Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1791 He is there

Renaldo Lima, led by his agent Igor Arauyo, drove to Kabangka's home for a party.

We are all Brazilian players, club teammates, and the same agent, so the relationship is naturally extraordinary.

While enjoying dinner, they chatted lightly and cheerfully.

"It's been almost ten days, are you still used to everything here?"

Kabanka cares about the life of his little brother.

"Fortunately, my family is with me." Lima replied.

"That's really enviable... When I first came to Europe, I was alone." Kabanka said with emotion.

Lima scratched his head: "Actually, it may not be a good thing, at least I am not so free now..."

Both Kabanka and his manager Arauyo laughed.

After laughing, Kabanka said to Lima seriously: "It is a good thing to be stricter. Your adaptation period in Europe is very critical."

But he didn't continue to chat on this topic in depth, but quickly changed the subject, and continued to talk about daily routines and chatting idlely.

When it was almost time, manager Arauyo got up and turned on the TV.

This move surprised Lima a little.

It wasn't until the screen turned on that he saw Hulet's close-up in the middle, and he didn't realize it—today is FIFA's annual awards ceremony!

But he still wonders—why should we watch an award show that has nothing to do with us?

Unlike the European Ballon d'Or, FIFA's awards ceremony only has a trophy for the final winner.

For example, there is only one trophy for the World Footballer, which is awarded to the final winner, and the other accompanying runners are really "accompanying runners", and it is a waste of time to go.

So there will be a situation where a player realizes that his chances of winning the World Player of the Year are very slim, and he may find an excuse not to attend the award ceremony.

This kind of situation usually happens when his opponent may win the prize, and he doesn't want to support his opponent.

This time Kabangka did not go to the FIFA awards ceremony, not because he didn't want to support Hu Lai.

The main reason is that he didn't make it to the final three candidates at all.

With Kabanka's performance last year, it is really impossible to enter the top three.

In the second half of the 2028-2029 season, he failed to win a single championship in the Catalan United. In the first half of the 2029-2030 season, his performance was good, but it is obviously impossible to beat Hou Lai, Meli and Becker with his outstanding performance in half a year. .

So the final three candidates for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year are these three, and it has nothing to do with Kabanka.

Since it has nothing to do with Kabangka, why bother watching it?

Anyway, if it has nothing to do with me, I would rather go to play games or bars... Lima thought so in his heart.

But he is here as a guest, so it is inconvenient for him to point fingers at the host's arrangements.

Then watch it.

In the live TV broadcast, the host of the Spanish TV station was still guessing who would win the World Footballer of the Year.

Manager Arauyo snorted: "Pretentious! Is there any suspense?"

It's not just him who thinks so, everyone in the world thinks that with Hu Lai's performance last year, the World Footballer's trophy belongs to him.

Kabanka joked: "That's not necessarily true, Igor. In the world, Melly is still more famous than Hu Lai. What if everyone still votes for Melly?"

"That will be the biggest crisis since the creation of the World Player of the Year award," Arauyo said.

Lima heard the conversation between the two and asked Kabanka: "Kendor, do you want Hu to win the award?"

"It's not something I would have liked, Renardo. It's a certainty - Hu will definitely win the World Player of the Year," Kabanca said. "Whether I wish it or not, whether I wish it or not, it will not change this fact."

Lima wanted to ask: Since nothing can be changed, what are you looking at? I thought you were waiting for a miracle, and Hu Lai finally missed the World Footballer...

But he didn't say it.

He just watched live TV with Kabanka.

In the TV broadcast, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing were shown in the same frame.

The host Sanchez laughed:

"There are many player couples in the world of football, but they may be the most special pair. They are the absolute core of each other's rivals in the same city...I am really curious, when their teams beat each other, what will happen to the two of them Get along with...ha!"

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Hu Lai and Li Qingqing sat next to each other.

One of them was selected as the final three candidates for World Footballer, and the other was selected for the final three candidates for Miss World Football.

After the two won the European Ballon d'Or at the same time in August last year, it is very likely that the two of them will be awarded the World Footballer/Miss Player at the same time this time.

In the camera, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing looked left and right, observing the situation of the venue.

