ball magic

On the afternoon of October 2001, 10, the large troops of the Argentine Army in Europe returned to Buenos Aires.

Before everyone could breathe the sweet air of their hometown, Rafael saw the "staff" who picked him up.

At this moment, an alarm sounded in his heart.

Because it was not ordinary staff who came to pick up the plane this time, but the president of the Argentine Football Association, Grondona.

The chairman not only came to pick up the plane in person, but also brought a large number of reporters.

As the saying goes, there must be a demon when things happen suddenly. After seeing such a scene, Raphael guessed that Grondona must have something to do.

Speaking of Grondona, it is necessary to talk about the America's Cup that just ended in the summer.

Because of Rafael, the captain of the national team, who connected up and down and took the lead in boycotting, Argentina failed to participate in this Copa America.

The prize money for winning the America's Cup is only more than 100 million, and Grondona will not be able to get out of the money, but Raphael's actions still offend his dignity in the eyes of the chairman.

So after the "safety" of this America's Cup came to an end, Grondona revealed a little regret when he was interviewed by the media.

It's like saying hello condolences

Although Ronaldo and Rivaldo, Brazil's biggest stars, were both persuaded, didn't other teams leave Colombia safely?

They can do it, why can't we?

However, after being sprayed by Maradona, Grondona quickly changed his face, as if he had forgotten the unpleasantness this time.

After all, Maradona is about to play a farewell game.

At this time, let alone him, even the president of FIFA wants to give him face, not to mention that Rafael is also an out-and-out thorn?

But it's different now.

Grondona decided that the adults would not remember the villain's mistakes, and no longer care about the fact that Raphael took the lead in offending him.

After seeing Raphael, Grondona showed a bright smile.

But his eyes were quickly attracted by the huge private jet on the tarmac.

This plane is worth a lot, and if you add a little more money, you can buy a wealthy Argentine club.

However, Grondona just glanced at it affectionately, and walked quickly towards Raphael.

It was at this moment that Raphael pushed Batty with his hand.

Remember how he and Maradona completed the "reconciliation of the century", which made him suffer?

It was Batty, this seemingly honest and honest guy, who held his shoulder with one hand, making it impossible for him to escape!

Now that Batty is by his side, the camera is on, and there is someone he hates in front of him, isn't this the best time to take revenge?

So Raphael felt that there was nothing wrong with what he was doing, and that he was taking advantage of him by confiscating the interest.

The push he made was just a little force, which was enough to make Batty lean forward.

Of course, if this is on the court, Barty can pass two more people at this point when Batty regains his center of gravity.

Batty glanced at him faintly, and then greeted Grondona with a warm and distant smile.

Yes, he actually didn't like Grondona either.

After all, when he was labeled as a Maradona faction and missed the World Cup, the chairman didn't say anything, didn't care about anything, and indulged Passarella.

For this president who dominates Argentine football and even South American football, Batty, like any Argentine fan, is more helpless when seeing him.

Helpless and helpless.

But Grondona obviously didn't think so. After seeing Batty's enthusiasm, he gave Batty a big hug, and then hooked Batty's shoulders to take a photo first.

After Grendona briefly greeted Batty, he planned to walk towards Raphael.

But just when he was about to give Raphael a reconciling hug, he found that there was another Simeone in front of him.

He likes Simeone!

So how could he not embrace Simeone?

When he was released by Simeone, he smiled and looked at Rafael. Before he could say "Rafa", he saw Rafael stretching out his hand to him.

It was such an action that made Grondona's smile fade.

This action may be liked by the British, but not him.

But the person in front of him was Rafael. He was not only a real person, but also represented 5 sponsorship contracts, and was related to the renewal of the Football Association, Adidas and Coca-Cola. Grondona also endured it.

After all, this guy is born with a stinky face, and he has a british dad, so just shake hands if you shake hands.

After the football association chairman's smile escalated again, he held Rafael's hand.

Just when Raphael was about to pull his hand back, he found that Grondona actually gave him a hug when he let go.

Raphael: "..."

Fine.

At this time, it was actually Redondo who rescued him.

The literary middle-aged man seemed to have a good relationship with Grondona. After he stretched out his hand, Grondona affectionately called him Fernando.

But Raphael felt that things were not that simple.

Redondo's mental cleanliness is probably higher than his. If he has a good personal relationship with Grondona, how could his national team journey be so bumpy?

Of course, this guy is absolutely awesome, otherwise he wouldn't just represent Argentina in 29 appearances, and he would also be selected for the best team of the century in Argentina.

