It takes about 27 hours to fly from the imperial capital to Buenos Aires.

far away.

Argentina is the country furthest from China.

Whether starting from the east or west, the straight-line distance is more than 20,000 kilometers.

Even planes with maximum fuel capacity cannot reach directly.

So there are two ways to travel from China to Argentina.

One is to go west and transfer via Europe to Buenos Aires. The most convenient one is to transfer twice in Paris and Amsterdam.

One is to go east, transit through the United States and then to Buenos Aires. Usually, the flight transits in Dallas.

This time they chose to transit through the United States.

The journey lasted more than a day, so Long Yu and Caniggia naturally chatted.

However, during the 27-hour journey, Caniggia was asleep almost the entire time except when he was in transit in the United States.

One day later, the plane was not far from Buenos Aires.

"Brother, can you please stop sleeping?"

"Huh? Have you arrived in Argentina?"

"We're almost at the South Pole."

Long Yu looked at the drunk Caniggia angrily.

"Can you do it? Drink like this?"

"What's the ball like? Compare me to a football. Is this a Chinese way of complimenting people?"

"Haha, as long as you like it."

"I'm just a ball player. I like this adjective, hahaha! I really like China. I will go there next time when I have time, but you have to be a tour guide."

Caniggia woke up and chatted with Long Yu about his trip to China with great interest.

"Everything is good in China, the food, the girls, the cities, it's really heaven and earth."

"Ahem, buddy, don't use the word 'heaven and earth' indiscriminately. It's not a good word in the imperial capital."

"Isn't this just a common idiom? Your Chinese is too difficult to understand."

"As an Argentinian, it's already very good that you can speak Chinese to this level."

"Although I am Argentinian, one-quarter of my blood is Chinese."

"Oh? What's going on?"

"Because my grandfather is Chinese and he came to live in Argentina very early."

Long Yu called Nigia curiously.

He said before that he and Son of the Wind were brothers, but Long Yu thought that he looked just like Son of the Wind.

Now that I hear him say this, it seems that he really has the angular face of a Chinese.

After chatting about family for a while, Caniggia didn't say much, and Long Yu didn't ask too many questions.

After all, the two of them have only known each other for a short time, so it would be inappropriate and impolite to talk about this in depth.

Talking about everything in the world, the topic couldn't help but return to football itself.

When I saw the football magazine opened in Long Yu's hand, the photo above was the Candy Box Stadium - the home stadium of Boca Juniors.

Talking about Argentinian football, Caniggia immediately started talking and talked eloquently.

“In Argentina, football is a special existence, and football embodies the feelings of Argentinians about their home and country.

"For us, football is definitely not just a sport, it is the belief of the whole people and the gene flowing in the blood.

"Football is everywhere and all the time in Argentina, it is a way of life and even a way of thinking.

"It is no exaggeration to say that in Argentina any child who can walk can play football.

"Children in other countries bring toys or dolls when they go out, but Argentinian children bring footballs.

"Whether it's on the streets of developed Buenos Aires or in the inaccessible valleys of the northern mountains, there are people talking and watching football.

"According to statistics, the popularity of football among Argentine men aged 3 to 70 is as high as 98%.

"National polls show that 9 out of 10 Argentines claim to be fans of a certain club.

"There are thousands of member clubs of the Argentine Football Association, and there are approximately hundreds of thousands of professional and amateur players at all levels across the country.

"There are more than 70 stadiums in the country that can accommodate more than 10,000 spectators."

Hearing this, Long Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "With such a good football foundation, it's no wonder that Argentine football can become a strong team in international football."

Caniggia nodded proudly and continued to talk proudly.

“My Chinese friends once joked that football was invented by the Chinese and had been developed in China thousands of years ago.

"This is just a joke. If we talk about the prototype of football in history, many countries have similar kicking sports in different forms.

"The annoying English people always say they are the originators of modern football, we Argentines disagree!

"Argentina also had the prototype of modern football very early on, and we think we are the originator of modern football!

"The shameless English have robbed us of the founding honor of modern football just like they robbed us of the Malvinas Islands!"

When Caniggia said these words, a rare seriousness appeared on his face again. After all, this is a national topic.

Long Yu also expressed his agreement seriously: "China has always had a good relationship with Argentina, and our government has also publicly spoken out to firmly support Argentina's legitimate claim for sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands."

"That's right! I knew you were a good brother with upright views!" Caniggia showed an excited look on his face.

“Football originated in Argentina with a history of hundreds of years, and it was one of the first countries and regions to host leagues.

“As early as 1893, the Argentine Football Association was established and is one of the eight earliest football associations in the world.

“In 1912, Argentina became the first South American country to join FIFA.

"The development of football in Argentina has a profound national imprint, and its rise is closely related to the development of the country.

“Many years ago, with the development of Argentina’s meat processing industry, beef from the Pampas was continuously sold to Europe.

“At that time, more and more foreign migrant workers were gathering in the port meat processing area, and football became a link between them.

"Football has the power to shape collective identity and a sense of honor, and helps strengthen communication and identity among immigrant communities.

“Because of this excellent characteristic, football has been popularized and promoted invisibly, forming an important part of Argentina’s national sense of honor.

"The battle in which Maradona was truly considered the king of football was in the 1986 World Cup.

"At that time, Maradona helped us defeat the England team with two wonderful goals, sweeping away the haze of the defeat in the Falklands War.

"We were celebrating as a nation and Maradona was considered a national hero. Since then, Argentine football has been at the top of the world.

"Our Argentine football team is just like our people, tough, deep and restrained on the outside, passionate and unrestrained on the inside.

"Our football is the best in the world!"

Looking at the beaming Caniggia, Long Yu felt extremely envious.

China has a vast territory and rich resources, but there is no soil for the development of football.
Chapter completed!