ball magic

Chapter 241

After Andy Rissel hung up the phone, he turned his head and glanced at his partner who was aiming through the binoculars and said, "Don't stare at Victoria anymore, we don't have to pay attention to where she goes shopping or where she drinks afternoon tea, the boss told us Go to the FA Press Room now!"

Seth, who was in charge of keeping an eye on Victoria, immediately let go of the binoculars hanging around his neck, let it fall on his chest and trembled, threw the unfinished sandwich bag on the steering wheel, and asked while starting the car, "What's wrong? Why is the FA holding a press conference at this time, is Hoddle fired?"

In the 98 World Cup, England stopped in the quarter-finals. Although Beckham was responsible for the blame, how could they lose the head coach when splitting the blame?

The reason why Hoddle has stayed so far is also because the FA has not found a more suitable candidate so far, and the European Cup qualifiers cannot be ignored. Hoddle can be regarded as England's helpless choice.

At present, England has won two of three games in Group E, which is not a bad result, so Seth was very surprised after hearing Andy's words.

"I don't know, but it may not be Hoddle. He popped up yesterday and said he missed Rafael. The chance of being fired today is not high." Andy said.

"It's not him, what else could it be? It's not a match day! Or is it Raphael?" Seth said immediately, otherwise, what else should the FA clarify?

"We knew it when we went, but I think you're right." Andy agreed.

Both of them are reporters of the well-known "The Sun", and they are currently mainly responsible for following Victoria and Beckham. Victoria is now pregnant, and whether Beckham will steal food is the focus of their attention.

But they also pay attention to Victoria. There is no special reason. After all, the couple is now the focus of the whole UK, not to mention stealing food or not, but there are many selling points in the photos of the two of them who are deeply in love with each other. .For example, the photo of Beckham wearing a skirt once made the headlines on the front page and was reposted by countless colleagues.

Who knows how else they'll catch people's attention?Even if there is nothing unusual, there is no quarrel or even stealing food, just a photo of them hugging and holding hands can satisfy readers, and if it is a photo of kissing, it is enough to occupy a large page.So it was a good job, and Andy and Seth were highly regarded by the editor-in-chief to get it.

But how can the popularity of Beckham and Victoria compare with Raphael, a news machine?

In the past nearly three years, Raphael alone has contracted at least 7% of the breaking news of football stars, one crop after another, without interruption!

The reporters rushed to occupy their positions, and the current chairman of the FA, Wiseman, and the FA CEO, Kelly, were also discussing secretly.

Recently, the chairman of the FA, Wiseman, has had a hard time, because he and Kelly bribed the Welsh Football Association to bid for tickets for the 06 World Cup.

If something happens, what is waiting for the two of them?

It's resignation!To end their careers in football politics!

In fact, there is nothing to criticize if bribery is just for the bid, as any country will do this when it bids for the host.

Not to mention the bid to host the World Cup, the new FIFA president Sepp Blatter was able to stand in this position, and it was through countless hidden interest exchanges that he won a lot of votes in Africa, and finally defeated Johansson and became the chairman. bit!

But the problem with Wiseman and Kelly is that their purpose is not "pure."

What they have done is not only paving the way for England to bid for the World Cup, but also for their own self-interest-they hope to go further and occupy a place in FIFA.

This is actually an open secret, and it has not caused any dissatisfaction. After all, Wiseman has gone a step further, which is also beneficial to the FA and English football.

Can the public accept it?

Once exposed by the media, what awaits them is to take the blame and resign!

At this stall, Rafael's question aroused great media attention.Wiseman didn't want to provoke this matter, and initially avoided the media.But Kelly has a different idea. He is younger and more unwilling to give up his football political life.

In his opinion, this matter may be a turning point——

Divert the attention of the British media who were aiming at them with a magnifying glass, and hurry up to cover this matter up!

So Kelly proposed to Wiseman, Wiseman was very moved, after all, keeping his career is more important than anything else.

