ball magic

If we open the world map, we will find that the South American continent is geographically remote, far away from the center of the world.

On this national team match day, South America once again became the center of the world as the World Cup tickets for Korea and Japan were divided up one by one.

It's all because of two Argentines

Rafael and Maradona.

Every time the latter's name is mentioned, it brings great sadness to the fans.

Because of his farewell match, it also brought an end to the youth of the fans.

But the name of the former is different. On this national team match day, he had such a happy time, and he was not stingy about sharing his happiness.

So in the past few days, he posted a lot of news on the network.

Although it may be a small snack, or a large Argentinian dumpling, there is also a video of Aimar's father Ricardo playing the guitar and singing impromptuly.

He seems to have learned how to share life all of a sudden.

While the fans are reaping happiness, they are also somewhat worried

Could it be that he made a year's progress shine in just a few days?

Yes, his updates in these few days can be worth a year's worth.

Vieri even commented on his feed, asking if the network's user growth had slowed down so much that he had to come out for business.

In the joy and entanglement of the fans, the day that only belongs to Maradona has come.

This day is July 2001, 11.

On this day, Buenos Aires, which has a population of more than 300 million, is full of fans chanting "Diego, Diego!" no matter the streets or alleys.

Their beloved players will complete their swan song in football on this day.

Lao Ma prepared for this day for a long time. Although Castro and many Brazilian stars were unable to come, many football stars still came to support him.

For example, Bulgaria's "Golden Retriever Lion" Valderrama, Bulgaria's star Stochkov, Colombian goalkeeper Iguita, Croatian legend Davor Suk, Uruguayan Prince Francisco Li, French star Cantona and so on.

In addition, Pele and Platini also represented FIFA and UEFA respectively.

Among these names, the most important ones are Mateus and Pele.

The former is the lifelong enemy recognized by Maradona, and everyone knows the latter.

It is worth mentioning that there was an episode yesterday

Yesterday Pele was dumped by the Argentine media as soon as he got off the plane. One of the Argentine reporters directly asked the Brazilian football champion, "How does it feel to be number two in the world?"

Faced with such a provocation, Bailey endured it abruptly and responded: "Being the second is better than being the last."

This can be said to have given Maradona enough face, and it has also made the person who provoked the troubles feel bored.

If Bailey gave Maradona face in this way, there is no need to talk about other people.

On this day, Rafael and Aimar also came to the hotel arranged by Maradona a few hours in advance.

After having lunch, they will set off to the stadium together from here.

At this moment, half of the football superstars gathered in this hotel. When they arrived at the banquet hall, although there were not many people, their arrival still attracted everyone's attention.

Aimar is a little awkward being looked at by so many eyes, but his boyfriend is different.

Rafael locked onto his target almost immediately, then lowered his head and said to Aimar: "I saw Cantona, I'm going to say hello."

Emma almost laughed.

There are Platini and Matthaus not far from Cantona, and you, your goal is Cantona?

But he suddenly froze, at what age did Cantona retire?

It seems to be 31 years old?

Thinking about the hot, domineering and unruly character of the French, he seems to understand...

Although he understood what was going on, he still reminded in a low voice: "Remember to say hello to everyone."

Raphael nodded, and strode straight towards Cantona.

Aimar took a look at his back, and heard "Pubrido".

When he heard the sound and looked over, he saw that it was Francescoli who was greeting him.

This made Aimar immediately show a bright smile, and went straight to the senior.

Rather than taking the initiative to deal with "strangers", he still prefers to stay by the side of acquaintances, let alone his favorite senior?

And Raphael walked through many football celebrities all the way, and after agreeing with everyone, he walked in front of Cantona smoothly.

But he, who was full of momentum along the way, suddenly got stuck

How should I greet Cantona?

This is obviously a good question...

Cantona didn't expect that he walked in front of him like Moses divided the sea, and he was ready to shake hands with him. Who would have thought that this young man would be stunned?

This made him smile, and patted him on the shoulder: "What are you thinking? Did I gain a lot of weight after retiring?"

Raphael shook his head and said bluntly: "I was thinking about how to greet you, should I call you Eric or the king?"

This shocked Cantona, you must know that this is Raphael!

Now Raphael actually said this in front of him?

Cantona couldn't help laughing out loud, and laughed a few times before saying to Rafael: "I saw you praise Maradona on TV before, and I thought there was artistic processing by the media, but now I believe it."

Raphael:

His eyes made Cantona laugh a few more times before reaching out to Raphael: "Be more formal, just call me Eric."

