

The issue of nationality is also a problem.Now, he is nominally a Chinese citizen.Zhou Xing did not break away from Chinese nationality when he left China.Originally, his parents planned to do it after he lived in Brazil for three years.However, due to a car accident, it was delayed.

However, due to the length of residence, he has been automatically recognized as Brazilian nationality.If he wants to join the Chinese national team, he must give up his Brazilian nationality.Because China does not allow dual citizenship.

There is no doubt that Zhou Xing still chose Chinese nationality.All for the motherland!This sentence seems to be very big and vague.You know, he has no experience living in China, and he can't speak Chinese well.Why, why did he join the Chinese national team?

Roots, everyone has their own roots.It is inevitable that the leaves will return to their roots.At the beginning, when Li Tiande was about to die, he also instructed Zhou Xing: "After I die, face my grave to the east, which is the direction of my hometown." Feelings for hometown.

In the process of teaching Chinese, Li Tian mentioned a sentence in particular. "The bird flies back to its hometown, and the fox dies." This sentence is very profound, which makes it difficult for Zhou Xing to understand.

Li Tian slowly explained: "Shouqiu: head towards the mound where the fox's lair is. It is said that when a fox is about to die, his head must face the hill where he was born. It is a metaphor for not forgetting one's roots. It is also a metaphor for missing one's hometown in old age. I told you The story of "Fox died on the first hill" is to tell a person that he will miss his hometown until his death. So, I hope you will think about it carefully."

"Well, I'll think about it carefully." Zhou Xing nodded, frowning, and didn't speak.Now, he also needs to think about it quietly.

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"Why football? Why do I play football?"

Zhou Xing asked himself again and again in his heart.Yes, starting football was just a toy for him.Watching so many people play on the empty football field, of course, there is some heartbeat, so he also participated in it.

The second point is because of life.In order to make a living, he only started playing football.Now football is just his profession, a tool he uses to eat.He also discovered the fun of football slowly.

"Helping the strong is nothing, but helping the weak is the real kindness."

Such a sentence suddenly popped up in Zhou Xing's mind, which stunned him for a moment.

"You think you are the savior, you think that one person can change a team. Who do you think you are!"

Zhou Xing looked at himself in the big mirror in his room, mocking and questioning himself loudly.

"Challenge, I think it's more interesting if there is a challenge. Buddy, Assuncao, now I want to be your enemy and come to defeat you. Maybe it's also a very interesting thing."

The momentary wavering disappeared, and Zhou Xing's face returned to calm. "What does the Chinese team look like? Really, I am looking forward to this trip back to China."

Thinking of the far east, that mysterious country, Zhou Xing was a little excited.But in any case, he has a strong sense of national pride in his heart.

"Do you know? China has a history of 5000 years and is known as one of the four ancient civilizations. Do you know? Its four great inventions have changed the history of the world. Fire, compass, printing, and papermaking have changed the way of human beings." The process of history. These are all invented by the hardworking and intelligent Chinese.”

At the beginning, Li Tiande always followed little Zhou Xing in this way, and Zhou Xing was amazed every time.

"Do you know football? It was also invented in China. In ancient China, people called it Cudao, and it has been more than 1000 years since today. It can be said that it is the ancestor of modern football."

On a whim, Li Tiande pointed to a football and said to Zhou Xing.

It seems that I can still hear the voice of my Grandpa Li echoing in my ears, and I can also hear that kind face in front of my eyes.However, when Zhou Xing wanted to touch it with his hands, everything was illusory.The phantoms in the air spread out, like ripples on the water, fleeting.

"Okay, I've decided. OK, it's China. What I said at the beginning is my oath, and I will work hard for it."

Thinking of what he said in the "Sports Weekly", Zhou Xing touched his head and laughed.

"Leading the Chinese team to win the World Cup. What a long way to go."

The road ahead is long, and Zhou Xing doesn't know how many thorns and hardships are waiting for him.

Still, he never regretted his decision.Years later, when someone asked him whether he regretted his decision, he laughed and said, "I never regret it!"

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Three days later, "Sports Weekly" reported Zhou Xing's decision on the front page for the first time: "The superstar returns, the Chinese teenager rejects the Brazilian youth team and joins the Chinese national team!"

As soon as this news came out, countless people were shocked.A newspaper used such a headline "Chinese Teenager Says No to Brazil" to illustrate Zhou Xing's decision.And more newspapers also hyped the news that Zhou Xing joined the Chinese national team this week with the same dazzling headlines.

As a result, before Zhou Xing returned to China, he had already become a much-anticipated star.Now, in China, no one knows, no one knows.

At the same time, "Sports Weekly" also reported the news of Zhou Xing's transfer.Zhou Xing is about to go to Europe to play football because he is favored by European giants.This Chinese teenager is about to gallop in the European arena. "

Which giant is it?Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, or one of the Premier League.I heard that many wealthy families have their eyes on Zhou Xing.Many giants including Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester United are interested in this talented boy.

However, it is still a little early to talk about this.After all, there is still one month before the start date of the Europa League.During this month, Zhou Xing can choose a club calmly and make his own determination calmly.

And now, he will go to China once, to his hometown, and take a look at the mountains and rivers of his hometown.The far east, the yellow land, is also where his soul lingers.

A week after the Copa Libertadores match, Zhou Xing and Li Tian boarded the plane back to China.Zhou Xing, returning to China for the first time.

Of course, he did not simply look at landscapes.A week later, he will go to the base of the Chinese national team in Kunming, Yunnan to report to participate in the training of the Chinese national youth team.Three months later, the Chinese National Youth Team will participate in the 2005 World Youth Championships held in the Netherlands.

No way, while joining the Chinese national team, Zhou Xing received a call from the Chinese national youth team and asked him to participate in the training camp.Originally, he wanted to take a leisurely break, so his plans could only come to naught.

The plane took off from Sao Paulo Airport in Brazil, and the destination was an ancient and mysterious country, China with a long civilization and history.

There is the hometown of dragons.Of course, it is also the hometown of Zhou Xing.

(End of this chapter)