Chapter 68: Corinthians, Brazil (120(1/2)
Chang Sheng and Avril Lavigne finally broke up and said goodbye at the first international airport.
Since Avril left first, Chang Sheng went to see her off first.
Before going through the security check, Avril said to him: "I am very happy throughout the holiday with you. I will also go to your uncle. I now know where you are. I hope you won't find me annoying then."
"I welcome you at any time, Avril. But to be honest, I think you may be very busy in the future and will not have the opportunity to come to Spain to find me." Chang Sheng said to her.
"Why?"
"Because you will become a big star, Avril. Then you will be flying around all day, giving concerts, and there will be eight burly men around you at any time as your bodyguards. Do you think you can still be alone?
People go into a bar in Madrid, Spain and start a fight?”
Avril laughed.
After laughing, she said: "I will become a big star, but I will not lose my personal freedom, uncle. In short, I will come to you. If I am busy, I will come to you when I am not busy. I am so sorry,
I don’t have a mobile phone, but I left your phone number. When I buy a mobile phone, I will call you.”
"Be aware of the time difference and don't call me when I'm asleep."
Avril punched the palm of her hand. "You reminded me, uncle, this is really a good idea!"
"Hey!"
Seeing Chang Sheng's eyes wide open, Avril laughed so hard that in the end she simply squatted down holding her stomach.
"Hey, isn't that funny?"
A foreign girl dressed very strangely smiled so happily that many people in the hall heard her laughter, and they were looking towards her. But Chang Sheng was used to it.
These days, when traveling with Avril Lavigne everywhere, the two of them are always the most eye-catching.
Avril still had a smile on her face. She squatted on the ground and raised her head to look at Chang Sheng: "I will call you in the middle of the night and ask you to get up and pee. Uncle!"
Chang Sheng rolled his eyes.
Avril stood up again, then she raised her head and stared at Chang Sheng.
"You compensated me for this backpack, so you are not allowed to ask me for it back." She said seriously.
Chang Sheng nodded: "Of course, if I said I would give it to you, I would give it to you. But isn't it too big for you?"
“It’s bigger and can hold more stuff!”
Chang Sheng grinned when he saw that Avril's petite figure was completely out of proportion to her huge backpack.
The radio again sounded the prompt for passengers on the flight from Beijing to Toronto to board the plane.
So Chang Sheng said: "Let's go quickly, we won't be able to catch the plane in a while, idiot."
Avril opened her arms: "Can I give you a hug, uncle?"
Chang Sheng hesitated for a moment, then moved forward and held Avril in his arms.
"Goodbye Avril."
"Goodbye, uncle!"
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After Avril waved goodbye to Chang Sheng, she walked into the security entrance without looking back, and then quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Chang Sheng watched her leave, then turned and walked in another direction.
When he turned around, he didn't see. Among the crowd behind the security checkpoint, there was a girl with weird-colored hair standing quietly against the flow of people, looking at his back.
Tourists and tourists kept passing by her. Because of the crowds, they couldn't completely avoid her. They could only look at the girl blocking the road with disgust.
Someone kept knocking her on the shoulder.
She didn't seem to hear it, just watched until the figure completely disappeared into the crowd and could never be found again.
Then she turned around and left gracefully. This time she really didn't look back and walked straight to the end of the passage.
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Chang Sheng never expected that he would meet Avril Lavigne and spend two weeks of vacation together.
This plot is simply the delusion of some ardent Avril Lavigne fan.
But it really happened to him.
He was not a fan of Avril Lavigne in his previous life...
This fate is so amazing.
But because of this reason, he is now very interested in Avril Lavigne. He thinks he will pay close attention to her in the future and look for her songs to listen to.
Because she is such an interesting girl!
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Chang Sheng boarded the plane two hours later than Avril Lavigne.
His flight was bound for Sao Paulo, Brazil.
That is his final destination.
