Maybe Brazil is really strong and has won glory again and again in the World Cup.

But it's still just the third world of football.

In this world, there are hundreds of millions of fans, but the eyes of the fans are not gathered here. Most of them don't pay attention to the leagues in Brazil, nor do they pay attention to the club competitions in South America.

Although, there are a lot of good teams here.

And the players who play in Brazil are the busiest players in the world, and they almost never play from January to December.

But most people don't even know which is the more heavyweight, the Copa Sudamericana Club or the Copa Libertadores.

Most people also don't know anything about the South American champions every year.

More people only care about Europe's top five leagues and only focus on the UEFA Champions League every season.

The top three Ballon d'Or awards are given annually only to players who play in Europe.

If there's one thing that's more frustrating, it's ...... When a player who has only played in South America meets a player who plays at a big club in Europe, the commentator will lament that the player has not even played a single minute on European soil. And in every word, it is revealed that he believes that the two are not players of the same level at all.

One seems to think that a player who has not played in Europe's top leagues is ...... He can't be called a world-class player.

This qiē and qiē are completely different from the world that Lei Yi is so for.

That made Lei Yi feel like he was a blindfolded person diving in the air. Falling in the air at high speed but not knowing when it will be smashed into the water until ...... The advent of that qiē.

"Bang ,,!!!!"

He was smashed into the water as hard as cement. Suddenly, I don't know what to do.

These were the last words Dominguez said to Thunder Wing before he left.

That made Lei Yi unable to return to his senses for a long time until he walked into his own door.

"My son is back! Mom made a lot of dishes today! Come and see, it's all your favorite food!! ”

When Lei Yi walked into the house, he smelled the smell of food that made his whole body feel relaxed. His mother cooked him a lot of great dinners that he would never have made when he was alone in São Paulo. But Lei Yi didn't feel hungry at all, he looked at his mother a little confused, as if he wanted to get answers to many questions from the other party.

"Your third uncle, aunt, and many other relatives in it all called me long distance yesterday! And I praise you for playing football well! Praise you for being a good person! They also said, if you win this game, you can represent the national team in the World Cup next year! You see, mom specially cooked a small chop soup for you to drink today! And fried shrimp! ”

Lei Yi's mother wiped her hands, then took off her apron, and brought out the dishes in a good mood. Seeing Lei Yi's sullen appearance, Lei's mother thought that it was the fire she had made at Lei Yi earlier that made this stingy child not forget it. So after Lei Yi helped set up the dishes and chopsticks, he smiled and said:

"Xiao Wing is still angry with his mother? Mom admits her mistakes to you, you are already busy training, I shouldn't always ask you to teach me Portuguese, ask you a question many times, and if you explain slowly, you will say that you have a bad attitude and scold you. Maybe your friend on that team is right, Mom should go to the Chinese community in São Paulo and go to them to learn Portuguese. ”

"I ...... I'm not mad at you. Dominguez said that people are social animals, and it is not good for you to always be alone at home. You'll have to find friends here to have fun, too. With that, Lei Yi sat down, and after being silent for a long time, he raised his head and asked, "Mom, what do you say...... How about playing football in Europe? ”

Lei Yi's mother's eyes lit up when she heard this question, and she asked anxiously: "Is there a European team that wants to buy our small wings?" ”

"No, it's not. It's Dominguez, that friend of mine. He said he was going to Europe to play in the spring. ”

"Oh......" Mother Ray elongated, it was like a sigh. Then she said, "Then you have to congratulate them." It's certainly good to be able to play in Europe. This shows that people do think he is playing well. ”

It's a similar remark again, Lei Yi's mother's words can certainly make Lei Yi understand, and his mother also thinks that players who play in Brazil will be much worse than those in Europe. Lei Yi didn't continue to ask, but picked up the meal thoughtfully, not even listening to his mother's words that he wanted him to accompany him to buy something tomorrow.

It's late November, and just two weeks later, the season is over. Dominguez also officially left Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A.

He is not the first Brazilian player to leave his homeland to play in Europe.

Of course, he won't be the last either.

And he is also one of the most fortunate Brazilian players, because he was able to go directly to the Italian Serie A and play for the top three teams in the north of Serie A. In addition to him, there are too many players who play for a living and struggle with their dreams in leagues that will not be followed by world football.

When Domingos boarded the plane to Europe, Thunderwing went to the airport to see him off. And Lei Yi also brought the mung bean cake that his mother bought from Chinatown to Domingos, so that he could try Chinese pastries on the plane. Of course, Lei Yi will not be the only one who came to the airport to see off Dominguez.

However, compared to Thunderwing's sadness, Domingos' other club teammates had smiles on their faces. They laughed and hugged Dominguez and conveyed their blessings to the midfielder, without the slightest hint of parting.

This made the silent Thunder Wing seem excessively quiet.

So Dominguez looked at Thunder Wing, the youngest member of the São Paulo team, and paused before leaving the country.

"Aren't you going to give me a hug before I leave, Leiy?"

Lei Yi, who was holding the mung bean cake, looked a little silly at this time. He had a lot of questions in his mind, but he didn't know where to start. So he just handed the mung bean cake to the hand of his teammate next to him, and then gave Dominguez a strong hug.

"Play well and your future will be big. Remember, no matter what time it is, don't forget your dreams. ”

As the two embraced, Domingos whispered this in Thunderwing's ear. That touched Lei Yi's heart in an indescribable way.

That night, he sat at his desk in his room and looked out the window at the night view of São Paulo, while in his hand was the number 11 shirt Botafogo that Pele had given him and which Garrincha wore in the last century. He thought about what Dominguez had said to him, what his mother had said to him, and...... The expressions on the faces of his teammates as Dominguez left.

The world of football that belongs to Thunder Wings was once very simple.

Back in Botafogo, donning the number 11 shirt with Garrincha's name on it, and win every game he could. Then, before he is too old to kick the ball anymore, add the king of the ball!

But this era was completely different from the era he knew. The current world football is new and unfamiliar to him.

He sat at his desk that night, looking out the window at the night scene until three o'clock in the middle of the night, wondering what his future should be. And he couldn't figure out what path he should choose for his career.

He couldn't figure it out, so he made an appointment with Bailey to meet on his next day off.

"I've trained hard and I've always listened to my coach."

"I don't go to nightclubs, I don't drink, I don't even touch a drop of beer."

"I try my best to win every game I can for the team I play."

"But...... My friend told me that if I had just done that, I would never have achieved my dream. ”

At Pele's home in Santos, São Paulo, Lei Yi said this sentence by sentence, and he said it with great seriousness. And he also did not reserve his confusion about Bailey at this time.

As he spoke, Pele was sitting on a chaise longue in the courtyard, feeling the warm sunshine that God had given Brazil.

"I always thought that Brazil was a kicker's paradise. But now someone is telling me that this paradise is forgotten, the third world of football. Here, even if I've become the best, people don't think I'm the all-powerful king in football. ”

"I feel lost in your words, child." Bailey's hand rested on the arm of the chaise longue, and he moved his fingers slightly, then opened his eyes and turned to Thunderwing, and continued, "And, I also felt curiosity in your words. You're curious about European football. ”

Obviously, Bailey's sentence was different from what Lei Yi had thought before, and any sentence he might get an answer to. He was stunned, then thought quietly for a moment, smiled a little embarrassedly, but also bravely admitted:

"Yes, I'm curious about that world."

"So, if you're curious, why don't you go and have a look?"

Bailey's words were taken for granted, and he didn't even understand what the child in front of him was worried about by the same style as Manuel.