I Want to Be the King of Football

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In front of a street newsstand in a city in southern China, Su Wenji stopped his bicycle and rang the bell.

The middle-aged woman who was squatting under the counter of the newsstand sorting newspapers and magazines raised her head and laughed immediately when she saw that it was a regular customer.

Old Su, are you off work?

Yes, as usual.

After finishing speaking, Su Wenji took out two dollars from his pocket and put it on the window counter of the newsstand. The middle-aged woman handed over a sports newspaper that had just been delivered in the afternoon, and took the two dollars.

Lao Su, I just watched it, your son scored again!

Really? Su Wenji was very happy.

Well, this round is away, playing a team called Ma Hemo. Those Portuguese names are too hard to understand.

The middle-aged woman shook her head in disgust. She always felt that with such a tongue-in-cheek name, this team deserved to be not famous.

Maridimo, the Portuguese Super League team, is now ranked seventh, and the strength is still very strong.

Hey, Lao Su, you even know this. Dare your son plays football in Portugal. You are a father and you are a veteran fan. If there is a domestic broadcast, I guess you have to stay up late, right? The middle-aged aunt smiled. ridicule.

Su Wenji also laughed, but the smile was somewhat sentimental.

I haven't seen anyone for two years, I just make occasional calls, I just look at the photos in the newspapers and the news on the Internet. If I can watch the game on TV, let alone stay up late, I'll watch it all night.

At the end, Su Wenji's voice trembled a little.

He hasn't seen a single face since he decided to send his son to Portugal two years ago.

Just for this, his wife didn't know how many times he had quarreled with him.

The couple has only one child, and they haven't seen each other for two years. How could they not want to?

So the couple could only know the news and situation of their son through the phone, through newspapers, the Internet and TV.

And gradually, they also knew something,

Knowing that in the past two years, his son has reported good news but not bad news, but this made them even more worried. Before, he was worried that he would not be able to eat enough or wear warm clothes in Portugal, but now he is worried that he will not be able to play well.

The child travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried.

They were all old neighbors for many years, and the middle-aged aunt at the newsstand also knew about their family's situation, so she hurriedly comforted a few words, nothing more than to say that Su Dong played well in Portugal and was considered a promising Yunyun.

However, seriously, Lao Su, your son is playing so well, why hasn't he entered the national team yet?

The middle-aged aunt sent out a soul torture, I think if Su Dong was here and played Brazil years ago, he would definitely win!

The new coach Alihan took office in his first game, against Brazil at home. As a result, the two sides played 0-0, which made the country jubilant.

You must know that in the World Cup in Korea and Japan a few months ago, the Chinese team lost 0-4 to Brazil, and now it is 0-0. This is a great improvement, and it also allows the new coach Alihan to win the initial recognition of the media and fans. .

Especially in the subsequent, 1-0 home victory over Estonia, Alihan can be regarded as a good start.

Now domestic fans hope that Alihan can lead this national team to the World Cup in Germany in 2006 again, while the voice of Su Dong being selected for the national team is very high, but there is no following.

Cough, it's my fault! Su Wenji's face changed, shaking his head and sighing.

He didn't want to talk more about this matter, he took the newspaper, got on his bike and left.

Although Su Dong told his father more than once on the phone that this matter had nothing to do with him, Su Wenji couldn't help but blame himself, because he was the one who contacted the liar and sent Su Dong to Portugal.

Now, Su Dong can't enter the national team. Su Wenji knows that it is mainly caused by the liar, so how can he not blame himself?

In his opinion, no matter how well Su Dong played in Europe, he is a Chinese, and he still has to play for the national team after all. This is an honor!

If Su Dong can't enter the national team, he will always feel guilty and guilty.

And every time I think of this, Su Wenji will think of the words that Su Dong comforted him.

Dad, this matter is not what you thought it was long ago, and now it has nothing to do with that liar. The most important thing is that I want an apology, but some people have done something wrong, but they are unwilling to apologize, even Do everything possible to pretend that you are right, deceive yourself, and steal the bell.

Su Wenji is an honest worker. He doesn't dare to think so much and think so deeply. He just thinks very simply that if the liar hadn't been there, Su Dong should have put on the national team's jersey at this time, the whole family, and even the people around him. All will be proud of him.

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Su Dong's home is in an old residential building.

It’s funny. In the past year, Su Wenji, in the name of his son Su Dong, bought school district houses and high-end residential houses in the core area of ​​the city, in the nearby second-tier cities, and even as far away as Beijing and Shanghai. But always live here.

This is where Su Dong grew up.

The couple still go to work from 9 to 5 every morning, just like before.

As soon as he got downstairs and locked his bicycle in the corridor, he heard the sound of cooking vegetables from upstairs. Su Wenji guessed that this should be his wife Yang Xiuyu preparing dinner, and if Su Dong was at home before, he would be anxious at this time. I rushed back from school, ready to finish my meal, and go back to study at night.

