Football: The national football team was expelled and rewarded with a long-range goal card Chapter 032

On the evening of September 30th, Ye Chen lay on his dorm bed, a little restless.

“Every festive season, my thoughts turn to family” used to be just a line of poetry, but recalling it now, he had become the person in the poem.

Especially after seeing some related reports, he immediately felt emo.

This made him recall some fragmented memories of holidays.

He wasn’t sure if it was from his past life or this one, but a scene came to mind: during National Day, he went to the mall with his mom and dad. His parents even bought him small national flags and stickers, which he put on his face.

As they sat down to rest, a TV program was interviewing children, asking them what professions they wanted to pursue in the future.

Several children gathered around the reporter to answer.

Some wanted to be scientists, some doctors, others teachers or police officers, but only Ye Chen said he wanted to play football, to become a professional player!

The reporter asked him many other questions, but he couldn’t remember them anymore.

However, being a football player had indeed been his dream since childhood.

There was nothing he could do about it; he had a dad who loved watching football.

But the original owner of this body had a rather tragic past: his parents died in an accident.

Not only that, he had lost contact with all his relatives and friends.

This was why, after Lina expressed her affection, he quickly established a romantic relationship—speaking of which, Lina was the first girl who allowed him to open his heart.

“Ding ding ding—”

Looking at the caller ID, a smile appeared on Ye Chen’s face.

Every time he saw this caller ID, he felt a warmth in his heart.

…

The match was still scheduled for 3:30 PM, at the Signal Iduna Park!

Most people preferred to call it the Westfalenstadion, mainly because Dortmund is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany!

This stadium is also recognized by UEFA as a five-star stadium and is Germany’s largest stadium!

The stadium can accommodate up to 80, 654 spectators, which is several thousand more than Manchester United’s Old Trafford.

Of course, a large capacity for spectators isn’t something to boast about; what’s truly boast-worthy is its “never-empty” status!

The attendance rate here is always 99%, and last season, it even set a record with an average attendance of 80, 500 people per match, ranking first in Europe!

It has the most passionate fans in the world and holds a Guinness World Record for consecutive years with over a million spectators.

So, even before the match began, the streets were already bustling and exceptionally lively.

Fans along both sides of the road danced and sang, holding hotdogs and beer, collectively chanting Dortmund’s team anthem as they headed to the stadium.

As Dortmund players, they usually didn’t train at their home stadium; they only took the team bus to the stadium’s locker room for matches.

The stadium was only a ten-minute drive from the training ground.

Sitting on the team bus, Ye Chen felt the fans’ passion for the first time. The roadsides were filled with Dortmund’s yellow jerseys, and many people held posters of their favorite players, including many of Kagawa.

After all, Kagawa was Dortmund’s midfield maestro at the time, outstanding in both on-field performance and other aspects.

The outside world even compared him to Manchester United’s Park Ji-Sung, and he was hailed as the future “number one Asian player”!

“Ye, how about it? Our fans are very passionate, right?” Götze, sitting next to him, smiled. “After today’s match, I’ll take you to a bar for a drink; the girls there are even more passionate!”

He even winked.

Ye Chen quickly shook his head, “No thanks, I already have a girlfriend!”

“What era are we in? A girlfriend is a girlfriend, drinking is drinking, they don’t conflict at all!” Götze quickly said.

This guy looked a bit sleazy.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, shook his head, and said, “I need to fight for a starting position on the team right now. Let’s go another time if there’s a chance!”

“You just joined the team; starting from the bench is good. Once you adapt to the Bundesliga rhythm, you’ll naturally get a starting opportunity! I played half a season as a substitute back then!” Götze said, speaking from experience. “How about it? Just come with me tonight, and I guarantee you’ll have an amazing time!”

A genius like Götze played half a season as a substitute? That doesn’t make sense!

But Ye Chen still shook his head, “I just turned 17; I can’t get into a bar without a guardian!”

In other countries, minors under eighteen can go to bars, but they must be accompanied by a guardian, and bars are not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages to minors; it’s illegal!

“Oh, that’s a real shame!” Götze showed a look of regret, then winked, “Then I’ll just have to make do and enjoy the beauties by myself!”

Ye Chen turned his head to look out the window, wondering when he would be substituted into the match tonight.

Being a substitute wasn’t a good feeling!

Even without that mission, he had to become a regular starter for the team as soon as possible!

As the bus arrived, the players disembarked one by one. The first to get off was captain Kehl, followed by Weidenfeller.

And the fans who had been waiting at the tunnel entrance immediately started screaming…

“Kehl, I’m your fan…”

“Kagawa! Over here!”

“Super Mario, sign this for me!”

“Oh… Lewy! Here, here… We’re here!”

The fans shouted excitedly, and the players didn’t just walk away. Each of them symbolically signed a few autographs before heading to the locker room.

Ye Chen got off the bus intending to go straight to the locker room, as he had just joined and probably didn’t have any fans yet.

But as soon as he stepped off, he immediately heard the chirping voices of several girls nearby!

“Ye Chen, it’s Ye Chen!”

“Ye Chen, sign this for us!”

The girls spoke in Chinese, their voices sounding a little excited!

Ye Chen paused, then quickly walked over, “Are you my fans?”

He had only played one match; did he already have female fans so quickly?

The girls nodded vigorously, “You’re so handsome… no, you play so handsomely! We super love watching you play!”

“Can you sign for us?”

The girls looked at Ye Chen with anticipation.

“Of course!” Ye Chen took the pen and looked at the number 16 jersey in the girl’s hand. “You already have my printed jersey so quickly?”

“You’re an official player, so of course, there are printed jerseys! But there were only a few, and we bought them all!”

Just then, a very well-endowed girl tugged at her white shirt, “When it was my turn to buy, they were all gone. Can you sign on my shirt?”

Ye Chen’s eyes widened.

Big big big…

“Ye, let’s go!” Götze called out to Ye Chen from behind.

“Coming!” Ye Chen returned the signing pen to the girl, then waved and left.

Although it was his first time signing an autograph in this life, he was quite calm.

After all, he had fans in his previous life too!

“Ye Chen, you must do your best! We will always support you!”

“Ye Chen, we Chinese fans support you!”

“Ye Chen, come on!”

Even after Ye Chen left, he could still hear the female fans’ screams from behind.

Ye Chen’s face was always smiling; it felt great to be liked!

Of course, what he needed to do now was change into his match jersey, listen carefully to the coach’s tactical briefing, and be ready to play at any moment.

When Ye Chen walked into the home team locker room, the first thing he saw was his locker.

Hanging there was a number 16 Dortmund home jersey, with two simple letters printed below the number: “YE”!

Ye Chen smiled, took down the jersey, and thought to himself, “This afternoon, I will make all the fans at Westfalenstadion remember you!”

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