Chapter 140

Cristiano was very surprised by Figo's arrival.

Figo appeared in the stands on the left side of the player's tunnel and called out to Cristiano when he walked out of the tunnel and was lowering his head to adjust the captain's armband on his arm.

"Cristiano!"

When Cristiano was called, he turned around subconsciously and saw Figo appearing in the stands in formal attire.

"Luis!?" Cristiano took two quick steps closer in surprise, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming? That's great!"

Figo laughed, he leaned over and hugged Cristiano, his hands just covering the boy's hairsprayed head, then he stopped, staring at the other's neat and shiny head, with a smile and helplessness, he patted it twice.

He smiled and said: "This is your first friendly as captain of the Portugal national team, of course I have to be there."

"I suddenly feel some pressure." Cristiano did not try to avoid being slapped on his carefully fixed hairstyle. He stood there obediently and winked at his former captain.

Figo curled his lips when he heard this: "So is it good or bad?"

"Of course, Luis." Cristiano smiled, he hugged Figo back, then let go, "Let's get together after the game?"

"Of course, go ahead." Figo responded.

Kaka also walked past Figo and greeted him. The former Portuguese national team captain nodded slightly and shook hands with Kaka in a friendly manner.

"I heard you have a child?" Figo leaned over to shake hands with Kaka and whispered in a low voice, avoiding the camera through the misplaced cover.

There have been some groundless rumors in the Italian tabloids recently, but none of them have been suppressed. Mendes has put in a lot of effort.

The English side, on the other hand, did a good job of keeping secrets - this was thanks to the protection provided by the native teammates against the paparazzi, and Cristiano's teammates provided a lot of cover for this.

And Sir Alex Ferguson's authority.

Ever since Cristiano's villa was smashed by crazy fans, Ferguson has carried out a major cleanup of the paparazzi media who were hiding in the club or near the training base.

The vast majority of tabloids have received a warning from Sir Alex Ferguson not to interfere with the private lives of any of his players, any of them.

——Although Sir Alex Ferguson said this, everyone knows that the bottom line of the King of Old Trafford is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Mendes, on the other hand, issued a rather serious legal document warning.

Therefore, the English tabloids have been much more well-behaved during this period.

On the Italian side, because there has been no gossip about the Son of God for many years, the media is always on the lookout for any slight deviation from the norm.

Mendes felt that he would be unable to suppress the news sooner or later, but Kaka took it well.

He told Mendes that he was always ready, and he didn't care about the so-called "collapse of personality" - that was the false and good-looking side that the club packaged for products - but in fact, he was himself. He told Mendes a long time ago that he was not a bad person, but he was not the Son of God either. He was just like any ordinary person.

Mendes only hopes that the two time bombs from Kaka and Cristiano can be detonated alternately, giving him a chance to catch his breath.

-Seriously, did these two get drunk after the World Cup and do this ridiculous thing together? ? Mendes tried to hint at it several times, but failed to get any information out of the two parties. Even Cristiano, who was a big leaker, didn't let out a single word!

Kaka was slightly stunned when he heard Figo's words on the other side of the player's tunnel. He then looked at the other party and saw a stern scrutiny in the man's brown eyes.

The smile on his face froze slightly: "Figo?"

Figo patted the young man on the shoulder: "Nothing, congratulations."

Kaka felt that this was more than just an ordinary congratulation, but he didn't understand the further meaning.

However, he was not given much time to think, as he was pushed onto the court by his teammates.

The King of Football, Pele, also came to the scene. He appeared as a guest at the midfield kick-off, wearing a gray suit.

After the two teams went through the handshake and greeting process, Pele smiled and greeted the two newly appointed captains, and Cristiano and Kaka came closer.

He put his arms around the two tall guys' shoulders, his eyes gentle and smiling: "First of all, I have to congratulate you on becoming the captains of your respective national teams. Then, give us a beautiful game, Ronaldo, Kaka."

Cristiano and Kaka hugged Pele, and the three of them then stood in a row with the referee and linesman for a group photo.

Pele kicked off from midfield to officially start the Brazil-Portugal friendly match.

The temperature was very low on the day of the game. Cristiano wore a black long-sleeved base under his jersey, while Kaka wore a light-colored scarf.

"In this friendly match, both Brazil and Portugal were led by their new captains, and they started off with a friendly 'body and ball exchange' haha." The commentator who was explaining the friendly match in the broadcast room looked at the picture on the big screen and couldn't help laughing.

Cristiano rushed forward and tried to steal the ball from Kaka's feet, but was blocked by the new Brazilian captain with his back. The Portuguese rushed forward and was knocked to the ground by the reaction force in an instant.

Cristiano stared at Kaka's broad back, puzzled. Had Kaka grown stronger while carrying him? ? ?

He quickly got up, and when Kaka dribbled the ball forward and tried to move it into the penalty area, he flew up and made a clean tackle to take the ball away.

He grinned, very satisfied with his tackle. He turned his head and blinked at Kaka, as proud as a kid who had just scored full marks in the exam.

"Cristiano stole the ball again. It was not long after the friendly match started, but the tension between these two former friends was obvious."

"After Cristiano stole the ball from Kaka, he even winked at him provocatively! Kaka did not respond, but just smiled contemptuously! Perhaps he thought such provocation was a bit childish?"

"Haha, indeed, Cristiano is always childish. Commentators and the media all think it's thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson, who spoiled his No.7."

The commentator spoke excitedly.

