The wealthy Manchester City ran into a wall in the transfer market, and Swallow the Heavens and Earth's attempt to take Qin Xiong away from Real Madrid became the biggest joke before the start of the summer transfer.
Not to mention that Real Madrid had a rich heritage, Manchester City probably did not even understand the special composition of clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.
After the victory parade in Real Madrid, Qin Xiong stayed in Europe for a week to attend some commercial activities, and then returned to China to attend two commercial activities.
He donated the team's bonus at the end of the season and the remuneration from the commercial activities to the disaster area in Sichuan.
Qin Xiong, who won the UEFA Champions League three times in five years, had become a football star with global attention.
His good deeds also attracted widespread social attention.
After he and Sylvia returned to China, the fan frenzy wherever they went was extraordinary.
At the end of May, Qin Xiong reported to the Xianghe National Men's Football Training Base.
He would participate with the team in the first stage of the world's preliminary group stage in June.
Although Australia entered the Asian challenge, the China team was directly listed as a seeded team because they participated in the last World Cup.
The opponents in the first stage of the group stage were Oman, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.
It was a good draw.
But this was only the first stage of the group stage, the real test would be in the top ten.
On June 3, the China team played against Thailand at home in Tianjin.
Before the game began, the China team, led by Qin Xiong, put up a banner in the stadium that read: Earthquake relief, unity of will!
Qin Xiong, who wore the captain's armband, actually needed to rest, but he did not ask the coaching staff for a truce, even if the opponent was weak Thailand.
After experiencing the World Cup, Qin Xiong was full of expectations for the next World Cup stage.
And the overall strength of the China team improved during this period, because the experience gained by the players abroad was obvious to all, and the national team was more stable overall. It could not be said that they had made great progress, but the cohesion formed by the tactics built around Qin Xiong could not be ignored.
6:0！
China defeated Thailand with a score of 6: 0 at home in Tianjin.
When Qin Xiong was interviewed after the match, he was asked such a question by a Chinese reporter.
"You've just finished the European top league and the Champions League. Do you feel that you're starting to be unable to adapt to the level of Asian football after returning to China to play in Asian games? Because you have a lot of wonderful performances in the European arena, but in contrast, it seems that you can't reach your best state and level in the Asian football competition. "
Qin Xiong shook his head. In fact, the reporter was telling the truth, but he couldn't tell the truth.
Instead, he took the responsibility on himself.
"It's my personal problem. After a long and intense season in Europe, I need some time to buffer and adjust my personal condition. I'll try to play better in the next game."
Qin Xiong's words made the reporters unable to ask any more questions.
In the game that had just ended, Qin Xiong scored a hat trick.
Perform better?
The Four Great Blessings or the Five Sons Ascending the Imperial Examinations?
Because the outside world could clearly see that Qin Xiong lacked a lot of individual performances in the national team games. His imaginative passes were rare.
Not to mention how many excellent opportunities his teammates could create for him.
The reporter changed the subject and asked, "I heard that you're preparing for a charity match? Specially held for the disaster areas in Sichuan? "
Speaking of this topic, Qin Xiong's expression became serious. He nodded and said, "Yes, I hope to hold a charity match in Chengdu to raise more money for the disaster areas. All the ticket revenue and sponsorship revenue will be donated to the disaster areas."
"Who have you invited? Will there be a lot of well-known star players present like when you got married last year? "
It seemed that the outside world was more concerned about how many star players would come to support Qin Xiong's charity match.
Qin Xiong said casually, "The European Championship is about to start. I didn't invite my friends in Europe to come to China to participate in the charity match. My idea is to focus on charity, not how many star players will appear on stage to perform."
The reporter was not disappointed and continued to ask, "Then which teams will be formed by the players on both sides of the game?"
Qin Xiong shook his head and said, "It's not confirmed yet. We're preparing for it. The match will be held in early July after the FIFA match this month."
After the interview, Qin Xiong and his teammates left the home ground in Tianjin. Because the next game would be in the United Arab Emirates, the national team was given a day off.
Qin Xiong was picked up by Tang Le and sent to the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing, where Sylvia was temporarily staying.
There were many people in the hotel suite. Sylvia sat at the round table by the window, taking notes with a pen in her hand. Her phone kept ringing.
This time, Qin Xiong returned to China, in addition to the qualifier for the World Championship, to hold a charity match in early July. He hoped that in addition to personal donations, he could also arouse greater social attention and contribute to the people in the disaster areas.
His team would operate this matter.
After Qin Xiong walked into the suite, his team members greeted him one after another. Qin Xiong casually greeted everyone and came to Sylvia's side. He lowered his head and asked in her ear, "Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while? "
Sylvia smiled and shook her head. "I'm fine. I'm full of energy. Let me tell you a piece of good news. The Chengdu Municipal Government has given us an answer. They have contacted the shareholder of the Longquan Stadium, which was just built in May. They will support this charity match in the name of earthquake relief. We can use the Longquan Stadium for free."
Qin Xiong smiled and asked, "What's the capacity of the stadium?"
Sylvia raised three fingers and said, "Thirty thousand."
Qin Xiong thought about it carefully. Compared to the large stadiums in Europe, which could easily reach up to forty or fifty thousand, the capacity of thirty thousand could only be said to be a little small. For example, the capacity of forty thousand at Stamford Bridge was considered too small.
However, for a charity match, the capacity of thirty thousand people was enough. Moreover, the stadium was just completed last month. They were willing to borrow it for free, which could not be ruled out as a publicity factor. But of course, he couldn't reject it.
Tang Le came over at this time and handed the phone to Qin Xiong. He said to Qin Xiong with a strange expression, "There's a Hong Kong singer looking for you."
Qin Xiong asked inexplicably, "Do I know any singer?"
"Tan Yonglin. Do you know him?"
Qin Xiong thought carefully and said, "I don't know him, but I seem to have heard of this name."
He didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry. In the past five years, he had spent much more time abroad than in China. Naturally, he knew little about Hong Kong and Taiwan singers.
Tang Le shrugged and said, "Let's hear what he wants from you."
Qin Xiong took the phone and talked to the other party.
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