Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

After the European U17 Championship, players who were injured on the field, such as Fonte, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Duncan, underwent more comprehensive physical examinations at the hospital.

It was Deng Kai who proposed it.

This inspection takes a relatively long time and is quite systematic.

Deng Kai particularly emphasized the additional examination of the heart, which left people somewhat puzzled.

Could it be... that he has a heart condition?

……

"No problem? That shouldn't be!" Deng Kai held the hospital report, finding it unbelievable. "I clearly remember... This doesn't make sense."

Cristiano Ronaldo clenched his fists, saying, "What? You're so surprised that I'm in such good health?"

"How much do you wish I'd be diagnosed with some terminal illness?"

"Is cursing the players who are better than you the only thing you can do?"

Yes, Deng Kai was holding Cristiano Ronaldo's medical examination report.

"Um... well..." Deng Kai smiled slightly, "The football player you're talking about who's better than me, is it Cristiano Ronaldo, whose goal-creating statistics in this European U17 Championship are not as good as mine, and who also has two fewer individual honors than me?"

Cristiano Ronaldo has had enough; he's about to take action.

The two joked around for a while until Ronaldo's family arrived.

"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. See you in a month and a half." Cristiano Ronaldo waved to Deng Kai, preparing to say goodbye.

His vacation is finally about to begin.

"Don't just play around. You're at the age where you need to improve your skills, so keep training during the holidays," Deng Kai advised. But then, turning to Ronaldo's mother, he added, "Don't let Ronaldo train too hard. Take him out more often to relax and have some fun."

"Our games this season have been very intense. Pressure can be a motivator, but too much pressure can also break you down."

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Cristiano Ronaldo's mother was deeply moved by Deng Kai's words of advice and warmly invited him to visit her home.

Deng Kai declined Cristiano Ronaldo's mother's invitation because his parents were taking him back to China this summer to visit relatives and friends.

Having worked abroad for so many years, Deng's parents have only returned home a handful of times.

Although they send a lot of money home, the round trip is still quite a burden for them.

The key issue is that they used to have very little chance of getting a long vacation.

Things are different now; they've all quit their jobs and stopped being movers.

The warehouse where Deng Kai stores autographed footballs is managed by his two elders, who are mainly responsible for its maintenance and upkeep.

This job description is practically the same as having no job description at all.

After watching Cristiano Ronaldo and his family leave, Deng Kai frowned.

To be honest, Ronaldo's heart attack should happen this year or next.

Deng Kai suggested going to the hospital for a detailed examination, hoping to resolve the problem in advance.

But to everyone's surprise, Ronaldo's medical report showed no problems whatsoever.

He consulted a professor of medicine at the University of Lisbon, who said that some diseases do not have any symptoms before they develop.

Not only are there no clinical symptoms, but there are also no manifestations in the body's structures.

This condition is unpredictable and difficult to treat in advance.

Treatment can only be given after the onset of the disease.

Of course, the sudden onset of this condition is generally not fatal, and may not even be very serious.

That's why Deng Kai felt relieved enough to let Ronaldo leave.

Drop drop drop.

Deng Kai's phone rang.

"Hey, Sister Yunzhu... Oh, it's nothing, I'm perfectly healthy... This matter is perfect, I'm going back to China in a couple of days, how about we stop contacting the club for now and check the situation when I get here... Okay, then we'll talk in person then."

……

Deng Kai stayed in the country for a total of half a month.

Aside from talking to Hathaway on the phone, he mainly dealt with the transfer issues of several young players.

Feng Xiaoting's project has been abandoned.

He comes from a family with a strong sporting background, and his family has a well-planned training program for him, which is a good thing.

In fact, there was no problem with Feng Xiaoting's upbringing in the country.

His biggest problem was that he didn't find a way to leave the World Youth Championship in time.

The jade is a fine piece, but if it isn't polished when it should be, its future quality will naturally be low.

