[Football] Kaka and Margaret

Before the opening of the European Cup, according to the news from FIFA, the list of the top 28 men's football teams in the 16th Athens Olympic Games was announced, of which Brazil lost the selection, and the final participants in South America were Brazil's old rival Argentina and Paraguay.This also means that the Olympic Games are not so important to Brazil, but in contrast, the Copa America will be held in Peru in July.However, for the purpose of inspecting players and cultivating newcomers for the World Cup qualifiers, in the 7-man roster announced by the national team for the Copa America, the already famous big-name stars did not appear in this lineup, and among these big-name players Kaka is included.

In other words, this summer vacation can be indulged... For example, after the European Cup and then the Olympics, it is said that the new season will not start until September.

On June 6, Kaka and Maggie arrived in Porto from Milan.Porto is the largest port in Portugal and the largest city in the northern provinces.This city is the second largest Heinz in Portugal and the largest industrial center in the country. It has very distinctive local characteristics, and the modern architecture and historical sites are harmoniously blended together, which is unique.Many of Porto's ancient buildings have been rated as world cultural heritage by the United Nations Cultural and Educational Organization. At the same time, this city and Rotterdam in the Netherlands have been rated as European cultural capitals.In Porto, the locals have a saying: "Coimbra is singing, Braga is praying, Lisbon is showing off, and only Porto is working." It is enough to show the unique charm of this city.

Since we arrived one day earlier, it is natural to have some fun, even if it is to familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment of the Dragon Stadium.On this day, the whole of Porto seemed to be crowded. People from all over the world gathered here to wait for the opening of the European Cup. The European Cup, in Europe, is a grand event that is not lost to the World Cup.

In the end, Kaka still didn't give the answer to that question. Fortunately, Maggie didn't care. After all, she struggled with it for a long time and found that she didn't have very strong thoughts. It is good to maintain the current living situation.She is already very satisfied and doesn't ask for more. Moreover, she and Kaka have known each other for less than a year now, so it's too early to think about anything.

So it's better to go shopping and travel together and then watch the game, life will be nourishing.

Tickets for the opening ceremony of this European Cup are quite tight. On the morning of the 10th, the Portuguese organizing committee announced that only the last 100 tickets for the opening ceremony were left for sale to the public. Tickets were all sold out until 200 o'clock this morning, and scalpers were even fired up to 10 euros per ticket.

Luckily they bought tickets in advance.Maggie saw those people queuing up at the ticket office of the Dragon Stadium, and couldn't help sighing: "They are so crazy." For fans who really can't buy tickets, they probably can only stand outside and watch the screen broadcast Well... Actually, you can also go to the bar and have a drink with friends, and then watch the game.

The Dragon Stadium built to host the European Cup was completed on November 2003, 11. It was rated as a five-star stadium by UEFA. The stadium was designed by the famous Portuguese architect Manuel Salgado. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Porto team defeated Barcelona, ​​who came to congratulate, 16-2, which brought good news to the home team's success at the Dragon Stadium in the future.Portugal, as the host of the European Cup, took great pains to choose this stadium as the venue in order to ensure good results.

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Finally the day of the opening match came. At 6:12 on June 16, fans all over the world focused on the Dragon Stadium.Crowds from various countries gathered in the stands, and Maggie could hear English, Spanish, French, and her familiar Italian, oh, and Portuguese, but she couldn’t understand these languages, and she didn’t know They were saying something, but it was understandable to expect it.As for the stadium commentary in Portuguese and English, isn't Kaka a Brazilian? Doesn't Brazil speak Portuguese?So this is the built-in language translator.

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The opening ceremony of this year's competition follows the tradition of concise and clear opening of the European Cup, only 15 minutes. A shorter welcome ceremony, about 29 minutes long.That is to say, apart from the opening ceremony, after watching every game, you can see a short and clear personal introduction before the game. Maggie understands it this way.Otherwise, she doesn't know who the other teams are, so the experience of watching the game will be much worse.

The opening ceremony was full of festive atmosphere and very rich in the characteristics of the Iberian Peninsula. Politicians from all walks of life including the Portuguese President, powerful figures in European football, and chairmen and officials of 20 Portuguese first-tier clubs participated in the opening ceremony.It is said that Nelly Furtado, a Portuguese female singer from Canada, was supposed to sing the theme song "Forca" (power) at the opening ceremony, but because of conflicts between her work and the arrangement of the tour, she could only play the recording. But she herself will be present at the closing ceremony.

