There was three hours between the announcement of the explosive news on the Torino team's official website and the press conference.

These three hours are like three hours for the sports media, and they need to get in touch with the club officials of the Torino team to confirm that they can be on the scene, and then get the journalists based in Turin ready.

Television stations need to do a good job of access to the broadcast and publicity before that. And for those who are engaged in sports-related professions, it seems that three hours will not be enough, and for the most ordinary football fans, it is really an infinitely torturous three hours.

There are too many people who are at a loss, and after confirming that CCTV will broadcast the press conference, they tuned their TV and computer to CCTV 5 in a daze, and they don't know what else they can do there.

And Lei Yi is like this, waiting in front of the TV as if he has lost all his vitality, waiting for the person who made him have complicated feelings to say something in person at the press conference.

When Yue Yihuang is figure finally appeared on the screen of the TV, many images flashed in Lei Yi's mind. He remembered that the first time he went to Comunale, the home of the Torino team, to watch the game, the opponent's figure jumped into front of him as it is now.

It was truly an unforgettable figure.

Although for a long time, Thunder Wing hated that person a little. But the long and short legs never denied a bit, and the man ran on the court beautifully, which was a kind of grace that neither he nor Garrincha had. It makes people want to look at him.

"The reason why we decided to have such a press conference after announcing the decision to hang up our boots is because we don't want to just receive questions about our upcoming boots at the pre-match press conference in the next round of Serie A."

The one who broke the silence was Francisco. In Italy, and even in Europe as a whole, he was the dream lover of an entire generation.

That's certainly not just because of his excellent looks and almost impeccable perfect figure.

His infectious presence on the pitch, or his voice and intonation when he speaks, can easily conquer too many women and even men.

This time, he was as calm as ever, without a hint of sadness in his intoxicating smile. After saying that, he looked at Yue Yihuang, who was sitting beside him, and the two looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

"It wasn't a sudden decision." After learning that the Chinese TV station would also broadcast their press conference live, Yue Yihuang chose to answer questions from the media in Italian and Chinese:

"In fact, the idea of hanging up my boots has been in my head many times. I think I have to admit to my fans that I've thought about it very seriously, many, many times. Probably since last season, this kind of thought has become more frequent. It wasn't a wonderful enough process for me because I started to feel a lot of problems that came with getting older. I've been honest with my manager about this and it's getting tougher for me to play two games a week. ”

It wasn't an easy decision to make. After all, he had already decided at a young age to give everything he could to help the team he loved so much. As soon as he sensed that the peak of his career had arrived, he began to compete for more seconds to win more accolades for this team.

"But despite this, I still chose to keep going." The Phantom Child smiled again. "Because I always thought I could do more for Turin," he said. ”

"It's something that almost every retired player has experienced. It's a slow process, but it makes you feel more clearly every day that your body is not the same as it was at its peak. But playing in Torino means you have to be the best player in the world. In order to do that, you have to pay a lot, a lot, a lot. This is especially true at a time when I'm approaching a tipping point for professional football. But none of that matters, and that's not what I care about. ”

In the middle of the night Beijing time, Lei Yi was just holding his laptop by himself, sitting on the balcony of the dormitory watching the live broadcast of the press conference. He still remembers how strong he was before the winter break, the first and probably the only time he faced the opponent on the court. He still remembers when he gave his little golden ball to the strong man who had not won the European Golden Boy Award, and the other party said to himself, "Everyone will have regrets." ”

But he didn't know that such a powerful person had been troubled for a long time because of the decline in his competitive state.

"What I care about is whether or not my savings will cause problems for the team. A lot of times, the manager may have a better starter, but for a lot of reasons, he still chose me as the starter. At this time, I feel both grateful for the trust of the coach and guilty for not being able to live up to the expectations of the fans. But of course I want to play for Torino longer, longer, so that's why I train harder and give my best in every game. Until this time, what has supported me all the way to where I am now is not only my love for the team and my passion for football, but also a belief. Believe in the belief that I will be able to do it. ”

As Yue Yihuang said, this was not a sudden decision. He had wondered many nights if he should hang up his boots. And when he made the announcement, he should have said something to the fans who loved him dearly. It's a long and difficult process. It's been so long, and he's struggled so much, and when he actually says it, it's easier than he thinks.

Before saying the next sentence, he took a deep breath and then said it with the encouragement of his partner and lover:

'But after the first round of the Champions League group stage against Real Madrid this season, I suddenly felt like I should hang up my boots.

This sentence was followed by a silence that lasted for several seconds. Among the media invited to today's press conference, many of them questioned whether Torino should give such trust and reuse to the aging core after the defeat of the Torino team, and they even agreed that the Torino coach should not have started Yue Yihuang and Francisco in such an important game. It is precisely because of this that they will feel an indescribable embarrassment at such a moment. God knows what a thrilling performance Yue Yihuang and Francisco contributed in the second leg of their home game against Real Madrid.

Obviously, Yue Yihuang and Francisco had already felt what these media invited to the scene might be thinking, and both of them laughed.