"What if we can really get Raphael? Maybe even if this incident is exposed, the media won't keep criticizing us." Kelly said.

This should be impossible!Wiseman screamed in his heart!

But what about possibilities?

He thought about it for less than a minute, so he didn't bother to think so much.They are now taking one step at a time, and it is best to keep the heat on Raphael's matter unabated.

So Wiseman chose to hold this press conference with Kelly desperately!

At this time, the two are also constantly discussing various rhetoric, in order to deal with various questions that the media may ask at the press conference, which can be regarded as a rehearsal in advance.

Half an hour later, Wiseman and Kelly, the two top executives of the FA, attended the press conference with the current England coach Glenn Hoddle, who did not know the inside story and was purely here to share the firepower.

The British media was shocked!

The media from all over the world were also shocked!

Judging from the current situation, it is not clarification at all. Only one spokesperson is enough for clarification. No matter how you look at it, it is a struggle, right?

As soon as Wiseman spoke, he mentioned Raphael, which also confirmed the speculation of the reporters.Wiseman then rattled off for several minutes.

"Everyone has been paying attention to Rafael's issue recently, and the FA is also paying close attention to this matter. The current developments make us deeply worried. As everyone knows, Rafael was born in London, but unfortunately he is very sad. He returned to Argentina from Spain with his mother when he was young, and took root in Argentina. As the head coach Hoddle said before, we did not know that he had English blood, otherwise we would call him into the England national team immediately. If he agrees, then he will participate in the World Youth Championship with Owen and Carragher, and go to the World Cup like Owen..."

Hoddle could hardly hide his emotions when he heard this, if, if there is an if in the world...

The two or three hundred British media present here almost have the same emotion as him.If they have Rafael, will they be able to get past the Netherlands and enter the semi-finals?It seems possible to go one step further and enter the finals, right?

Wiseman didn't know how many people were hurt by his idea. He continued: "He is only 18 years old this year. He is so young and one of the most dazzling stars in football. We really can't understand the Argentine fans. Regarding Rafael's series of actions, it is even more incomprehensible to Maradona's accusations against him.

Maybe fans in other countries can't understand why Argentina doesn't cherish such a talented player?

We had no position to hold a press conference to clarify our point of view, but in the past two days - just two days, we have received more than 7000 letters from fans all over England, and our external calls have always been busy.Countless England fans asked us, why didn't we find that Raphael has English nationality?

I can't answer this question because it's our job error.Head coach Hoddle took over the coach of England in 96. He came to my office in the morning and told me that Rafael's English nationality was not discovered at that time and he was recruited. This was the biggest mistake he made in his life!

How could this be his fault alone?It was a mistake for all of us and a loss for England as a whole.

Mr. Ferguson said that if Argentina gave up Rafael, it would be tantamount to losing a war again.But we don't think so!

Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great regret that we say: England lost the war! "

When Wiseman said this, the British media was even more sad.Because they knew very well that they had already lost the day Rafael wore the Azzurri shirt.

Wiseman changed the subject and said forcefully: "We will pay close attention to the development of this matter! We don't know whether the rejection of him by Argentine fans will continue, and we don't know how the Argentine Football Association plans to deal with it. But if because of that match He has nothing to do with the damn war, if he continues to miss the national team, we will contact Rafael!"

Wiseman's words shocked the media in other countries. This is a statement!England will really fight for Raphael!

Although they also know that this matter is not easy to accomplish, as Wiseman said, there are at least three difficulties: Argentina continues not to recruit Rafael, Rafael nods, fights with the Argentine Football Association, and strives for the International Football Association. The support of the Union is the first to set a precedent...

No matter what, it is very difficult to "set a precedent"!

The transfer of players can still cause countless controversies, let alone a change of nationality?

It's fine if you don't represent your country in an international A-level event. If you have already participated, you can't switch to the national team according to the regulations.On the premise that Rafael agreed to transfer to England, England and Argentina went to FIFA, and it might be nothing, because this may change from a "special case" to a "phenomenon".

