"Damn, are you sure you're not kidding me? Or maybe you went to bed last night and still haven't woken up? ”

A few days later, after the end of the day's class, Qin Shou, who had just walked out of the school gate, was caught by Uncle Huang, who had been waiting for a long time.

Originally, Qin Shou thought that the school team had another game to play, and he could earn an extra $32, but the news brought by Uncle Huang this time directly made Qin Shou scorched.

It turned out that Stevenson University had received an invitation to a friendly match from another team. If it were an ordinary friendly match, it would be a normal match, but this time the opponent was the New York Red Bulls.

You must know that no matter how unbearable the Major League Soccer is, no matter how bad the level is, it is still a professional football club with 800 years!

And What is the Stevenson University football team? It's not a formal professional club, it's not a professional or semi-professional team in the lower leagues, and even the word "amateur" is a little bit not enough to apply to this team - this is obviously a super amateur team that is even more amateur than amateur and even has just enough lineups!

It's no wonder that Qin Shou has either heard it wrong in his ears, or Uncle Huang's daydream has not woken up. Shouldn't the opponent of such an amateur to no lower limit be an amateur and low-level team, and there is even a professional team that will throw an olive branch of a friendly game, is this world too crazy, or is my thinking no longer able to keep up with the pace of the times?

Qin Shou said that he couldn't understand it.

"I said you kid can't be normal, can you talk well?"

Looking at Qin Shou's shocked and stunned expression, Uncle Huang smiled proudly, and then boasted, "I told you a long time ago, you still like to ignore letting your kid enter the school football team." Why, facts speak louder than words now, it's not me boasting, our Stevenson University football team is a well-known team in New Jersey, not to mention fame or something, you can see it, even professional teams are inviting us to play...... Now believe it, as long as you enter the school team, it will be delicious and spicy, and you can still be famous and show your face...... Don't hesitate, come on, follow Uncle Huang, keep you eating meat and drinking in a big bowl...... I said, how did you go...... Alas, don't go! ”

"Have people who have been in America for a long time learned to brag and not pant?"

Seeing Uncle Huang talking endlessly and boasting as if playing a small advertisement, Qin Shou rolled his eyes, too lazy to listen to the other party's ramblings, and turned around to leave. But he was still pulled by Uncle Huang, who reacted.

"You should talk well, Uncle Huang, let's not brag. Will you die? Qin Shou raised his forehead and said.

"Okay."

Uncle Huang smiled, and he also knew that he was a cow. forced the blow to blow up, organized the wording, and then explained the reason for this invitational tournament.

As we all know, although Major League Soccer launched a professional league in 1996, and superstars such as Mateus, Balderrama, and Djokavstoichkov joined it late in their careers, North America is still a "football desert" for the whole world.

In many cases, people's impression of a place does not change based on how much money there is or how many stars there are. What's more, there is no particular resistance to the soccer desert – their favorite sport is not football, but football, baseball, ice hockey......

It is precisely because of this situation that American professional clubs, which are eager to change the impression of fans around the world on the United States, insist on spending a lot of money to bring in stars from all over the world, even if they are outdated or even in the twilight of their careers. In this respect, it can be regarded as raising awareness.

Obviously, this time the French superstar Thierry. Henry's move to the New York Red Bulls was also for that purpose.

Of course, it's not enough to just increase the exposure of Major League Soccer, and many times, strong fortresses are often breached from within. The shrewd American has already tasted the sweetness of Beckham's deal to join the LA Galaxy, so the rest of the major league teams that follow him not only spend a lot of money to bring in stars from all over the world, but also often organize a lot of local activities in the name of the team, with the aim of making football a sport deeply rooted in the hearts of the American people.

The invitation to the New York Red Bulls for this friendly match is obviously intended to be in this way - to let Henry, an international superstar, show his face in front of the public, and use his superb ball skills and beautiful dribbles and shots again and again to make Americans feel the blood and excitement of the sport, so that they can fall in love with the sport.

