Chapter 111: Chapter 110: Special Drop, The Finals Are Upon Us (A Mere Five More, Requesting Full Subscription)
"Ding! You have received the special drop ’Champion Plunderer’!"
Champion Plunderer Medal (Bronze): Wearable, does not occupy an equipment slot. Upgradable, current level: Bronze. Each championship won increases overall ability by three percent! After increase, maximum individual attribute is seventy-five. Any attribute increase over seventy-five is invalid."
Deng Kai was shaken to the core.
My goodness!
This is almost like... increasing all attributes by one point!
This really is a medal of champions.
As long as you win championships, you get enhancements, and they are cumulative, and it even doesn’t take up an equipment slot.
It’s like becoming stronger with each fight, and the stronger you become, the more you fight!
And this is only the Bronze level.
Once it’s upgraded, the data limit will definitely increase, it’s a great item that can be used for a lifetime.
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Kane: Are you sure this is a good thing? This medal is useless, damn it!!!
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"Sporting Lisbon’s U15 crowned the biggest winners of the season, taking home five individual awards!"
"Ronaldo crowned Best Player! Chris is shining bright!"
"Football Caesar shows midfield mastery, Bayern fans suggest the club should extend a purchase offer!"
"Bayern officially debunks rumors, not interested in Deng Kai!"
"Deng Kai and Ronaldo’s skills are far beyond U15, they should not play in U16 next season, but instead move up to U17!"
"Sporting Lisbon brimming with talent, multiple players selected for Violante’s shortlist!"
"Portugal U16 preliminary squad announced, personally penned by Violante, Sporting Lisbon’s U15, U17, U19 all have players selected!"
"Analysis of Portugal U16’s fifty-man shortlist: Quaresma edges over Postiga to lead the strike force! Viana outperforms Meireles to lead the midfield! New stars such as Ronaldo, Deng Kai, Almeida, Igor, and Amorim shine!"
As the league draws to an end, the national youth team’s selection is entering its final stages.
At the request of Sporting Lisbon, Violante will announce the final twenty-three player roster after the youth Champions League final.
So as not to affect the concentration of Sporting Lisbon’s players.
In contrast, the Spanish Football Federation isn’t as considerate, having announced their twenty-three-man squad for this year’s Youth Euros well in advance.
Atletico Madrid’s U15 has two players specially selected for the squad, and the rest are mostly from Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Without a doubt, the two players are Atletico Madrid U15’s star forward Torres, and the midfield linchpin, Gabi.
May 22.
The FA Cup Final.
After ninety minutes, Manchester United successfully lifted the cup, beating Newcastle United two to zero.
This was their second trophy of the season.
They have become the Premier League double champions!
At the award ceremony, Ferguson smiled at the camera and said, "I knew my boys were good, every single one of them is incredibly talented."
"Of course, we also want to thank our fans; without your support, we wouldn’t have made it this far."
"Over the past year, we faced many difficulties, but now is not the time to talk about them. Because we still have one more battle, one last gift to give everybody."
"And that’s the Champions League!"
For this reason, Manchester United postponed their victory parade for five days.
If all goes well, they will be triple champions by then.
It’s quite a gamble.
Because if anything goes wrong, then... they wouldn’t even get to fully enjoy the joy of the first two championships.
For a specific reference, one can ask the Liverpool fans of the 2021-2022 season.
Additionally, in the FA Cup winning interview, Ferguson also mentioned Deng Kai, giving their interaction a callback: "Kai, thanks for your championship tutorial, but now we’ve got two trophies already."
"You taught us once, but now, it’s our turn to teach you! Did you get a good look at this game?"
The scene erupted in laughter, and the fans kept clapping, creating a fantastic atmosphere.
Who knew that Deng Kai would quickly respond to Ferguson’s call-out in the Record Report, "No, no, no, the FA Cup was just an accident, or you could say it was a bonus after I taught you how to win the league."
