Chapter 730: Chapter 729: The Year of Portugal!
After the match, Manchester City dominated the news.
The news of Deng Kai winning the European Union Cup five times ranked first in global heat.
But the second piece was about the trophy and Adriano.
"The Missing European Union Cup and Adriano!"
After Adriano left the pitch, media followed him all the way to the Gothenburg Central Hospital.
And as Manchester City won the championship, the confidentiality agreement between Manchester City and the hospital automatically expired.
Thus, the media learned the whole story from the hospital.
Sky Sports: "Manchester City’s medical checkup was a huge help! Adriano’s father was hanging by a thread during the health check!"
Bild: "Adriano’s father underwent major surgery the day before the final! Manchester City invited the world’s best brain surgeon! Deng Kai accompanied him throughout the process!"
Kicker: "On the pitch, he scored six goals in a single game, a terrifying feat! Off the pitch, he accompanied his teammate’s relative through a life-and-death ordeal, signing the critical condition notice!"
France Football: "Football is not above life and death! Deng Kai gave up all training the day before the final, standing guard outside the operating room!"
The New York Times: "You think he cares about the championship, but what he really cares about is each family member of his teammates!"
Suddenly, the situation was gradually unraveled.
Manchester City had discovered Adriano’s father’s condition during a full medical checkup.
They then invited the best doctors to perform a high-risk and difficult surgery without Adriano’s knowledge.
The chief surgeon Shi Waci took an interview: "The surgery was very complicated, of course, I was very confident in making it successful."
"But I still can’t say there is absolutely no risk of death."
"Moreover, the patient’s condition is quite complex, his heart disease is very serious, he can’t be subjected to any stimulation."
"The decision to operate before the match was because we were worried he couldn’t take the excitement of Adriano winning the European Union Cup as a key player!"
"Believe me, in my experience, if we didn’t perform the surgery before the final, the moment Adriano lifted the trophy would have been the moment his father met God."
This incident shocked football fans around the world.
When Manchester City widely invited players’ families to Gothenburg, most people were not supportive.
Many believed Manchester City was getting carried away with their success.
But now, looking back, it’s as though Manchester City saved Adriano’s father’s life.
Who dares to claim now that the medical checkup had nothing to do with Mansour?
Who cares about those minor details?
Winning the European Union Cup five times + saving a life before the final, Deng Kai nearly became a saint in Europe overnight!
The English even believe that Deng Kai is a combination of Jesus and King Arthur!
Otherwise, you cannot explain all this.
But at this time, Diario Sport raised objections to Deng Kai’s actions.
Because their Spanish team, Valencia, was defeated by Manchester City.
If anyone doesn’t like Manchester City and Deng Kai at this time, it must be the Spanish.
And they were in the same group as Portugal in the upcoming European Championship.
The better Portugal did, the worse it was for the Spanish.
Diario Sport: "Deng Kai had no right to sign the critical condition notice as a family member, what he did was illegal!"
"The current result is certainly happy for all. But if Adriano’s father had died during the surgery, how would Deng Kai face Adriano?"
"Did he think about these things?"
"Perhaps Deng Kai is used to having the final say within the team. But in fact, he has no right to make decisions for anyone! Especially outside the pitch and the team!"
Some Spanish media supported this "reflection".
Even some Spanish legal institutions came out in support of this view, believing that Adriano should sue Deng Kai, and they would provide legal assistance to Adriano.
Of course, they did not say they would provide free legal assistance.
Once the lawsuit started, the money would just be pouring out.
The matter caused quite a stir.
It even overshadowed the results of this year’s Champions League.
On May 25th, the Champions League final kicked off.
After a fierce battle.
Mourinho’s Porto defeated Monaco from Ligue 1 with a score of 3-1.
They became the second team from the Primeira Liga to lift the Champions League trophy since the new century began.
Deco was named the best player of the tournament.
Although Drogba didn’t win the Champions League top scorer, his unparalleled tactical performance led the front line of the tournament’s best team.
It was then that the media surprisingly realized.
The last time Deng Kai won the Champions League.
It was Mourinho and Deco who grabbed the Europa League title.
And this time when Mourinho and Deco snagged the Champions League.
It was Deng Kai who took the Europa League title.
These Portuguese once again dominated the European football scene within the same year, sweeping all other clubs across Europe!
People were saying, could this be the year of Portugal?
You see, isn’t Deng Kai back in the spotlight?
The Spanish media’s "accusations" against Deng Kai still hadn’t ended.
Even legal institutions, with their support, were preparing to bypass Adriano and directly sue Deng Kai.
If Deng Kai were sued and convicted, even if he wouldn’t actually go to jail, he would lose his qualification to participate in official matches in a short period of time.
For instance... the 2004 European Championship in Portugal, which was less than a month away!
Deng Kai’s team initially thought this news was too ridiculous when they heard it.
But after some research, they realized that theoretically, it was indeed possible for this situation to occur.
The problem suddenly became serious.
Because everyone knew that so far, Deng Kai hadn’t yet participated in a major world competition in earnest.
The last World Cup was more like a farce.
Moreover, Deng Kai on China’s team and Deng Kai on Portugal’s team, those were definitely two different impacts.
You could give China three Kings of Football, and they still wouldn’t win a match.
But even one King of Football for Portugal, and they could at least take home a European Championship!
That was the expectation for the Portugal team after the "Unbeaten Blue Moon Miracle."
Even without Deng Kai, the Portugal team would still be considered hot favorites to win the title.
But the effects would definitely be different.
Especially since... right after the 2002 World Cup, Portugal announced during the reorganization of the national team that Deng Kai was the only core player of the team.
At that time, many didn’t understand, and Trigella’s work was therefore greatly hindered.
His divinity even slipped, being overtaken by Maxa.
But at this moment, people could only think that Mr. Trigella had the Heavenly Eye.
Who would dare to crown an eighteen-year-old as the sole core of the national team two years ago without having seen the terrifying performance of the Blue Moon?
Not even a madman would make such a decision.
It just goes to show how much Trigella was misunderstood before, and how much he is now admired.
Saint Trigella certainly doesn’t pale in comparison to Saint Mark!