After a while, Qin Shou, who understood what was going on, nodded clearly, and then asked his own question: "But why is the opponent chosen by New York Red Bull to be us?" ”

"Of course, because of the strong strength of our Stevenson University football team, we are well-known in the local ......" Uncle Huang's chest slapped "thump", seeing Qin Shou's disdainful sneer, he withdrew from the braggart mode, smiled awkwardly, and explained, "Actually, at the beginning, it was not our ...... that New York Red Bull invited"

It turned out that the initial target of the New York Red Bulls was a professional team in Washington, but this proposal was quickly rejected by the club's top management, for the simple reason that since the audience is the local people, there is no need to spend money to invite professional teams from outside. Second, if the New York Red Bulls lose, isn't that adding to their own blockage? A happy event that shows your face to publicize, don't turn it into a mess to smear yourself.

However, there was no well-known amateur team in New Jersey, and in the end, the club decided to play a friendly match with the state's college team. Anyway, to put it bluntly, this game is a show of face, the opponent is not important, the important thing is to let Henry and the New York Red Bull win the game beautifully to achieve the purpose of attracting the attention of the public.

Of course, even if you invite a college team, it won't be the turn of the Stevenson University football team. After all, New Jersey is home to many colleges and universities, including world-renowned universities such as Princeton University and Rutgers University.

However, the end result was that the top management of the New York Red Bulls Club almost vomited blood in frustration, and the reason was simple - Princeton University and Rutgers University did not have a football team at all, and some other colleges and universities either did not have a football club or were not interested in football.

Stevenson, who has both a football team and a great enthusiasm for the friendly match, is the most suitable for the New York Red Bulls.

However, Stevenson's school made a request, and that was to arrange the venue for the game to be held on the school campus. The New York Red Bulls Club quickly agreed, after all, their purpose is to put on a show, and playing games at school can attract the attention of many young people, not to mention the fact that Stevenson's stadium facilities are quite professional.

"So, we're the spare tire of the spare tire?" Qin Shou touched his chin and asked softly.

"You can't say that, after all, we can be regarded as having excellent strength...... Seeing that Qin Shou's face was about to show a disdainful sneer again, Uncle Huang scratched his head and changed his words, "At least the hardware conditions of our school's stadium are excellent...... Anyway, we won the opportunity to play against a professional team, which is a good opportunity to increase the influence of our school and promote football in the school. ”

"That makes sense." Qin Shou nodded, turning his head to show a puzzled look, "But what do you say about me?" ”

"Of course it's about you, as a member of the varsity team......"

Before Uncle Huang's words fell, he was interrupted by Qin Shou, who spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, "I'm not a ...... of the school team."

"No matter what, you've played so many games with the school team, you always have feelings...... Uncle Huang said bitterly.

Qin Shou still spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, his eyes were cute and clear.

"You can be regarded as a supernumerary member of the school team, and the name of the '14th' person in the school team is not called for nothing......"

Qin Shou's movements remained unchanged, and his eyes continued to be cute and clear.

"It's good to give face, big brother ......"

Qin Shou is still cute......

"Don't have this expression, I've said so much, big brother, you're so squeaky......"

"Squeak—"

“……”

"The appearance fee is $50, the food allowance is $10, and the win plus the bonus is $20, and the loss doesn't count. $5 for a goal and $3 for an assist......"

After a while, Uncle Huang gritted his teeth and glared at Qin Shou, with a look in his eyes, "Little fox, you are ruthless!" The look said, or the conditions offered by the school coach John, "No bargaining, John said, this is the bottom line." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Huang. If you said that, wouldn't you have it? ”

Finally waited for the answer he wanted, Qin Shou, who had pretended to be cute and innocent and cute, immediately revealed the essence of a wealth fan, and the thief rubbed his hands with a smile, and threw Uncle Huang a contemptuous look of "It's not your money, what kind of psychological warfare are you playing with me".

"I told you earlier, I didn't have to be scared to death by your money fan!" Uncle Huang said angrily, "The old rule, settle the bill after the game." ”

"Okay, then let's do it first, let me know before the game, I'll be on time."

Qin Shou waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Stinky boy, why don't you train with the school team in the past two days, practice more, maybe you can score two goals and get more paid by then......" Uncle Huang shouted at Qin Shou's back.

"No need."

Turning his head, Qin Shou showed a mouthful of brilliant white teeth, "Thank you, Uncle Huang." ”

Turn around, lift your feet, and keep walking.

It's just that in his heart, Qin Shou muttered silently and seriously, "Thank you for taking care of you, Uncle Huang." ”