The rescued Raphael had just escaped when he saw Simeone and Batty looking at him.

Those eyes seemed to be looking at a brat who could cause trouble at any time.

Raphael didn't like this look, but considering the obvious exaggerated movements of Simeone and Redondo, he only raised an eyebrow.

But Simeone couldn't help smiling after seeing his action.

Now Raphael just wanted to give him a blank stare.

of course he knows why

I don't know why the fans' eyes are so sharp. They made his "brow raising collection" before, and now they even made an Aimar version.

So hard, just to demonstrate a point:

Even if a couple with a good relationship doesn't have a husband and wife face, their expressions and actions will definitely be contagious.

Raphael liked the girls' conclusions, but he didn't like Simeone's exaggerated expression at all.

Grondona is still busy greeting the three guys, Zanetti, Samuel and Saviola.

After all, he is the chairman of the Football Association, so he can't favor one over another, right?

But the focus of the media is no longer on them. They are now yelling at Raphael frantically, asking him to give him a positive face.

Raphael doesn't like Grondona, but he has no opinion on the media, let alone there are fans outside to pick him up.

He just waved to the other side, and what greeted him was the white waterfall.

At this moment, Batty put his hand on his shoulder, showing a much more natural and brighter smile than before.

This is his favorite moment.

At this time, Grondona, who was in the "consolation" circle, also came back, and he proposed to take a group photo with everyone.

After accompanying the chairman to complete the show, they left the airport after signing autographs for some fans.

It was at this time that Raphael discovered that the staff had arranged for him and Batty to ride in the same car with Grondona.

If he had only guessed when he saw Grondona, now he was certain.

Yes, this guy was coming for him.

After seeing Raphael's expression at the moment, Simeone slapped him on the ass, "Be a mature captain."

When Raphael wanted to give this guy a kick, Simeone had already dodged and slipped away quickly.

Rafael felt a little regretful, but it didn't matter, when he returned to Ezeiza, he would have plenty of opportunities to deal with him, such as piercing his crotch three or five times or something.

Batty has already been the pioneer of demining once today, and now he is going to take over Raphael again, I can imagine his mood.

When Grondona greeted the fans, he lowered his voice and said: "If he has any request from you, if it is not too much, then agree to it. If it is too much, it will be delayed until the end of the World Cup."

Raphael didn't speak.

He also wondered why Grondona came

Most of the answer has to do with money.

He also made up his mind that if Grondona wanted to get some money from him, he would let him know that he was wrong.

After getting into the car, Grondona first praised them for their performance in the world preliminaries, and then praised their good deeds. After that, he stopped going around and cried for poverty.

Is the Argentine Football Federation poor?

In fact, it depends on who you compare with.

After all, without comparison, how do you know what is happiness and what is wealth?

If the Argentine Football Association is compared with the richest football association in the world like the English Football Association, it is far inferior.

The FA gets a lot of money from the FA Cup alone.

Compared with countries such as West France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, it is also incomparable.

Because no matter how poor the economic conditions of these countries are, they are better than Argentina. Such an economic foundation is impossible for Argentina to possess anyway.

These countries also have a complete youth training system, and their commercial achievements may not be as good as the FA, but they are not bad.

Rafael clearly knows that Argentina's national strength will only get worse and worse, and this gap will continue to widen.

But if the Argentine Football Association was poor during this period, he just thought it was funny.

Because in this era, the Argentine League is still the largest league in South America. Even if it is hit by the economic crisis, the Football Association will not be affected as much as Grondona said.

He even knows that the economic situation of the Football Association has been considered stable for a long time, and the key person is the long-term occupation of the chairman's throne, the most "left" country in South America, and the dictatorship of Grondona. .

After all, the Football Association is in his pocket, of course he will manage it well, how could he allow other people to take money from his pocket?

This also led to Argentine fans who thought it was "dawn" after his death, and found that everything was going in a worse direction.

The most chaotic period for the Argentine Football Association was actually the period from Grondona's death in 2012 to 2019.

During this period, the management of the Football Association was extremely chaotic, with frequent infighting and heavy debts. Messi solved many problems out of his own pocket.

The Argentine national team reached the finals four times, but failed to win any trophy. It cannot be said that the Football Association is fully responsible, but it is also quite responsible.

After thinking about this, Raphael also felt subtle

Look, with such a comparison, a guy like Grondona actually has a cute side. Is this South American magic realism?

Raphael was still thinking, when he noticed that Batty touched his knee lightly.