Once a precedent is set for anything, there are endless imitators!

Everyone knows the difficulty of this matter, and the possibility is very slim, but the FA still held such a press conference, which caused different interpretations by the media from various countries present.But the overall point of view is still very consistent-the main purpose of the FA Rafael's voice is to put pressure on the Argentine Football Association, and targeting the Argentine Football Association is actually targeting the Argentine government.

Football should be just football, it should just be a purely competitive sport like any other.But football has never been just football, otherwise why is football known as a war in a peaceful age?

After Hong Kong returned to China, it was the end of the British Empire, but the British people have not yet accepted this reality.Not everyone thinks that England must be Raphael, but the Argentines are disgusted because of Raphael's half blood, which makes the British angry. Are they shameless?

The press conference was not very long. Everyone, including Glenn Hoddle, simply answered a few questions from the media and ended the press conference.

Oriol, who watched the BBC live broadcast from beginning to end, knew that the opportunity had come!

Uncharacteristically this time, he did not take the initiative to communicate with Veronica who was far away in the United States, but first discussed with Rafael and asked his wishes.

Because he knew that Byron was right. Raphael was his client. Regarding his own affairs, he should first ask his opinion instead of asking Veronica for her to make up her mind.

"I can have a press conference, and if it's too formal, I can also publish a news on the Network." Rafael said.

Obviously, he has no idea of ​​representing England.

He also knows Argentina and Maradona, so he warned Oriol, "When I accepted the call from Argentina, I knew what I was going to face. Those fans will not have any influence on me, Maradona. Neither will Dona. If Bielsa and Grondona fail to make the right choice, sooner or later they will realize their mistake."

"Giving me up, ignoring me, would be a huge mistake and they will pay for it."

Raphael's voice was very calm, but his calm gaze made Oriol tremble slightly at this sentence.

Oriol assured his most important client without hesitation: "I understand, our brothers will not do unnecessary things. If you hold a press conference, you may be entangled by the media for a long time. Expressing your position on social networks may It was a good choice."

In fact, he wanted to know how Raphael would express his stance. He still remembered Raphael's first post, the phrase "I like it, the poem in the knife bush".

Rafael showed a slight smile. He was very satisfied with his two managers, and they also took good care of Aimar.

"Ori, I have a suggestion."

Oriol's eyes widened, but Raphael rarely called him so affectionately.

"That short-legged rabbit——" Raphael looked at him, "A wealthy family is not his best choice."

Saviola has made a big splash in Argentina. He is also the top scorer of Argentina U21. This summer, the World Youth Championship will come together with the America's Cup. This will be Saviola's stage!

In fact, there are many European teams offering him now, but River Plate has not chosen to sell so far.This is obviously optimistic about Saviola's future and he chooses to put it up for sale.

In fact, Saviola did join Barcelona at a record price for U20 youth players in the world, but what happened after that?

Oriol's expression immediately swelled up.Raphael doesn't meddle in other people's business, and there is obviously a reason why he would give such advice.

"His height is not high enough, his speed is not fast enough, and his dribbling is not top-notch, but his style of play is agile, his shooting skills are excellent, and his grasping ability is very good. Who can you think of?"

Oriol said honestly: "Raul."

"But he is not as strong as Raul. Of course he also has advantages that Raul does not have. He may need time, whether it is to make himself stronger or learn to face stronger central defenders."

Raphael shut up after saying this.

Zamorano and Aimar are inseparable, they are childhood sweethearts and half-life confidants.

Although Raphael occasionally dissatisfied with the intimacy between them, he can understand the feelings between them.Just like Hughes and Byron, he and John, maybe he will become such friends with Juan.

How rare is it to have such a friend?Even in order to make Aimar less concerned about the short-legged rabbit, Raphael also said a few more words.