After the two shook hands, Cantona greeted the waiter and brought Rafael a glass of champagne.

After Raphael took it, he took the initiative to chat with him: "There are so many people here, and some of your acquaintances, why did you come to me directly?"

Raphael thought, isn't it just that you ask me to blow you up?

But as the young club of Manchester United, he still boasted: "I'm not their fan."

Cantona asked in surprise: "Are you my fan?"

Raphael raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right."

Cantona dissatisfied: "What do you mean?"

"Then I have to ask you," Raphael said, "I like to watch your games. Are you a fan? I especially like to watch you take penalty kicks."

Now Cantona laughed again.

Because he knew it was true, the season in which Rafael was born was the season in which he was about to retire.

At that time, of course he paid attention to Raphael, and he also admired Raphael at that time.

At that time, Toshack protected Raphael very well. After he turned the post-match conference into his sister's record promotion conference, he rarely took him to the conference.

But Cantona still saw an interview in a British newspaper, because the newspaper had his name on it.

At that time, Rafael was already Deportivo's number one penalty shooter. Some reporters asked him if he was under a lot of pressure when taking penalties, and why he always scored steadily.

And this problem is also the reason why his name appeared.

Because Rafael said that he has learned from two people in penalty points, one is Mendieta and the other is him.They even listed the characteristics of their penalty kicks separately.

It was that report that let Cantona know that the 16-year-old had seen his penalty highlights numerous times.

So at this moment he commented: "You like to control everything, and you prefer to play with the goalkeeper. You are simply a little devil."

Faced with such an evaluation, Rafael just asked: "What about you? An old Red Devil?"

Cantona laughed again.

This also attracted a lot of attention, but Cantona didn't care, but said to Rafael: "I think so, a red devil for a day, a red devil for life."

Raphael raised his glass to him: "For the Red Devils."

Cantona toasted with him happily: "For the Red Devils."

When the two of them toasted and drank, Platini, who was not far from them, raised his eyebrows with some surprise.

Even though Cantona is a famous man among Manchester United legends, a legend among legends, before Raphael made Cantona smile and send you off four times with a few words, he thought that the two of them would have an unpleasant affair...

Because it was Cantona and Rafael!

He shook his head, maybe this is the legendary congeniality?

Rafael chatted with Cantona for a long time until Simeone took him away.

Simeone also had a reason for taking him away

There are so many Argentinian celebrities here today, you guys have to say hello anyway, if you want to chat with that Frenchman, when can't you?

Rafael didn't like what he said, and complained: "You talk like we can meet often."

Simeone said: "He is a famous star of your Manchester United. It is not easy for you to meet him?"

Raphael snorted before lowering his voice, "He's different."

Simeone was puzzled: "...what's the difference? Aren't they all club legends, who have won honors for the club and are loved by fans?"

"But Cantona is different." Rafael said, "He is different from those stars who want to be bound to the team for life after retiring. Since he retired, he has never been to the Theater of Dreams."

In fact, it was more than ten years after Cantona retired to Old Trafford after his retirement.

And the reason why he returned to his hometown was only because his former younger brother Solskjaer retired and wanted to hold a testimonial match.

Simeone: "...I know why you like him."

Raphael raised his eyebrows, feeling that this guy couldn't say anything good.

Sure enough, Simeone said: "Because both of you are wonderful! Two wonderful!"

A 31-year-old retired.

A 30-year-old plans to retire.

Coupled with the same unruly and maverick personality, isn't this a wonderful couple?

After being complained about so much by him, another Raphael might fight back, but this is Simeone.

But when it came to the Argentine star army, Rafael was set on fire.

"Rafa, how can you go to the international star team? You are from our Argentina!" This is Valdano.

He once coached a La Liga team and blew him away after playing against Deportivo.

"You're a little traitor." It was Keeley.

"Yes, you are a traitor!" This is Veron.

It's fine for other people to complain, but when Veron also complained about himself, Raphael gave the bald head a dark look.

If I don't go to the opposite side, do you expect one of you and Riquelme to go to the opposite side?

The reason why this situation has come into being, we have to ask Maradona, the absolute protagonist of today!

In his farewell match, Lao Ma, the water master, not only invited him and Veron, but also invited Riquelme, Kiley and Aimar.

Let's put it this way, after the old horse withdrew from the national team, except for Gallardo, all the players who wore the No. 10 jersey of the Argentine national team are here.

It's okay to find a bunch of No. 10s to match him, after all, everyone is willing.

But the problem is that there is only one No. 10 jersey, and of course the old horse wears it by himself.

