Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Sporting Lisbon's team doctor immediately updated Ronaldinho's latest medical report: "After more than a month of rehabilitation training and matches, Ronaldinho is in excellent form!"

Deng Kai also updated his social media, showing a scene of him, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, and Ronaldinho practicing free kicks together: "Their free kicks are all very strong, Ronaldinho is the strongest. But no one can kick my backward free kick, including myself."

This is a video of the four of them trying to take a free kick with their backs to the ground. They all fall down repeatedly, but none of them manage to score. It looks very funny.

The Guardian lost.

The Mirror takes over, starting the second round.

The Mirror: "Sporting Lisbon's Gentle Trap? Reports suggest Sporting Lisbon has reached a private agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to acquire Ronaldinho in the winter transfer window!"

The Independent followed up: "Ronaldinho's agent, Eric Rovuin, confirmed: Ronaldinho will be the sole core of Paris Saint-Germain and will never be relegated to the reserve team."

These rumors are not unfounded.

The two major media outlets even managed to get confirmation of the information from the secretary of Paris Saint-Germain's sporting director and Eric Rolfin himself.

Both sides confirmed that it was true, and it's highly likely.

In this round, it would be difficult for Fleet Street to lose.

Just as the English media were overjoyed and dispatched paparazzi to closely monitor Ronaldinho, preparing to capture images of Ronaldinho falling out with the team, coach, and Duncan... they actually got something!

They photographed Ronaldinho talking to a mysterious young man in a coffee shop.

Reporters from The Mirror and The Independent believe the man was a secret scout for Paris Saint-Germain, who went to negotiate with Ronaldinho.

Neither of the two media outlets could find the man in Paris Saint-Germain's scouting network, and they couldn't even find any relevant information through online searches.

So mysterious, they couldn't imagine who it could be.

It's definitely not someone from Sporting Lisbon.

So they immediately rushed to release the news.

The Mirror reports: "Ronaldinho has been in contact with members of the Paris Saint-Germain players' department, and the transfer is a done deal! He's still upset about being relegated by Sporting Lisbon!"

The Independent: "What promises did Paris Saint-Germain make that makes Ronaldinho so happy?"

Eric Rolfin was quite happy when he saw the message; it seems Ronaldinho has finally come to his senses.

That's right.

Why should we go against money in this life?

Ronaldinho's salary will increase after his transfer, and he'll also receive a signing bonus.

Eric Rolfin, on the other hand, can receive double commissions from Paris Saint-Germain and Ronaldinho.

Beautiful!

But then the next news item popped up immediately.

According to Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports website): "Ronaldinho has ended his contract with agent Eric Rofyin and hired Hugo Aveiro as his new agent!"

Who is Hugo Aveiro? You won't believe it until you look it up—the name that was all over Europe three years ago has been erased!

Hugo Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo's older brother! Independent sports agent in Portugal!

Don't underestimate Hugo Aveiro! Players currently signed with him include Barzagli, Drogba, Wu Xudong, Chen Tao, Yu Shihao, Shao Jiawei, Hao Junmin, Fonte, Pepe, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Deng Kai!

"The future agent tycoon! Hugo's most famous act in the agent world was offering Fonte's contract to Jorge Mendes, in exchange for the latter dropping out of the pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo!"

Jorge Mendes: Hugo is an excellent agent. My biggest regret is agreeing to let go of my illusions about Ronaldo. It turns out, the European Bronze Boot winner was worth every effort I made to recruit him!

Hugo Aveiro's players are valued at over €100 million! He's the fastest-rising talent agent in the last two years!

Hugo Aveiro burst onto the scene.

Portuguese betting groups used their influence to cover up what happened back then.

Even European betting companies, adhering to the principle that this industry shouldn't be too high-profile, have taken action to delete related news from their region.

So apart from a very small number of local fans who have always followed Deng Kai and Ronaldo, few people know that they were caught up in a "match-fixing and gambling" storm back then.

According to a report by Dongqiudi, Hugo Aveiro was just an unemployed bum who had accomplished nothing three years ago, and he even pinned his hopes on betting on football.

After being discovered by his brother Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo's friend Duncan, Hugo turned over a new leaf, studied books related to agent work, and successfully obtained his agent's license last year.

In a media interview, Hugo said, "I have to thank Deng Kai for making me who I am today. He took out all his savings as a youth player to help me pay off my debts when I was heavily in debt."

"From that moment on, I knew my brother had found a reliable friend."

"Deng Kai has had a great influence on the players I sign, and I trust his judgment. Of course, I will also do my best to provide all the services needed for the players I sign."

"Because my brother is a player I signed, I will treat everyone the same way I treat Cristiano Ronaldo."

Hugo's interview attracted many young players and made many fans aware of him.

However, Dongqiudi will certainly not reveal that the major shareholder behind Aveiro's agency is actually Deng Kai.

Furthermore, Deng Kai used Jiang Yunzhu to find a middleman to hold the shares on his behalf, in order to avoid being discovered as the direct owner of the player's management company, which is also not permitted by UEFA and FIFA.

However, many of the illegal things are actually being done by many people.

For example, Porto and Jorge Mendes seem to be two separate individuals, but in fact, Mendes is someone Porto intentionally promoted to weaken the influence of Figo's agent, Vega.

Italian agent Raiola also has a complicated and ambiguous relationship with Italian giants Juventus.

If the team can do it, why can't the players?

Furthermore, if UEFA and FIFA can do it, why can't teams and players do it too?

There's only one reason why we don't want you to do it: if you join, other people will earn less.

Eric Rolfin belatedly realized that he had been fired by Ronaldinho!

He stated in front of the media that he would sue Ronaldinho, demanding that Ronaldinho compensate him for various losses exceeding five million euros!

But Sporting Lisbon took the initiative and actually sued Eric Rovuin in court.

Through Hugo's connections, Sporting Lisbon discovered that a large portion of the signing bonus they paid to Ronaldinho had been misappropriated by Eric Rovuin.

Moreover, the contract clauses included portions that did not benefit Ronaldinho at all, but rather Eric Rolfin and his family.

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