Ender's Football

"Helena—and Demi! Wait for me!"

On Monday morning, at the gate of Brisenkiss Elementary School in Uwensburg, a little boy who was out of breath caught up with Helena and Demi who had entered the school.

He was a little shorter than the two girls, with short blond hair curled up in a mess, and a little baby fat that hadn't faded on his cheeks. He looked very much like a little golden-haired hamster.

This "little hamster" is carrying two bags on its shoulders, one is a school bag, and the other seems to be a ball bag made of nylon, which is stuffed round.

Helena and Demi were walking into the classroom holding hands, when they heard the voice of "little hamster" calling them, the two girls turned around together.

Seeing him, Demi greeted him friendly: "Good morning, Yael!"

"Morning, Demi." "Little hamster"—that is, the boy named Yele gave them a big smile, and then he quickly asked Helena in surprise, "Helena, do you have a baby on your shoulder?" Does your schoolbag belong to the Uwensburg club? You are finally willing to watch my game! I just say that the Uwensburg team is the best!"

Helena raised her eyebrows, and she raised her hand to touch the small backpack behind her.

Pink, the design is very simple, in line with the current aesthetics of little girls, but it is also a bad street style.The only thing that distinguishes it from other schoolbags may be the hand-stitched Uwensburg logo in the center. The golden bird and halo are particularly eye-catching on the pink fabric, and there is some indescribable harmony.

If Ender was here, he would be surprised. This was the gift he gave Helena not long ago, but at that time, Helena didn't show any affection for this backpack. Ender thought it was The fate is to hide in the cabinet and eat ashes. Unexpectedly, Helena will bring this new backpack to school immediately.

"Wake up, Yael, you're only in the Uwensburg Kids' Club," Demi said.

Yell protested: "The Uwensburg Children's Club is also part of the Uwensburg football team! And we are the strongest children's club in Uwensburg, and we only defeated Uwensburg Upton last week!"

After correcting Demi, he looked at Helena again, his eyes brightened with anticipation: "Helena, are you a Uwensburg fan now?"

"No," Helena said coldly, "I don't like football, my heart belongs to badminton."

"But you're carrying the Uwensburg football team's backpack!" Yael said.

Helena didn't speak, she touched the small pink backpack on her back and the team logo on it again.

Demi replied for her best friend: "It was a gift from Helena's brother."

"Gift?" Yael was a little lost when he heard that, but he quickly grasped a word in Demi's words, "...Wait! What's 'brother'? I remember Helena is the only child in the family?"

"I was," Helena sighed, bringing up the subject, "but not now, the evil 'Whip of God' has come, and I'm not the only child in our family anymore."

"'God's Whip' is Helena's brother," Demi quickly explained these knowledge points to Yael, and she was a little proud of her excellent memory. "He passed the trial training in Uwensburg last week. ! Now a member of the Uwensburg U13 football team!"

Yell's eyes lit up: "U13 team! So, Helena, your brother is also a player of Uwensburg? I want to get to know him!"

The whole family of "Little Hamster" are Uwensburg fans, and he is a die-hard football fan. Therefore, when he heard that his good friend's brother played in Uwensburg, he immediately put forward his own ideas.

Demi patted Yael's shoulder: "Don't think about it, Helena and her brother don't talk more than ten sentences a day."

"Yes," Helena nodded, "and these ten sentences include but are not limited to 'good morning' and 'good night'."

"Why?" Yael wondered, as the happy fruit of the whole family, "Little Hamster" couldn't imagine why Helena had such a cold relationship with her brother.

Helena didn't answer the question. They had already walked into the classroom, and she found a seat by the window and sat down.

Yael still wanted to chase after her for questioning, but the caring Demi stopped him.

"Don't ask, Helena doesn't want to tell you," the girl said softly, "She must have her own reasons for being so smart! If even Helena can't solve this kind of thing, we can't help it either."

Yael scratched his head, and felt that what Demi said made sense: "Yes."

The little boy was very persistent when he asked, but he was also very easy when he gave up. He walked into the classroom with Demi, greeted his classmates, and sat in the front seat of Helena.

The children laughed and made noise, and soon it was time for class.

