Chapter 118: Chapter 117: The Founding Father of Manchester United’s Triple Crown, Portugal U16 Squad Announced
"The Kings Return! After the Hillsborough disaster, an English team tops the UEFA Champions League for the first time!"
"An Unprecedented Treble! This season’s Manchester United is a miracle!"
"Manchester United could become the greatest club of the 20th century!"
"Manchester United has a group of hellish substitutes, always able to help the team turn the tables from the brink! Making the opponents feel the heat of hell!"
"Ferguson’s divine substitutions, Sheringham and Solskjaer, who scored two goals in the final three minutes to overtake Bayern, were both subs!"
"The UEFA Champions League final saw Beckham’s corners work wonders, without an assist, they were as good as assists!"
"Schmeichel joined the battle for the corner kick, Manchester United went all in, achieving a surprise victory!"
"Ferguson gave his first and only UEFA Champions League medal to Lisbon Sporting’s youth player Deng Kai! Yet, the fans on site all expressed their approval!"
"Who is he? How could he lift Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League Trophy? Our special correspondent recreates for you the Camp Nou miracle battle!"
"Little Ferguson, Deng Kai! Directed Schmeichel to join the corner fight, told Solskjaer to leave the corner to Beckham and to look for opportunities in the box himself, cementing the final decisive strike! His strategy was divine!"
"The real foundation of Manchester United’s treble—Deng Kai!"
"The Caesar of football that Bayern refused to acknowledge gave Bayern the harshest punishment! It all began with Bayern’s U15 Youth Champions League draw against Lisbon Sporting’s U15!"
"The biggest reason Bayern didn’t win the UEFA Champions League this season was that they did not make an offer to Deng Kai after the match with Lisbon Sporting U15s! They desecrated the dignity of Caesar!"
"Beckenbauer: I just took an elevator ride, and the score was completely reversed. No one can accept such a result. If I could do it all over again, I would have had the team buy Deng Kai at the beginning of this season and then asked him to shut his damn prophetic mouth!"
The fervor of winning the UEFA Champions League cannot be questioned.
Manchester United’s treble even created a peak in topical traffic.
And for English football, this treble holds incomparable significance.
It symbolizes that English football is returning to the world’s top standard, giving countless Premier League owners and tycoons motivation.
Although the number one league in the world is still Serie A.
But the ambition of the English has been reignited.
Once the timing is right, they will not hesitate to use their financial power to break down Serie A and reclaim the dominant status of English football.
And this UEFA Champions League trophy is the clarion call.
English football is on the rise!
With the unique standing of the English media within European media, they nearly drowned the whole of Europe in the aftermath of this treble win.
Every day, related news headlines made waves, and fans around the world relished the stories.
Manchester Evening News: "Schmeichel: Yes, I was hesitant about whether to go up front for the corner. I was too far away to hear Ferguson’s call, but the fans gave me the answer. I found out later that the fans were passing on Deng Kai’s message, he was the first to send me up, he was certain, and his thoughts aligned with mine!"
BBC: "Solskjaer: In that situation, I was definitely eager to take the corner kick to save time. But someone from the stands stopped me, I recognized him, Deng Kai. He told me I should go to the box, and that Beckham should take the corner kick, he reminded me. At that moment, I felt my striker’s instinct awaken, I felt everything changed."
Sky Sports: "Sheringham: I had a period this season where I wasn’t doing well, and the boss even thought about taking me off the list. But Deng Kai’s words saved me, he convinced the boss to give me more chances, and I gradually found my best form. If not for his prediction, I think I might not have had the chance to play in the final."
442: "Ferguson: No one has ever dared direct my players in front of me, Deng Kai was the first. But I showed no resistance, I even accepted his suggestion, it’s incredible. I really like this kid, I want to bring him from Lisbon Sporting to Manchester United, but not to join the youth team, to join my coaching staff!"
The Sun Newspaper: "Upcoming superstar Deng Kai, after the championship celebration, found his hands filled with slips of paper from female fans. Three of these notes were connections from our special model correspondent. Now let’s look forward to which lucky lady will become a Caesar’s girl! The Sun Newspaper will accompany you every step of the way to witness the first sweet love of the football Caesar!"
