Chapter 279: Soccer Comes Home (Ch 279)

Spanish players running wildly on the field!

The English players fell to the ground regretfully, and Kane covered his face and cried!

He Wei trembled and shouted!

“The game is over!”

“The game is over!!”

“Machiniak blew the whistle to end the game!!!”

“England fought tenaciously until the very last minute. They were just a little bit away from equalizing the score.”

“Through a beautiful set-piece tactic, England evened the score to 2-3.”

“But Spain withstood England’s sudden onslaught and, with unity, they managed to hold on to the 3-2 lead until the end.”

“England fell at the entrance of the final, and football once again failed to go home!”

He Wei mentioned football coming home.

“The origin of football going home can be traced back to a song, “Three Lions”, which was created in 1996. It gave England the title of the Three Lions and made the phrase “football going home” what English fans expect from their national team.”

“Because the rules of modern football were formulated in England, English fans believe that if the England national team wins the European Cup or the World Cup, it will bring modern football back to its homeland.”

“England were close, closer than they had ever been, but they couldn’t stop the Bulls!”

“Fans all say that England’s advancement to the semi-finals is like a wild flower dreaming of roses, but the English players’ extremely tenacious performance in this game tells everyone that they are tulips!”

“England was close to equalizing the score, Kane’s header was just a little bit short, but Lin Chen headed the ball away on the goal line!”

“Sorry for all the England fans out there.”

“Youth Storm!”

“The Three Lions!”

“England!”

“disuse!”

He Wei bid farewell to the Three Lions. At this time, Lin Chen was on the field watching his teammates running wildly around him.

Cheers!

Shout!

The Spanish fans are extremely excited!

Spanish jerseys were waved in the air, and Hierro, who was standing on the field, smiled at him with satisfaction.

Is all this true?

Is all this true?

Lin Chen asked himself repeatedly, over and over again, he just didn’t dare to believe it.

All along the way, all he has thought about is to help Spain win as many victories as possible.

However, when the game was over, Lin Chen suddenly discovered that he seemed to have reached the entrance to the top of the world and arrived in front of the storm of the final decisive battle!

Without realizing it, I have come so far!

Barnett was cheering in the stands. He knew what winning the semi-final meant to Lin Chen.

“Dolores.”

“My dream is coming true.”

Dolores, standing by, held Barnett’s hand tightly, feeling the sweat oozing from the palm of his hand. This was one of the few moments in Barnett’s life that felt both nervous and exciting.

“Eliminating Kane means Lin will be three goals ahead of teammate Diego Costa in the scorer list with nine goals, and there is only the final left in the competition.”

“Lin has basically secured the Golden Boot for this World Cup.”

“He will definitely be voted the best young player of this World Cup, but I hope he doesn’t win the Golden Ball.”

The World Cup Ballon d’Or that Barnett mentioned is different from the Ballon d’Or.

The World Cup Golden Ball Award is used to recognize the player with the best performance in the World Cup finals, and according to convention, it is usually awarded to the best player in the runner-up team.

For example, this was the case in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

And because Ronaldo was eliminated early, Lin Chen, who won the Champions League, also made it to the World Cup final in the tournament year, which means that the Golden Ball Award is basically in Lin Chen’s pocket.

Lin Chen’s only goal next is to win the World Cup championship, make history, and become the youngest super winner in football history!

The Spanish players sang celebration songs and thanked the Spanish fans who came to support the team. Every Spanish fan looked very excited.

After a brief celebration, Lin Chen immediately came to the entrance of the player tunnel, high-fived the England players and offered them comfort.

Returning to the locker room, the usually serious Hierro could not contain his excitement!

Reaching the final has exceeded the original plan of the Spanish Football Association and exceeded the expectations of Spanish fans!

“Brothers, you deserve it, you deserve all of this!”

“I am so happy to see you make it to the World Cup final. You have proved to the whole world how great Spanish football is!”

“So, enjoy the present moment!”

“Enjoy it!”

Diego Costa took off his shirt and led a cheerful dance. The players played “catching the train” and followed Diego Costa to celebrate!

On the other hand, the atmosphere in England was clearly very gloomy.

Outside the stadium, FIFA’s foreign correspondent was doing street interviews.

Most English fans were unwilling to be interviewed at this moment until a white-haired old man, who looked very kind, stopped in front of the microphone of the World Cup reporter.

“I have something to say to all the England players.”

“Don’t blame those young kids who just walked by. They love you so much, so when you were eliminated, they were so angry.”

“Believe me, they will still firmly support you, just like me.”

“I have supported England for a long time. When I first watched England I was a young man taller than you and I had a lot of muscle.

The old man slapped the young FIFA World Cup reporter, who hugged him tightly and laughed.

“To all the England players, I thought you did a great job.”

“You have shown real determination.” The old man choked up a little.

The young reporter hugged the old man tightly and asked, “Why?”

“Why are you so excited?”

“Even if you don’t make it to the World Cup final.”

The old man continued to answer: “Yes, we were indeed eliminated.”

“But for a long time, we had a hard time even qualifying from the group stage, but now we are one of the top four in the World Cup.”

“I’m so happy for every lad here, I’m so excited, they deserve the respect.”

“I will be waiting for them to return in England and give them applause and congratulations.”

The reporter was obviously very touched. He hugged the old man and stroked his white hair.

“So, even if we don’t make the final, do you feel like football has come home?”

The old man smiled happily.

“For me.”

“Football is coming home.”