Chapter 677: Chapter 676: Football Chronicles, Kai’s Era
"Kai the Emperor Ascends to the Throne, Number One Under Heaven! Deng Kai Claims the Golden Ball Award for the First Time in His Career!"
"Nedved Takes Second Place, Fans Say It’s a Fair Loss, Because the First Is Him!"
"King of Kings Henry and Juventus’s New King Nedved Lose to Deng Kai, the True Monarch! The Splendor of the Fearsome Blue Moon Officially Illuminates the World!"
"Eighteen and a Half! Deng Kai Becomes the Youngest Ever Golden Ball Award Winner! He Really Did It!"
"Deng Kai Broadly Invites Stars from All Walks to Challenge! Otherwise, Being Unbeatable Is So Lonely!"
"Greatness Comes Together and Parts Ways! After Witnessing a Flourishing Era, Deng Kai Declares That the World of Football Has Entered His Era!"
"List Out Deng Kai’s Speeches at the Golden Ball Awards, and You’ll Find His Words Always Come True!"
"At First, He Said Figo Would Win the Golden Ball, and Figo Won. Then He Said Rivaldo Would Win, and Rivaldo Won, Followed by Predictions for Zidane and Ronaldo, and They Both Won as Well... Later, He Said He Would Win, and We Didn’t Dare Believe It, but Now We Must!"
"When He First Made the Golden Ball Shortlist and Reached Tenth Place, We Knew He Would Eventually Win!"
"When He Made the Shortlist for a Second Time and Competed Head-to-Head with Ronaldo, Narrowly Losing to the Alien Made People Question the Award, We Knew That Day Wasn’t Far Off!"
"When He Entered the Shortlist a Third Time and Ultimately Lifted the Trophy, It Felt Like We Had Been Expecting It for a Long Time, Even Though It Was His First Win!"
"Deng Kai—Manchester City’s Emperor! The King of Manchester! Undefeated Leader of the Premier League! The Eternal God!"
"In Celebration of Deng Kai Winning the Golden Ball, Manchester City Officially Hung Giant Posters of Deng Kai Outside Etihad Stadium!"
"Manchester City’s Official Website: Be Great, Stay Great—DK10!"
Honestly, many football stars felt somewhat downcast upon seeing these headlines.
Especially CR7.
After all, this was only his third time making it into the Golden Ball selection.
The first time, he was within the top thirty.
The second time, he shot straight to tenth.
The third time, he advanced even further to seventh.
Isn’t this the trajectory of a football king?
He had even thought up his next title.
CR7! How cool is that!
Combining team number, tactical significance, and Golden Ball ranking all into one, this title definitely ranks as the most perfect in the world!
And then... damn Kai Dog had to preemptively take the name DK10?
This combines Deng Kai’s jersey number, tactical significance, and his first Golden Ball ranking, which has a similar intent to CR7.
But the guy ranked tenth on his first try.
This...
Fuck!
CR7, at the celebration page on Manchester City’s official website, typed in his message: "Congratulations, KD10!"
He remembered Deng Kai hated being called K.D the most.
Because of this, Deng Kai was the first to change his jersey name format from "First Name·Last Name" to "Last Name·First Name".
It is said that Manchester City is applying to use Chinese names in the Premier League.
Next season, on the back of Deng Kai’s jersey, along with the letters, it’s very likely the Chinese characters "邓凯" will also appear.
I wonder what KD did wrong?
Did he carry a backpack or betray someone?
That makes Deng Kai so repulsed by it.
But it’s good that he’s repulsed, leaving a message like that is sure to disgust Deng Kai.
Ding Dong!
No sooner had CR7 left his message than he received a reply: "Thanks for your blessings, Little Little Ronaldo!"
CR7 was dumbfounded!
Little Little Ronaldo?
That’s the nickname he hates the most!
If Ronaldinho is Little Ronaldo, and the alien Ronaldo is Big Ronaldo, then he would definitely become Great Ronaldo in the future!
This... this tone, it’s definitely Kai Dog!
How did he know it was him?
This is a burner account, right?
To this, Deng Kai on the other side of the computer was somewhat speechless.
Next time you make a burner account, could you choose a less conspicuous name?
"’I am the first, second, and third in the world’"?
The outsiders might not know, but how could Deng Kai not know that this was Cristiano Ronaldo?
When Ronaldinho, known as the "Little Ronaldo," joined Sporting Lisbon, some people had said that Ronaldo’s and Ronaldinho’s talents were the top two in the world.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo, sharing the same name, seemed far less talented.
Later, Cristiano Ronaldo conquered the media with his performance on the pitch and stated in an interview that it didn’t matter what his talent ranked in the world because he was the first, second, and third!
It has to be said, this was one of the few humorous moments from Cristiano Ronaldo.
Unfortunately, Deng Kai remembered it.
...
December 26, the 18th round of the Premier League.
The Etihad Stadium was buzzing with noise.
Because this was Deng Kai’s first match after becoming the Golden Ball winner.
Before the game, Deng Kai held the Golden Ball and received a brief celebration ceremony arranged by the Premier League.
Yes, the Premier League!
Deng Kai’s Golden Ball was the Premier League’s first in twenty-four years!
Twenty-four years ago, Kevin Keegan won the Golden Ball award for two consecutive years, after which the English league had always been out of reach for this highest honor.
Beckham was one of the players who came closest to it.
In this match, Ribery created a penalty opportunity.
Deng Kai scored from the spot, causing a sensation throughout the stadium.
Then Baggio passed to Adriano, who broke through to score,
Fabregas’s brilliant dribbling and shot were saved, but Ribery followed up with a goal.
Deng Kai’s long pass connected with the substitute, Torres, who scored at a tight angle.
Four to zero.
Manchester City welcomed their eleventh consecutive victory!
They were unstoppable!
After the match, the visiting Spurs players were eager to exchange jerseys with Deng Kai.
In the end, Deng Kai had to give away the two spare jerseys the team had prepared for him as well.
It was reported that Deng Kai later informed the team to prepare more jerseys for him every match, and the cost would be deducted from his salary.
After this match, the long-awaited interview with Deng Kai, oh no... with the new Golden Ball winner, finally arrived from "Understanding Football."
Countless Manchester City and Kai fans treasured it.
They knew that "Understanding Football" was a brother company.
The interview from "Understanding Football" was definitely a treat!
"Understanding Football": "In 1995, he abandoned football for studies, and with excellent grades, he was exceptionally admitted to the University of Lisbon."
"In 1998, he joined Sporting Lisbon’s youth team, rapidly growing from a substitute player to the core of the team."
"In 1999, he went on loan to Moreirense to kick off his professional career, leading the team from being halfway down the table to a wild sprint to the top, gaining promotion to Portugal’s top division as champions and also winning the Portuguese Cup!"
"In 2000, he returned to Sporting Lisbon to compete in the Portuguese League, becoming the first European Union Cup five-time winner outside of the top five leagues!"
"In 2001, he led Sporting Lisbon back to the Champions League after many years, becoming the first true treble winner of the new century, including the Champions League!"
"In 2002, he joined Manchester City, starting from scratch, leading the newly-promoted team to win the FA Cup and League Cup double!"
"In the 2003 season, from the start to the present, they went unbeaten in twenty-six consecutive matches in all competitions!"
"History of Football: Kai’s Era"!
List!
Just a simple list!
No exaggerated rhetoric.
No false descriptions.
Highlighting one reality!
Highlighting one plenty!
No descriptions, no controversy.
And reality brings shock.
’Era’, originally being the biographies of emperors in historical records.
Used here, yet it fits perfectly.