"The Champions League is the true love of a football club! Next up, I’ll put on another show at the Youth Champions League, and this time, you’d better watch closely!"
"Bayern is not like the other teams; without a determined will to win, it will be tough for you to walk away from Camp Nou with the ’big ears’ cup!"
The 1998-1999 season’s Champions League final was indeed set to be held at Barcelona’s Camp Nou in Spain.
Deng Kai’s interview spread rapidly.
It was met with criticism within Spain.
His interview did not place Atletico Madrid’s U15 on any regard.
Even though Deng Kai and Ronaldo had scored ten and nine goals respectively in the Youth Champions League, Torres had also netted nine times, making him the best-performing superstar forward to date.
And Gabi, with his ability to both attack and defend, was a perfect hexagon-shaped midfielder.
Such an Atletico Madrid and Deng Kai openly talks about teaching Manchester United how to win the championship?
Diego Simeone, who played for Inter Milan, harshly criticized Deng Kai for this.
Inter Milan, where Simeone was, had been "cursed" by Deng Kai this year; not only did they win the Europa League last year, but they even came close to winning the Serie A, the little World Cup.
The mighty Inter ended up losing to Manchester United, the lagging English football landlords, in this year’s Champions League knockout games. Who could be more frustrated?
And Simeone had played for Atletico Madrid before joining Inter Milan.
He had a very enjoyable time at Atletico Madrid, held affection for the team, and achieved his only double-digit goal season there.
Diego Simeone: "Atletico is going to win the championship, Torres is the most talented forward I’ve seen. He scores far more than that Ronaldo!"
Facing Simeone’s criticism, Deng Kai, before boarding the plane to the final venue, laughed during an interview, "Sorry, Simeone, it’s rare for someone to point out two issues in one sentence."
"First, Atletico is an excellent team, but as for the Champions League trophy, Atletico has never won it before and won’t in the future."
"Moreover, Torres is indeed a very good forward, but I favor Ronaldo more. You’ll see how good Ronaldo is at scoring if you ever get the chance to play against him."
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May 25th.
The Youth Champions League final kicks off!
This match garnered immense attention, not just because of Deng Kai and Manchester United’s interactions and Simeone’s verbal volleys.
But also because it was the penultimate match of European football for the year.
It was the last match before the Champions League.
The Champions League final would be at the Camp Nou.
And the venue for the Youth Champions League final was also in Spain.
In the very city of Atletico Madrid, Madrid.
The only fortunate thing was that the match wasn’t held at Atletico’s home ground, but at their city rivals Real Madrid’s home ground—Bernabéu Stadium!
"Bernabéu Stadium has never seen so many Atletico fans streaming in."
"That kid has angered Atletico! The fans of Atletico are cursing Deng Kai with a vengeance!"
"But a somewhat comical scene unfolded, with just as many red and white kits in the stands as there were Manchester United’s red jerseys!"
"They’re supporting Deng Kai."
"This left the nearby Bayern and Real Madrid fans helpless, since Bayern’s rivals were Manchester United fans, and Atletico’s rivals were Real Madrid fans, but now the fans of Atletico and Manchester United were the ones clashing first!"
"Unbelievable! According to data provided by the stadium, the attendance for the match is... eighty thousand people! Nearly enough to burst the Bernabéu!"
"Among them, a small portion are fans who got tickets for tomorrow night’s Manchester United vs. Bayern final. They’ve arrived early to warm up and take in the Champions League atmosphere early since the Youth Champions League is also the Champions League, after all."
"A large part, however, are fans who couldn’t get tickets for tomorrow night. Champions League final tickets are too expensive, whereas the Youth Champions League final tickets are much more cost-effective."
"Even many of tomorrow night’s attending football legends and entertainment stars have made their way to the Bernabéu tonight."
"Oh, and Real Madrid’s current president Sanz is also here at the scene."
"There are Manchester United stars Keane and Scholes; they’re missing tomorrow’s Champions League final due to accumulative yellow cards. This is what Manchester United fans are currently most worried about!"