So Francisco, after listening to the other party's frank statement, also said in his most memorable sexy voice of all the players: "I have been playing together for almost twenty years. Although we didn't start playing for Torino in the same year, we made an agreement many years ago to hang up our boots together in Turin. Therefore, when we enter the low point of our careers, we always encourage each other. I can't remember how many times we've talked about hanging up our boots. Whether to retire or continue to persevere, we have all wavered many times. And in so many discussions in the past, one of us has always persuaded the other to make this decision later, later. ”

After another moment of silence, Francisco finally said in a softer, softer tone: "But after that race, we finally decided to retire. ”

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Francisco quickly added, "But please don't say it, please don't say that we thought of giving up just because of a failure." What made me and Yihuang really decide to hang up our boots was the powerlessness to change in that failure. At that time, we all knew in our hearts what we should do to help the team avoid that kind of passivity and even weakness, and we knew that if we were at our peak, we would be able to do that, but the truth is that we couldn't do it in the end. It made us realize that we really aren't that young anymore. So Yihuang and I started thinking about when exactly we should make the announcement, and which game we should make more sense as our last game in Turin.

Yihuang said he wanted to hang up his boots when he played his sixth hundred games for Torino. This record means a lot to him. I said that I was close to Roberto Baggio's Serie A record of 205 goals and I thought I would have to break his record before hanging up my boots. ”

When he said this, Francisco's tone took on some old boy playfulness, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at Yue Yihuang who was sitting next to him: "When I said this, Yihuang didn't believe that I could break this record before he played six hundred games for Turin. But in fact, I equalled Roberto Baggio's Serie A record of 205 goals two weeks ago. ”

When he said the last sentence, Francisco was actually a little proud, which really made Yue Yihuang feel helpless and funny, and his humor once again made the atmosphere of the audience relaxed.

They say they have already taken the decision to the club to death this winter, which is why Torino have made unplanned signings during the winter break.

They said that they did not wait until the end of the season to hang up their boots because they had been hesitating for a long time about when that moment would come, and when the decision was made, they would be eager to put that decision into action, and thanked the club for their understanding of the decision.

They said the reason why the news was announced only five days before hanging up their boots was because they didn't want to be too sad in their final days with the team.

After the news broke, Torino's home game against Fiorentina in the next round of the league had already sold out nearly 90% of the remaining tickets. As a result, the more than 40,000 seats in Komunalé, the home of the Torino team, which had been remodeled and expanded but had been closed, finally opened for the first time.

For the two "veterans" who finally decided to hang up their boots before the end of the season, the Torino team will of course start a grand ceremony for them after that game. And that's exactly what the fans who have witnessed their journey with Torino for almost two decades won't want to miss.

That would be the end of a dynasty.

The No. 11 jersey of the Torino team with Yue Yihuang's name on it this season and the No. 10 jersey of the Torino team with Francesco's name on it will also be the last jersey of the two in this garnet-red team.

There are too many fans coming from all over the world, and the same is true for Thunderwing, who has just finished another international game of his own and is still on suspension. Moreover, Yue Yihuang seemed to have prepared the ticket for him a long time ago, and sent the three-dimensional code of the ticket embedded with Lei Yi's name to his hand. In order to appear more formal, the Phantom Child even wrote an invitation to Thunder Wing.

[Ha, I sincerely invite you to come and watch the last official match I played in my career. And, I've got a gift ready for you. 】

By the time Lei Yi showed his ticket for the first row of seats right next to the players' tunnel, Torino's home stadium, Comunale, had already chanted the names of Yue Yihuang and Francisco.

It's that grandeur, even a player like Thunder Wing will be deeply shocked by it. It is precisely because of the special significance of this game that the atmosphere between the two teams has become different from usual.

It wasn't a battle for honor, it was the last performance before the curtain call!

In this match, the Prince of Turin, Francisco, scored twice, and when he scored his Serie A goals of 207 and 208 respectively, he excitedly rushed to the sidelines to hold up the Torino jersey with the number 207 and number 208 that the club had prepared for him!

And Yue Yihuang once again won another point for the Torino team with his free kick stunt!

When the two men who have been together for 18 years have each scored for their beloved team in the last official game of their careers, everyone who came to the scene could not contain tears welling up in their eyes. Each time, they shouted their names twelve times in a row!

Each time, they had to yell their voices to the point of hoarseness.

But no matter how reluctant they are, the legend will be fixed in this scene.

Lei Yi sat there, looking at Yue Yihuang, who was still strong on the field but had already completed the entire course of his career.

At the age of sixteen, he was already anxious to be the king of the ball, anxious to set a record that could match Pele.

He was always afraid that he would not be able to finish his career and create a miracle that would shock the whole world.

He's always been talking about it for a long time even if he misses a game.

But he has obviously worked hard and cherished every game he has played, but after all, he didn't even catch up with the last game with that person. When he was defeated by the opponent's king Torino in the first half of the season, he always thought that next time, he would beat them next time!

But now, he doesn't even have the next chance.

[Everyone will have regrets]

The little long and short legs, who were always kicking the ball carefree, finally began to really feel this sentence, and also understood the bitter taste.

But if he could, he really didn't want to, didn't want to feel it so deeply.

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