Wham!
Ronaldo angrily tore the newspaper into pieces and then threw it at Deng Kai’s face, "You selfish little man, you clout-chaser, do you have no shame at all?"
"When you lifted someone else’s Championship Trophy, didn’t you feel embarrassed? Have you ever thought about wearing the green and white jersey of Lisbon Sporting?"
Deng Kai went over and patted Ronaldo on the back, consoling him, "I’m sorry Ronaldo, I threw away those girls’ notes then and there, I didn’t keep any for you."
"Stuff it!" Ronaldo said somewhat flushed with embarrassment, "I wasn’t talking about The Sun Newspaper, I meant the earlier reports!"
Deng Kai continued to explain, "At that time, the fans were so enthusiastic that they simply carried me off, I didn’t even have time to resist. I know the feeling of being stopped by security and not allowed to enter the pitch to celebrate is unpleasant, I understand."
Ronaldo brushed off Deng Kai’s hand, "No, you don’t understand! Because you weren’t stopped by security!"
Deng Kai couldn’t help it, and burst into laughter.
That’s right.
While the Manchester United players were wildly celebrating at Nou Camp, Ronaldo also tried to rush in and join Deng Kai.
But the heartless stadium security caught Ronaldo and sent him back to the stands.
Ronaldo felt a serious imbalance in his heart.
Why can Deng Kai do it, and I can’t?
I’m the same as Deng Kai.
We’re both the Lisbon Sporting twin stars!
Don’t discriminate against the tall ones!
"Don’t be upset. Although I indeed didn’t think of you while celebrating, but I do remember you when I went to get the signed football," Deng Kai said as he took out a signed football from his bag, "This is a ball signed by Sheringham, Solskjaer, Beckham, and Ferguson – the four of them. You deserve to own it!"
Ronaldo happily accepted the football, but stubbornly stated, "I’m not their fan; this signed football doesn’t mean much to me. My favourite is Eusebio."
Deng Kai generously said, "Fine, I also have a football signed by Eusebio; I’ll give you one. But believe me, Ronaldo, these four signatures on this football will be of significant importance to you."
Ronaldo: "What importance?"
Deng Kai smiled without answering.
You will inherit Beckham’s number seven jersey.
You will become Ferguson’s new godson.
In the future, Solskjaer will become your teammate and your coach.
As for Sheringham, he will go crazy talking about you on social media in the future.
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Compared to news about Manchester United, other football stories seemed not that important.
For example, the news exposure was pathetic for Robben, Fan Peixi, Van der Vaart, and Sneijder being selected for the Netherlands U16 and being dubbed by the media as the Netherlands’ "four little geniuses."
Also, Bayern U16—oh no, Germany U16, where Kevin Kuranyi, Andreas Hinkel, and Michael Fink from Stuttgart were called up, becoming the second-largest provider of players to the German national team besides Bayern.
And statements like Czech Republic U16 led by Cech aiming to lift the European Junior Championship trophy at their home tournament.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid U16—no, Spain U16, ushering in Barcelona’s strongest talent Andres Iniesta leading Mikel Arteta, Pepe Reina, and Victor Valdes, the little Barcelona group, together with Atletico’s Torres and Gabi, aiming for the crown, and other such news were ignored.
But peculiarly... after the Portugal U16 twenty-three-man roster was announced, it frequently received mainstream media coverage.
This list was led by the Sporting CP superstar Quaresma, followed by Porto’s talented forward Postiga, with Ronaldo firmly taking the third spot in the forward line above Almeida.
And in the midfield, Viana was undoubtedly the first name.
But Deng Kai surprisingly appeared second in the midfield list, above Meireles.
This made people somewhat perplexed about what Portugal U16’s starting lineup would be.
The ordering of the list, not by alphabetical order, implied status within the team, or rather, in the eyes of the head coach.
But Viana and Deng Kai were both attacking midfielders, and the likelihood of them being on the field at the same time was not great.
Could it be that Portugal U16 just wanted to capitalize on the popularity of "Little Ferguson," "Manchester United’s treble founder" Deng Kai?
