legendary player [football]

Leo touched the child's little head: "It's getting dark, go home, your family is waiting for you for dinner."

The little boy looked up at him: "What about you?"

"I'm going home too, but my family doesn't live here now."

After Leo said goodbye to the little fan named Brice, he went back to the street through the alley, and then hailed a taxi to go back to his grandfather.

Zidane's parents had moved away from Castelne a long time ago.In Europe, the vast majority of star families from poor backgrounds, after they grow up, the whole family including brothers and sisters rely on him to solve the employment problem or simply support the family, not to mention taking care of his parents.

Especially the French who regard the family as extremely important. In their eyes, the needs of the family are higher than the interests of the community or the government, and their sense of responsibility for their parents and children is above everything else.

Zidane has his own company in France, which is run and managed by his brother all the year round.In fact, Leo didn't know what industries his father's company was engaged in. He only knew that there was a coffee shop in Bordeaux and Marseille.

A football player's career generally ends at the age of 3540.When they played football, they held high annual salaries and lived as extravagantly as kings.They will hire a professional brokerage team to maximize their commercial value. In addition to getting a lot of endorsement fees from many sponsors, they will also make good use of their fame to build their own brands.Among them, the most famous one is naturally Ronaldo's personal brand cr7.

The president once said that he plays football because of his love and dreams, and he will not go to a league where football is behind but is willing to spend a lot of money to make money because of money.Working hard to make money is just hoping to make myself and my family live better after retirement.

Zidane has held various positions in the Real Madrid club since 2009. Florentino’s salary for him is not very high, and he does not rely on it for a living. He just wants to engage in football-related work That's all.

Leo never cared how much money his dad made, in fact he didn't even care how much money he made himself.Because of the good living conditions, he has very little concept of money and material things.Usually, she picks and chooses the commercial endorsements that Mendes gives him, and chooses the ones that are the simplest, the most convenient, and the least delay in his training. She has never thought of starting her own company or investing.

Zidane's parents are both in their seventies. Immigrating to France from Algeria and encouraging their youngest son to play football were probably the two most correct decisions the old couple made in their life.

Leo's grandfather is an amiable old man, he always has a loving smile on his face and likes to stay with the children.But the grandmother is a very capable old lady with a very tough personality.When she learned what Materazzi had said to her youngest son after the World Cup a decade ago, she threatened to chop him up and feed them to the dogs.

But the old lady dotes on her grandchildren very much, among which the old man prefers little Theo, because she thinks this little guy is the one most similar to their father among Zidane's four sons.

Almost as soon as Leo stepped into the yard, he heard his grandmother scolding from inside the house: "Your father said that you came from Paris in the morning, why did you come home after the sun went down?"

Leo handed the hat and backpack he had taken off to the nanny, and went forward to hug the two old people one by one: "I was wandering around in Marseilles, so I came back late. I'm very sorry to keep you waiting."

Grandpa patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, we don't know how happy we are to learn that you will come back for two days."

"My parents and three younger brothers are on vacation in Italy, and I have nothing to do when I go back to Madrid alone."

"Why don't you go to Italy with them" asked the grandfather

Leo shook his head: "I don't like endless sunbathing."

"It's great, I don't like it either." His grandfather laughed, "We can drink tea, chat, or whatever else you like in the shade of the trees in the yard together."

"They came back a few days ago, when you played in the semi-finals." Grandma took his hand and looked carefully, "My little Leo has grown up, and it's not quite the same as before."

The grandfather said: "Now I am also a member of the national team, and I am much stronger than when I was a child."

Leo couldn't remember the last time he saw the two old men.He didn't talk much, and he didn't know what to say when facing his elders. He could only listen to the elders' chattering quietly and with a smile on his face. Fortunately, it didn't take long for the nanny to come over and say that dinner was ready.

After the sumptuous dinner, the nanny brought desserts. Leo was almost frightened. Several plates were filled with all kinds of French desserts, and there were many flavors of puffs and macarons alone.

"I know you like these little snacks. Your grandma prepared them for you after a busy afternoon." Grandpa said with a smile while holding a cup of black tea.

Leo accepted the doting of his grandparents frankly, since no one cares about him here anyway, so he indulged himself and had a good time.

After dinner, he sat in the living room with the two old people and chatted. On a whim, his grandfather found an old photo album, looked at it carefully one by one, and told Leo about his father's life. Childhood stories.The grandmother looked at his hair and frowned: "Boys may not be able to grow such long hair, I have to take you to cut them off tomorrow."

