Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

From beginning to end, Hathaway believed that Duncan was just a football enthusiast.

"Club youth academy players" sounds very professional, but football actually has a huge influence in Europe.

A large proportion of European boys who enjoy sports have experience in club youth training programs.

The European Youth Championship is for young national team players.

They are among the best youth training players.

Under normal circumstances, no one would mistake their everyday friends for national team players, right?

Just like you wouldn't think your deskmate could easily get into Harvard... except for Chengdu No. 7 High School.

"This was a fantastic match. Both the Netherlands and Portugal are very strong; it was almost a final-level game!" the staff continued to say.

If Hathaway didn't watch the game, then Marshall wouldn't have arranged for the entire crew to watch it together, and everyone would have missed out on free tickets.

"Portugal?" Hathaway recalled the Portuguese national team jersey that Deng Kai wore when he went to the meeting.

He's a Portugal fan!

Perhaps... I'll run into him in the stands?

If I really do meet him, it must be God's arrangement.

Then I would no longer have any reason to think about whether we were compatible or about the age gap.

Let God decide this relationship.

Hathaway made up her mind instantly.

Coming from a middle-class background, she is generous, outspoken, confident, and decisive.

She doesn't think that pursuing a boy is a matter of lowering one's status.

She just wasn't sure how she felt about Deng Kai yet, and she hoped to spend more time with him before making a decision.

But if fate allows them to meet sooner, then Hathaway is willing to take the risk.

"Okay. Let's go!" Hathaway nodded.

Then the staff outside the door shouted excitedly.

It turned out that the room was already surrounded by people.

Hathaway smiled.

If she had known so many people wanted to watch the game, she would have agreed much earlier.

Consider it a gift for the staff.

At the same time, the staff also laughed.

Hathaway is well-mannered and reasonable, and doesn't have the annoying personality traits of typical American bad girls; everyone likes her.

Letting her see her boyfriend playing football so well on the field is the gift everyone is giving her.

Yes, handsome.

The Princess Diaries production team has already acknowledged Deng Kai's good looks.

They would agree to the marriage once the child grew a little taller.

……

June 19th.

The quarterfinals of the European U17 Championship have begun.

The two teams facing off are the Netherlands and Portugal.

More than 30,000 fans attended the game.

Through director Marshall's connections and financial resources, the Princess Diaries crew secured a very good row of viewing seats, quite close to the stadium.

On the field, many people were wearing jerseys of the Dutch or Portuguese national youth teams.

Hathaway spotted a few Portuguese national team jerseys with the number 24 on them.

Just like the jersey Deng Kai was wearing at the time, it had "d·k ceasar" written on the back.

"Cesar" refers to Caesar, the Julius Caesar.

"So he's a fan of Caesars." Hathaway nodded.

She knows that many football and basketball players like to give themselves nicknames.

For example, Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman.

In Europe, many players even change their names to resemble their idols in order to become fans, like Benfica star Nuno Gomes.

This Caesar sounds a bit childish, but he must be a very good player.

Deng Kai's fondness for Caesar may be related to the fact that both of their names contain the pronunciation of "Kay".

This is a very normal name preference. People whose names contain the character "峰" (peak) tend to prefer "lyf" (lyf), and people whose names contain the character "凡" (ordinary) tend to prefer "wyf" (wyf). Um... never mind, I should change my name. These characters aren't very auspicious.

As the players from both sides entered the field, the commentators began calling out their names.

Narrator: "Raphael..."

Dutch fans: "Van der Vaart!"

Narrator: "Wesley..."

Dutch fans: "Sneijder!"

Narrator: "Robin..."

Dutch fans: "Van Persie!"

Narrator: "Aryan..."

Dutch fans: "Robben!"

However, when it came to other players, there were noticeably fewer echoes.

The reputation gap between these players is enormous.

Quaresma received the loudest applause when the commentator introduced the Portuguese team.

His voice was louder than anyone on the Dutch team's side.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Hugo Viana, Hugo Almeida—none of them can compare to Quaresma.

But in the end, an unexpected event occurred.

When the team's last player, number 24, enters the field.

Narrator: "Caesar!"

Portuguese fans chanted: "Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser!"

The cheers were comparable to those for Quaresma.

Meanwhile, Dutch fans booed incessantly. They hadn't acted this way against Quaresma; they clearly disliked Kaiser.

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The entire scene was instantly ignited.

The atmosphere during the match was electric.

Tensions are high!

"This player seems to be very controversial. Why do Dutch fans hate him so much?" Hathaway asked, puzzled.

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Sitting next to her, her on-screen friend Heather Matara gave a mysterious smile.

play!

Keep acting!

Pretend you don't know your boyfriend?

Matarazoda: "Of course, it's because he's the most handsome man in this stadium."

Hathaway looked puzzled.

Are you serious?

Is this Kai as handsome as my Kai?

You probably haven't met my Kai Kai!

Matara (left): "He's the youngest player in this European U17 Championship, about three years younger than you. But I don't think age is a problem. I've seen his interviews with the media, and I think he's mentally mature enough."

"Honestly, he's far better than those cool guys in the American entertainment and music industry. I think you made the right choice."

"In addition, he is considered the biggest discovery in Portuguese youth training this year, leading the team to win the UEFA Youth League and winning the UEFA Youth League Player of the Year award."

"His future is very bright. You know Manchester United, right? You know Ferguson and Beckham, right? They both like him very much. Some people say that Manchester United's treble this year is inseparable from his support and guidance."

"He's a player of Chinese descent, and you're one-quarter Mongolian, which is really incredible. You know, Mongolia used to be part of the mainland."

"The only thing he's lacking is height. But men develop more slowly, so who knows, he might grow to 1.8 meters tall in the future."

Hathaway felt increasingly uneasy as she listened.

Is this a game of football or a blind date?

What you said is very good, but I'm sorry, I already have someone I like.

"Why do you know so much about him?" Hathaway wondered. Did her best friend like this young player?

What a coincidence, I also like a player who is younger than me.

Matara smiled mysteriously: "After all, he's my best friend's boyfriend, so of course I have to help her vet him. I've looked at his profile and interviews several times, and I think my best friend will be happy with him."

Hathaway nodded, but felt a little disappointed.

She thought that Matarazo's only close friend was herself.

Alas... it was all for naught.

But if Mattara's best friend's boyfriend is this Caesar, wouldn't she be able to get Caesar's autographed football?

If I were to give the autographed football from Caesar to Deng Kai, he would definitely be very happy.

Hathaway couldn't help but smile at the thought.

But soon, Hathaway's smile froze on her face.

Instead, there was confusion, shock, and...delight!

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.