The most influential sport in the world is undoubtedly football, football is known as the world's largest ball, whether it is the European League or the World Cup, or stars, celebrities, and peripherals, they all have infinite influence, and the Football World Cup can even be compared with the Olympic Games, which is a luxury feast every four years. The World Cup in l994 is about to land in the United States this summer, and it will be another sleepless all-night party.

But in the United States, football must stand aside, Americans are not interested in football at all, not only do there be no national professional leagues, not even football is called football, but soccer (soccer), the so-called "football" in the United States refers to football, which is the most popular national sport in the North American continent.

Rugby is an indispensable part of American culture, whether it is TV series or movies, whether it is music or books, and even the most life-like things such as slang and colloquialisms, you can feel the powerful influence of football anytime and anywhere. Not to mention football, even baseball, which has been named the "national sport", has a fan base in the United States that is not as good as football.

Although Hugo had seen the madness of football in the United States before, he was able to feel the craze of football when he actually arrived at the scene.

Head south along Sunset Avenue and turn onto Manchester Avenue (MAER. blvd) and immediately afterwards, the view suddenly opened up, and on the right side of the road was a green planned green space, stretching for nearly a mile in sight, the blue of the sky and the emerald green of the ground; On the left side of the road is a clearing about 400 meters long and 300 meters wide, and on both sides of the open space are either low trees or low bungalows, and the view is extraordinarily wide.

The Great Western Forum Arena in Inglewood, the most luxurious and advanced stadium in Los Angeles, has hosted NBA games for more than 20 years since it was put into use in l967, and has also hosted basketball games for the Los Angeles Olympics in l984.

The arena can accommodate 17,500 people, and the empty playground is flooded with thousands of cars and crowds on race days, and even more so today.

The private cars are neatly spread out in the line of sight like beetles, densely packed and uncountable, and the crowd is like a ** wave that continues to swarm towards the Great Western Forum Arena, the stadium can only accommodate less than 20,000 spectators, but there are at least more than 30,000 people in sight at this time, so turbulent that people with dense phobia will definitely suffocate immediately.

Not only was the playground where the Great Western Forum Arena was located, but the vacant green space across the road was also occupied, and people came to the green space as if they were for a picnic, bringing cloths, sandwiches, and beer, and then sitting down in an orderly manner and decorating the greenery in front of them into a colorful canvas, as if the painter had poured all the colors of the world on this canvas.

The surging crowd ignited the summer that had just arrived in Los Angeles and had not had time to warm up, as if a fire had been lit on the vast West Coast, and then it spread like a prairie fire, driving away the lazy spring that was still reluctant to leave, and the scorching heat of midsummer July came to the city of angels in May in a blink of an eye. That's the real frenzy. Looking at the faces that are either excited, expectant or excited, just a smile is enough to rub a flame against the air; Looking at the figures who are excited, nervous or worried, just one action is enough to drive the fluctuations of the air to set off a hurricane.

30,000? This is just a rough estimate within Hugo's sight, even if others tell him that there are 50,000 people here, he will not hesitate to believe that it is no wonder that there are already patrol officers three streets away to maintain traffic order, such a grand occasion can not be driven by any concert or award ceremony, and even makes Hugo have the illusion that the World Cup has kicked off a month in advance.

"It's nothing," Joseph said with a smile as he looked at Hugo's stunned expression, "and you should go to the Super Bowl and see the heatwave, even if you're just standing on the sidelines, you feel like you're standing in a crater." ”

"Have you been?" Hugo turned his gaze from the window in surprise to Joseph, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and because it was a low-key trip today, they did not drive out of the van, but drove Joseph's Volkswagen Golf that he had left at home. But it's still Samora that's driving.

The smile on Joseph's face involuntarily raised, "In 1974, at Rice Field. stadium)。 Joseph was only ten years old at the time, and childhood memories came flooding back in an instant, when Paul and Mary were not yet born, and his father had taken him and his brother Peter to watch the game.

That year, the Miami Dolphins defeated the Minnesota Vikings to successfully defend the Super Bowl, becoming only the second team since the Green Bay Packers to defend the Super Bowl, and he witnessed the miracle on the spot. Twenty years later, that memory has begun to fade, but it still shines infinitely, but he and Peter are getting farther and farther apart.

