Chapter 430: Is It Really Worth It?

Recoba's affair caused a stir, and something happened to the aliens, who were arraigned by a Brazilian court and had to fly back to Rio de Janeiro from Italy. Jose Mourinho almost wants to kill someone, and he is about to play against Roma at the weekend, and this juncture calls Inter Milan's most in-form striker back to Brazil, which is simply wanting Inter Milan's life, even if Ronaldo can come back in time on Sunday, can he guarantee that he is fit to play?

Mourinho even thinks that this may be a conspiracy of the Italian Football Federation, and someone does not want Inter Milan to win against Roma?

The arraignment was into why Ronaldo was playing despite being unwell during the 1998 World Cup final.

This follows an investigation into a contract signed between the Brazilian Football Federation and sports apparel maker Nike. It turned out that under this contract, Nike actually had the right to select at least eight players from the participating teams.

In recent years, there have been reports of suspected corruption in major national competitions, and the Brazilian government has set up a parliamentary commission of inquiry to investigate corruption.

The Brazilian Football Federation's agreement with Nike, signed in June 1996, stipulates that the Brazilian national team will participate in at least 50 friendly matches over a 10-year period, each time with a team selected by Nike.

The commission also found that there was a clause in the agreement that stipulated that the Brazilian Football Federation must keep the contents of the agreement strictly confidential from "the public or the media, whether national, regional, local or commercial".

A copy of the agreement was published in a Brazilian newspaper. Article 8.4 of the agreement stipulates that during the agreement period, the Brazilian Football Federation will provide Nike with the starting lineup for at least 50 friendly matches of the national men's football team, with at least three games per year. Regarding the participating players, Nike emphasized in the agreement that "at least eight main players will be selected by Nike in each game." ”

In addition, the agreement stipulates that Nike Inc. is responsible for organizing these competitions and has exclusive rights in terms of commercial activities, sponsorships, licensing, tickets and merchandising. The deal is for a period of 10 years, and the Brazilian Football Federation will therefore receive $12 million from Nike.

The agreement was separated, causing an immediate uproar in Brazil, with politicians accusing the national team of being "kidnapped by the agreement."

When Ronaldo appeared in court, the case generated even more interest.

"There's no such thing as the truth, it's the media and people who over-interpret it."

Ronaldo stood in front of the courtroom, obviously very disappointed, this is one of the last things he wants to recall, not because he has a strange disease, but because he lost the Hercules Cup!

"I had convulsions before the game and my teammates were around, but no one came to tell me what was going on. I decided to take a break after lunch, and the last thing I can remember is going to bed. ”

"After that, I asked them if I could go somewhere else, and Leonardo came and told me to go with him for a walk in the hotel's garden, and he explained everything to me and told me that I might not be able to go to the final."

'I did a basic medical and it didn't show anything abnormal, then we set off for the pitch and I went to Zagallo with the test report that the doctor gave me and I said to him, I'm fine, I'm fine, it's the test report, I'm feeling good and I want to play.'

'He had no choice but to accept my decision and I came on and maybe my performance affected the team, but the convulsions were really scary and that doesn't happen every day.

'For me, I don't want to miss the final, I have a responsibility to my country, it's an honour to be on the pitch and I feel like I can. But obviously it wasn't the best race of my career, but I did my part there. ”

"That's all there is to it."

That's the truth, there's nothing more, but in society, it's not so simple, and there are many versions out there.

For example, the FIFA conspiracy. As ridiculous as it may seem, Brazil sold the World Cup to FIFA for "$23 million," according to an anonymous email from Globo. The email also revealed that the purpose of this was to please the new FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, in order to help France win the World Cup, and to help France solve some social problems. FIFA also promised Brazil that it would "pave the way" for Brazil to win the 2002 World Cup, and that Brazil would host a World Cup in the future......

Another example is the theory of neurasthenia. A newspaper in Brazil said Ronaldo had a nervous breakdown during the World Cup. São Paulo media have stated that Ronaldo showed signs of depression in the week before the final, and he even threw a bike against the wall. The night before the final, Ronaldo experienced an unusual "crisis", Toledo walked into the room, crying and leaving, but Ronaldo did not receive any medication for fear of doping.