When he came back to his senses, Grondona was still talking endlessly: "So it's just a few more commercials, which can fundamentally solve our income problem in the next few years..."

Raphael listened patiently for a while, refined the key words, and suddenly understood.

Oh, it turned out to be an advertisement.

He got it.

Now he also understands why the Football Association recalled all the players in Europe even though they qualified ahead of schedule.

This is not because Grondona understands how much they want to fuck Uruguay, nor is it to run the team, or to make money.

It's just that he is smarter and smarter than crying to the players for money.

Because soliciting sponsorship is the job of the Football Association, and being able to solicit sponsorship is his skill. Grondona doesn't need their consent at all, just make a decision.

As long as the national team signs the contract and let the players take the contract during the national team match day, is there any player who will refuse this kind of team activity?

If there is, it will be expelled from the national team.

This is disobedience to management, and he deserves to be fired, and he will definitely not get the sympathy of the fans.

Raphael believed that Grondona had already made a decision, and the reason why he approached him, saying this, was just worried that he would not cooperate at that time, which would make the sponsor dissatisfied.

After figuring out that Grondona just didn’t want to offend the donor’s father, Rafael said straightforwardly: “If it’s for Argentine football, we have nothing to be unhappy about. I hope these income can help more teams cope with this economic crisis.”

He did think so.

Although Grondona may have received benefits, and it is impossible for all the money to be used for practical purposes, if he can help some small clubs, even if Grondona can take advantage of it, he will be happy.

Grondona's goal has been achieved, first he thanked them, and then talked about pleasant topics

Their old rival Brazil.

For the Argentines, what could be more celebratory than being four rounds ahead?

Watch Brazil and Uruguay lift the World Cup at home!

This is what they want most!

At present, it seems that these two sworn enemies have a very high chance of realizing their wishes.

Uruguay's opponent in the final round is Argentina, and they will personally send Uruguay to hell.

And Brazil's opponent in the next game is Bolivia, which is home to a plateau with an altitude of nearly 3600 meters!

Raphael has played there himself, so of course he knows what it feels like.

They won that time, and now it's up to the Brazilians to get past that.

Seeing Raphael also showing a mocking smile, Grondona smiled with satisfaction.

His five new contracts can finally be signed, and it's time to negotiate prices with Adidas and Coca-Cola.

After all, he heard that Beckham endorsed Pepsi and got a lot of money.

Because Grondona found the right topic, when they returned to the Ezeiza training base, Simeone found that Rafael seemed to be in a good mood.

This made Simeone look at Batty, who pouted at him.

Don't expect him to satisfy his curiosity easily, this exclusive gossip is at least worth a big meal.

Uh……

No, he can't eat meat now qaq!

Let a real Argentinian who hasn't had a hard time growing up not eat meat?

This is an absolute nightmare!

Even though this made Batty feel that his competitive state had been greatly improved, he still made up his mind

I will endure these two years, and I will retire in 2003!

Yes, he has already thought about it, and after playing this World Cup, he will retire at Manchester United one year later.

He even made an agreement with Ferguson.

After Grondona sent them to the base, he naturally wouldn't stay longer at the base.

When his driver drove him away, Simeone, who didn't get an answer from Batty, looked at Raphael worriedly and asked, "What did he tell you? You didn't quarrel with him, did you?"

Don't get me wrong, he wasn't afraid that Raphael would suffer.

He was afraid that Raphael and Grondona would fight together!

You must know that this kid is the guy who dares to say "I don't allow the Football Association". He really has the courage to go against the chairman of the Football Association!

And now it is the year of the World Cup, even Grondona has to take a shot in front of Rafael, otherwise the protests of the fans and Maradona's big mouth will be enough for him to drink a pot.

But which Argentine would expect such a thing to happen?

Can't they kick a ball normally?

Although Simeone didn't say these words directly, his eyes, expression, and even every strand of hair hinted at Raphael.

When Redondo and Zanetti also looked over, Raphael said helplessly: "He wants us to shoot more commercials, it is probably already negotiated, and I have no objection."

Simeone was surprised: "Shooting commercials? Just shooting commercials?"

"What do you think?" Raphael asked back.

He hadn't expected Simeone to answer.

Don't look at this guy looks like a reckless man, but his mind is delicate enough to be able to embroider. Otherwise, how could he have wandered between the Boca and River Plate factions for so many years without overturning?

This kind of "Duan Shui" craftsmanship is more than a master level, and it is not an exaggeration to respect him as a master.

