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Chapter 853 Unveiled! (Part 2! Twelve thousand has been issued! Please ask for a monthly pass!)
Mourinho said that making Li Rui the second captain of England was not a random talk, nor was it a temporary decision. He had communicated with the whole team beforehand.

This is June [-]th, and the result of Ferdinand's injury came out. However, the English players did not know yet, and at this time, the Football Association has not yet announced it.

After England's training, Mourinho asked all the players to go to the open-air swimming pool for half an hour of water training, and then gathered everyone in a circle to listen to him.

"Gather everyone together, I have something to tell you."

Mourinho stood among the players, and everyone else looked at him. In fact, everyone had already guessed what the head coach was going to say. Ferdinand did not appear in today's training, which is very telling.

"It's like this. Everyone knows that Leo's knee was injured, and now the result has come out." Mourinho asked with a smile.

This made many nervous players breathe a sigh of relief-the boss can laugh, which means that Ferdinand's injury must not be a major problem.

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"Now what I want to tell everyone is - he will be out for at least six to seven weeks ... let me finish." Mourinho gestured to interrupt some people who were anxious to speak. "Yes, this means that Leo will not be able to play in this World Cup. This is a very regrettable thing. I don't want you to be affected by this incident."

Looking at the worried faces of the players, Mourinho knew that he still underestimated the impact of Ferdinand's injury and withdrawal from the World Cup. Obviously, many players in England are no longer so confident about the team's prospects in the World Cup. . .You must know that although England was eliminated very early in the previous two World Cups, everyone still generally believes that the defense is the most reassuring position in England, and the importance of Ferdinand can be seen.

"Okay, don't think about Leo's matter. Now I want to ask for everyone's opinions." Mourinho said, "I plan to let Li be the team's second captain. Do you have any different opinions?"

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There was a commotion among the players.Many people turned their heads to look at Li Rui, but Li Rui stood calmly among them, accepting their surprised gazes.Mourinho has already communicated with Li Rui in advance. With Ferdinand injured and farewell to the World Cup, England's hearts are fluctuating. This needs to minimize the frustration of the England team. The best way is to let the team Inspired by something else.

This is also the reason why Mourinho decided to appoint Li Rui as the deputy of the England team. The reason is very simple. Li Rui is the guarantee of goals and victory. There may be people who don't like Li Rui internally, but no one can deny Li Rui's great strength, and they have to admit that Li Rui really boosts their morale.

Of course, Mourinho's nomination of Li Rui as the vice-president of the England team may arouse criticism from some extreme people in the UK, but Mourinho will not pay attention to it.

At this time, what is more important than boosting the morale of the England team?

With Mourinho's appreciation and support, this is the most important thing. Of course, Li Rui's previous performance is also worthy of Mourinho's trust!
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"This World Cup is very special." Mourinho did not stop the commotion of the players, but raised the volume during the commotion.Make sure everyone can hear him. "Why is he special? This is because we participated in the World Cup as European champions, which has never happened before. Does anyone remember how we won the European Cup?" Mourinho waited for players They replied, and continued to say, "Our defense is not the best among the [-] teams, but our attack power is the strongest! That's why we can win the European Cup!"

Saying that, Mourinho looked around at the players, "I have never concealed my desire for the World Cup from you. This is because I really thought you could win the championship! I believe in my players, that is, you, It is the best! We have the most terrifying attack line on the entire planet, and any enemy will be defeated in front of us!" He suddenly asked Rooney, "Wayne, like everyone else, I don't think Argentina or Germany can stop us A goal can stop us, can't it?"

"That's right!"

"plum?"

"True. Boss. Nobody can stand in our way."

"What about the rest?"

"That's right, boss, no one can stop us."

"Yes, I can't even guard against Li, his current state is simply on Mars."

"I support Lee!"

"He is the guarantee of victory! There is no one more suitable than him." Mourinho observed, including Alan Lennon, Milner, Rooney and Carrick, etc. are Li Rui's best friends.

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"David?" Mourinho looked at Captain Beckham.

