On December 15, Li Zhao and his party finally decided to leave for Sao Paulo, Brazil today.

Before leaving, Li Zhao also submitted his resignation to the assistant coach of Sporting Lisbon. Through these few days of contact, the coach of the Sporting team discovered Li Zhao's unique talent. In order to retain him, he also offered relatively generous conditions. Unfortunately,

Li Zhao had no intention of developing here, so he simply refused. Since no formal contract was signed, the other party had no choice but to let Li Zhao leave.

There were not many people traveling this time, mainly Li Zhao, Figo, Dolsa, Min Xiaoyan and some other staff members. Li Ruolan did not go with them this time, but stayed to accompany his parents to complete the house purchase.

things.

It's not a problem to always stay at the uncle's house, so they have bought a courtyard in Lisbon as a residence when they return in the future. After Li Zhao and the others settle down there, their large army will be the second batch.

People pass by.

They took a flight at 5:30 pm that day, and after a ten-hour flight, they finally landed at the Sao Paulo International Airport (also known as Guarulhos International Airport) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the early morning of the next day.

The sky at this time was still gray, and he could only see a few scattered lights around him, but it naturally couldn't stop Li Zhao's excitement. When he walked out of the airport, he couldn't help but spread his arms and roared: "Brazil"

,I'm coming!"

This scene also made other people feel amused. Some people also imitated his example and roared, and the same was true for Dolsa, although this was not her first time here.

The airport is still a long way from where the Portuguese Club is, so I decided to take a taxi.

I used to often hear about the football culture in this country, but you can only feel this magic when you actually come here. The terrain of Sao Paulo is relatively high and it has a tropical plateau climate, so the climate here is relatively mild all year round. Now

From December to March, the temperature difference between day and night is relatively large, so you can still feel a bit chilly at 4 o'clock in the morning.

Despite this, when he occasionally passed several roadside football fields, he could still see several children who had already gotten up early to practice, which also surprised Li Zhao.

The driver of this taxi was named Thiago, an old man in his early fifties. Li Zhao politely called him Uncle Thiago. Li Zhao sat in the passenger seat of the car and listened to his talk.

Talking about the origins of Brazilian football and this city also gave everyone a deeper understanding of this country and city.

"Football is already a part of our Brazilian cultural life. Football is a sport, but it is also a culture. Whenever a league or major domestic and international competition is held, we Brazilians often go to watch the game with our families, and by then the whole city will be empty.

, but the stadium is packed with people.

Almost everyone here is a football fan, so if you go here during the day, you will see people playing football whether on the beach or in the streets of the city. Even in the slums, children from poor families do not

Under certain circumstances, he would fill his socks with paper and use them as a ball with his bare feet. Even a politician would not be able to become president if he did not know or understand football here, let alone get a high support rate.

Our national team is the most successful team in the history of the World Cup. It has won five championships and has always been full of talents. The earliest generation included Pele, Garrincha, Didi, Vava and other superstars, and later there were

Falcao, Socrates, Zico, Romario, and later Rivaldo, Cafu, Ronaldo, Carlos and other generations, as well as Ronaldinho and Cafu who are still active today.

Card, and the new generation star Neymar.

All this success is naturally inseparable from our strict management of football. In 1933, my country realized the professionalization of football. The direct leading organization in football management is the Brazilian Football Association. In addition, each state and city has its own Local Football Association. Although our Sports Department has administrative guidance and suggestion power to the Brazilian Football Association, the actual power in the field of football is in the hands of the Brazilian Football Association. We also have sports arbitration courts at all levels, which are responsible for the adjudication of professional leagues. Various issues and disputes that arise will be judicially or administratively adjudicated. The arbitration court is composed of five senior judges and is legally serious, independent and authoritative, and all of this is inseparable from the Football Association."

When Thiago said this, his face always shone with excitement, as if he was recounting his legendary experience, but gradually his mood became depressed.

"But in recent years, our football has gone downhill. Starting from the 2010 World Cup, the former glory is fading away, and the national team's world ranking once fell to 18th. Moreover, Ronaldinho and

Kaká’s current condition is no longer good and he is gradually fading out of people’s sight. I really don’t know if the new generation of Neymar can carry this banner.”

Li Zhao didn't know whether he believed what he said, but thinking about the fact that each generation of the national football team is said to be inferior to the previous generation, he had nothing to say. He just hoped that if possible there would be a breakthrough in his own area. The hope reported by Li Zhao was not high, either.

Due to the lack of confidence of the entire national team, even if Genbao and he are trying hard to change their destiny, the situation cannot be reversed overnight.

Then, everyone in the car was chatting. When passing by a huge sign, Li Zhao was attracted by the logo on it. It was a huge football LOGO with the entire South America in the middle.

"This is a poster logo for the Copa Libertadores. Its level is equivalent to the European Champions League. It is held from January to August every year." Thiago explained while looking at Li Zhao's focused look.

