Chapter 737: Chapter 736: The Cost of Banning Deng Kai from Competing
They tied 1-1 with the strong Spanish team.
This put both teams at four points each.
Moreover, Greece had a total of three goals, one more than Spain, claiming the top spot in their group.
Spain’s criticized point was that even when Raul and Morientes were clearly not in a good condition, they still refused to give chances to the younger Torres and Villa.
Portugal ranked third with three points.
Russia, with zero points, was out of the running for the next round ahead of time.
The third group match would be a life-and-death battle for the three teams.
Greece held the initiative.
Whether they drew or won, they would solidly advance.
Spain also had a certain advantage.
The worst situation was for Portugal.
Unless Portugal defeated Spain, they would be squeezed into the third place in the group by Greece and Spain and miss the Euro quarterfinals.
"Portugal’s situation looks grim; defeating Russia doesn’t mean they’re seeing hope!"
"Spain plays it safe, with few goals but strong control. Portugal will find it tough to beat Spain."
"Over fifty percent of fans believe Spain will win, over thirty-five percent think the match will end in a draw, and only fifteen percent think Portugal can win!"
"Dark horse miracle? Greece has a great chance to break into the Euro quarterfinals; they are making history!"
"There’s only one scenario where Portugal could confidently beat Spain, and that’s if Deng Kai comes back. Because Deng Kai has just ruthlessly slaughtered Spain’s current key players Alberta, Baraja, Vicente, and Marchena!"
Just three days left before Portugal faces their real do-or-die match.
Most fans had little hope that Deng Kai would compete.
But on June 18th, breaking news came from Spain.
The lawyer organization suing Deng Kai was exposed to have serious financial dealings with the du-ball group, and the Spanish officials had already taken control of its main team.
The amount confiscated approached a million Euros.
The officials would next prosecute them and also continue to investigate the incident, striving to give an explanation to football fans around the world.
Accordingly, all the organization’s lawsuits were canceled because of this.
Additionally, the head of the operation, Zapatero of the Spanish gong society, formally apologized on behalf of the Spanish officials to all victims of the incident at a press conference.
He particularly expressed regret to the Chinese-Portuguese player, Deng Kai.
They would make their utmost effort to gain the understanding of Deng Kai and Portuguese fans.
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All European media were in an uproar.
Those unaware of the context found this news baffling.
What did this have to do with anything?
However, those who understood the political context began to ponder deeply.
Had Zapatero lost his mind?
Did he know what he was doing?
Was he not aware that the Deng Kai affair was a key issue in the great Spanish scandal?
Did he realize how many people he had offended?
Kicker: "Unbanned! Deng Kai regains his freedom, and Portugal is set to welcome their core player!"
Bild: "Portugal has submitted an application to UEFA, which UEFA swiftly approved; Deng Kai is cleared to play in Portugal’s upcoming matches!"
AS Newspaper: "Zapatero is a traitor to Spain! Is he helping Portugal defeat Spain?"
Marca: "Zapatero’s actions are incomprehensible; whatever he plans to do, now is not the time!"
Diario Sport: "Zapatero has gone mad; if Spain loses to Portugal, he will be the nation’s sinner!"
Media affiliated with Real Madrid and Barcelona, for the first time, joined forces so harmoniously to bash one person.
And there was no reason for it.
"You, Zapatero, are not the leader of any faction in Portugal. What good does it do you to support Deng Kai and to help the Portuguese team while you are active in the political arena of Spain?"
However, just one day later.
An even bigger melon appeared.
The Leon province TV station in Spain released a special news bulletin.
The news indicated that during a public security conflict in the German Soil region, Spanish officials captured a criminal suspect and tried to invite several witnesses to testify.
However, one of them turned and fled.
Eventually, the suspect was caught by the authorities.
Upon verification, the authorities discovered that this person was actually a member of the well-known "Old Nest," a radical airbu group.
During further interrogation by the authorities, it was found that this person had infiltrated the Madrid area as early as November last year and had led the train bombing in Madrid on March 11th of this year.
Based on the information he disclosed, the authorities subsequently captured many participants.
At present, Zapatero, the person in charge of the Leon region, is explaining the event.
At the same time, Mr. Zapatero expressed regret over the official explanation for the 3·11 incident that had been given earlier.
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A bombshell!
Zapatero has dropped a super bombshell on the political stage of Spain!
For the public, the impact of this event is actually just a reopening of a case previously closed by the authorities, due to the emergence of new evidence three months later.
But for the authorities, this was a huge problem.
Because the authorities are not just a single entity.
Following the train bombings, after the investigation, Spanish leader Aznar announced that the event was the work of an organization supported by the Spanish opposition.
This led to a powerful sweeping action against the opposition.
It cleared most obstacles for Aznar’s re-election.
Otherwise, Aznar wouldn’t be facing plummeting support right now.
He might have been directly impeached by now.
However, now, the evidence provided by Zapatero suggests that Aznar’s actions were purely about eliminating dissent, disregarding the facts.
Such maneuvers can exist.
But being exposed, that would basically be the end.
The moment Zapatero revealed this matter, Aznar’s leadership career was declared over.
He lost everyone’s trust.
His faction will also be divided and suppressed by other forces.
Afterward.
Zapatero announced his official entry into the Spanish grand elections!
Among his campaign principles, the most important one is to strive to combat the threat that airbu ideology poses to Spain and ensure that Spaniards can live in a safe environment.
Additionally, he also expressed a strong desire to reinvigorate the economy. He plans to actively attract international investment to develop Spain and ensure high welfare for Spanish people.
He has already reached preliminary cooperation intentions with the United Arab Emirates.
In the next five years, the United Arab Emirates will invest over ten billion Euros in Spain!
Moreover, this number could continue to increase!
Once this news was released, Zapatero immediately became a popular candidate.
Although his faction lacks political resources.
He has a firm grasp on the public.
Without any surprises, after the end of this year, the next time he appears on camera, it will be in the capacity of Spain’s prime minister!
But people in the football world aren’t concerned about these things.
Only a very small number of club executives roughly understand the situation.
Those who are aware, when new reports of Deng Kai’s comeback surface, feel a chill in their hearts.
