Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Acquitted! Over 5,000 fans lined the streets outside Lisbon police station to welcome Deng Kai as he concluded his cooperation with the investigation!

"A Hero Widely Recognized by Portuguese Fans—Chinese-Democracy Player, Deng Kai!"

Others play football to earn money for themselves, he plays football to earn money for the fans!

"A Chinese-American football prodigy was so formidable that he was almost framed and blacklisted by a European betting syndicate!"

He's been dubbed the "Kaiser of European Football"! Jiang Yunzhu brings you a lengthy interview with the Chinese-American superstar, Deng Kai!

Sports Weekly Special Feature: A True Superstar – Chinese-American Prodigy – Deng Kai!

Domestically, overnight, the name Deng Kai resounded throughout the country like a thunderclap.

Sports Weekly went crazy, not only putting Deng Kai's photo at the press conference on the front page of the current issue.

A special edition was also released, featuring a full report on Deng Kai's achievements in Portuguese youth football this season.

Such blatant advertising forced many fans who didn't believe the news to believe it.

In recent years, there have been some news reports of Chinese players shining in European football, but most of them are false.

Therefore, people are quite cautious about such news.

Major newspapers will not report news without verifying its authenticity.

The fact that Sports Weekly published a front page and a special edition this time undoubtedly means that they have specific information about Deng Kai and have been following him for a long time.

This has given Sports Weekly's rival, Football, currently the largest football reading publication in China, a headache.

Because they knew nothing about Deng Kai.

Their connections in the domestic football scene are far superior to those of Sports Weekly.

They have a wider network of connections abroad than Sports Weekly, but they follow the upper echelons and deal with the elite.

Sporting Lisbon was originally not considered a good fit by them.

Now that Deng Kai has become a sensation in China, Football Magazine has no choice but to follow suit if they don't get traffic.

Their advantage lies in their deeper connections with overseas players like Yang Chen and Fan Zhiyi, both of whom are quite successful among players who have played in Europe.

Football: "Eintracht Frankfurt's star striker Yang Chen: I only recently learned of Deng Kai's name. His nickname is 'Football Kaiser,' just like Beckenbauer. A player with such a title is no ordinary person."

Football: "Crystal Palace player Fan Zhiyi: Of course I know Deng Kai. Manchester United's Ferguson really likes Sporting Lisbon's Chris, and Deng Kai is one of Sporting Lisbon's twin stars in the U15 team, on par with Chris!"

"Players of their caliber, if they develop smoothly, will likely start their professional football careers at top clubs!"

In no time, Deng Kai became increasingly popular in the country.

Sports Weekly also took the opportunity to announce their Wahaha team project.

Sports Weekly: "Next January, the Wahaha team, jointly established by Sports Weekly and many domestic football schools, will travel to Europe to train and play against the youth training teams of various clubs."

"The confirmed opponents include the Bundesliga team Schalke 04 youth team, the Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven U15 team, the English Premier League team Everton U15 team, the Italian Serie A team Sampdoria U15 team... and the Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon U15 team."

"Among them, Sporting Lisbon's U15 team boasts the currently highly anticipated duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and the Chinese-born prodigy Deng Kai!"

Fans have no objection to this kind of project.

The general consensus was that it was well done, interesting, and worth watching.

Deng Kai has gradually become a daily topic of discussion among domestic fans.

"Deng Kai is awesome, he almost overturned the overseas gambling den, haha."

"Football Kaiser, what a powerful name!"

"What's this? Have you ever seen Deng Kai's celebration after scoring a goal? VENI VIDI VICI, I came, I saw, I conquered! So cool!"

"Holy crap! The guy upstairs actually has a video! Could you give me a copy?"

"And Siu! So cool! I love Deng Kai's celebration moves the most!"

"Is this Deng Kai real? Is he really that amazing?"

"Remove that 'ma'! He's currently the top assist provider in the Portuguese U15 league!"

"Tch, only eleven assists. Youth team matches usually have more goals. There are several players with nine or ten assists behind him. It's nothing special. On the contrary, that Chris is something else, with twenty-four goals. There's quite a gap between him and the others."

"Heh, ignorance is bliss. Deng Kai let those people win for two months straight, okay?!"

Wow! That's so cool!

"Four goals and two assists in three UEFA Youth League matches, isn't that amazing! Chris only managed three goals and four assists in six matches!"

"Holy crap! Guys, this is huge! Zidane beat Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or!"

"Two headers in the World Cup final beat the aliens! Awesome!"

"Not only the Ballon d'Or, but the FIFA World Player of the Year award is also likely to go to Zidane!"

"Next year, Ronaldo will definitely take it back! Just you wait!"

Amidst all the commotion, the news of Zidane winning the Ballon d'Or this year with the World Cup trophy swept the globe.

This was also the first time he had won the Ballon d'Or in his career.

Last year he was in the top five for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, and this year he has gone even further, with a high chance of winning both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award.

……

The Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Hundreds of media outlets were eagerly anticipating the event, as the ceremony reached its climax and Zidane was taking the stage to receive his award!

After Zidane finished his acceptance speech, the host asked a rather unusual question.

Host: "Congratulations on becoming the Ballon d'Or winner, and congratulations on leading Juventus to the Champions League knockout stage. Have you watched this year's UEFA Youth League?"

This question was clearly raised in order to promote the UEFA Youth League.

Sixty percent of the fans watching the awards ceremony had never even heard of the UEFA Youth League, and ninety-five percent had never watched a UEFA Youth League match.

Zidane, who wasn't completely bald yet, chuckled: "Are you talking about that young player's prediction for this year's Champions League winner?"

The audience burst into laughter.

Some people who didn't know what was going on immediately asked their friends, and those who knew explained to them that Deng Kai had predicted Manchester United and Bayern Munich would reach the final and that Manchester United would win the championship.

The host was also very happy: "Yes."

Zidane: "Anyone who dares to call themselves Caesar in any field is no ordinary person..."

Another round of good-natured laughter erupted from the audience.

Zidane: "I've watched the UEFA Youth League and I've watched Duncan play. He's a smart midfielder. It's too early to talk about his weaknesses. He's still young, and he has everything he's capable of."

"But what I want to say is that I see a new understanding of passing in him. This has given me some inspiration, and from this perspective, I think he will become a very good midfielder in the future."

The expressions of the people in the audience gradually changed.

Because they sensed sincerity in Zidane's tone!

Is he serious?

"But regarding Champions League predictions, I'm sorry, Kai, I can't agree," Zidane said to the camera. "Manchester United is certainly a great club, and Bayern Munich is currently a top team. But this year's Champions League will definitely belong to Juventus!"

In the past two years, Juventus has been the top team in Europe in terms of both strength and public perception, far surpassing Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

Host: "In that case, how about you make a bet with Deng Kai?"

Before he finished speaking, a spotlight shone down, and Deng Kai appeared beside the stage.

UEFA, betting companies, and relevant officials in various European countries have gone to great lengths to restore fans' confidence in football betting.

They specially invited Deng Kai to attend this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony.