Chapter 460: Chapter 460

"During last summer’s World Cup, Grosso earned a penalty in the final moments against Australia, helping the team to victory, struck the killer blow in extra time against Germany, and in the penalty shootout with France, Grosso was the last to step up to the penalty spot and effortlessly scored. Below, we recount the World Cup’s top ten moments where a single goal made a player famous... In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Baggio made a long drive from the flank against Czechoslovakia, dribbled past several opponents, and scored with a shot."

Television was broadcasting a football program.

Huang Kaiwen watched for a while.

Football programs in Spain are pretty lousy.

What ’top ten World Cup goals that made a name for a player.’

Although Baggio’s and Butragueño’s four goals in the ’86 World Cup were spectacular, they were already famous in Europe beforehand.

If people from Sky Sports made the list, it would surely include players like Joe Gaetjens.

Joe Gaetjens was born in Haiti and directed the newly-formed USA Team to a 1:0 win over England in the 1950 World Cup. Afterwards, he didn’t even manage to get a passport, faced persecution, and ended up in prison, eventually disappearing without a trace.

After watching television for a while, Huang Kaiwen went to bed early to prepare for tomorrow’s UEFA Champions League.

Around 6 p.m., Huang Kaiwen arrived at Bernabéu Stadium with his team.

They reached the stadium more than two hours early, mainly because Baldano wanted Huang Kaiwen to attend the pre-match press conference.

Huang Kaiwen felt more and more that his salary of 15 million was a bit low.

With the demands of Baldano and Calderon, his workload, the Yellow Ball King, was more than triple what it was at Milan, not just playing football.

As Huang Kaiwen arrived, the press conference began to buzz.

The two managers, Capello and Hisfield, were completely upstaged.

Bayern Munich’s captain, Kahn, sat quietly on stage, particularly because Huang Kaiwen had left a lasting impression on him; Kahn felt there was no need to provoke Huang Kaiwen before the match.

"Kevin, Kevin, last time you hit the post three times in a row, is this because your form is declining?"

"How is your injury, Kevin?"

"Beckenbauer said this would be a tough game, do you agree?"

"Do you think Beckham should get a chance to play?"

"Cassano was spotted partying in a nightclub, what’s your view on that?"

Huang Kaiwen pulled the microphone closer, cleared his throat, and said, "My injury is fine, I wouldn’t be back on the field if I hadn’t recovered. As for teammates and starting issues, don’t ask me, the coach is the one who decides these things."

"Kevin, can you address the question about your form, are you in decline?"

Huang Kaiwen said, "That question is meaningless, let’s wait until after the game to see."

Capello took the microphone and said, "Kevin never has problems with form. Last time he was just unlucky. His importance to Real Madrid is unparalleled, so stop asking pointless questions."

"Oliver, facing Kevin again, do you think Bayern can win?"

A German journalist asked.

Kahn’s expression turned serious as he said, "Games are played, not thought about. All I can tell you is that today’s game will be tough."

"Do you have any special plans for Kevin?"

The journalist pushed further.

Hisfield responded, "Kevin has been Europe’s best player in recent years, so of course, we have special arrangements. But as it’s related to tactics, I won’t answer."

"Kevin, I’m a journalist from ’Kicker,’ what are your thoughts on Bayern?"

"Bayern is very strong, they are a big club, and no one can underestimate them. I have no other thoughts. We must give our all against Bayern,"

The strong teams in mainstream leagues are not easy to play against.

With him, the Yellow Ball King, on the field, although Real Madrid is strong, a lot depends on his condition.

When the Yellow Ball King is unlucky, Real Madrid’s games get tough.

"What about the mole issue inside Real Madrid?"

The journalist continued to inquire.

"I don’t know, I can only say I trust that everyone wouldn’t deliberately disclose internal club issues,"

Huang Kaiwen shook his head.

Before the winter break, someone had leaked matters from inside the locker room.

Such things must have been said by players, but it’s not easy to find out who it was, especially since Casillas’s girlfriend wasn’t journalist Sara back then.

His girlfriend, Eva Gonzalez, was a model.

But after the World Cup, Casillas and Eva had a little incident, and following their future breakup, Eva would even complain that Casillas didn’t like women.

It’s unlikely that Casillas was responsible for this.

Many players were not on good terms with Capello, making it tough to pinpoint the mole, nor was it necessary to stir things up when the results were good.

Huang Kaiwen guessed that the most likely were either Van Nistelrooy or Beckham.

Since the Yellow Ball King joined Real Madrid, Van Nistelrooy’s time on the field had sharply decreased, and even when not playing, Van Nistelrooy wasn’t Capello’s first choice, which would understandably make Van Nistelrooy dissatisfied. Beckham always behaved professionally, but it’s easy for such matters to spread through a wife, and Victoria was not an easy woman to deal with.

This is conjecture based on normal circumstances; those whose interests have been damaged are prone to revealing locker room news.

But Huang Kaiwen would only think about this in his head, he definitely wouldn’t speak recklessly.

After answering a few more questions, Capello and Hisfield nodded as a gesture of courtesy and left the press conference room.

Huang Kaiwen returned to the locker room, where his teammates were getting ready to change.

They had arrived at Bernabéu quite early today, and everyone was chatting to pass the time.

As Huang Kaiwen was changing, Cassano exclaimed, "You have new soccer shoes again?"