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The city of Nuremberg is the central city of the Central Franconian district of Bavaria, Germany, and in Bavaria, it is the second largest city in the entire region after Munich. Nuremberg is in close proximity to its two sister cities, Fürth and Erlangen, which are connected by the outer city of the two districts, which together are often referred to as the "Greater Nuremberg area".

Nuremberg is one of the most famous cities in the world, and the most famous event in history is the trial of Nazi German war criminals held here after the end of World War II.

Today, Nuremberg is a modern metropolis with a population of 500,000 and a medieval central city, a vibrant metropolis full of medieval flair.

Nuremberg is home to many famous medieval monuments, from Gothic churches to romantic half-timbered houses to cosy classical squares.

Once, the famous Albrecht. Dürer, Adam. Kraft and Fitter. Stoss and many other artists created famous works of art in Nuremberg.

These are all Nuremberg specialties, but for the England players, it is the 'International Gathering of Satirists' that will take place tonight.

It is a cultural activity left over from the Middle Ages.

The event takes place every year in July, and the day the England team arrives in Nuremberg, which takes place in the Old Town of Nuremberg, the day after the 'Satirists' Gathering.

After hearing the news, the English players became interested, and the afternoon of the team's arrival in Nuremberg was free time, so many people went to the old town to enjoy this strange party.

Wang Li was also a little interested, he had never seen such a strange activity in his three lifetimes.

So, Wang Li, Beckham, Joe. Cole and Rooney walked out of the hotel in disguise and went to the old town of Nuremberg.

These people are together, such a disguise is really meaningless, when a few people just walked out of the hotel, a reporter directly followed.

However, these people also know that as long as those reporters do not affect them, and they are going to enjoy the German customs activities at this time, and there is really no secret that they are afraid of being known by reporters.

When they came to the old town of Nuremberg, they saw that the square of the city was full of German people, and they all looked at the few people sitting in a circle in the middle and giving speeches at some kind of event.

Although there were many people in the square, it was very quiet, and one of the speakers in the square was wearing a top hat and was reciting something in German.

At this moment, a few people were not interested at all.

All four were English, and none of them knew German, that is, they did not understand it at all.

"I knew I should have brought Owen with me." Joe. Cole said in frustration.

This 'Owen' is not worth Michael. Owen, but Owen. Hargreaves, who has been playing for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, will certainly be familiar with German, and maybe he can explain to a few people what these 'poets' are talking about.

After seeing that there was no fun, the group decided to go back.

Most of the people gathered in this square were Germans over forty years old, and young people rarely participated in this ancient event, which means that there were no beautiful women here, and a few people could not even find the pleasure of admiring beautiful women, so they unanimously decided to return directly.

It's really depressing.

“what？ look！ look！ Look! ”

Just as a few people were about to walk back, Joe. Cole suddenly screamed, and at the same time pointed in one direction, and several people looked in the direction of the finger, it was a short, thick-eyed middle-aged man with a peaked hat who looked very strong, and at this time, his hat was knocked off by the next look, revealing a face that most fans were familiar with.

Diego. Armando. Maradona!!

David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Joe. The three of Cole recognized each other almost at the same time, and they all walked in that direction, which made Wang Li stunned and hurriedly followed.

"Hey, sir?"

First of all, Beckham stepped forward and patted Maradona on the shoulder, and the latter reacted subconsciously to drill into the crowd, and only when he looked back slightly and saw Beckham's face did he exhale, stood up and said: "Beckham? ”

Without waiting for Beckham to answer, the middle-aged man turned his head to look at the other three people who followed: "Wayne. Rooney, Allen. King. ”

"Hmm."

Maradona recognized the three directly, but he pointed his finger at Joe. Cole was stunned for a long time, and then he asked, "Are you Robben?" No, that kid seems to be from the Dutch team."

Joe. Cole immediately had a black line on his face.

After a few people sat in a restaurant box, Maradona was still talking to Joe. Cole apologized: "Hahaha, I'm sorry, young man, it's not good to remember your last name when you're old, I forgot what your name is"

Joe ~~~~~ Cole!! You give me a memory!! ”

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter, it's okay to call you little Cole, you played very well, you scored a goal last time, and I can see the end of that game." Maradona said with a smile Speaking of this, Joe. Cole's depressed mood was relieved.

But at this time, Wang Li, who had been stunned by the side, said something inappropriate, which directly thundered everyone present, and even made Maradona have an urge to vomit blood: "By the way, sir, who are you?" ”

Wang Li, of course, would not have known Maradona.