*

In Munich, more than 200 kilometers away from Uwensburg, Sieghard is also attending classes in the school at the moment.

He is currently in grade 11, and his usual lessons are very important, because all grades will be recorded in future report cards.Although Sieghard has already planned his future career direction—of course, he is a professional player—but he also wants to get a high school diploma smoothly, so he still doesn’t relax at all in his studies , very hard.

After class, his friends from school came over.

"Hey, Sig," the friend sat down on the desk in front of him very familiarly, "are you all right?"

"What can happen to me?" Sigerhard asked him back.

The friend elbowed him: "I saw the report in Bild... Don't think too much, no one will blame you."

A few days ago, Sieghard drove a few teammates from the national team training camp to Uwensburg to play. He went to watch the game by himself, and these teammates stayed in the bar to drink.Unexpectedly, several people drank too much and encouraged one of their teammates, Omar, to "break the ring".

After this incident was known by Sieghard, he told Brandon, the head coach of the U17 national team. Mr. Brandon was furious and made a big fuss in the training base. Omar, who ran to open the room, brought it back.

Unexpectedly, the commotion was so loud that it was known by the media.

——Although the attention of youth team players is not high, as one of the most famous tabloids in Europe, "Bild" has a large enough circulation in German-speaking regions...

...it really was a disaster.

Numerous criticisms poured into the U17 national team in this way, and even the captain who drove the car suffered innocently.

"I received a notice from Mr. Summer today, and I'm going to see Chairman Rummenigge in the afternoon," Sighard said while packing his schoolbag, "Why don't you think about it?"

The friend was startled by the string of names: "How could there be such a big fuss?"

Sammer is the current sporting director of FC Bayern Munich, in charge of first-team work and a bridge between coach Pep Guardiola and the management.Of course, during his player period, this was still a well-known free agent, Champions League winner, and Mr. Golden Globe.

Not to mention Rummenigge, his player career is even more brilliant than Sammer, a two-time Ballon d'Or winner, one of the greatest stars of the 80s, and now the chairman of the board of Bayern Munich.

"You just gave them a ride, and then they went to the bar to drink, and Omar went to whoring... Then what... you didn't instigate it? How could you make trouble with the club chairman?" The friend doubted life.

You must know that they are only members of the U17. To become a world-renowned star, they have to go through the baptism of the U19 and the second team. Only the most talented players who are favored by the head coach can finally be promoted to the first team.Now that a U17 player makes a mistake (and it's not a 'mistake' at all), can it alarm a big man at the level of the club president?

Sieghard shrugged: "Who knows."

"Brother, why are you so calm?" Seeing that he was not in a hurry, my friend began to suspect that he was being tricked, "Isn't it made up?"

"Of course not," said Sieghard. "As you said, my biggest problem is that I shouldn't be driving that day. I believe Mr. Chairman will not criticize me for driving out of the house? It doesn't matter. .”

He acted calmly, and his friend felt relieved, and began to fantasize: "Hey, maybe there is some good news for you! What if... Hehe, you understand~"

He bumped Sigurhard on the shoulder.

The new Bundesliga season usually starts in September. The second team plays in the regional league, and the start time is about the same as the Bundesliga.Because Bayern's second team will consider entering the third division this season, but their current goalkeeper is often asked to do three goals by the first team, so the U19's current first goalkeeper is likely to be promoted by the second team to do second goals. U19 has a goalkeeper spot vacant... If so, Sieghard will most likely be put on the U19...

"I don't know," Sighard said, "I can only hope it's not a bad thing."

What he said now was calm, but actually his heart was a little beating.

Although as a member of U17 on weekdays, he can often see those big-name players on the other side of the training ground, and occasionally meet these big shots working in the club management, but he has never entered the club chairman's office. One-to-one conversation experiences.At this moment, it looks calm on the surface, but in fact, I have been rehearsing the scene in the afternoon in my heart to cheer myself up.

"Well, you shouldn't have gone to Uwensberg that day," muttered the friend, "a lot of trouble."

Sieghard thought for a while, then shook his head: "It's still a little rewarding."

"Because you witnessed the live broadcast of 7-1?" the friend asked.

"Well, and I also met a very interesting foreign kid," Sieghard smiled