Raphael also doesn't want to compete with Lao Ma for the number 10 on this kind of day, but compared to being teammates with Lao Ma, of course he wants to go opposite.

The world on the opposite side is so wide, there are players he likes on the opposite side, and the No. 10 jersey is on the other side, so he has no reason not to go.

So now he is unmoved in the face of criticism from everyone.

He is going to face each other!

At this time Simeone couldn't stand it anymore.

"What nonsense with him, fuck him when the time comes!"

"Yes, fuck him!"

But what responded to them was Raphael's sneer.

Just wait and see!

After lunch and rest, everyone boarded the bus and headed to the Candy Box Stadium.

Wherever the bus went, there were fans waving scarves everywhere, and Maradona fans could be heard everywhere.

How many fans will enter the candy box field today, or watch the game on the field?

Rafael didn't know, but he knew that the hearts of all fans were connected with Maradona at this moment.

Such a scene is obviously more touching to the retired stars, because they also walked on the court in this way, and walked to the stage where they could only say goodbye.

As for the active players, looking at such a scene, it is difficult to restrain their longing.

When they finish their playing career, will they be loved like this, will there be so many fans to say goodbye to them?

The bus was still driving slowly, and when they finally arrived at the Candy Box Stadium, this legendary stadium was already surrounded by fans.

Above the stadium, only the song of Maradona echoed.

Rafael looked at the court in a daze, and found himself patted on the shoulder.

When he turned around, he met Veron's gaze.

Veron asked: "Have you thought about retiring here?"

Everyone nearby looked at this question, but Raphael shook his head without thinking about it.

Veron asked again: "Meazza?"

Raphael still shook his head, and continued: "If possible, I would prefer to retire in the World Cup finals."

Veron: "..."

Simeone rolled his eyes and asked politely why this?

But he also knew that Raphael could answer without hesitation, obviously he had thought about this question a long time ago.

After arriving at the stadium, Rafael was "dismissed" by the Argentine.

They turned him out!

"Traitor, go!"

It was also at this time that Cantona and the others knew that Raphael was on their team. This is really...

Interesting, um, interesting.

Not only did Cantona find it interesting, but he also waved to his new younger brother, "Come on, Rafa, introduce us to the candy box. This is your home team, right?"

But Raphael's answer was ambiguous.

"maybe."

Now he became the prince of Uruguay and felt strange, "How is it possible?"

Rafael said calmly: "Because I play here, I am always the one who gets booed."

This sentence ignited everyone's laughter, including Pele and Platini laughed.

After making everyone laugh, Raphael pointed to the wall and said, "Actually, I don't think I need to introduce too much. You will be able to appreciate its unique charm when the game starts."

In fact, why wait until the game starts?

There is still more than an hour before the start of the game, but this stadium has entered its own earthquake mode.

Unlike superstars born in South America such as Pele, Franciscoli, Valderrama, and Solano, the superstars from Europe have also entered the admiration mode.

Cantona even commented: "It's not a loss today."

He likes this kind of stadium, and he is a member of the world star alliance today, and he will play today.

Raphael smiled, and was patted on the shoulder by Su Ke who was standing on the other side of him.

When he looked over, Su Ke hooked his shoulder and said, "Little brother, remember to pass the ball to me."

When he said that, some people were not happy.

The person who protested was the Barcelona legend Thunderbolt Stoichkov.

This has to say something about Suk and Stoichkov.

In fact, there is no need to say too much. Let us point out a few points and everyone will understand.

First of all, one of them is a Real Madrid star and the other is a Barcelona star.

Both are left-footed players, one is "able to play the violin with his left foot", and the other is "the number one left-footed king in Europe".

In the end, both played as forwards and started together in this game.

Raphael: "..."

He suddenly didn't think it was a good job to play in the world star team.

Before he could answer, he saw that Su Ke and "Thunderbolt" had entered the mutual spraying mode

Cantona seemed to understand his thoughts, patted him on the shoulder and said: "You haven't played this kind of game before, have you? Just treat it as a wild ball, don't pay too much attention to it."

Raphael: "..."

Can he still regret it?

Not long after they came to their locker room, they saw their coach Basile.

This is the meritorious coach who once led Argentina to the 91 and 93 World Cups.

Basile glanced at the locker room, and when he saw Rafael, he happily waved to him and said, "Rafael, come and translate for me."

Although most players can speak Spanish, he also needs to take care of Cantona, a few players who don't understand Spanish at all, right?

Raphael: "..."

Sorry, San Lian!