"So this is the Copa Libertadores!" When Li Zhao looked at it, there was a different kind of light in his eyes.

"Maybe I also have a chance..." Li Zhao suddenly thought.

At dawn, the taxi arrived at Comendado Street where the Portuguese Club is located. It was already past 5 o'clock, but it was still early.

After getting off the car, everyone went to a nearby breakfast shop. After ordering a few portions of local cheese mochi bread, they sat down and ate. Not to mention, these freshly baked cheese mochi breads smelled rich and delicious.

It tastes very chewy and crispy, and with a glass of milk, the taste is really good.

However, the driver, Uncle Thiago, did not leave. Instead, he came to their store after parking the car.

"Uncle, you haven't had breakfast yet, why don't we treat you to a meal and sit down together to continue chatting!" Li Zhao looked at him and extended the invitation.

"Thank you!" Thiago did not refuse but sat with them.

At this time Thiago suddenly asked: "What are you going to do at the Portuguese Club?"

"One is to discuss cooperation, and the other is that I will join the club as a new player." Li Zhaodao.

"Asian, are you Japanese or Korean?" Thiago asked in confusion.

"Don't worry, I'm not even that, but from country C." Li Zhao said.

"People from country C! I'm not mistaken. Although the Brazilian league does not explicitly stipulate the specific number of foreign players, it has the smallest number of foreign players among the leagues of several countries. And country C, oh, forget it, you should come here to play after

Go back where you came from!" Thiago said rather disdainfully.

"Are you so dismissive of me?" Li Zhao was also a little unhappy.

"Actually, I don't think highly of all you Chinese people. It seems that some people have said that Chinese people are not suitable for playing football." Thiago said.

"What if he can really do it?" Figo interjected at this time.

"Then we can only wait and see, but I am skeptical about this, but I do not deny that he is very interesting! You are Mr. Lewis, I have admired you for a long time! In fact, I can also be regarded as your fan. By the way, then

The person who said he wanted to buy this club couldn't be you!" Only then did Thiago realize that it was Figo who was talking to him. When they were in the car before, the light was too dark, but at that time he was

Not recognized.

"You're welcome, I didn't expect there to be any fans of mine here. But how did you know about this?" Figo asked.

"Okay, to tell you the truth, I actually know the owner of this club, and he is also my cousin. I heard that someone recently proposed to acquire his club, but I guess this will probably turn out to be a scam," Thiago said.

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"I'm here to help, but actually the real acquirer is my nephew." Figo said and pointed at Li Zhao.

"What! There is such a thing in the world, hahahaha, it's so interesting. But I said, little brother, why do you want to be a player when you have such financial resources? You can do something else. To be honest, in this industry

The possibility of losing money is even greater," Thiago said.

"Then if Uncle Thiago has such a relationship with the club's boss, why would he come to drive a taxi?" Li Zhao asked rhetorically.

"Okay, you've put the problem on me again. But my cousin has nothing to do with me. Even if he has money, he won't help me. Besides, I don't drive a taxi for a living. I drive a taxi every day.

It's over when I've received a certain number of odd numbers, and I have my own arrangements for the time I save." Thiago said.

"I play football because of my ideals and career. It won't change because of how much money I have. The reason why I bought this club is because I don't want to have too many constraints." Li Zhaodao.

"You are very special. The reason why these poor kids play so hard is to change their own destiny. But it is really rare that you can still not change your original intention after having these foundations. If our children can do the same

, it’s not like he will quickly fall into decline after becoming famous!” Thiago sighed.

"By the way, Uncle Thiago, why did you say before that this transaction would be corrupted?" Li Zhao asked again.

"Hey, this is a trick used by my cousin. He actually didn't really want to sell the club because it was the only inheritance left to him by his father, but he didn't manage it well, so he lost the club. The current situation of the team will not be much better this year. Look, he will only sell you 49% of the shares at most, so the initiative is still in his hands. He has also used this method before This method fooled several partners, but in the end it forced them to withdraw their capital. So I suggest you choose other targets. There are many better clubs than this club in Brazil. Of course, it is also difficult to successfully acquire them. Yes, there are some scams involved." Thiago's words also made everyone have some doubts, but they didn't pay much attention to them.

After eating and drinking, Thiago said goodbye to everyone and left his contact number before leaving. It was too early to go to the club now, so he decided to take a look around the area first. .

Now there are more and more people on the street. Just like what Uncle Thiago said, you can see people playing football whether on the grass in the park or along the street, and they are all young, middle-aged and old. Yes, this also made Li Zhao really ashamed. He used to be a little complacent about his diligence, because there were too few players in China who got up before dawn to practice like him. But here it is nothing. , Diligence is just the most basic element. There are too many people in the world who study hard and practice hard, but in the end how many people can achieve something.

After wandering around for nearly an hour, they returned to the gate of the Portuguese Club.

"Hello, I am Luis Figo. I have contacted your manager." Figo said first.
Chapter completed!