"I support the decision of the boss." Beckham knew that there were some words that Mourinho could not say as the head coach, which required his entire captain to say, "Li Rui is the core of our offense and the guarantee of scoring goals. , with him, we will be more confident, so, he is the second captain, we have no objection."

"Steve?" Mourinho looked at Gerrard.He must consider Gerrard's feelings. In the England team, it should be said that Gerrard's qualifications are older than Li Rui, and his popularity is not bad. Fortunately, Mourinho has communicated with Gerrard before. Although Germany was a little emotional, he still expressed his compliance with Mourinho's decision, which made Mourinho quite satisfied. In the team, Gerrard still took the overall situation into consideration.Moreover, in the England team, if it is really Gerrard's best friend, it is Carragher alone.

Originally the second captain belonged to Terry, but after the 'Friends' Wife Gate', Terry lost his prestige in the England team.

"I have no opinion, I also think Lee is suitable." Gerrard said, he also figured it out, since the head coach has made a decision, he can only agree, at the same time, Gerrard also knows a little bit, Lee Rui is indeed good, he can bring victory to England, and this World Cup may also be Gerrard's last World Cup, because of the powerful attacking power brought by Li Rui, this is also considered to be England's most powerful team. When it was possible to win the World Cup, Gerrard was extremely eager for the World Cup. For the World Cup, he chose to give up the second captain's armband.

"I hope you can be worthy of that armband. Lead us to win the championship!" Gerrard looked at Li Rui and said in his heart.

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Afterwards, Li Rui also stood up to speak. This was his first statement as England's deputy.

Everyone looked at him.

"I regard any one of you as a comrade-in-arms, a brother, whether it's Wayne or someone else. In the hot summer of 2008, we fought together, we worked hard together, we fought hard together, until the last moment Don't give up, we bleed and sweat, we stood on the top of Europe, at that moment, I felt that we were the greatest team on the planet! Now, it's the World Cup, I'm so eager for that championship, I think everyone I am as eager as I am, and I am very happy to be able to fight side by side with you again... During the game, I promise everyone that no matter what time it is, I will fight with you, and it will not be until the last second. The one that keeps going! Because we always firmly believe that victory belongs to us and the championship belongs to us!... Finally, I want to say that we are a whole. It is not simply a team composed of 23 people. We It's one. Not 23. The championship belongs to everyone and requires our joint efforts!"

Li Rui stretched out his hands to compare "one" and "23".Then, he clenched his fists hard!

Everyone was moved by Li Rui's words and applauded together.

"Okay, the last thing I want to say is that I am treating guests tonight in the name of the champion." Li Rui saw everyone looking at him.He winked at everyone.

Everyone laughed.

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"Okay, guys, let's talk about something happy!" Mourinho clapped his hands and said, "Thanks to the generous FA, they offered attractive bonuses for our World Cup champion."

Everyone laughed and listened to the head coach continue.

On June 6, Reuters reported the top 8 champion prize money rankings of the [-] World Cup in South Africa.

Among them, the five-star Brazil has the highest prize money among the top 32, with an average per capita of 100 million US dollars. As a team that ranks first in the FIFA rankings, the Brazil team has a "first" ahead of the opening of the World Cup. .If the team can win the championship, then Dunga and each player can get a bonus of 100 million US dollars, with a total reward of 2400 million US dollars, ranking first among the 32 participating teams.

Four years ago, when the Brazil team went to the World Cup in Germany, the Football Association once offered a winning bonus of US$26 per player.However, when the team was finally eliminated in the quarter-finals, some media joked that this bonus was not enough to stimulate the players.So four years later, Brazilian football implemented an unprecedented big deal, raising the championship bonus to $100 million per person.

The reason why the Brazilian Football Association is so heroic is that, in addition to showing their desire for the championship, it is also related to the background of commercial sponsorship.According to Brazilian media reports, once the Brazilian team succeeds in South Africa, the Football Association is expected to sign a sponsorship contract with a total amount of more than 2 million US dollars.So in order to obtain this huge sum of money, the Football Association is naturally willing to spare no expense.