The outlet also stated that technical coordinator Ziko was adamantly opposed to letting Ronaldo play. The Brazilian team chose to leave the hotel for the stadium in an unusual way, and during the warm-up, there was no unusual behavior between the players, but according to the relevant information, there are actually divisions within the Brazilian team, one is the group led by Dunga to support Ronaldo's appearance, and the other is the opposition led by Leonardo.

Lethal injection theory. George Cajuru, a media personality who has always been more radical, has offered a new clue: Ronaldo has an allergic reaction to the drug that Dr. Toledo injected into his knee, and Ronardo has expressed concern. It is said that Ronaldo has been injecting analgesics and anti-inflammatory treatment for his injured right knee during the World Cup, and was still receiving treatment until 7 hours before the final, Toledo had a total of 8 injections, and nothing happened in the first 7 times, until the 8th injection before the game, which had side effects. But Kajuru's claims are not widely trusted, after all, he has always been known as "open-mouthed", but no one has come out to deny his claims.

Girlfriend cheating theory. It is said that Ronaldo's sudden situation is because he learned that his then-girlfriend Suzanne was cheating on a Brazilian TV reporter during the World Cup, which caused Ronaldo's mental breakdown, although he tried his best to restrain himself, but he could not escape the impact of this incident, especially in the heavy World Cup final.

Ronaldo finally rushed back to Milan at 12 noon on Sunday, and he was still surrounded by paparazzi at the airport gate with a tired face, and it looked like everyone wanted to dig up some news. Ronaldo, of course, is not in the mood, he just wants to go back to the dormitory at the Pinettina base for a few hours and then catch up with the game at 6 o'clock tonight.

Rarely, he pushed away the group of reporters, got into a taxi, and returned to the dormitory.

"Ronnie."

"You look tired."

Zheng Zhi was lying on the bed reading a book, and when he saw Ronaldo coming back, he put down the book and poured Ronaldo a glass of boiling water.

"Thank you," Ronaldo took a few sips before hiding by the bed with a tired face.

Long flights, of course, tired, but more tired.

"Zheng,"

Ronaldo spoke again, his eyes lit up a lot.

"If you were the one who lost the Olympic final this summer, do you think you would still be sad now?"

Zheng Zhi was slightly stunned, thought for a few seconds, and then nodded, "I think this bit of time must be impossible to let go, and even maybe ten years, twenty years, or even a lifetime, as long as you recall it, it will be very painful and regrettable...... Do you think of the World Cup in '98? ”

"Man, if you want to make yourself not miserable, you can win the next final, so you don't feel too sad. Isn't 2002 your best chance? ”

Ronaldo sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the bright window, "Yes, only if I win the next final, I will not be sad anymore, I am looking forward to 2002 more than anyone, I have to win the Hercules Cup!" The only thing I'm looking forward to now is that I'm never going to have a major injury and I don't want to miss a final. ”

"Hmm,"

"Then you have to take good care of your body, you can't always go to nightclubs, injuries are the natural enemy of athletes, if you don't respect yourself enough, don't love yourself well, then one day, it will come quietly. That's why I work so hard every day, because I don't want to go through injuries, I don't want to go through failures. Zheng Zhi's gaze also fell out of the window and flew to the far east.

He can't wait to go to the Asian Cup now.

He doesn't want to be as miserable as Ronaldo, he wants the Asian Cup!

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With nine goals in three games, Roma are second among the 18 teams in Serie A, behind Inter Milan with 14 goals in three games.

With more goals, there are more goalscorers, with Totti and Batistuta both tied for second place in the scorers chart with three goals, Montella and Del Vecchio, who are competing for a main position, and Roma's captain Totti scoring in all three. It is worth mentioning that after 3 games, Capello's side have conceded just one goal, one of the fewest goals conceded so far, like Inter Milan. Last season's Roma team took five points in the first three games, and the current Roma team won three games and won three games, and for the first time in six years, they are tied on points with the top of the table.

