Some people say that Italy and China are two very close peoples, both full of wisdom and creativity.

Think about the Renaissance and then think about the cultural inheritance of China's 5,000-year-old history, which can prove the wisdom of these two peoples.

But sometimes, being smart means deviant!

Let's talk about the football that Xiao Yu is most familiar with.

China's gambling style is well known, and it can even be said that there are very few players who play football in China and do not participate in gambling; But what about Italy? They even arranged referees directly on the phone, how to enforce the law!

Some people also say that Chinese like to pin their hopes on the next generation, Xiao Yu does not know if Italy has such a statement, but in fact, the old De Rossi is such a person.

Daniel De Rossi has been trained in football since he was a child, hoping to develop him into an excellent striker, and even after being rejected by the Roma academy many times, he still stubbornly believes that his son has inherited his excellent football genes and will definitely become a good football player.

I believe that if it weren't for Xiao Yu's appearance, he would continue to be so stubborn.

As for Daniel De Rossi, the elder De Rossi rarely gave him any encouragement, usually talking to him the most about the mistakes he made on the football field, and even at the dinner table, he would not hesitate to criticize.

For many years, the only connection between father and son seemed to be the blood flowing in their respective bodies, and the football they both loved.

Seeing Xiao Yu's encouragement to Almunia last night, old De Rossi began to feel very disliked, but he also had to admit that when they left, the blind could see that Almunia was radiant, and there was no lifelessness when they first met.

Everyone knows that this is Xiao Yu's words at work.

The same young man, De Rossi is even younger than Almunia, but he has experienced no less setbacks than Almunia, does this mean that he also needs more encouragement than Almunia?

This was the first time that the elder De Rossi had reflected on himself.

Of course, this is only a reflection in his heart, and he is proud that he will not tell anyone about his problems with his son, not even his wife, whom he fears.

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"Alberto, your whole eye circle is dark, are you sick?" While eating breakfast, Cassel saw old De Rossi, who was in low spirits, and asked with concern.

"No, it's just a little lacking!" Old De Rossi casually responded, sat down, beckoned to the waiter, and ordered a breakfast.

"Tired? No wonder I saw no movement in your room last night, did you go to the red light on the corner to have fun? Kassel joked.

Old De Rossi only smiled when he heard this, but did not speak.

Xiao Yu was eating breakfast on the side, and suddenly asked, "Is this the first time you have left Italy?" ”

"How do you know?" Old De Rossi was taken aback.

Xiao Yu and Cassel glanced at each other, shook their heads and smiled, they are all thirty or forty years old, and they are still homesick, it is really ......

"Or wait a minute, you go back first, we'll have to go around outside!" Xiao Yu suggested with concern.

"Where are you going?"

"First to Africa, then to Brazil, and back to Manchester!" Kassel replied.

"Yes, almost around the world, or you go back to Italy to prepare first, I will ask the people from the club to arrange it for you, you can go there at any time." Xiao Yu also said considerately.

Old De Rossi was obviously moved, but immediately changed his mind and shook his head in refusal, "Still don't need to, I believe I can overcome it!" ”

Obviously, if it's really homesick, then even if you return to Italy now, but what next? How can you stay in Manchester for a long time?

Xiao Yu nodded, not reluctantly, and Cassel comforted Old De Rossi with a few ideas that I don't know if they were crooked or right.

The three of them had breakfast and the taxi called by the hotel arrived.

Transit in Spain, in the afternoon they appeared in Accra, the coastal capital of Ghana.

As soon as I got out of the gate, I saw someone holding up a big English phrase with two big freelancers written on it, obviously a representative of the freelance club who came to greet Xiao Yu and his party.

This young African man with a pair of eyes looks sven, wearing a neat suit, not tall, but he gives people a very sturdy feeling, which is also a very common intuitive impression of Africans.

"Hello, is this Mr. Xiao Yu from England's new Manchester United club?" Before Xiao Yu and the others walked in, the young man had already taken the lead in affirming them.

Xiao Yu smiled and nodded, "Yes!" ”

"I'm a representative of the Freelance Club, and my name is Melo."

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately remembered the Brazilian player Melo who took the initiative to apply for a red card in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in his previous life and played the angel and the devil.

The pronunciation of the two names is close to the same, but the letter combinations are completely different.