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Compared with the Brazilian team, the remaining traditional strong teams are relatively low-key.For example, according to the plan of the German Football Association, if the team can reach the quarter-finals, then each player will receive 5 euros.If you can continue to enter the semi-finals and finals, the prize money will also increase to 10 and 15 euros.If you win the championship in the end, then the bonus can reach 25 euros.

The conditions offered by the French Football Association are similar. The bonus for qualifying in the group is 4 euros, and the bonuses for the next stages are 8, 10 and 15 euros, and the championship bonus is 30 euros.

Compared with the above-mentioned "egalitarian" bonus plans, the choice of the British comes more directly.The FA stated that it will take out a total of 550 million pounds as bonuses, but most of them will be distributed to the main players who have the opportunity to play, and each person's championship bonus will be as high as 40 pounds.As for those "free viewers" who sit on the bench for a long time, they can only get a nominal fee.In addition, if the England team finally wins, then Mourinho will receive a million pounds reward.

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Compared with these high-profile favorites, the bonus programs of other weak teams are also very eye-catching.Precisely because their chances of winning the championship are slim, the Football Association often appears extraordinarily "generous" when offering rewards.

The Japanese Football Association promised that if the team finally wins the championship, they will pay 10 billion yen in bonuses for it, which is 3500 million yen per person on average, which is almost equivalent to 40 US dollars.

As for the United States, another economic powerhouse, it offered even more exciting conditions.In last year's Confederations Cup, the US team surprised the whole world.The US team successfully reached the final of the Confederations Cup.In the final, although the US team lost to Brazil, they actually led Brazil 2-0 in the first half, which surprised everyone.In order to encourage the players to fight the enemy bravely, the American Football Association spared no expense to promise the players a super high championship bonus.Previously, the U.S. Soccer Association stated that if the United States wins the championship in an upset, each player can get a bonus of 55 pounds. This figure is already the highest among the top 32 except Brazil.However, the US Football Association recently believed that this price was not very high, so they increased the bonus to the current £60.In addition, even if all games are lost, each player can get 5.4 pounds.

The "Daily Mail" reminded England not to underestimate the enemy, thinking that there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and the US team will be very difficult to deal with. The US team is the opponent of the Three Lions' opener.However, most media still believe that the money looks high, but the possibility of the US team getting it is almost zero.

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Li Rui said in an interview with Chaoting TV that if England really won the championship, he would donate his prize money of [-] pounds to the LEE fund under his name for the earthquake relief work in Yushu, Qinghai.

After the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai, the LEE fund co-founded by Li Rui and Beckham has provided at least [-] million pounds worth of material assistance to the Yushu earthquake-stricken area, and it is the foundation that has provided the most assistance.

In this regard, "Xinhua News Agency" once wrote an article praising Li Rui's charitable behavior.

Li Rui doesn't have time to think about bonuses or anything. As the opening game of the World Cup draws closer, his mood becomes more and more urgent.

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The World Cup is about to begin, and the opening game is host South Africa VS Mexico.

Also in this group are France and Uruguay.It can be said that the signing of the South African team is the most unlucky in history as the host. This group can be said to be the death group.However, the president of the South African Football Association disagrees with this, and he even believes that the South African team will enter the World Cup finals.

A few days ago, the famous coach Ranieri who coached the Roma team believed that Italy will enter the top four of the World Cup when talking about the World Cup.This statement is considered to be Ranieri's words of flattery to the Italian nationals, because according to Italy's current strength, it is quite difficult to enter the top four.Italy didn’t even dare to shout to break into the top four, but the president of the South African Football Association said in an interview a few days ago, “We have to play well in every game. South Africa will encounter different opponents. This will stimulate the energy of the players and let the national team go further."

When talking about what kind of results the South African team will achieve, the chairman of the Football Association even said that the team will reach the final: "If you have not seen a miracle, then please watch the World Cup final in Johannesburg on July 7." Bar!"

However, even public opinion in South Africa does not believe this possibility, because the South African national team is currently only ranked 85th in the FIFA rankings, and their more realistic goal should be to strive for the group qualifying.