And when their eyes meet, they will stay for a second or two longer for each other, look at each other affectionately, and finally end with a sweet smile.

Meli was sitting next to Hu Lai, and she could smell the cloyingly sweet smell in the air without turning her head.

Although he already has a girlfriend, Meili still can't help being a little envious.

After all, his girlfriend Silvia could only sit in the audience behind at this time.

But Hu Lai's girlfriend can sit next to him, clasping fingers with him, talking and laughing happily.

Meli really didn't expect that after having a girlfriend, she would be able to eat the "dog food" that Hu Laiqiang made at close range...

He could only maintain the posture of looking forward to the main stage, staring intently and very focused.

In fact, like Kabangka, before he came to Zurich, he knew that he would definitely not be able to win the World Footballer.

After all, Hu Lai's performance last year was too impressive.

He himself knew very well that he had no outstanding results to compete with Hu Lai.

Although he didn't feel good about Hu Lai, Mei Li didn't stop coming because he was sure he wouldn't get the award.

He still appeared at the award ceremony with Becker, and witnessed Hou Lai reach the pinnacle of his career together.

For him, it was a total failure. But he will not be devastated by this failure, he believes that he will make a comeback!

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When various awards were presented before, although the Xielan people sat in front of the TV, they swiped their phones with their heads down and did not pay attention to the live broadcast content.

It wasn't until she was about to announce the final winners of Miss World Football and World Player of the Year that she finally put down her phone and looked at the TV screen.

Feeling his wife's concentration, Hu Lixin couldn't help asking curiously: "Could there be other results besides Hu Lai and Li Qingqing?"

"How can you tell for sure?" Xie Lan snorted, "Who knows if those foreigners have got their heads in the water? In the selection last year, our son's performance was different, and he didn't even make it to the top three? Besides, What if people just don’t want Chinese players to win the World Player of the Year? Will it not appear that those foreigners lose face?”

Hu Lixin couldn't hear the sarcasm in his wife's tone, he waved his hands dumbfounded: "No, no... FIFA still needs to show some face."

"I dare not think so well of them."

Xie Lan was still staring nervously at the TV screen.

Miss World Football has no suspense at all.

Li Qingqing, who led the Kings Madrid women's football team to defend the Champions League and league titles last season, won this honor again.

When the World Footballer of the Year winner was announced, Hu Lixin simply grabbed his wife's hand.

Xie Lan glanced at him in surprise: "What are you doing? Are you nervous too?"

Hu Lixin shook his head: "No, I'm afraid you will be too excited."

The wife gave him a blank look and didn't bother to talk to him.

On TV, the award presenter opened the envelope, glanced at the names inside, and then laughed.

"This laugh... has a ghost!" Xie Lan frowned, having already thought of the bad outcome in advance.

But she was "slapped in the face" immediately after.

The award presenter put his mouth in front of the microphone:

"Congratulations to the 2029 World Footballer... Hu Lai!"

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"Congratulations to Houlai from the Madrid Pirates!" Sanchez read out Houlai's full name, "He became the 2029 World Footballer! Like Meli Banega last year, he also became the winner of the European Cup in one year. A player with two top honors, the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year!"

There was thunderous applause from the TV.

Just now, the award presenter pronounced Hu Lai's name.

He got up from his seat ~www.novelmt.com~ buttoned up a button on his suit, and then stepped onto the stage, ready to accept this honor.

His expression was very calm, not very excited.

When he stepped onto the stage, Meli and Becker sitting below were applauding for Hu Lai. They still had to put on a show in front of the cameras.

Kabanka, who was not facing the camera, didn't need to act. He didn't applaud, but just watched with a serious expression.

Lima was not like Kabangka. Watching Hu Lai lift the World Footballer's trophy, he felt sore and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Finally, I couldn't hold back and asked: "Why do we watch others win awards?"

Kabanka continued to stare at the TV screen and said: "Because this is the opponent we are going to beat, Renaldo. Whether you like it or not, he is there. If you don't even have the courage to look at him, how can you beat him?" he?"

He meant something, but he didn't say it too directly.

Lima seemed to understand Kabanka's meaning, he stopped asking questions, and stared at the TV screen silently with Kabanka.

(end of this chapter)