If Maradona's name is mentioned, Wang Li must have heard it, but he doesn't care about entertainment reports at all, and reports about Maradona are very rare in recent years, and he will not take the initiative to check Maradona's photos.

Although Maradona appeared at the opening ceremony of the World Cup last time, Wang Li didn't bother to watch it at all, so many old stars stood together, and he wouldn't pay attention to it at all.

"Boy, you don't know me?"

Wang Li shook his head inexplicably, he really didn't recognize it yet, at least in the conversation, no one mentioned the name of this middle-aged uncle.

"Okay!"

Under the atmosphere of Maradona, he stood up directly, pointed his finger at himself and said loudly: "Listen, I am the idol of all Argentine fans, the conqueror of the football world in the eighties, and the most famous footballer in the world. Armando!! ”

Listening to this series of words, Wang Li narrowed his eyes twice and asked suspiciously, "Diego. Armando? Haven't heard of it? Who the hell are you? ”

When Maradona heard this, he almost fell directly to the ground, he gasped and said: "Maradona!! I'm Maradona!! You know it, lad, right? ”

Speaking of the back, Maradona felt that he would be adored immediately, as he had always been in Argentina, and no matter which player saw him, he would basically be amazed in disbelief, so he raised his head proudly.

It's a pity that what is waiting for is the sound of eating.

For Wang Li, eating is much more important than the middle-aged uncle in front of him.

For Wang Li's performance, the other three have long been accustomed to it, and they secretly sympathize with Maradona in their hearts.

Although Maradona is recognized as the world's king of football, it is almost impossible for him to impress the brunette boy in front of him with his fame.

Especially when it comes to eating, I'm afraid that even if the England team loses, it is not more important than this brunette boy eating.

The brunette was indifferent to everything, and as his friends, several of them knew the same kind of surname.

"Well, well, boy, you're rude! I curse you for not scoring on the 15th! But Maradona didn't know, he said secretly unhappy when he saw Wang Li's demeanor.

At this time, Wang Li swallowed a mouthful of food, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Thank you for the curse, I think I will score three goals in the next game." ”

"Impossible! Braggart boy! ”

"Why don't we make a bet? If I score three goals, how about you openly admit in front of the media that you're not as good as me? ”

Wang Li has long been secretly unhappy with the media always comparing him with Maradona, Pele, Romario and others, how can those former players compare with him?

At the very least, he can score goals on his own, and his goalscoring efficiency is not comparable to these people.

How can they compare themselves to themselves?

Wang Li thinks so, so he feels very unhappy, although he has not won the Hercules Cup, but from the perspective of ball skills alone, these people are not qualified to compare with themselves at all.

After listening to Wang Li's words, Maradona secretly thought about it and asked: "What if you don't score three goals?" ”

"A million!"

Wang Li stretched out a finger and said, "I lost you a million euros." ”

"Okay, I'll take this bet!"

Hearing this, Maradona immediately responded, although he is recognized as the king of the world, but his current income really can't be compared with the current star, at least 1 million euros, and he can't earn it for ten years: "So you lose a little bit, if you win, I add one more thing is to admit that he is not as good as you for Pele by the way"

As the biggest 'competitor', Maradona felt that if he really lost, he should definitely pull Pele.

"Okay, that's it."

Wang Li doesn't care at all, he has no special concept of money, he has earned more than 70 million euros this year, and he doesn't care about a million euros at all.

After all, the money is stored in the bank, and it is just a bunch of data.

For such a huge bet between the two of them, the three people next to them were dumbfounded, and even Beckham, the highest-paid among them, was taken aback by Wang Li's promise so easily, and Joe. Cole was struggling: "Allen, can we also gamble, if you don't score three goals, give me 1 million"

"Wait until your reputation surpasses this uncle"

Overall, this trip to Nuremberg's Old Town was not bad, at least Wang Li was satisfied, he and Maradona had an agreement, so it is likely that there will be no media to compare him with others in the future.

The other three also thought it was good to meet Maradona and talk together, after all, such opportunities are very rare.

When we returned to our hotel in England, the atmosphere in the squad was once again in a tense period of preparation.

Although the next opponent is just a team that looks like a fish, the England team is still very serious up and down, after all, winning this game will confirm the status of the group, and it will be easy for a while.

It looks like everything is going in a good direction.

