After returning to Madrid, Qin Xiong immediately went to the hospital where Sylvia was waiting to give birth.
Pushing open the door of the ward, Qin Xiong saw Sylvia lying on the bed with George talking to her.
George, who was now like a little adult, immediately got up and said to Qin Xiong, "Brother-in-law, my sister and I watched the game together. It's a pity that we didn't win in the end, but Brother-in-law still performed so well. I'm going to sleep next door. You guys talk."
Qin Xiong smiled at George, then walked to the bedside and sat down. He held Sylvia's hand and said softly, "Why aren't you resting?"
Sylvia looked at her abdomen gently. Her swollen belly pushed up the quilt like a hill. She shook her head slightly and said, "I can't sleep. I'm so excited that I can't sleep when I think about the baby being born soon."
Qin Xiong gently pressed his cheek against Sylvia's belly through the quilt. He closed his eyes and smiled. "Yes, I'm also very excited."
Sylvia raised her hand and stroked Qin Xiong's hair. She said, "Hurry up and go to sleep. Aren't you flying to Japan tomorrow?"
Qin Xiong took off his jacket and lay on the bed. He said, "You're going to give birth soon. I've asked for leave from the club. I won't go."
Sylvia leaned on his shoulder and said, "You should go. There should be enough time."
She knew that Qin Xiong had won the Champions League three times. However, Qin Xiong didn't participate in the Club World Cup after winning the Champions League two times because he had transferred away.
Some of the media's boring statistics sorted out Qin Xiong's list of club regrets, and the Club World Cup was one of them.
As for the UEFA Super Cup, it had already been crossed out.
Of course, Qin Xiong didn't participate in this season's UEFA Super Cup, but he had the honor.
Now, he only needed the Club World Cup to complete the club's top grand slam!
If someone were to pursue the fact that he had not won the UEFA Europa League, it would not be convincing.
The next morning, Real Madrid's president, Calderón, and a group of people came to the hospital. Nominally, they were there to visit Sylvia, but in reality, they were there to persuade Qin Xiong not to take leave and to go to Japan with the club to participate in the Club World Cup.
Now that Calderón was also paying attention to the development of the commercial market, he hoped to make full use of Qin Xiong's golden signboard.
Calderón said earnestly to Qin Xiong in the corridor outside the hospital, "I've already asked the hospital. Your wife's due date will be two days after the Club World Cup. You can go to Japan with the team. You haven't picked up the Club World Cup trophy in your career. Shouldn't you make up for this regret?"
Qin Xiong shook his head and said, "I want to be by my wife's side to accompany her. I hope the club can understand my feelings. If it was a very important game, of course, I wouldn't refuse, and I wouldn't take leave. But the Club World Cup, I think the club can treat this as giving me a break."
When Calderón wanted to say something, George came over and said in Qin Xiong's ear, "Brother-in-law, my sister wants me to tell you that you have to go. Otherwise, she will be very unhappy. She doesn't want to be a stumbling block in your career."
Qin Xiong was in a dilemma.
He could understand Sylvia's feelings. From a business point of view, Qin Xiong going to Japan with the team was bound to have a positive impact on his commercial value. After all, the biggest football star in the Far East market was Qin Xiong!
Back in the ward, he talked with Sylvia for more than an hour. Sylvia was very mature and calm. She used a lot of reasons to persuade Qin Xiong, whether it was personal ideals or career development. She also emphasized that she was not a weak woman and that she would understand Qin Xiong.
The most important thing was that she said, "Everything you do is for our family and our child!"
Qin Xiong was touched by this sentence.
It had become an instinct to use football as a stage to develop his career. But from a practical perspective, he naturally hoped that his family could have a better future.
Satisfied, Calderón took Qin Xiong from the hospital. Qin Xiong took his suitcase and met up with the Real Madrid team at the airport. The whole team was going to Japan to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup!
The Real Madrid team's physical condition was a little tired. But on the way to Japan, everyone's mentality had changed.
They thought of the various storms in the past few months. The team's record had been up and down, the pressure of public opinion was huge, and everything was troublesome.
To be able to escape European football before the winter break and go to Japan, Real Madrid could be introduced to the outside world as the 2008 Champions League champion!
It would let the players themselves remember that they were the creators of the glorious record and once enjoyed the worship of the world, instead of being condemned in speech and writing as if they had committed a heinous crime.
So, everyone's mentality would be relaxed. Bosque also thought that although going to Japan to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup had the drawbacks of increasing consumption, from a psychological point of view, it might be better to relieve the pressure on the team and allow Real Madrid to better adjust during the winter break in the future to prepare for the second half of the league tournament and the knockout stages of the Champions League.
When the Real Madrid team parachuted to Tokyo and appeared outside the airport.
All the Real Madrid players were stunned at the scene.
The streets were empty!
The scene was spectacular!
The crazy local fans wore Real Madrid jerseys and held posters of the Real Madrid star players. Some even came to send flowers, especially the female fans who screamed like crazy. The wave of fans chasing stars rose and fell one after another.
Before boarding the bus, Qin Xiong and his teammates walked forward while signing autographs for the fans on both sides. The flashes never stopped.
After sitting on the bus, everyone looked at each other and smiled.
This smile was really from the heart.
It was not that they had never seen such a grand scene, but that they had not seen it for a long time!
In the general environment of European football, such a scene was rare. With Real Madrid's fall from grace in the new season, the team was subjected to more doubts and criticism.
How could there be a spectacular scene of fans going crazy?
Coming to Japan was like avoiding the world, allowing the Real Madrid players to have a relaxing vacation!
After transferring from Tokyo to Yokohama and staying in Yokohama, Qin Xiong did not participate in the team's training. He attended three commercial activities in a row.
6: 30 p.m. on December 18th.
The Champions League champion Real Madrid and the Asian Champions League champion Gamba Osaka began the semi-finals.
Bosque did not send Qin Xiong, and some players who had not recovered from minor injuries also sat on the substitutes' bench.
However, Real Madrid's hard strength was not something that the Asian teams could compete with.
The process of the game was still thrilling. Real Madrid, who did not go all out, defeated Gamba Osaka with a score of 4: 3 at the Yokohama International Comprehensive Arena and advanced to the Club World Cup final.
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