Leo wondered why everyone had to deal with his hair these days: "I'll go to a barber tomorrow and have them all cut off."

Grandfather suddenly pulled out a photo and handed it to Leo: "Look at this."

The yellowed photo shows a boy about ten years old, with long hair in a shawl, holding a dirty football in his hand.That face can be recognized as his father's when he was a child, but what surprised him was that his father had such a bohemian hairstyle when he was a child.

He quickly took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the photo, and passed it on to his younger brother Luca.

"His hair was as soft as yours when he was a child. With long hair in a shawl, he thought he was very cool. He had the temperament of a rock singer, and he proudly showed off to the friends around him." The grandfather squinted his eyes halfway, recalling his youngest son's childhood , with a doting smile on his face, "Guess what happened afterwards."

Thinking of his father's bald head now, Leo couldn't bear to guess: "What happened?"

"Later, under the supervision of your grandma, I was caught by the collar and saw short hair." After speaking, his grandfather still laughed from ear to ear.

Leo didn't think this was funny, because tomorrow he might face the same fate as his father.The only difference is that he doesn't want to imitate any rock star, the hair is too long purely because he is too busy during this period to have time for a haircut.

The grandmother leaned on the sofa beside her and teased her pet puppy: "Boys should have short hair to look energetic."

Leo obediently nodded in agreement, but thought in his heart: "Then you must be very satisfied with my dad's current hairstyle."

At this moment, his cell phone rang, and it was a text message, a reply from Luca: "Hahahahahahahahaha, who is this cool boy? up"

The grandfather's attention was attracted by the variety show on TV, and Leo quickly typed on the mobile phone: "You are really my father's real son"

Luca said: "I have to show my mom this photo."

"" Leo suddenly remembered a very important thing, "I didn't go to Italy to find you, my mother is not angry, right?"

Luka sent a surprised expression: "You are her heart, how could she be angry with you? She has been unhappy for the past two days, saying that the family is happy to go on vacation, but you can't come together. She has almost 2 I haven't seen you for a month."

Leo felt guilty for a while: "I'll see if I'm free these two days, I'll go find you."

"Are you busy?" Luca was puzzled. The French team did not win the championship. There is still more than a month before the next season of La Liga. What is he busy with during such a long vacation?

In fact, Leo's plan is to stay in Marseille for a few days, and then go to Lisbon. At that time, Ronaldo's celebration should have come to an end

"Nothing to do."

The clock pointed to ten o'clock, and the old lady put down her beloved puppy and patted Leo's head again: "Young man, stop playing with your phone and go back to your room to sleep."

Leo realized that he seemed to have done another stupid thing. He was playing with his mobile phone again, even though he came back to accompany the two old people.He quickly replied the last text message to his brother: "We will talk when we meet."

He stood up and sent the two elders back to the room with the nanny, hugged them and said good night before going upstairs to his room.

The rooms upstairs are all empty, and it is rare for someone to come back for two days throughout the year.Leo pushed the door open and noticed that the room had been carefully tidied up, and the curtains and sheets had just been changed.

Since the hurried parting that morning, he and Ronaldo have not been in touch again.The man said that he would call him when he was done with work, and now it seemed that the celebrations were so rich and varied, that he probably didn't have much free time to think of him.

Leo was often teased by Marquis and Lucy in Granada that he was the biological clock of the elderly. Now that he returned to Marseille, he really lived a life worthy of the name.Sometimes I would go with my grandfather to the school where his father was a child or the small club where he played football. On the way, my grandfather would tell him many interesting things about his father's childhood.

"When your father was born, we had just arrived in France for a few years. He was the youngest child in the family. Although we were not rich, he was still loved and protected by his older brothers and sisters. He was very timid, which Luca felt somewhat Like him. Once he went to poke a hornet's nest with the big kids in the neighborhood, and everyone dispersed, but he stood there crying. Your grandma and I were terrified when we saw it, thinking he was stung by a hornet Now, when I looked over, he wasn’t actually stung, it was just an ant lying on his neck.”

When people get old, they are always happy to recall the past events many years ago, but they can't remember clearly what happened recently.Leo had actually listened to many stories over and over again, but he couldn't bear to interrupt the old man's memories.He just listened patiently over and over again, and then accompanied his grandfather to lament the passing of time.