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September 2018.

In the mountains of Mostar, a small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is a football club called HSK (Mostar Zlinjski).

In order to follow their growth steps, I found this club.

The quality of the lawn here is poor, even far inferior to that of the stadiums in some schools. The stadium seats can only accommodate no more than a thousand people. The stadium facilities are simple and a bit old.

But this is where they ran and fought.

As the two most watched stars in football at present, their names are spread all over the world. They have created brilliance one after another with their performance. However, compared with those brilliance itself, there is no trace of their existence here.

Rusty iron fences, gray walls, yellowing grass and some old graffiti.

I carefully searched every corner, but could not find the slightest trace, as if they never existed.

I walked around the court a few times, and the fierce coach from the training camp next to me was training with the children.

I heard that the physical confrontation in the Bosnia and Herzegovina League is extremely fierce. I guess it must have been hard for them who were thin at the time, right?

After going around a few times, I still couldn't find anything meaningful, so I came to the stands and sat down with a bit of frustration.

The setting sun casts mottled light and shadow on the court through the isolation fence, making the already messy court look even more dilapidated.

After being in a daze for a long time, I reluctantly got up and prepared to leave.

It was at this time that I met an old lady riding a bicycle. I couldn’t understand what she was saying. After opening the translation software, it read:

"You should be here for them, right? We have known for a long time that those two children are destined to become the most dazzling stars in the world!"

Under the setting sun, the old woman was smiling, and the wrinkles on her face became deeper.

Her eyes were looking at the distant sky, as if she was remembering something.

Finally, the old lady said something again, and I quickly used translation software to translate it.

"I have always been deeply nostalgic for those days, that morning that was always full of hope and sunshine. They injected a new energy into HSK!"

"After experiencing hard times and facing difficulties and dangers one after another, they did not compromise. They climbed over mountains and mountains, and finally engraved their names on the stars!"

"Yes! This is where it all started!"

(The prologue is in the first person, and the text begins in the third person!)

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