After confirming the identities of both parties, Xiao Yu and the three of them followed Merlot out of the airport with confidence.

Although Africa is very chaotic, Accra is the capital of Ghana after all, and there are a lot of tourists here every year, and the security is certainly not bad.

"Have you been waiting at the airport for a long time?" Sitting in the car, Xiao Yu asked casually.

"The staff of your club has already been the first to call us and tell us what you are on and when you will arrive, so I have only been here for a short time." Merlot replied as she drove.

The road from the airport to the city was not smooth, so Xiao Yu and the others who were sitting in the car had to endure bumps along the way.

At first, they didn't think it was much, but they all looked out of the car with great interest, and they passed through residential areas along the way, and they could directly understand what the life of ordinary residents of Ghana was like.

"The people here live in poverty, so a lot of them are desperate to send their children to play football, and the children who want to play football are desperate, they all want to leave this place and go to paradise Europe!"

Melo clearly sympathized with Ghana's ordinary.

"So the children here are the same as in Brazil, playing football on the streets?" Kassel curiously pointed to a group of Ghanaian teenagers running after a soccer ball on the side of the road.

"Of course, Ghana doesn't have the same facilities as Europe, and you know, in terms of physical fitness, African teenagers are much better than Brazilian teenagers, and playing football on the streets has become the cheapest form of entertainment in this kind of place."

"What about the general business of clubs in Africa?" This time, the question was asked by Xiao Yu.

Melo sighed, "It's bad, worse than you can imagine, you can imagine how hard and not easy it is for a football club to survive in such a poor and marketless environment." ”

After Xiao Yu heard this, he already had an understanding in his mind.

Today's African football is a bit like Brazil in the earliest days, with the same backwardness, the same chaos, and the same abundance of stars, the only difference is that Brazil is the kingdom of football, while African football is still on the rise.

It's hard to imagine how much the 2010 World Cup in South Africa meant to African football without experiencing it yourself.

The city of Accra is not crowded, not even cars, and Merlot, a local who drives, so the road to the office of the freelance club is unimpeded.

It is said that it is an office, but in fact it is just a few houses under the stands of the stadium, and the capacity of this stadium is not large, according to Melo, it can only accommodate a maximum of 10,000 fans.

Despite having their own stadium and being located in Ghana's capital, in reality, the liberal clubs are in a far worse position than the new Manchester United, England's fifth tier.

Therefore, when the freelance club received a call from the staff of New Manchester United, it immediately paid great attention to the visit of Xiao Yu and others.

This is not a simple visit, but a consultation on the intention of the two clubs to cooperate in the next few years.

When Xiao Yu got out of the car, he immediately saw a short, middle-aged African man chasing out of the office, shouting broken English in his mouth, obviously greeting Xiao Yu, but it was mixed with too much localization, and Xiao Yu couldn't hear it clearly.

"This is the president of our club, Mr. Magbu!" Melo pointed to the middle-aged African.

Xiao Yu immediately shook hands with the other party and said hello.

"Welcome guests from England!" This time, Magbu's English was clearer.

After a while of greetings between the two sides at the door, Magbu and Melo invited Xiao Yu and the three into the office, passing by the entrance of the stadium along the way, and found that it was the players of the freelance club who were training in the stadium, and looking at their court grass, it was not much better than the butcher's knife field.

This is the home of the teams in Ghana's top flight?

Xiao Yu felt that he should re-evaluate his understanding of football in Ghana and even in Africa, after all, in the next few years, this backward and poor land will become another major player exporter after South America.

The Freelance Club is not a big club in Ghana, it is always in the middle of the table, and it has not produced any good results, let alone any famous stars, so such a club, even if it is located in the capital of Ghana, is also not much cared for.

The biggest reason why Xiao Yu sat in this obviously well-renovated office was that he wanted to plant a flag in Africa before African football was still well known, and secondly, there were several stars he was familiar with in the freelance club.

However, these stars are still very young in their grades, but they have a bright future.

"Mr. Magbu, I think the staff of our club should have talked to you in detail about the purpose of our visit on the phone, so I won't beat around the bush, I wonder what your club thinks about the proposal to become our new Manchester United satellite club in Africa?" Xiao Yu said straight to the point

ps: I believe that the baby on the side of Ghana believes everyone has guessed it, right?

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