Team Spirit

Chapter 253 King of the World, Unscrupulous NGOs Battle Ashley's Unremarkable Appearance

As it turned out, the French were far less quick to equalize than they were to surrender.

They ultimately failed to change the score.

Three to one – that was the final result of this World Cup final.

"Congratulations to England for winning the title for the fourth consecutive year! They have achieved an unprecedented and remarkable feat!"

"Two Confederations Cups, one European Championship, one World Cup – England is undoubtedly the world's number one team!"

"And all of this started with England's naturalization of Lu Kai... No, it's not naturalization, Lu Kai is still a Chinese citizen."

"You can only say the British are too clever; they've made the most of the special talent clause. FIFA must regret passing this bill now, at least not at such a low cost."

"If FIFA and UEFA had known that Lu Kai could bring so many championships to the England team, they would have definitely made a huge sum of money from the FA."

"Of course, for the sake of legality, this money will be transferred to the accounts of the top executives of the two organizations in the form of consulting fees."

"Before this World Cup started, some people questioned why Lu Kai could put De Bruyne and Gerrard on the bench. Now I believe those people no longer have any doubts."

"Whether at the club or the national team, Lu Kai has proven one thing: he is the guarantee of a championship!"

On the field, the players from both sides are shaking hands and saying goodbye.

Unlike Beckham in the previous match, Zidane went straight back to the locker room after being sent off with a red card in this match.

Lu Kai asked his younger brother Modric to go to the French team's locker room to exchange jerseys.

This is Zidane's jersey from the last match of his professional career, and with such a legendary red card, it will be worth a fortune in the future and could very well become the number one jersey in football history.

On the field, Lu Kai, who scored two goals and provided one assist, contributing to three goals and winning the Best Player award in the final, was being interviewed by the media: "Thank you for your congratulations. We are lucky today."

Reporter: "Can you talk about that red card? Did you instruct Patton to draw the red card?"

Lu Kai's expression was serious: "How could that be? It was just an accident. Nobody wants this to happen on the field."

"Barton's injury is serious, and Zidane's departure came at a heavy price. It was a lose-lose foul."

"Of course, I understand their situation as well."

"Perhaps they are both good players, which is why they are so competitive in the game."

"But compared to Barton, I think what really broke Zidane's spirits was that substitution by the French team."

Reporter: "Since you mentioned that substitution, if you were to rate it, what score would you give it?"

Lu Kai didn't give Domenech any face at all: "Of course, it's zero points!"

“Ribéry and Malouda are among the most threatening players for the French team, especially Ribéry. We felt much less pressure after they were substituted.”

"In fact, I think the game was over after that substitution."

At this moment, Beckham, Lampard, Joe Cole, and others, all dressed in suits, also arrived at the stadium.

The awards ceremony is about to begin.

The first award presented was the Best Newcomer Award for this competition.

The goal was scored by Lukas Podolski, the young striker for the German national team.

Argentina won the title of most entertaining team.

The best goal was Joe Cole's incredible world-class strike in the last game.

Argentina's Maxi Rodriguez also scored a goal similar to Joe Cole's from the other side of the field.

But Joe Cole's shot was even more significant.

Lu Kai won the assist title with five assists.

The Golden Glove was won by Buffon of the Italian team.

The Golden Boot was won by Lu Kai, who scored six goals.

The silver boot went to Germany's Klose, who scored five goals.

There are many bronze boot winners, including Podolski, Ronaldo, Henry, Crespo, Rodriguez, Torres, Villa, Zidane, Ashley Young, and others, all of whom scored three goals.

Ronaldo scored a total of fifteen goals in the World Cup, becoming the new all-time goalscorer.

Finally, Lu Kai also won the World Cup Golden Ball award, which is the best player award.

Generally speaking, when the performances of the World Cup champions and runners-up are roughly equal, the World Cup Golden Ball will be awarded to the key player of the runner-up team.

That is, Zidane.

However, Zidane ultimately won the Silver Ball award in this tournament.

Because Lu Kai's performance is in a class of its own, it would be unreasonable not to give him the prize.

The World Cup Bronze Ball award was won by Fabio Cannavaro of Italy, partly due to his outstanding and consistent performance throughout the tournament, and partly as encouragement for Italian players after the Calciopoli scandal.

Hopefully, they can recover from the impact of the phone call scandal as soon as possible.

The other players selected are Pirlo, Buffon, Vieira, Henry, Ballack, Klose, and Beckham.

After the individual awards were presented, the runners-up went on stage to receive their medals.

Then the England players went on stage to receive their championship medals.

Lu Kai accepted the gleaming World Cup trophy.