The team he is going to is very famous - Corinthians.
Corinthians, nicknamed the "Torpedo Clipper", is a strong team in Sao Paulo and a traditional giant in Brazil. In Brazil, they are the team with the second largest number of fans, second only to the giant Flamengo.
Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, and Santos are collectively known as the "Four Giants in Sao Paulo State".
As of 2000, they had won twenty-three Sao Paulo state championships, three Brazilian football national championships, and one Brazilian Cup championship.
So many champions are enough to show their glory.
As a strong team in Brazil, Corinthians have many stars. There is goalkeeper Dida who is good at taking penalty kicks and will reach the peak of AC Milan in the future, as well as Freddy Lin, the main attacking midfielder of the Colombian national team.
Kong (freddy_rincon), and Vampeta (Vampeta), the main defensive midfielder of the Brazilian national team at the time, the Brazilian international and the notoriously bad-tempered forward Edilson.
But Chang Sheng is not here to seduce these people.
Some of these people he looks down upon, and some will definitely not come to a small team like Getafe.
His target was an unknown young man named Marcos Antonio Senna da Silva.
If you think this name is too long to remember, you can call him "Senna" alone.
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Brazil's football level is universally recognized. In both the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, they reached the finals, winning one championship and one runner-up.
Many outstanding Brazilian players are active in European leagues and have become Brazil's huge overseas legion. Almost every Brazilian national team is supported by these people.
Many people tend to ignore Brazil's own domestic league.
Some people may even doubt whether there is a unified professional league in Brazil.
In fact, Brazilian football became professional very early. It was professionalized in 1933. However, Brazil has always lacked an agreed national competition.
There are really too many football teams in Brazil... As a football kingdom, every Brazilian knows how to play football. So it is normal to have too many football teams. But if there are too many, it will inevitably lead to chaos and difficulty in management.
Before 1971, each state in Brazil had its own affairs.
Take Sao Paulo State as an example. The league size of Sao Paulo State has exceeded that of the Chinese Super League in the future, which is now Class A. However, there are 20 teams in the State A League, among which strong teams such as Santos, Sao Paulo,
Corinthians, Palmeiras, Internacional... In addition to the A league, Sao Paulo's A2 and A3 leagues each have 20 teams, and the fourth level league has 44 teams.
There are as many as 88 participating teams in the Sao Paulo Under-20 youth team competition.
Just one state league is so huge. This shows how developed Brazilian football is.
But not every state can launch its own league. Some states do not have their own state league because the place is small and the economy is underdeveloped.
It was not until 1971 that the Brazilian Football Federation established the first national competition.
However, there were too many teams at that time, and the organization and management of the event was very chaotic - at most, more than a hundred teams participated. Later, Havelange organized the national teams together and adopted an NBA-style pyramid competition system.
Divided into pre-season and playoffs.
It will not be until 2004 that the Brazilian Football Association will cancel this competition system. In line with international standards, a double round-robin points system for home and away games will be adopted. Only then will there be official Brazilian League One and Brazilian League Two.
In 1999, due to a scandal, the Brazilian Football Association was involved in a lawsuit and was ruled to temporarily not hold the Brazilian domestic league. Therefore, thirteen of the most famous clubs in Brazil joined forces to create a new competition, which was named
"Cup of Havelange".
In 2000, there were 116 teams participating in the Havelange Cup, and 16 teams could enter the final playoffs.
Corinthians are currently participating in the "Havelange Cup".
Domestic competitions in Brazil are different from European competitions. They are not New Year's Eve. For example, the Havelange Cup starts in April. If you go there at this time, you can catch up with the Corinthians game.
But he didn't know if Senna would have a chance to play.
Even many fans may not know these things.
But because Chang Sheng likes to play FM and is also very interested in those small leagues, he studied it specifically.
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After Chang Sheng flew to Sao Paulo, he took a short rest and went straight to the Corinthians Club.
To be continued...