"Wow, this song is so cheerful. Although I can't understand _(:з"∠)_" Maggie said. Indeed, this song "Forca" will make people sway. For the football feast, the ability to mobilize the atmosphere is MAX, "Kaka, do you understand? "

"can understand."

"Humph, it looks like I'm going to learn English when I go back! I feel like an illiterate." Very good, I found something for myself to do again, she is a very good flower! "But is English difficult... Do I need to learn Portuguese again? It's really difficult for me QAQ"

That aggrieved expression made Maggie frown. As a free flower, learning is really painful.Kaka looked at Maggie's expression and wanted to take a photo with a camera, but thinking that smart phones have not yet been born, or that there are no mobile phones with camera functions, she can only miss it regretfully, as if she has lost a lot of fun.

After the theme song, 700 performers danced to the beat of percussion music in the center of the venue. This is the giant screen in the stadium began to review the history of Portugal and the classic moments of world football. The head of the competition organizing committee, Anadia Ms. Si spoke on behalf of the entire organizing committee: "In the past, Portugal discovered the world. Today, the whole world will come to discover Portugal."

"That's right, it was Portuguese navigators who discovered the New World in history, Columbus?" Maggie recalled the history books she had read, Columbus discovered the American continent. "Then Brazil became a colony of Portugal ... so Brazil speaks Portuguese."

"But that's all history. Now Brazil has nothing to do with Portugal except Portuguese."

Many countries in history were colonies of European countries. Just look at today's South American continent, except for Brazil, which speaks Spanish. They are all Spanish colonies.However, after the independence wars of various countries, they have nothing to do with each other. This is just an inevitable development in historical development. People now have a clear understanding of these.

While they were discussing, the staff of the stadium came to tell them that their help would be needed at the opening ceremony. They prepared blue cardboards for each audience, and they needed the audience to hold up the cardboards later, and they would need their help in the opening ceremony. The performances are linked.They need to inform every audience, the workload, so that the staff can only stay for a few seconds to explain the situation.

After the staff left, Maggie held the blue cardboard placed on her seat: "I said, why did I put this up specially, I thought it was a souvenir."

Kaka, who had never been to the European Cup in his previous life, did not know the function of the cardboard at first, but it would be a wonderful experience to be able to participate in the program specially arranged by the organizer later.

The opening ceremony soon reached its climax. All 52000 spectators held up blue cardboards and set off a blue wave of people together with 700 performers on the field. The entire Dragon Stadium instantly became a blue ocean. The video played on the screen gave the audience an overview of Portugal's past, present and future in just ten minutes.This scene left a deep impression in the hearts of every audience, and it will remain in people's memory forever as the best souvenir of Portuguese hospitality.

The short opening ceremony ended soon, and "Dragon" opened his eyes, only waiting for the whistle to sound.However, there is still an hour before the start of the official game, and the stage left by the opening ceremony is being dismantled in the arena, and the European Cup opener between the host and Greece will be staged here in a while.

The current temperature of the stadium is 24 degrees, which makes people feel very comfortable, and it is a good temperature suitable for competitions.

"I will be watching my first big game soon, and I am a little nervous." Taking advantage of an hour before the start of the game, although the stadium is still crowded and there are no vacancies, it does not prevent people from "whispering" and discussing For the upcoming game.

Kaka sat very casually, and couldn't see his mood clearly, but Maggie could still feel that he was also looking forward to this game, but he didn't express it.

Speaking of which, Kaka and her have very little time to watch football together. Apart from watching the game together in Rome before, she can't remember the earlier time, but it seems to be rare in my impression.As a player, even if he doesn't start, he will come off the bench most of the time, so he rarely has the experience of watching football in the stands, and she can only pull Kaka out if he does not lose to South America in the European Cup.It's a pity to think of it this way.

As for Kaka, he actually thought that he would be able to see the young C-Ronaldo later, his former good friend and Real Madrid's good partner.

The author has something to say:

I don't know if the scene of the opening ceremony of the European Cup is right, because I didn't watch the whole QAQ

If there is a BUG, ​​it is a private setting

I think "Forca" is really nice!When I wrote this chapter, the single looped!I feel very excited

"Coimbra is singing, Braga is praying, Lisbon is showing off, only Porto is working." The strange names in this sentence are all Portuguese cities

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