Chapter 412: Chapter 411 The Establishment of the Feng Te Divine Church, The Four-Crowned King Has Fallen
"The Four-Time Champions Emerge! Lisbon Athletic Continues to Refresh the Club’s Historical Miracle!"
"The King’s Long Shot! Deng Kai Scores One Goal and Provides Two Assists, Crowned as the Match’s Best Player for the Fourth Time This Year! Unique in All of Europe!"
"The King’s Hammer! Team Concedes a Penalty, Deng Kai Furious Slaps the Turf; Two Minutes Later He Scores from Long Range, DK Reigns Supreme!"
"Mourinho Explains Conflict with Cristiano Ronaldo: Falling is Part of Football, Diving is Not!"
"Cristiano Ronaldo Slams Mourinho Post-Match: ’A Coach Who Teaches His Players to Break Others’ Legs Does Not Deserve to Be a Coach!’"
"Deco Scores and Creates, but Can’t Save the Day! Porto Gifts Lisbon Athletic Their Fourth Championship of the Year!"
"The King’s Mockery! The Reign of the Three-Time Champions Has Fallen, For We Are the Four-Time Champions!"
With the arrival of the four-time champions, the gaze of European football fans has been entirely focused on Lisbon Athletic.
In the past, the Portuguese Super Cup didn’t mean shit!
Later, when football literary creators search for information on the competition format, participants, and match times, all they find is information on either the Portuguese Super Cup or the European Super Cup.
In comparison, the super cups of the three major leagues—Serie A, La Liga, and the Premier League—are a tad more significant.
Among them, England’s domestic super cup is called the Community Shield.
Not long ago, last season’s FA Cup champions Liverpool defeated the Premier League champions Manchester United, who had signed the wizard Veron for a high fee, securing their third championship trophy of the year.
But they can’t be called the "Three-Time Champions."
Because "Three-Time Champions" usually refer to the winners of the Champions League, the league championship, and the domestic cup competition.
"Minor Triple Crown" refers to the Europa League, the league championship, and the domestic cup competition.
There’s also the Cup Champion aside from the league, who must have won either the Champions League or Europa League, plus a domestic cup competition.
FA Cup, English League Cup, Community Shield—if you really want a name for it, perhaps you could call it the "Non-Essential Competitions Triple Crown."
Apart from the important championships they couldn’t win, they’ve gotten all the others that were optional.
FA Cup: I’d advise you to watch your words, I still hold significant value.
So, Liverpool fans couldn’t really get excited, because if they had defeated Lisbon Athletic last season and won the Europa League, they would now be the four-time champions.
Even... if they defeat last season’s Champions League winners Bayern Munich in half a month, they would be the five-time champions!
The only five-time champions in thirty years!
The second five-time champions in the history of European football!
The regrets of Liverpool were quickly discerned by the media professionals.
And they were equally shocked.
Everyone thought that winning the Europa League was Lisbon Athletic’s craziest performance, but they didn’t expect the miracles to continue.
If this group of young kids beats Bayern Munich, what then?
Suddenly, all the major headlines surged once again.
"Three-Time Champions? Four-Time Champions? No, Five-Time Champions!"
"Lisbon Athletic Just One Step Away from Making History, They Just Need to Beat Bayern Munich!"
"Bayern: Lisbon Athletic is a good team, but they’re still a distance away from Champions League’s high standard!"
"Beckenbauer: I’m happy to see Deng Kai, deemed my successor, becoming one of the best performing young players this year, but Lisbon Athletic is not Bayern’s sparring partner."
"Kahn: I will show everyone the absurdity of the European Golden Shoe voting system because I will save all shots from last season’s European Bronze Boot winner!"
Bayern responded appropriately to the rumors, stating that Lisbon Athletic’s dream of becoming five-time champions is nothing but a fantasy.
Lisbon Athletic shouldn’t have gotten into a war of words with such a prestigious club because it was clear that they were outmatched.
Moreover, once the European Super Cup match with Bayern is over, it’s likely Lisbon Athletic who will be left red-faced.
However, Deng Kai never let any opportunity for exposure slip away, and his name spread across the world of football in just three short years, something that was certainly not solely due to his abilities.
Three years ago, those somewhat famous football stars—like Čech, Robben, Torres, Iniesta, Fan Peixi, Lahm, Schweinsteiger—remained somewhat famous three years later.
Not declining was already an achievement.
Only Deng Kai, at an age suitable for youth training, had gained the discussion volume of a frontline star, with his popularity never cooling down.
"Deng Kai: Without a doubt, Bayern is a Champions League champion-caliber team. We still have some distance from them, as we are merely at the European Super Cup champion level!"
"Deng Kai: I’m delighted to be noticed by Beckenbauer, for I am his fan. Bayern is not Lisbon’s imagined enemy since their roster is aging, and they become weaker each year. We, the younger ones, naturally should set our sights on the top teams! Like Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid!"
"Deng Kai: Kahn had better pray to be scored on by Ronaldo, because if someone else scores on him, say a player of Feng Te’s caliber, then the value of the ’Champions League’s Best Goalkeeper’ significantly decreases."
As one of the only two players named in these high-profile comments, Feng Te was honored.
Young Master Kai really cherishes old sentiments, constantly promoting my little Feng.
Following Young Master Kai is the best decision I’ve made in my life!
I’ve decided, with the support for Young Master Kai as my prime directive, to establish the Feng Te Divine Sect!
Considering Young Master Kai’s ancestry and cultural preferences, Feng Te changed the traditional doctrines to verses with a strong Eastern literary flavor, citing a poem in the "Supporter Community":
"Do not rush to join my sect,
First, raise high the flag for Young Master Kai.
The king’s trophy is still at play,
We see neither the old horse nor Pelé.
Figo’s blade lacks heat,
Ronaldo is always absent.
Zizou of France is half a step behind,
Only Young Master Kai can ascend the throne!"
To Feng Te’s surprise, the number of people joining surged after the poem was posted.
Fans from all over the world made Feng Te realize the vastness of this group.
He began to understand that not everyone is qualified to be a supporter of Young Master Kai, so he put strict checks on who could join the supporter group.
And more ordinary supporters ended up in the newly established subsidiary organization—the Deng Kai Global Fan Support Club!
From that point on, Deng Kai became the first football star in the world to have a global fan support club!
However, as soon as the organization was established, it faced a stern test.
On August 12th, the new season of the Primeira Liga in Portugal officially kicked off.
In the first round of the league, Lisbon played Porto once again.
When the two strong teams clashed, the result was quite different from the Portuguese Super Cup.
Ronaldinho and Kaká were completely lost in this match.
Ronaldo missed a one-on-one, losing the chance to become the hero of the team.
Most importantly, Kai incredibly missed a penalty kick, a rare occurrence.
In the final moments, Porto’s forward, Postiga, exhibited a godlike performance, blasting a shot with three defenders on him, scoring the winning goal against Lisbon and securing an opening victory for his team.
After the goal, Mourinho’s performance was crazier than Postiga’s—he threw off his suit jacket and ran to the corner flag area shouting at the camera, "I declare, the reign of the ’Quadruple Champions’ has fallen! The era of Porto has arrived!"
Dragão Stadium erupted into celebration.
The cries of "the fall of the Quadruple Champions" resonated throughout Europe!