Simeone actually whispered: "I thought he wanted you to sponsor his youngest son. I heard that he is also a prodigal."

This was obviously the truth, Raphael smiled and rubbed his head.

But Simeone is not happy, what kind of posture is this, do you think I am that little guy Saviola?

Knowing what was going on, they slowly walked towards the dormitory with their luggage.

But when they were about to reach the dormitory, they saw a running figure.

Simeone took a closer look, and before he blew out the whistle, he saw the cool guy beside him throwing away his luggage, and he copied Aimar with both hands.

Then, it was the scene that these thirty-year-old men didn't see.

It's not that the young couple openly flirted with each other in front of them, they haven't gone too far.

Their intimacy would not count as farts on the court, but it is the court, this is downstairs in the dormitory, it is closed training!

They are all alone, but these two are openly showing affection, of course they are not good.

Saviola's face was even longer.

Now he feels that his position in Aimar's heart is getting lower and lower...

But in just a few seconds, he forgave his good friend.

Because Aimar told him super sweetly: "Javier! I let Anna buy your favorite little cake!"

A snack certainly wasn't enough to make him forgive Aymar right away.

But if it comes with Aimar's hug and Rafael's stinky face?

Oh, everything is different.

Saviola is cool!

The middle-aged group is obviously very interested in small cakes.

Redondo asked, "Little Cake, is anyone celebrating their birthday?"

Aimar shook his head and said, "A new dessert shop opened near my house. My mother and sister like it very much. They also wanted us to try it, so my sister sent two boxes of cakes."

Aimar's words, middle-aged literary and artistic people believe it.

But the proud face of a certain stinky young man at the moment allowed the literary middle-aged man to see more truths.

So Redondo decisively changed the subject.

Yes, even he doesn't want to eat dog food all day long, especially Rafael's dog food.

There is no elevator in Ezeiza's dormitory. Players can only climb the stairs honestly if they want to go back to their rooms.

The boss's room is usually on the third floor, and the second floor is more for the recruits of the youth team, or the fringe internationals who were selected for the national team for the first time.

So after Rafael returned to the national team, Bielsa's assistant coach asked him if he wanted to change the dormitory.

Raphael directly declined.

What's so good about the third floor?

In his opinion, no matter how good the scenery is, it can't compare with good memories.

After all, this was the room where he and Pabrydo had been living in when they were in the youth team.

So after reaching the second floor, Raphael waved at the middle-aged group coolly.

Goodbye, eyesore.

The middle-aged group didn't bother to argue with him, but the young people couldn't hold back anymore.

Saviola whispered, "I want to beat him up."

Samuel, who was only one year older than him, patted his shoulder sympathetically at this moment.

In fact, he knew that this guy was just saying it casually. If he really had this kind of thought, his voice wouldn't be so low, and he wouldn't be so cowardly.

After returning to their room on the corner of the second floor, what greeted Raphael was the moist feeling brought by the water vapor.

He looked at the wet floor under his feet, and he was reluctant to drag his luggage in, so he picked up the luggage directly, and did not put it on the ground after entering the room, but laid it flat on the chair.

As he turned around, Aymar closed the door just in time.

This is even more perfect.

Raphael smiled and opened his hand to him.

This is the second time he has made the "hug begging" gesture today.

Aimar reluctantly approached the coquettish ghost, tiptoed and kissed his chin, and then the corner of his mouth.

But his mobility was exhausted at this moment. Instead of kissing, he just wanted to bury himself in this guy's chest and listen to his heartbeat quietly.

He likes this kind of truth, and also likes the tolerance he brings.

But how could Raphael be satisfied with such a taste?

He directly hugged Aimar's waist.

After picking him up, he held his butt and motioned him to continue kissing him.

This posture was much more comfortable, and Aimar had no reason to reject him, so he simply lifted his chin, lowered his head and kissed him.

At this moment, they heard a "boom" from upstairs.

Raphael: "..."

It must be that bastard Saviola!

He thought of it, and so did Aimar.

Aimar couldn't go on kissing anymore, so he just smiled softly against his lover's face.

Raphael rubbed his cheek in dissatisfaction, and began to complain: "He doesn't live in that room!"

Of course Aimar knew, so as compensation, he smiled and kissed the corner of his mouth again.

But Rafael felt that it was not enough.

He threw Aimar directly on the bed, and waited until he pressed on him before asking him: "You haven't answered me all this time, did you hug me that day?"

He pointed to the pillow.