Therefore, Feng Xiaoting's trip to Europe can be postponed.

But the other players are not good enough.

The other players come from ordinary families and don't have the advantage of being from a sports family. They may be quite outstanding now, but in the future... at most they'll be just ordinary people working for a branch of China Construction, occasionally playing some games for the leaders or helping the company win some matches in the China Construction system.

He's certainly stronger than the average person, but he's nowhere near as good as a professional player.

Not to mention comparing them to stars playing in the top five European leagues.

Deng Kai has spoken with several players, and Yu Shihao and the others have also been in contact with Wu Xudong, learning that Wu Xudong won a double championship this year.

When he returned to Tongliao after the season ended, his parents were overjoyed.

They gave him the best white horse from their own pasture and even had a riding outfit made for him that was made with a lot of silver.

In their local area, it's not just about having money to make these traditional clothes; you also need to have certain achievements, otherwise you wouldn't dare wear a set even if you made one.

It is said that local schools in Tongliao have already listed Wu Xudong as an outstanding student.

The school has also made clear regulations regarding the school's football field, returning the field to students who play football, and actively incorporating football into physical education classes for recreational teaching, etc.

At the same age of fifteen or sixteen, what was Wu Xudong doing?

They already have regional influence.

And what about Yu Shih-hao, Hao Jun-min, and Shao Jia-wei?

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.

The first person to try something new has already made a profit; it's not too late for them to follow suit.

Not to mention the autographed footballs, jerseys, and posters Deng Kai gave them when he met them.

Eusebio, Figo, Zidane, Guardiola, Beckham, Scholes...

If they are willing to go, they can even meet these real people.

Not at an event, but in everyday life!

Who could resist that?

"Mom, I want to go to Portugal to play football... My grades are just so-so. At best, I'll get into a second-tier university, earning two or three thousand a month, maybe three or four thousand... Do you know how much money Wu Xudong earned playing football for half a year? Converted to our currency, it's tens of thousands!"

"Not to mention Deng Kai, a young star who has won numerous individual honors, his prize money alone adds up to hundreds of thousands of RMB. And that doesn't even include the sponsorship fees GG (Gross Entertainment) gave him; I heard Adidas is planning to sign him, and the signing fee is around one million RMB!"

"I'm not doing this for the money, Mom and Dad, but if I can pursue my football dream and make a lot of money at the same time, why don't we give it a try?"

The first communication between the young soccer players and their families stirred up emotions in their hearts.

But it was still a little short of perfect.

Who knew that Deng Kai was so attentive? He arranged for Sporting Lisbon to negotiate with top local public schools to arrange for the youth players to attend school.

In fact, many clubs have this in their youth training programs.

It's just that it wasn't heavily promoted because people didn't think it was that important.

But Deng Kai knew what Chinese parents were most worried about at this stage.

Academic qualifications!

Academic qualifications!

It's still about academic qualifications!

So Deng Kai took this policy and asked Jiang Yunzhu to communicate with the parents of the young football players.

The effect is immediately different.

"This is one of the best public schools in Portugal, and its basic education is recognized both domestically and internationally. Only the children of wealthy families have the opportunity to receive a high-quality education abroad from a young age."

"This is not to say that domestic education is not of high quality. It's just that there is a lot of poor education abroad as well. But the school provided by Sporting Lisbon is really high quality. I think the child of so-and-so, the richest man in some province, studies here."

"Moreover, you can directly apply to universities all over Europe from here. That's much easier than getting into a top university in China, and more importantly, it's much rarer. You can easily get into a world-renowned university."

"Even if it's not a prestigious university, they're still international students."

These days, diploma mill graduates haven't been completely discredited yet, and they're still very attractive.

Even twenty years later, although diplomas from overseas diploma mills may be worthless, the experience of studying abroad remains a valuable asset that can give the individual an extra competitive edge.

At the very least, it proves that your family is indeed well-off.

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