The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 204 Top of the World!

In the end, neither side was able to change the score, and the score of 2-0 was maintained until the end of the game.

Italy defeated the Netherlands in the World Cup final with Leo's brace!

The World Cup in South Africa, which was held for the first time on the African continent, came to a successful conclusion. The Italian team won the World Cup again after four years!

Head coach Lippi, who had been unsmiling throughout the game, couldn't help but smile.

After two consecutive championships at the top of the world, Italy won the fifth Hercules Cup in history.

They did it! The Azzurri surpassed Brazil and became the only team to successfully defend the World Cup twice!

At the same time, their number of World Cup wins is also tied with the five-star football kingdom Brazil!

This is also the first time a European team has won the championship outside its home country!

To sum it up in a very simple sentence, they made history!

The Dutch team won the World Cup runner-up again after winning the World Cup in 1974 and 1978.

The Oranje, who have reached the finals three times and won runner-up three times, and missed the championship once again, can be regarded as justifying their title of "Uncrowned King".

And Leo, who scored 13 goals and received four assists in this World Cup, also successfully won the Golden Boot Award, World Cup Golden Ball Award and Best Rookie Award!

Although Italian goalkeeper Buffon conceded three goals in the group stage, he performed bravely in the knockout stages and won the "Golden Glove Award" officially selected by FIFA.

After the game, surrounded by all his teammates, Leo couldn't resist and lifted the Hercules Cup as captain!

"It really seems like a dream, the World Cup is the highest honor that every football player dreams of.

Today's game was very difficult for us, but the Dutch team played very tenaciously.

But we performed even better and made history!

I have said before that I have never considered defending my title or not.

This is the first World Cup trip of my career. Fortunately, my teammates, my teammates and the coaching staff worked together to achieve a good result!
  I'm so excited that I don't know what to say, I'm so happy! we are the champion! I love you all! "

This year was a harvest year for Leo. The club completed the Triple Crown and created the history of the Italian team.

In the national team, he helped the Azzurri successfully defend their title in the World Cup.

Having obtained two valuable trophies, the Champions League and the World Cup, Leo was well-deserved to be named the best player in both events.

It can be said without humility that he is currently the best midfielder in the world!
  After being interviewed in front of the billboard on the sidelines, Leo saw his parents walking towards him.

The family of three hugged each other, and Leo realized that his parents' eyes were already red.

"Son, we are proud of you!"

Leo didn't know what to say at this time, so he just smiled and nodded.

With almost all "white Italians" on the court, Leo and his family, with three Asian faces and Balotelli, the only black man, stood out.

Because Balotelli's "group of relatives and friends" is his new girlfriend, a thirty-year-old South American supermodel, who is not considered black.

Fortunately, Italy won such a good result in the end, otherwise I can't imagine who the blame would be dumped on, and what kind of criticism they would encounter.

Head coach Lippi is the first to bear the brunt, followed by Leo and the others.

Racial discrimination in Europe is not visible openly, but it is abundant behind the scenes.

Raiola looked at the two young men on the court and smiled meaningfully.

Although South Africa won the right to host the World Cup, the cup held for the first time on the African continent has been questioned and criticized.

During the course of the event, many issues arose, including safety, referee enforcement, game balls, and even interference caused by fans' use of woo-woo kits.

But this World Cup can still be said to be a successful and complete event.

Because the rich and powerful teams are gathered here, this World Cup is also considered to be the strongest lineup.

From the group stage to the final, there were a total of 64 games, which made people see the joys and sorrows on and off the court.

There was the upset of the French team, the runner-up in the last World Cup, being eliminated at the bottom of the group stage, and there was also the "accident" of the South American duo Brazil and Argentina both missing the semi-finals.

There is the miracle of being the first to defend the title twice in the history of the World Cup, the surprise brought by the "Youth Storm" brought by the German team, and the regret that the uncrowned king missed the championship for the third time...

For Leo, this is definitely an unforgettable memory and a journey worth remembering for a lifetime.

Their journey from being at odds at the beginning to finally uniting to win the championship was not an easy one.

At the same time, it is precisely after experiencing some twists and turns that the final harvest becomes even more valuable!

For others, there are too many regrets about the World Cup in South Africa. After all, this is the first time that the World Cup, a football festival, has visited the African continent.

Four years later, the 20th World Cup will be held in the football kingdom of Brazil.

At that time, what kind of mood will Leo have when heading to the Samba Country in South America?    After a short break in South Africa, the Italian team returned to China as soon as possible amid the ardent expectations of domestic fans.

At the Fiumicino International Airport in Rome, the capital of Italy, Italian fans who had received the flight news had already packed the exit.