However, Trinidad and Tobago, who seemed to be very weak, were not to be left alone, and in the first game of the group, Trinidad and Tobago, who were one man less, drew with strong opponents Sweden with tenacity and won a group point, which also gave them a huge boost ahead of the game against England.

There are a lot of British media outlets who feel that England should take this team seriously.

However, before the game, McClaren did not pay attention to this motley army, which is mostly composed of players from the lower leagues in the United Kingdom, and said that if the team can win in the first half, then he will send youngster Harilson in the second half to experience the atmosphere of the tournament.

'I don't want to put any pressure on Harilson and if we win the game, I'll put him out.'

In contrast, England as a whole were really unconcerned about the game, and only David Beckham gave Trinidad and Tobago a commendable assessment when he faced the media: "For a defender, Yorke is always a danger. He's still a great player and we'll be wary of him enough. ”

York is Beckham's Manchester United teammate, when Beckham was not famous, York was Manchester United's superstar, Beckham has been living under the halo of York when he was young.

However, Beckham can also recognise the reality, adding: "But he's old now, I think it's impossible to beat England with just one York. ”

Trinidad and Tobago were not to be left alone in the midst of such rhetoric, with manager Ben Hag comparing England to last season's Real Madrid in an interview with the media, as both teams were star-studded but could not win the title.

Ben Hack even went so far as to shock the world by declaring that his side would win against England.

Ben Haake's assistant Reece Bengen also added fuel to the irony of the England team, focusing on countering Beckham's remarks, arguing that Beckham is better at selling his shirt than playing.

"England have great players but they won't win this kind of competition. It's like last season's Real Madrid, you can bring in the best players in the world, but if you can't play like a team, it's no use having more stars. Beckham is just a commercial pawn who can bring commercial profits to a team, but on the pitch, he is not enough to help the team. This is what Lisbongen said.

It was at this time that England received bad news that Wayne Rooney would not be available for the next game.

Before the World Cup, Rooney's metatarsal fracture was broken, and no one knew exactly how the injury had recovered, and McClaren let him start in the last game, which made Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson very dissatisfied, so the old jazz approached the FA and joined them to put pressure on McClaren.

"Once Rooney's old injury collapses, no one can afford to take the blame."

Ferguson said this in a menacing manner, stressing that Rooney should never be allowed to play in the 'inconsequential' group stage, and finally warned McClaren that he would be in trouble if he ignored him, a situation that embarrassed McLaren.

In the last game, Rooney also scored a goal, but now the old Jazz, who has a huge influence in English football, actually opened his mouth to prevent Rooney from playing, and he was also under pressure from the relevant personnel of the FA, which really made McClaren unthinkable.

Fortunately, he has called up five strikers for this World Cup, and even if Rooney does not play in the group stage, it will not have much impact on his tactical deployment.

In fact, despite Trinidad and Tobago's first World Cup appearance, they have many supporters outside their home country, including Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson.

The main reason is that Trinidad and Tobago's number one star Yorke used to play for Manchester United and was Ferguson's favorite player. And as a Scotsman, Ferguson has never had any liking for England.

Although Yorke has left Manchester United to play for Sydney FC, he still has a good relationship with Alex Ferguson. In an interview, he claimed: "Sir Alex Ferguson wants his Trinidad and Tobago side to beat England. ”

And joked: "If we win, I'm sure Sir Alex Ferguson will call me the next day with his blessings." ”

In fact, Trinidad and Tobago's ties to Scotland go far beyond York, with five players in the national team playing in the Scottish league, so they have been blessed by more Scottish fans.

Thanks to Alex Ferguson's presence, it seems that all public opinion is tilting in Trinidad and Tobago, and they look more like a team with winning momentum.

However, just when the England team was holding its mouth shut and waiting to prove everything with its strength, a world-class giant stood up and spoke for the England team.

That man is Diego. Maradona!

"I've seen Alan before, and he made a bet with me."

Maradona, who has returned to Munich, said in an interview with media reporters: "Allen said that he can score three goals in the next game, score a hat-trick, and if he doesn't, he will lose a million euros to me. ”

"It's true, I never tell lies."

Seeing the suspicious looks of the reporters around him, Maradona said with certainty: "You can go and interview that black-haired boy, I'm sure he will admit it." ”

"If I lose, I'll admit that I'm nowhere near as good as him, of course, that's fifteen years ago, and yes, the big mouth in Brazil is no match either."

(To be continued)