"we are……"

Lu Kai shouted loudly, and the entire England team responded: "Champions!"

On this day, the skies over Germany echoed with the cheers of the English and Chinese players celebrating their championship victory.

……

Sky Sports: "Kings of the World, Unprecedented! Lu Kai Leads England to Fourth Consecutive Title!"

Bild: "England avenges Germany by defeating France to win the World Cup!"

AS: "From major tournament chokers to championship predators, England only did one thing right – signing Lu Kai!"

France Football: "If England can call up Lu Kai, why can't France? The national team's special talent clause may face new challenges!"

Football News - Special Edition for Football and Footwear Leaders: "Traitor Lu Kai! He helped England win the World Cup but not the World Cup, Asian Cup, and Olympic gold medal for the foot-binding team. It's utterly shameful! He completely disregards the greater good of the people and our political achievements!"

Dongqiudi (a sports website): "In ancient times, after Gonggong angrily struck Buzhou Mountain, Nuwa patched up the sky and Yu the Great controlled the floods. Now, after Zidane headbutted Barton, Lu turned the tide and won the championship!"

Kicker: "Data update! Lu Kai has scored a total of 75 goals, provided 17 assists, and contributed to 92 goals this season! This is his second-best record in his football career and the best record of his professional career!"

It's insane, the media has gone mad.

According to statistics, in the two days following the World Cup, Lu Kai was the number one trending topic in 95% of countries and regions around the world.

More than half of the top 20 are Lu Kai, the England team, and World Cup champions.

Its influence is terrifying.

Many people who don't follow football at all were forced to receive this information.

Passerby A: "What? Lu Kai, the world's number one? Isn't that Ronaldo?"

Fan: "That's ancient history. The strongest footballer now is Lu."

Passerby B: "Is England really that strong? Aren't Brazil and France supposed to be the kings?"

Fan: "Both teams were eliminated by England... to be precise, it should be England Green."

Passerby C: "Lu Kai? A name from Zhongguo? Are you sure you're not talking about the Zhongguo City League Football World Cup? But the real World Cup? What happened to the saying that people from Zhongguo can't play football well?"

Fan: "Of course! Chinese players are becoming increasingly sought after in Europe. There are even Japanese and Korean players who impersonate Chinese players or exaggerate their Chinese playing experience to get trial opportunities with European clubs."

Passerby C: "These two countries are indeed capable of doing this." The aftermath of the World Cup is still quite extensive.

First, there's the news of Zidane's retirement.

On the one hand, people lamented the departure of a legend, and on the other hand, they discussed the culprit who prevented Zidane from achieving a perfect ending—Barton.

BBC: "What exactly did Barton say? A former CIA lip-reading expert reveals the secret—Barton greeted the women in Zidane's family!"

The BBC News, known for its deliberate smear campaigns, has released shocking content this time, whether due to being paid by someone or misled by experts.

In an instant, Patton was subjected to global cyberbullying.

"You damn bastard, you don't deserve to play football!"

"Patton, although I am also British, I curse you to a terrible death!"

"How shameless! You have brought shame upon Britain!"

"How can there be such a wicked person in the football world? Can't we just let him die?"

"Zidane is so great, how dare you talk to him like that?"

"No matter how intense the match was, Zidane's family is innocent, isn't they?"

Patton has been through a lot; what kind of cyberbullying hasn't he encountered?
But this time the situation was different.

Previously, at most, people would criticize it nationwide or throughout Europe.

But this time, the whole world is criticizing it.

Some extreme fans even issued death threats against Barton and his family.

Lu Kai immediately contacted the London police, requesting them to increase security patrols in the area where Barton was located.

How could the London police possibly refuse such a small favor?

Soon after, London police reported three serious incidents.

Two stone-throwing incidents shattered the Patton family's windows.

Another case involved someone deliberately setting fire to the Patton family's house, which was extremely malicious.

Unfortunately, the reporters were also provoking Patton. When they interviewed him, they immediately demanded that Patton atone with his death, which clearly confirmed what Patton had said.

Given Patton's personality, how could he possibly explain the whole story to these people in a humble and subservient manner?
Barton threw bottled water directly at the reporters. If it weren't for the security personnel who pulled him back, he would have given those reporters who spoke rudely a good beating on the spot.

As for the details of the matter itself, he neither had time to talk about it nor cared to.

BBC: "Barton is notorious! He attempted to assault a reporter, but who gave him the guts?"

The word "failed" was several sizes smaller and could not be seen at all if you were not paying attention.

The report appears to be posing a question, but the accompanying picture is of Lu Kai holding the World Cup trophy.