Hugo saw the smile on Joseph's face go from blooming to dim to lost, and he suddenly remembered that in l974, when Joseph's brother and sister were not born, that is, Joseph remembered his brother. Last month, Joseph's brother Peter, who was constantly in trouble, got into trouble again: this time he joined the army directly.

Last year's U.S. war in Somalia ended in a fiasco, and the famous "Black Hawk Down" incident became the focus of attention in major U.S. newspapers at the time.

Just as Sigmunt and Bauman analyzed after the release of Schindler's List pointed out fears, the Holocaust has flare-up again. The genocide began on April 6 and continues to this day, and the United Nations' negative actions in this event have only fueled the massacre, and the situation is getting worse and worse because US President William Clinton failed to operate the Black Hawk Fall not long ago because he said he did not want to intervene in the Rwandan civil war.

It was against this background that Peter Gibbs joined the army.

When Joseph knew, Peter had already entered the army to report, and he stood still for five minutes, as if his soul had been drained, without speaking or moving.

Although Peter kept getting into trouble, even experiencing the danger of life and death, and his family was affected by huge debts; But...... He is family after all. Peter was not only a family member, he was also the elder brother whom Joseph admired from d, n, and now, Joseph is witnessing the collapse of his idol little by little, and Joseph's inner struggle and pain are more turbulent than anyone else's.

Hugo looked at Joseph, and a trace of bitterness slipped in his eyes, family, this is a problem that will never be solved.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who was sitting side by side with Hugo, couldn't see Joseph's expression, but he saw a touch of obscurity in Hugo's expression, and he couldn't help but be a little worried, although he didn't know what was happening, but he knew very well that Hugo's personality had always been positive, optimistic and bright, and such a sad look between his eyebrows was really not suitable for Hugo.

"What is so beautiful about football, I still think basketball is good, if it weren't for the Los Angeles Lakers, I wouldn't be here." Leonardo broke the silence of the two seconds just now, deliberately raised his voice, and said babblingly.

Sure enough, as soon as this sentence came out, Joseph and Hugo came back to their senses, and Joseph was the first to shout, "What do you know! Rugby is a man's sport!"

Hugo actually has a deep affection for basketball, but I don't know if it's because he has completely integrated with Lancaster's soul, or because he is now fully integrated into American life, and his love for rugby now has surpassed basketball, "Leo, rugby is a sport full of intelligence and body, it is even more complex and intense than football, you should really learn how to appreciate rugby." ”

Leonardo didn't refute either, but said with an unconvinced face, "Cut, I don't think so!" Wilt a Burren (Wilton. Chamverlain), Jerry West. West), Karim - Ahdur - Jabbar (Kareem. Abdul-Jabbar) is not something that can happen to any team. ”

Steven and Spielberg took four tickets to Hugo, who originally invited the members of the band Glory to Death, but none of them were Americans, and they really didn't have any special ideas about rugby, so Hugo invited Leonardo. No, Leonardo is here, but his passion for rugby is obviously not as good as basketball.

"I can't count the superstars in NFL history, I can count the glory of the Houston Shakhtars for two hours!" Joseph looks like the quintessential "Los Angeles immigrant", always supporting his hometown team, not all the teams in Los Angeles at the moment.

But Hugo looked Leonardo up and down, he obviously knew more about this kid, frowned slightly and thought for a while, "Leo, to be honest, you like the Los Angeles Lakers because of Jack Nicholson, right?" Because you admire Jack, that's why you like his favorite team. Otherwise, given Leonardo's age and family background, his enthusiasm for basketball would not be so obvious.

Leonardo was embarrassed by Hugo's inquiring gaze, so he could only shyly avoid his gaze, "Don't doubt my loyalty to basketball." But when he said this, he had already looked out the window, obviously lacking confidence. This immediately made Hugo laugh happily, making Leonardo blush, and couldn't help laughing. (To be continued (Dian Dian Chinese Paper) provides.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it and vote for the work for a monthly ticket. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating! ）