When the victorious Azzurri soldiers appeared one after another, the fans at the scene burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"Give you!"

Leo took the trophy from the staff, and in front of thousands of fanatical fans, he lifted the Hercules Cup again and again!
  Airport security personnel struggled to maintain order at the scene.

After finally leaving the airport, Leo and the others were taken to the hotel for a slight adjustment. The entire Italian team will attend a welcome ceremony held for them by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the early morning.

After a brief welcome ceremony, the champions took an open-top bus and started a victory parade through the streets of Rome, celebrating with the fans that the Hercules Cup has come to Apennines again!

The thousand-year-old ancient city of Rome has swept away its past solemnity and reserve and turned into a sky-blue ocean!
  Hundreds of thousands of excited Italian fans took to the streets, waiting patiently for their hero to arrive.

Suddenly, a group of mighty fighter jets flew into the sky, followed by three fighter jets on the left and right of the pilot aircraft.

The roar of the engine attracted the attention of the crowd. The plane roared over them, spraying a huge Italian flag in the blue sky.

Then several police cars appeared at the end of the road.

Fans who have been impatient for a long time know they are coming!
  The Italian national team was greeted with applause and cheers from the fans!
  The bus moved forward slowly under the guidance of police cars, and fans stopped and watched wherever they went.

As a result, the road was blocked. Crazy Italian fans surrounded the bus. On one section of the road, there were so many people that the car could not even move at all.

The journey that usually only takes half an hour took more than three hours today, and the Italian national team finally arrived in the center of Rome!
  Italian fans wearing sky blue jerseys can be seen everywhere in the streets of Rome. Some of them came from other places overnight to celebrate.

Together with his teammates, Leo lifted the Hercules Cup again and shouted with all the fans at the scene:
  "we are the champion!"

It is estimated that Italian fans will be immersed in such joy for a while.

But Leo was not so relaxed.

While he is busy competing in the World Cup, Inter Milan has a new coach.

Former Liverpool coach, Spaniard Benitez has become the new head coach of the Nerazzurri.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with a Champions League coach taking over a Champions League winning team.

Leo also ushered in a new round of salary increases. Raiola, with the best momentum in the World Cup, opened his mouth unceremoniously.

What surprised him was that the club directly agreed to the conditions he proposed without even negotiating.

Only then did Lapang realize that he had been careless and underestimated Leo's importance to Inter Milan.

After losing Mourinho, Nerazzurri could no longer accept Leo's departure.

So no matter what, Moratti will keep Leo.

"The weekly salary is 200,000 euros, the goal and assist bonuses are 20,000, the appearance fee is 15,000, the substitute is not playing 16,000, and the signing fee is 5 million."

Leo nodded. It seems that the team won the Triple Crown last season and their income increased significantly. Are they so generous all of a sudden?
  "Before, Moratti wanted to give you some shares from his own hands as a gift, why not?"

"Why do I, a player, want shares in the club? Do I expect dividends?
  It's better to change to other conditions. If Inter Milan can co-brand with my brand, I will make more money, and they will feel that it is not a loss, a win-win situation!

By the way, have you contacted all the people I asked you to find for me? "

"Don't worry when I do the work. I've found everything and I'm waiting for you."

Having won the Champions League and World Cup in succession, Leo is now famous among football fans all over the world, not to mention Italy.

Taking this opportunity, he started his plan to introduce his personal brand into Europe.

First, we will open stores in major Italian cities such as Milan, Rome, and Turin, and then release the latest designer co-branded models during Milan Fashion Week in September.

Strive to make a name for yourself in the Apennine Peninsula in one fell swoop.

After that, it will be easier to handle. I will continue to let players and celebrities from all walks of life who are close to me help bring goods, and then do some co-branding of IPs that are more familiar to local people.

I believe that soon Leo, a trendy brand, will occupy a place in the hearts of mainly young people.

And once it establishes a foothold in Europe, it can also feed back to China's domestic market.

Especially some people who are stupid and have a lot of money, when they see foreign stars wearing them, even in Milan Fashion Week and so on, they don't care whether they like it or not, and they don't rush to buy it.

At that time, Leo's personal brand can be said to have achieved initial success.

Whether it can develop in the long term depends on whether subsequent products and marketing can keep up.

This is why Leo asked Raiola to help him contact professionals in Italy.

To enter the Champions League market, it is definitely impossible to leave it to the domestic team in China. It's not that Leo can't trust them, he is simply worried about the problem of acclimatization.

"Fortunately, the new head coach gave me a week off, otherwise I would be really busy with so many things!"

(End of this chapter)