His wolfish ambition is obvious.

Soon, various NGOs, or non-governmental organizations, such as "international human rights organizations," "European women's rights organizations," and "global environmental organizations," claimed responsibility for the incident.

They made numerous demands, including that Barton apologize to Zidane, to Zidane's family, to the French people, to French women, and to Europe and the world.

They demanded that Green Gunners dismiss Barton, the FA disqualify Barton from playing, UEFA and FIFA permanently ban Barton, and that any organization guarantee that Barton will never be hired again.

They demanded that Patton compensate these organizations.

In response, an account named "Barton's 20-year veteran fan" expressed some confusion, posting the question: "I understand everything before, but what does it mean to ask Barton to compensate these organizations? Did Barton kill their father or mother?"

In response, some people explained: "On the one hand, these organizations had a lot of time and energy consumed by the Patton incident, and they could have used that time to help more people. So Patton should be held responsible for this."

A user with the ID "Ashley is not good-looking" replied: "So Patton invited you to come and ramble on? That reason is completely untenable, rejected!"

A related source said, "On the other hand, the amount of compensation Patton pays also shows whether he has truly realized his mistake. The more compensation he pays, the more sincere his apology."

Ashley, who was not particularly handsome, said: "Tch! Shameless! If you're short of money, you can earn it yourself, go work, wipe tables, anything but do it honestly!"

"Do you think you're the Pope? Issuing indulgences? Even if Barton wanted to pay compensation, he wouldn't be giving it to you."

"He could give his teammates a small token of appreciation for their help in getting things done for him."

That's not all; the real problem is that these NGOs are demanding that Dartford also pay them compensation, because Barton was developed by Dartford.

???

This thoroughly enraged Dartford.

Lu Kai publicly named on social media: "Non-governmental organizations?"

"The International Human Rights Organization, whose founders have long been funded by the United States Agency for International Development."

"The current secretary-general of the European Women's Rights Organization is a former US official."

"The core leadership of the global environmental protection organization consists entirely of the children and relatives of the heads of state of various countries."

"What kind of legitimate government is this?"

"If you come asking for money again, I'll beat your mouths until they're swollen! Football is football, but Barton has broken ribs and is still receiving treatment. You're all feasting on human blood."

Europeans are generally well-educated; they've just been misled.

But after Lu Kai called out names, many people realized what was going on.

What a load of rubbish, it's not an official organization; it's just not part of their own government.

The true colors are revealed, and the conflict begins to shift.

Mundo Deportivo followed up on Lu Kai's claims: "Barton's injury was not intentional, but rather instigated by Lu Kai! Back when they were still an amateur team, Lu Kai instructed Barton to deliberately injure Zola to earn the team millions of pounds in ticket revenue!"

This old story has been brought up again.

With these two factors combined, major NGOs collectively condemned Lu Kai.

But the core purpose is still the same—money.

They even compiled a table based on the million pounds in ticket revenue from that year, detailing how the money was used, such as to buy Toure and Amorim, and to pay the salaries of Valbuena, Madeira, Shory, Schmeichel Jr., Akinfenwa, and others.

And how much profit did these people generate after selling them?

Ultimately, Dartford will have to pay approximately 200 million euros in fines for Lu Kai's "misdeeds" and the initial one million pounds!
They've really mastered the art of using statistics.

Numbers are like a little dancer, at their mercy.

Some NGOs even defined the £200 million as a debt when assessing Dartford's assets, instantly turning Dartford into a deficit team.

Mundo Deportivo recently capitalized on the momentum and found Zola.

They gave Zola a generous fee and, through unannounced and unrecorded pre-production meetings, implied that Zola would say things like "Barton was acting under Lu Kai's orders."

They even edited Zola's interview to actually cut out that sentence.

Daily Sport: "Confirmed! Zola himself admitted that Barton was instructed by Lu Kai! Lu Kai deceived the whole world! Even if his individual ability is the best in the league, his character has turned everything into a negative!"

Lu Kai immediately contacted Zola.

NGOs are just a bunch of dogs, you don't need to pay them any attention, but the words of the famous general Zola still carry weight.

Zola explained over the phone and sent an email to Lu Kai's email address.

As a legendary veteran, how could he not be wary of media outlets that spread falsehoods?
The email contained a private recording by Zola of the "process segment".

The host repeatedly expressed a guiding intent, even saying things like, "I think Barton must have been instructed by Lu Kai, otherwise how could it have been such a coincidence that he injured your ankle... Anyway, you can say that later, after all, it is also a possibility."

Lu Kai then contacted Zidane to discuss a complete resolution to the incident.

(End of this chapter)