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On June [-], [-], the much-anticipated [-]th World Cup kicked off at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The entire England team came to Football City to watch the opening ceremony. However, Li Rui and Beckham came to the rostrum to watch the game as players and guests invited by FIFA.

The temperature at the scene on this day was 14 degrees Celsius, and 84490 fans came to watch the game.

In the opening ceremony full of African style, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and South African President Jacob Zuma delivered speeches successively.

Blatter said: "The World Cup has come to South Africa, thank you, congratulations to the people of Africa, thank you South Africa, we can hold the World Cup here, the dream has come true, even though Mandela is not here tonight, his spirit is still at Soccer City Stadium. "

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It is said that Blatter strongly urged Mandela to come to the unveiling ceremony, but Mandela's family members were worried about the old man's health and did not agree, which dissatisfied Blatter who was used to the power.

However, just half an hour before the start of the opening game, an accident happened. Mandela's daughter died in a car accident on the way to the football city.

South African President Zuma delivered a speech after Blatter: "First of all, please allow me to send a message for our idol. He hopes to be with us and wishes you all before the game. Unfortunately, Mandela's family Tragedy happened but he said the game has to start and you enjoy it. Ladies and gentlemen, we as a country are proud to host the biggest event in the world and all of Africa rejoices, this is Africa's World Cup .”

Then Zuma announced the opening of the World Cup and shook hands with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and players from both sides.

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South Africa is the third African team to participate in the World Cup opener. The previous two have upset the defending champions. Cameroon defeated Argentina in 3 and Senegal defeated France in 1990.The host has participated in the opening game 2002 times and remains unbeaten (7 wins and 5 draws). The two draws are 2 to 0, and South Africa has been unbeaten in 0 consecutive games.

Therefore, South African fans who believe in mysterious laws believe that their team will definitely be able to beat Mexico to get a good start, or even get a draw at worst.

However, in the eyes of Li Rui and the English players, the most important weapon of the South Africans is not these previous historical records, but a kind of trumpet "Wuwu group" used by South African football fans to cheer.

According to South Africans, the "Woooo group" was originally used to drive away baboons.As long as you blow "Woooo group!", the baboons can't stand it and run away.

In this opening match, apart from the competition, the most eye-catching thing is this kind of horn called "Wu La Group". The tactics of the fans are only to prevent other teams from playing, disturb the minds of the players, and help the South African team win.
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In the past, the opening game of the World Series always gave people the impression of being dull and boring. Both sides played cautiously for fear of making mistakes.

This time, in addition to the dullness of the scene, coupled with the buzzing of 'Ula Zula', it was almost unbearable.The first half ended in a dreary [-]:[-].

Just when Li Rui was chatting with Beckham, both of them thought that the second half of the game would be boring, but the goal came early.

South Africa broke the deadlock in the 54th minute!They steal the ball in the backcourt and cooperated with continuous passing. Modise's midfielder made a precise long-distance pass behind the left defense line. :[-], the hosts took the lead.

After the goal was scored, the whole football city was enveloped by the buzz of 'Ula Group'.It almost breaks people.

"I hope that this kind of sound will not appear during our games." Li Rui said to Beckham with lingering fear, and the latter nodded with feeling.

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Mexico tied the score in the 77th minute!

Juárez took a tactical corner kick from the left side and reversed consecutively with Guardado. Guardado crossed Mokona's head diagonally with his left foot. A volley from the outside instep scored from a close angle, [-]:[-]!Mexico equalized the score.

This is also the final score of the opening game, South Africa [-]:[-] Mexico, this not-so-exciting draw kicked off the much-anticipated [-] World Cup in South Africa.

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After the opening match, Li Rui and Beckham left the rostrum to join the main team.

"Hey, Wayne, how do you feel about this game?" Li Rui asked jokingly when he saw the little fat man dig his ears.

"It's so annoying! The whole game, I feel like flies are holding a meeting! Buzzing~~~buzzing~~~~ It's so annoying! It's really impossible to play football." The little fat man complained .

Everyone else laughed, obviously feeling the same way.

Instead of laughing with his disciples, Mourinho frowned.

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