How could Aimar answer his question?

But Raphael didn't want to know the answer at all, but pointed to his mouth.

Aymar understood immediately.

The bastard was cueing him, either answer him or kiss him.

The question that made him blush was just his latest trick to deceive his relatives.

This made him complain: "Clingy!"

Raphael was upset, "Honey, I told you this adjective, it's not for you to use it on me."

Aimar snorted, "But you are a clingy one!"

This adjective suits him so well!

As a result, this time someone not only didn't reply, but actually got up from him.

This made Aimar extremely puzzled, could this guy have changed his sex?

But after Raphael got up, he just looked at him leisurely and said, "Honey, do you know how clingy people cling to people?"

"..."

Raphael slowly opened his sportswear jacket and threw it on the suitcase on the chair.

He then put his hand on the hem of his T-shirt, looked at Aimar and said with a smile: "Clingy, you must first be able to stick to the other party, you understand this?"

Aimar: "..."

This guy is going to go to the restaurant to eat later, and now he is playing a clingy game?

Faced with such a threat, Aimar could only raise his hand obediently and said, "I want to hug Baby Rafa, and I also want to kiss him."

Ding!He got a sticky baby Rafa!

After playing a kissing game with this guy for a few minutes, Aimar pushed him away with a bit of disgust, "Are you sure you have successfully lost 2kg?"

This is not a pleasant topic, Rafael snorted: "Of course it is true, but losing weight is much more uncomfortable than gaining muscle."

If it is simply to lose 2kg, it is actually very simple for him.

Does Pintus want him to simply lose 2kg?

What he wants is for him to lose 2kg of fat without losing muscle.

It's a tough day.

Aimar always feels distressed when listening to him complaining on the phone. After all, this guy’s diet is already very strict, and he has worked so hard to reach his ideal weight. Now he wants to lose it?

But now he's complaining like a child to his face, all he wants to do is laugh.

This is not what Raphael wants!

He glared at Little Curly and found that he still couldn't help laughing, so Raphael wanted to kiss him a couple more to get some interest.

But at this moment, the door was slapped!

The moment the door slammed, Aimar quickly pushed the guy on him away.

Raphael got up helplessly and walked towards the door, and he opened the door only after Aimar also got up and adjusted the somewhat messy bed.

It was the unlucky Saviola who stood in front of the door.

As the unlucky guy who was the youngest among all the international players and had the best relationship with them, the job of calling people to eat fell on him.

Hearing his purpose, Raphael nodded coolly, and just as he was about to take his coat and leave, Aimar came over and handed it to him and said, "Let's go, I will go with you, I will store the cake in the refrigerator in the kitchen gone."

Because the cake was hard to come by, after dinner, Raphael ate up all the small cake he was given.

Even if it meant he had to take a good look at the night view of Ezeiza tonight.

Because of his support, Aimar couldn't help asking: "Is it delicious? Is it the taste you like?"

Raphael thought for a while and said, "It's okay."

This made Aimar raise his eyebrows. Anna and her boyfriend waited in a long queue and drove for more than two hours to deliver it.

Raphael lowered his voice and said, "Honey, don't look at me like that, I say that because I've eaten better ones."

What responded to him was Aimar's raised eyebrows again.

This action made Raphael laugh out successfully.

Just before the game day, a fan of Aimar cut a video of him raising his eyebrows.

Raphael likes this conclusion, but it doesn't mean he has no desire to survive.

So after laughing, he winked at Aimar, "The little cake you made is the best in the eyes of Louis and me."

This is a restaurant!

There are so many teammates!

Aimar wanted to restrain himself, but he laughed anyway.

But he did not forget to emphasize: "My fried chicken, don't think that if you say something nice, you don't need to make fried chicken for me."

Raphael said straightforwardly: "No problem, provided that our head coach allows it."

Aimar: "..."

Their coach in the national team is Bielsa!

He even smuggled the cake over here, but this guy actually didn't open any pot!

"He will agree," Rafael said firmly. "After all, I can assure him that each person can only eat one piece, and there is also a portion that belongs to him and the coaching staff."

Aimar: "One piece?"

"piece."

Aimar: "..."

Although his expression was a bit pitiful, Raphael thought

Baby, I can't help it, who told me that I can't compare to fried chicken in your heart?

If it's not as good as a barrel, it's better than a piece, right?

The author has something to say: Make up progress

Explain the transfer, you don't have to worry about it, because the 0203 season can't be written at all.

That day was Rafa's starting point, ending point, and my consummation.