On the field, Kaka saw Cristiano's lively little expression and subconsciously curled the corners of his mouth. He had to resist the urge to reach out and touch him - he thought to himself, if only they were teammates, then even if he did something it would not be a big deal.

But now they are rivals. If he suddenly reaches out to touch the opponent's captain's face, the Portuguese might regard it as a provocation and separate him, and then there might even be a yellow card issue for physical contact.

Kaka had to twist his nose and pretend that he was not touched by the cuteness.

Cristiano put his hands on his hips and directed his teammates on the field to pass the ball back and readjust the attack. He ran past Kaka quickly like a gust of wind that no one could catch.

"Cristiano is dribbling the ball to the wing! Very fast! Brazil's two defenders Cafu and Lucio are marking Cristiano two-on-one!"

Cristiano dribbled the ball forward in small steps, keeping an eye on the movements of Cafu and Lucio beside him.

Just as Cafu and Lucio were running back, a small mistake revealed a gap. Cristiano immediately dribbled the ball between the two in a disguised manner. It was so sudden that no one had time to react!

Cafu and Lucio could only turn around quickly and chase Cristiano.

However, after Cristiano broke through Cafu and Lucio, he couldn't take two steps forward before another Brazilian defender rushed towards him. He stretched out his foot to tackle the ball but failed. Instead, his studs stepped on Cristiano's heel.

Although the opponent had retracted his force in time, Cristiano was still stepped on and lost his balance and fell. There was a burst of booing in the stadium, thinking that this was a deliberate act of cheating.

Cristiano sat on the grass and spread his hands silently towards the stands. I'm afraid he would have to be stepped on and bleed to prove that he was really fouled?

Kaka and other players also ran up, and the referee signaled for a free kick.

The player who had just stepped on him walked over and extended his hand apologetically to Cristiano who was sitting on the ground.

Cristiano grabbed the other person's hand and stood up. He patted the man's arm to indicate that he was okay. He turned his eyes to Kaka and shook his head slightly to indicate that he was not injured.

Cristiano placed the ball on the penalty spot, and Quaresma and Pepe stood on his left and right to prevent the opposing players from interfering.

The two of them looked at Cristiano's blackened socks and whispered, "You're still as foul-prone as you were in Lisbon."

Cristiano rolled his eyes when he heard this. He smirked and said, "Oh, you can't imagine that."

He covered his mouth and whispered about tactics with Pepe, Quaresma and others, glancing at Kaka and Cafu from time to time. Similarly, Kaka was also covering his mouth and discussing the defensive tactics with his teammates.

They are the two people who understand each other best.

Quaresma and Pepe quickly went over to form a human wall, and the two of them squeezed Kaka in the middle, one on the left and one on the right. Kaka looked at the two men on his left and right who were like iron walls, and couldn't help but look at Cristiano with a smile - is that it?

Cristiano shrugged.

The referee blew the whistle, signaling the start of the game.

Cristiano exhaled softly, his eyes looking straight ahead, past his lover, straight at the net.

He slightly arched his back, took a small run-up step, and suddenly kicked his foot. He saw the opposing row of defensive players all jumped high, guarding against the boy's free kick that was as fast and erratic as a rocket, but they didn't expect that Cristiano kicked an extremely low but high-speed close-to-the-earth kick!

Kaka stared at Cristiano, and a second before Cristiano raised his foot to touch the ball, he seemed to realize Cristiano's intention, but he was too late to remind his teammates. Quaresma and Pepe blocked his position on the left and right, making it impossible for him to intercept the ball.

The black and white elf stuck to the grass and crashed into the blind corner of the net at a very fast speed!

"Cristiano's free kick! The ball goes in!" the commentator exclaimed, "Cristiano's unexpected low ball went through the wall of players at high speed and hit the goal!"

Kaka could only watch the ball go into the net, with cheers of celebration emanating from all around him.

He shook his head helplessly. No wonder Cristiano only let Quaresma and Pepe guard him...

He looked at Cristiano. His lover was hugged in the middle by his teammates after scoring a goal. The other team looked at him through the wall of people, grinning with a particularly smug smile.

The person who understands Cristiano best is Cristiano himself, but Cristiano understands him best.

He smiled softly in his heart and sighed. Cristiano could always surprise people anytime and anywhere, which was full of uncertainty. This might be why he always had an endless exploration and curiosity about Cristiano.

—and every time he discovered a little more about Cristiano that he hadn't discovered yet, he realized that he liked him a little more.

At the end of the first half, Cristiano, like a young and high-spirited lion, was surrounded by his teammates and carried back to the player tunnel. Even though he originally wanted to stop and wait for Kaka, he was squeezed into the tunnel by Carvalho and Deco without any explanation.

"It's like you're preventing me from doing something bad." Cristiano muttered to his teammates.

Quaresma and Pepe looked over in confusion.

Deco put his arm around the shoulders of his two new teammates and looked at them with pity. He was about to retire, so even if he wanted to worry about them, he wouldn't have much chance to do so. But these two people might become their little Strawberry's new wingmen in the national team in the future.

He said meaningfully: "You will understand later."

Cristiano rolled his eyes and said, "Don't make it sound like there's a high chance that he and Kaka will meet in the national team."

Besides, he was very restrained.

Cristiano grumbled to Deco, who couldn't stand it anymore and slapped the boy on the forehead: "Come on, restrain yourself? Cristiano, it's obvious when you like someone. How do you think we found out in the first place?"

Cristiano: “…”

Wasn't it Costa who snitched?

Costa, who was conducting research in Portugal, sneezed violently.