Chapter 406 Upgrade: Ball Three
After talking with his parents, Su Dong returned to his room.
The first thing to do is to lie back in bed and enter the Road to Kinghood system.
Ever since he upgraded his level in the Road to King of Football system to [Player] before last year's Champions League final, he has been working hard to meet the requirements for the upgrade.
Two Champions Leagues, one World Cup and one European Cup, choose one.
Among these three conditions, the first one is undoubtedly the most likely to be achieved for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Needless to say, the European Cup is basically unrealistic, unless Su Dong joins other nationalities, but this has been completely rejected by him.
Winning the World Cup is the most difficult of the three conditions, because if the Chinese team wants to win the World Cup, it is really difficult...
Therefore, Su Dong has been working towards the first condition.
Having won one in Valencia and another in Barcelona, two Champions League trophies should meet the requirements for promotion.
"Current level: Player, next level: Player III. Upgrading requires 156,250,000 Player King points. Do you want to upgrade?"
When Su Dong saw the information on the interface, he immediately laughed out loud.
It turns out that the conditions are met.
He had no time to hesitate and directly chose [Yes].
The system immediately began to upgrade, and the next level was [Ball Three].
According to Su Dong's past impression, if [Ball Player] is equivalent to world class, then [Ball Player 3] should be a top superstar, belonging to the top players in professional football, that is, the level of Ronaldo and Zidane.
They may not have reached the status of the best player for some reason, but they are still quite outstanding.
Of course, the level here is more about strength, not status in football in reality.
If you want to achieve a higher position, you still need time to accumulate.
Thinking of this, Su Dong couldn't help but laugh.
Great! He can finally catch up with his idol Ronaldo!
And if nothing unexpected happens, the next level should be [King of Football].
Ball player, ball boy, ball manager, ball boy, ball worker, ball boy, ball player, ball player, ball player, ball king...
If you calculate it this way, the system has nine levels?
As a Virgo man with a perfectionist complex, Su Dong was not very satisfied with the number nine. He always felt that it was a little short of perfection. Why not just make it perfect? How great, right? As he upgraded along the way, Su Dong found that he was making rapid progress.
Needless to say, his career also led to smooth development afterwards, from the UEFA Cup with Sporting Lisbon, to the Champions League with Valencia, to Barcelona's second Champions League, he climbed up almost one step every year.
The upgrade conditions given by the system are becoming more stringent each time. I believe that the conditions for upgrading to [King of Football] will definitely be more stringent than the conditions for upgrading from [Soldier] to [Third Ball].
But no matter what, no matter how demanding it is, Su Dong will try his best to complete it.
The reason is simple, he must constantly break through his own potential and make himself stronger!
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"Congratulations, you have successfully upgraded!"
"Current level: Ball Three, next level: Ball King."
When the system upgrade was completed and this message popped up, Su Dong was obviously stunned.
He guessed right!
The next level of [Ball Three] is indeed [Ball King], but it also brings a new problem.
He had gotten used to the fact that upgrading required consuming King of Football Points, but now there was no reminder about this.
Does this mean that when [Ball Three] upgrades to [Ball King], there is no mandatory requirement for the Ball King value?
If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand. Once you reach the level of a top superstar, if you want to undergo another transformation and take your career to the next level, it is no longer important to have the best stats.
What really determines the difference between top superstars and football kings is performance and honors on the field.
Suppose, Maradona didn’t win the World Cup, would he still be Maradona?
If Pele hadn't won three consecutive championships with Brazil, would he still be Pele?
In this case, the system settings are not wrong. Once a player reaches the level of a world-class star, it is meaningless to continue to brush up on the King of Football value. The real assessment still lies in the player's personal performance.
There are three main paths to upgrade from [Third Level] to [King of Football].
One is to win the World Cup.
In addition to one World Cup title, he has won the FIFA World Player of the Year and European Ballon d'Or three times each, and three Champions League titles.
The other is that we didn’t win the World Cup but won the European Cup.
Two European Cup titles can offset one World Cup title, three World Footballer of the Year and European Ballon d'Or awards each, and three Champions League titles.
If we fail to win the World Cup and the European Cup, we can only compete in the Champions League.
He won three consecutive Champions League titles, the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or five times each.
Seeing these three upgrade paths, Su Dong was astonished.
This is really asking too much.
Not to mention the World Cup and the European Cup, any football fan knows how difficult they are.
As strong as Ronaldo and Brazil are, they have only won two World Cup titles in total, and Ronaldo's win in 1994 was just a minor one, so whether it counts is another matter.
Are Zidane and the French team strong enough?
But there is only one World Cup and one European Cup.
As for the Su Dong and Chinese teams...
Forget it, I won’t say anything so hurtful.