Thinking of his son, Su Wenji couldn't help laughing.

I am back.

Su Wenji opened the door, only to find that he guessed wrong.

The wife was not cooking in the kitchen. A strange guest came to the house and was sitting in the living room.

Old Su. Yang Xiuyu quickly stood up.

Hello, Uncle Su. The guest stood up immediately and greeted with a smile, I'm a reporter from the Chinese Society in the Iberian Peninsula. My name is Ma Dawei. I take the liberty to visit, and I ask your forgiveness.

Zhonghua Society? Su Wenji was a little nervous.

This is not the first time he has contacted reporters. On the contrary, in the past year, there have often been reporters who wanted to interview them, but they were all rejected. This Ma Dawei is obviously different. He belongs to the China Society.

Old Su, Xiaodong asked him to bring something back. Yang Xiuyu explained when she saw her husband's face change.

Oh. Su Wenji felt relieved immediately, That would be too much trouble for you, Reporter Ma.

It's okay, I just returned to China. Ma Dawei smiled.

After some polite greetings, Su Wenji couldn't help but ask his wife, What did Xiaodong buy back?

There's a lot of them. They said that the luggage on the plane was overweight and cost a lot of money. He knew that your watch was broken, so he made a special trip to buy a new one for you. It looked quite expensive, and he also bought a bag for me. Bao, this kid just likes spending money.

As she spoke, Yang Xiuyu's eyes were red, and her voice was a little choked up.

I haven't seen each other for two years, and she thinks her son is going crazy.

Su Wenji is also very uncomfortable, he also misses his son.

I'm sorry, Reporter Ma, I made you laugh. Su Wenji apologized awkwardly to the guests.

It's okay, Uncle Su. Ma Dawei shook his head and smiled, Actually, apart from asking me to bring things back this time, Su Dong mainly hopes that you can go to Europe to watch him play.

Go to Europe? Su Wenji and Yang Xiuyu looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

Su Dong mentioned this to them on the phone, but they rejected them because they didn't know foreign languages ​​and were unfamiliar with their lives. How could they live in Europe? How to watch the ball?

Su Dong mentioned this to me. Just a few days after I came back, I will go back to Europe. We can go together. When we arrive in Europe, we will go directly to Portugal. Someone will arrange the itinerary and accommodation for us. I will accompany you as your tour guide and translator.

How is this possible? Su Wenji immediately objected.

He is an honest man, and the last thing he wants is to cause trouble to others.

Don't worry, Uncle Su, this is actually part of my job. I can go with you to watch the UEFA Cup final. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is the first time for us Chinese to participate in the top European club competition. The finals will be broadcast live even in China.”

After listening to Su Wenji, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

He is a fan himself, otherwise Su Dong would not have been allowed to play football since he was a child. Now that he has the opportunity to go to Europe to watch the UEFA Cup final, how could he not yearn for it?

Before, he was afraid of causing trouble to Su Dong, but now he has Ma Dawei as a translator and guide. What else should he worry about?

Uncle Su, that's the decision. I'll call Su Dong and tell him, and then let's hurry up to go abroad. What do you think? Ma Dawei asked.

Su Wenji looked at his wife, both of them nodded.

Although they knew that Su Dong was going home this summer, they still hoped to see their son one day earlier.

It's been two years. I heard that he has grown taller and stronger. I don't know if he still recognizes him?

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Su Dong was in the twenty-ninth round of the Portuguese Super League. The day after the away match against Maridimo, he received a domestic call.

Ma Dawei told him the good news, and Su Dong was very happy and grateful.

In the away match against Maridimo, Su Dong made a pass and a shot, and Sporting Lisbon defeated Maridimo 3-0 away, continuing to maintain the pressure on Porto.

On the phone, Su Dong hoped that Ma Dawei would put more effort into helping his parents come to Europe, because next he would devote himself to the game and help Sporting Lisbon catch up with Porto in the final rounds.

But Su Dong said that he will let his agent Mendes arrange everything in Europe. As long as they arrive in Europe, everything will be arranged by Mendes.

Ma Dawei readily agreed, hoping that Su Dong could focus on the game.

Don't worry, leave the rest to me, and I will help you send your parents to Portugal.

After hanging up the phone, Su Dong breathed a sigh of relief and had some expectations.

He also hadn't seen his parents for two years, and really missed them.

Not only does he have to pick up his parents, but Ronnie also has to pick up his parents and family from Madeira to watch his game in Spain, and Pepe has to pick up his family from Brazil.

That's the UEFA Cup final!

At that time, Sporting Lisbon will even charter a special plane to send the relatives of the club players to Sevilla and arrange room and board, which is the practice of almost all teams participating in the cup finals.

But before that, Su Dong was more concerned about the Portuguese Super League!