Junior football dream

Chapter 1 Sunshine in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The sun was still shining in the afternoon, but the temperature dropped a lot compared to noon.During such a time period, it is the best time to play football, and some clubs also start to let players train at this time.

"Ricardor, this way, this way." A long-haired player shouted while running, beckoning his teammates who broke through the middle to pass the ball to him.

The ball flew in the air, crossed a graceful arc, and flew to the feet of the long-haired player.At the front of the penalty area, the long-haired player volleyed and hit the dead corner of the goal.

"Good goal!" Seeing such a wonderful goal, Zhou Xing clapped his hands vigorously and applauded such a wonderful goal.

This is the training ground of a football club in Rio de Janeiro. The players are doing some basic training and group confrontation on the field. "Gallic Club" is the name of this club. As one of many clubs in Brazil, it has also cultivated and discovered a group of football talents.

It is most admirable that the former world footballer Rivaldo also played here and started his football career from here.However, that is already a passing cloud, and this bit of history has been buried in the dust.There are no less than a thousand clubs in Brazil, each of which has a long history.

Although Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano and other active players in the international football world are full of glory in the major leagues, they have to admit that they also came from Brazil's chaotic league. came out.Any unknown small club in Brazil may have had many brilliance and produced many talents.

Brazil, the paradise of football kingdom.Here, there are countless people who dream of becoming stars.Here, more than half of the men have licenses as active football players.In any family, there may be three or four players who are playing for some club.

Here, there are countless poor families and countless poor children who can't even eat.When they were born, they were told that the only way out of poverty was to play football.When they can stand on the ground, the first toy they accept is a soccer ball.

Here, known as the paradise of football.But that's just for football.For countless poor children who can't even afford a ball, Brazil is not the so-called paradise.

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Zhou Xing was very unlucky, but also very lucky.He is an authentic Chinese. Among countless brown-skinned Brazilians with curly hair, he is an outlier. His straight black hair and yellow skin reveal his nationality, China.

But he also has Brazilian nationality by default.His parents, immigrants, brought him to Brazil when he was three years old.Unfortunately, when he came to Brazil for three months, his parents both died in a car accident, leaving him alone in this world, making him an orphan with Chinese nationality.

After living in Brazil for several years, he was automatically recognized as having Brazilian nationality, but he has not gone through some relevant procedures.For a child of a certain age, is there any nationality issue that might come to mind?

However, he met a kind person.Li Tiande is also a Brazilian immigrant from China.When Zhou Xing was adopted, he was over 60 years old.He is not rich, just an ordinary old man.His job is to help the Gallic club take care of their stadium, responsible for stadium cleaning and so on.

He is a single man, but he takes care of Zhou Xing in every possible way.No matter what time he takes Zhou Xing by his side, he takes care of him carefully, even when he is working.

When Zhou Xing was three years old, he had already started to clean up the players' sneakers and weeds on the field with Li Tiande on the field.

Perhaps God thought that such ordeals were not enough for Zhou Xing. When he was seven years old, Li Tiande fell ill.This time, he didn't stand up after lying down.After tearfully burying Li Tiande, he was really alone in Brazil.No money, no relatives, the only thing he relies on is himself.

The owner of the Gaul Club is a good man. Mr. Robert heard about Zhou Xing and decided to return him as a caddy to receive the salary of the club.His food is also distributed by the club.The salary is not much, only 200 reais a year. (1 U.S. dollar to 3.039 reais) This money accompanied him from the age of seven to 13.In six years, he grew from a child to a teenager.

In the past few years, he has only been accompanied by football and the sneakers of those players who can never finish brushing.Every Christmas, when everyone else was at home eating turkey and receiving Christmas presents, he could only use his swollen turnip-like finger to brush those sneakers and clean up footballs.These are his work and his life.

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In the past few years, the record of the Gaul club has been very unsatisfactory.A poor league position and poor cup results have left the small club on the verge of faltering.The financial resources of the small club are very poor, and their boss, Mr. Robert, is just a small owner of a rubber plantation.Obviously, it is very difficult for him to support this club financially.

In the past few years, Mr. Robert's hair, which was not much at all, was almost bald by his scratching.A few slightly better players in the club have almost sold out, but the financial situation has not improved at all.Coupled with the club's poor performance in recent years, it will soon be impossible to even play in the third division.Under such circumstances, the club can only declare bankruptcy.

Squeezing his cheeks, Mr. Robert forced a smile and asked his assistant to call the players and staff together.

Seeing the team members and staff members coming together, Robert pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm sorry everyone, you may have to find another way to make a living. Unfortunately, the club can no longer sustain it and can only declare bankruptcy."

"Oh my god!" The faces of the people who heard the news were all disappointed, but no one said anything.In Brazil, it is very normal for a club to go bankrupt, and at worst, you have to choose another club.After all, the world is so big, it's not just that you can't survive without this club.

There were smiles on the faces of some players, very relaxed.Without the contract constraints of the club, without the restrictions on the transfer fee, they might be able to seek another better contract.You know, there are so many clubs in Brazil, it is impossible not to have a suitable club willing to want me.

Compared with other people's faces, Zhou Xing's face can only be described as despair.He didn't know what else he could do after leaving the club.The Gallic Club is like his home.On this court, he lived for six years.He is familiar with every piece of turf here, the size of every player's sneakers, and every temper of each of them.

Now, he is being told to leave.But where can he go?Where could he go in this strange land?You know, usually he even left the gate of the club a few times.

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"I'm sorry, kid." Mr. Robert hugged Zhou Xing, who was the last to leave the stadium, and handed him the last month's salary.

"200 reals, that's too much. Mr. Robert." After receiving the money from Robert, Zhou Xing said in surprise.You know, usually his annual salary is only so much.

"I know that you usually work hard and are very serious. But you know, the league is too chaotic, and I really can't support it. Maybe you don't know it. Recently, my rubber plantation also lost money, and I will go bankrupt soon. "Robert said helplessly, his face full of bitterness.

"I know, it's nothing. I will continue to look for other jobs. I think as long as I have strength, I can do anything." After speaking, Zhou Xing laughed, pretending to be indifferent.

"That's good. Is there anything else to bring?" Robert was also a little surprised to see that Zhou Xing had brought all his things with just a small bag.

"I don't have anything, that's all." Zhou Xing smiled, picked up his meager luggage, and planned to leave the club where he had lived for several years.

"That's good, kid. Take care all the way." Robert's eyes were also moist. He always had other feelings for Zhou Xing.He had watched this child grow up since he was a child.In Robert's heart, Zhou Xing is like his own child, and he always takes great care of him.

"It's just that I'm already bankrupt. My child, I can't take care of you anymore." Mr. Robert said to himself in his heart, also very sad.

"Well, goodbye, Mr. Robert, thank you for taking care of me all the time." Zhou Xing bowed respectfully to Mr. Robert, and took his luggage and strode towards the door of the club.

Looking ahead, Zhou Xing had a teardrop in his eyes.Where is his front?What will happen in the future?
The sun was still shining brightly, but Zhou Xing couldn't feel its warmth at all.The Brazilian sun shone on him, making him feel very cold.

(End of this chapter)