With the World Cup and the European Cup, the requirement of winning the FIFA World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or three times each is quite high. Without these two major national team honors, it would require five times each, which is simply outrageous.
Of course, for Su Dong, who won the double Footballer of the Year award at the age of 20 and has basically booked the second double Footballer of the Year award, these five times are not unattainable.
As long as he maintains the current momentum in his career and continues to work hard, I believe he will have a good chance of achieving this goal before retiring.
The key is three consecutive Champions League titles.
Since the reform of the Champions League, no team has ever successfully defended the title in the past decade.
Never before!
It is conceivable that defending the title is already so difficult, is it possible to win three consecutive championships?
This is almost an impossible task, because it is difficult for any team to maintain a high level of performance for three years.
The most recent one should be Juventus in the late 1990s, which reached the Champions League final for three consecutive years, but only won the first year. In the following two years, they lost to Dortmund led by Hitzfeld and Real Madrid led by Heynckes respectively.
Both of them are excellent head coaches with very strong abilities.
As for Valencia, which reached the Champions League final twice but finished second both times, strictly speaking, there is no third chance at all.
Therefore, if you want to win three consecutive championships, you must be a wealthy and powerful club, and a top-notch club with strong strength and ample financial resources.
Without sufficient strength and financial resources, it is difficult for any team to maintain a high level of performance for three years.
Looking at European football, there are only a handful of players who can meet both of these requirements.
The current Barcelona can barely be considered one of them.
Although Barcelona is extremely poor now, it will not be poached by others.
After complaining about the harsh conditions for system upgrades, Su Dong was attracted by another note.
"After upgrading [King of Ball], the system will unlock the ultimate level."
Sure enough, there is the final tenth level.
This makes the Virgo man Su Dong feel comfortable, but also full of suspense.
What will be the final level? …………
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University of Munich.
After returning from Spain, Wang Chuqing immediately started working overtime day and night.
The contracts of professional players are very complicated and very special. As a law student who has not yet graduated from university, although I have accumulated certain experience through internship at BMW, it is still far from enough.
Especially for the contract of a top star like Su Dong, every clause in it needs to be repeatedly scrutinized.
Once you sign the contract and find out there are fatal loopholes, you’re really doomed.
In this regard, not only Su Dong and Mendes' team attached great importance to it, but Wang Chuqing also attached great importance to it.
Her dormitory was near the school, and surrounded by the Munich University Library and the Bavarian State Library. The collections of these two libraries were extremely rich and complete. She spent the whole day in them, reading all kinds of books and materials.
In addition, she also consulted expert professors from the law school, and through her mentor, consulted a famous German lawyer with relevant operational experience. At the same time, she sought advice from legal experts at the BMW headquarters.
I was busy day and night for five days.
When she came to Barcelona again, Su Dong went to the airport to pick her up in person.
Su Dong was a little surprised when he saw her.
So haggard!
"You haven't had much rest these days, have you?"
Wang Chuqing smiled at him and didn't answer.
As soon as she arrived at Su Dong's house, she went into the room and fell asleep immediately. You can tell how tired she was.
"This girl is really nice." Mother Yang Xiuyu praised with a smile.
Father Su Wenji also nodded continuously.
Nowadays, families that can send their children to study in Germany are basically not bad. The children are beautiful and capable, and there is really nothing to pick.
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The next day, when Su Dong took the well-rested Wang Chuqing to meet with her agent Mendes and the legal advisory team, Wang Chuqing showed them the results of her work over the past few days, which the lawyers on Mendes' team exclaimed were beautiful.
If it is just a clause, then it is actually nothing, but it is very difficult to ensure that the clause has legal effect, while also protecting the interests of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, while also having a certain degree of initiative, and being within the range acceptable to Barcelona.
More importantly, it is actually very difficult for the Soviet Union to define the scope of this clause in detail.
This is also the most obvious disagreement between the two sides after Mendes' team sat down with the Barcelona team several times.
Now, the plan proposed by Wang Chuqing just solves these differences and troubles, and ensures that Su Dong’s interests are not affected.
It was a perfect solution! "I believe that with Ms. Wang's proposal, Barcelona will have nothing to say." Mendes smiled from ear to ear. The contract renewal negotiations were indeed quite time-consuming.
This is just the beginning, there are many more specific details to come.
Wang Chuqing humbly said that she was also learning, and she also consulted many experts in this field before she came up with such a solution.
"No matter what, I'm grateful to you for this. Once the contract is settled, I will thank you profusely!"
Wang Chuqing's heart was moved, and she blurted out, smiling and asked, "Thank me for what?"
After asking, she regretted it, which was not like her usual self.
She lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at anyone. Where was her usual graceful and confident self?
"You'll know when the time comes." Su Dong smiled mysteriously.
(End of this chapter)
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