Therefore, it is also beneficial for everyone to be an agent. Sometimes we deal with some things and say things that cannot be said directly to the other party-after all, he cannot directly say to Saviola, although you are very good, but you are not suitable now To Real Madrid Barcelona?

Even if Saviola's personality is not bad, he will definitely turn against him.

Oriol thought for a while and said: "I understand. I will think about this issue with Ander, and then consider whether to talk to Javier. But Riverbed..."

River Plate is all about selling Saviola for a high price. Even if Saviola wants to be a core member of a small and medium-sized team, River Plate may not agree.

Raphael said indifferently: "Then staying for one more year is also a good choice."

"I will pay attention to this issue." Oriol said, but in the end it still depends on Saviola's own choice. In fact, this guy can't wait to go to Spain to "reunite" with Aimar.

That night, when Raphael was flipping a book on the bedside and was about to fall asleep, there was a knock on his door.

"Please come in."

Then he saw Hughes who pushed the door open.

Raphael glanced at him, raised his eyebrows, and saw Hughes' undisguised doting eyes, which made him even thankful—his old father didn't hold a glass of milk in his hand!

"I got a call and I thought I had to come and talk to you," Hughes said, leaning forward and stroking his hair.

Since that night, Raphael has found that his old father can't help but touch him. Considering that the two of them were groping to get along, Raphael let his behavior go.

"Ok?"

"Someone wants me to ask you, if you could choose again, would you choose England?" Hughes asked directly.

He didn't say who called him or what kind of guarantee he gave.Those were secondary, even insignificant, nothing compared to Rafa's wishes, he just wanted to make his son happy.

Raphael patted his bedside, and asked Hughes after he sat down: "What about you? Do you want me to play for England? With the St. George's cross on your body, singing "God Save the Queen"?"

"That should be a beautiful picture, but I want you to be happy." Hughes said.

These words are obviously from the heart, Raphael can understand him, but he can also understand the deep meaning of this "happiness".

Obviously Hughes is very dissatisfied with the series of actions against him by those extreme fans in Argentina.

"A lot of people don't understand Argentina. I think maybe including you." Rafael said.

Hughes raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't agree.

"Argentina is actually like Maradona. It looks very repetitive, full of contradictions, and extremely unpleasant, but he has his charm, and Argentina also has Argentine characteristics. There will be no country in this world that loves football more than Argentina. Also in South America, Brazilian football is purer and they enjoy the happiness brought by football more, but Argentina is not. Argentine football can be extremely beautiful, and it can also be extremely utilitarian. Just like the last time "Hand of God" and five people in a row Appearing in the same game is both the worst performance in World Cup history and the most beautiful moment in World Cup history."

Hughes listened carefully.

This is his Achilles' heel, and also the sword in the stone that he sealed in his chest. He wants to hear the truest voice in his heart and touch his soul.

Under his gentle gaze, Raphael's tone was still steady, but Hughes was shocked by such calm words!

"They were my supporters, now they can burn my jersey. But how much they hate me now, one day, they will worship me more than anyone, worship me, canonize me, see me like a god."

"The vast and fertile Pampas grassland not only breeds countless cattle and sheep, but also has the strongest, most extreme and most contradictory love and hate. They hate me, but they can also love me. How much they hate me, they can also love me. Conquer To conquer them is also to conquer the most difficult fan group in the world, I like this kind of journey."

Rafael looked at Hughes, do you understand such an Argentine?

Of course Hughes understood his gaze, he just leaned over, kissed his eyelashes lightly, and said softly, "Maybe I don't understand Argentines, but I am looking forward to that day."

The corners of Raphael's lips were slightly raised, as proud as ever, but he pushed mercilessly, he is not Louis!

"Going to sleep?" Hughes asked with a smile.

"anymore question?"

"No," Hughes winked at him narrowly, "Daddy just wanted to turn off the lights for you."

Raphael immediately wanted him out!Do you still want to help him tuck the quilt?

And, without hinting, he wouldn't call him that!