It's no wonder Roma president Sensi praised his Roma team by saying: "It's been a great start to the year. ”

After watching AC Milan and Juventus dominate the Serie A league for more than 10 years, after winning the second league title against Lazio and equaling the Roma team in terms of the number of titles, Sensi finally felt the strength of the Roma team, and when the team arrived in Milan City, Sensi couldn't wait to say:

"We can bring glory to Roma and the capital of Italy will become the football capital of Italy, but this time the glory belongs to us Roma, not Lazio."

Sensi's reason for saying this is that after the dashing Batistuta, he still has the card Emerson to play, "You always say that Roma don't have enough stamina in the late league game, and Emerson is our stamina this season. He just became an EU player on Tuesday, and Emerson is Italian because Emerson's wife's grandparents are Sicilian. ”

To win the first three league games is to win the Serie A title, something that Capello has already repeated twice at AC Milan and Sensi will certainly hope that Capello can repeat that at Roma. To do this, there must be a prerequisite, and Capello remains in the city of Rome. It's no secret that the English FA is in contact with Capello, and it's a well-known fact that the Barcelona boss has seen Capello in Rome, and Sensi knows he needs to hurry.

But a key step, Sensi has done it, Capello has verbally promised to renew his contract with the Roma team for 3 years, and the rest is only a matter of salary, which is easy to say, after offering Batistuta a huge annual salary of 5.1 million US dollars, after meeting Totti's conditions of 5.5 million US dollars per year, when Sensi began to feel that it was beneficial to spend a lot of money, for Capello, as long as the results are good, Sensi does not care much about how much money is spent.

Sensi declared: "The club's contract extension with Totti is just a formality, money is not an issue at all. Sensi also understands that Roma without Totti is simply unimaginable: "Totti is a symbol of Roma and, more importantly, he is a symbol of Roma and not Lazio. Totti's stay at AS Roma is important for the club's listed shares to maintain a good upward momentum. I hope we can come to a common understanding and that he understands that his role is not just about playing. I hope that through our open and honest interviews, we will be able to clear up the misunderstandings and estrangements between us, and add a clause to the contract that we will never go to Lazio. ”

Sensi has also quietly completed the contract extension with Delvicchio on Tuesday, Delvicchio's new contract is until 2005, before the renewal, Delvicchio has the lowest salary, only $730,000 a year, and his new salary has not been announced by the club of Rome.

At the same time, the problems of Montella and Capello have improved because of the improvement in results, Sensi has officially rejected Inter Milan's invitation to Montella, and Capello has found a new position for Montella, with Barty as a striker, Montella can retreat to a forward forward, leaving Totti or Del Vecchio as a second striker, and in Capello's opinion, Montella himself is also a candidate for a second striker.

The only dissatisfaction now is Hidetoshi Nakata, the Japanese gave up the Asian Cup for Serie A, but he is tired of the audience, but Capello can't do anything, and Hidetoshi Nakata is not in the ranking now......

Although the Asian Cup is about to start, many Japanese media reporters are still tracking Hidetoshi Nakata in Italy. They besieged Roma boss Fabio Capello.

"Will Hidetoshi Nakata get a starter?"

"Will Hidetoshi Nakata get playing time?"

"Did you buy Hidetoshi Nakata to let him see the water cooler?"

"Why don't you give Hidetoshi Nakata a chance to play?"

One tricky question after another was thrown at Capello.

Capello sat very uncomfortably at the press conference, which was originally nearly an hour, but he was stunned to compress it to 10 minutes, and finally broke up unhappily.

The Japanese media reporters, who had not received an answer, remained in place, their eyes full of confusion and anger.

"Is it really worth it for Nakata to give up the Asian Cup for the sake of Roma?"

"Look at Zheng Zhi, people are still going to represent China in the competition!"

"Japan is estimated to be hanging again in the Asian Cup, and almost all the overseas players of the Chinese team have gone back!"

In the midst of the noise and struggle, Mourinho and Zheng Zhi came to the press conference together......