Chapter 97

Someone is angry!

While they were still comforting themselves in the hotel.

It was embarrassing to make a blunder, especially for the Football Association.

Yesterday, the chairman had instructed Ma Mingyu to try to recruit Liu Hao into the national team to let him experience the atmosphere of the national team. Ma Mingyu did his homework today and immediately announced that the national team was preparing to recruit Liu Hao, who had recently been in the spotlight in the Chinese Second Division League, which could be said to be in line with public opinion and the leadership's intentions.

However, early in the morning, his news had just been released, and what could have been the top sports news was pushed to the second position in less than ten minutes.

If the UEFA Champions League champion had been decided, it would be normal to be the top news, but it was only May 2nd, and the final was still about twenty days away.

Or if superstars like Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo were suddenly injured and unable to participate in the Brazil World Cup, it could also be the top sports news.

But, "The Three Scoundrels"?

Ma Mingyu rubbed his eyes, confirming that he hadn't misread the word 'scoundrel.' It wasn't referring to the Dutch Three Swordsmen, but to China's Three Scoundrels...

He could recognize the Three Scoundrels with his eyes closed.

One was Mao Jianqing, whom he had known for many years, another was the newly recruited national team player Ling Zhenbang, and the third was Liu Hao, whom the chairman had decided to recruit into the national team yesterday...

Slap, slap, slap! Ma Mingyu gently slapped his left cheek, his face full of worry.

Damn, why am I so low? Why did I have to encounter such a thing! This time, he really slapped himself in the face...

It was a shame that he had commented on the three of them in the news. Now, the name "The Three Scoundrels" had suddenly spread online, complete with high-definition pictures, and not just one.

The first large picture on the page showed the three being beaten. Although Liu Hao turned his face away, the picture provided a detailed explanation, circling his fat figure and face, and adding a note, "Guess who this is?"

Who else could it be? In Chinese football, the fattest professional player, other than Liu Hao, could only be him. This was obvious.

Next, the bruised faces of Mao Jianqing and Ling Zhenbang on either side of Liu Hao were clearly visible in the picture. Although their faces were swollen, their bald heads wouldn't make fans temporarily lose their recognition of them, right?

China's "Three Scoundrels" were thus vividly portrayed...

The second picture was even more scandalous, directly showing their backs walking into the hotel entrance, with Liu Hao carrying the other two...

It wasn't the hotel where the team was staying, but a hotel that Liu Hao had booked separately.

Who knew who was following them, even taking a picture of the room booking record. Fortunately, Liu Hao wasn't hugging a beauty, or the news would have been even more shocking! But who knows what happened after they went upstairs?

"Liu Hao is not young anymore, why is he hanging out with two young guys? And fighting and booking a room..." Many fans were quite blind, looking at the news and pictures and immediately concluding that Liu Hao had done something improper.

"Exactly, at his age, he loves to play around. I heard his wife is already pregnant with their second child. How can he not go out and fool around? Men, especially when their wives are pregnant, are most likely to lose control. And professional players have a lot of hormones, so it's normal to let off steam. I guess he overdid it in a nightclub last night, fought over a girl, and then, unable to win, had to find another place to book a room and find a girl."

"This..." Ma Mingyu was almost ready to explode with anger. Although he didn't know if the news was true, such negative news was definitely not good for Liu Hao, and more importantly, it was a blow to him, Ma Mingyu! If the leadership found out, they would definitely be furious...

He quickly logged back into the official account and deleted the post...

But could he delete it? Major websites like QQ, Sohu, and Sina had already published the news in the first place, and the news about "The Three Scoundrels" had been widely reprinted in the shortest time.

Deleting it was useless!

"The Three Scoundrels," these were all members of the national team. Mao Jianqing and Ling Zhenbang were already national team members. Mao Jianqing had entered the national team ten years ago and was just returning. Ling Zhenbang, although he hadn't represented the national team, had been to training. As for Liu Hao, he had just been announced to be recruited into the national team.

"Is this guy's fate in conflict with mine? Why does something always happen whenever I see him?" Ma Mingyu was a bit superstitious, so it wasn't strange for him to think this way. But isn't this the Year of the Horse? For the Year of the Horse, things should go smoothly for him...

Although he deleted the post, how could he explain it to Puel? Although Puel is French and doesn't overly interfere with players' private lives, he is coaching in China, and as the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." In China, the national team cannot recruit players with improper behavior, even if they are star players...

The news definitely needed to be suppressed. As for when to recruit this guy in the future, that's a matter for the future... After thinking this through, Ma Mingyu felt much better and then started to pay attention to the news about "The Three Scoundrels."

The more he read, the more he was shocked, secretly thanking himself for coming to work early. If he had gone back to sleep after posting the news, the world would have been in chaos. He definitely wouldn't make the same mistake again, all because he wanted to show off in front of the leadership...

He then called Li Xiaopeng and explained the situation.

Li Xiaopeng, who was still in bed, jumped up when he heard the news. Of course, this was just Ma Mingyu's imagination. He seemed to hear Li Xiaopeng's curses mixed with a woman's scream...

If the news was true, Liu Hao couldn't join the national team? And Mao Jianqing would also be removed? Li Xiaopeng couldn't stay calm.

Li Tie, who had the same feelings, had finally secured a national team spot for the people of Xiguang. Hearing that Ling Zhenbang was also excluded, how could he feel good?

The 200,000 yuan bonus was gone? Li Tie, naked, laughed to himself in front of the mirror, completely forgetting the pleasure of the previous night. His contract with the club clearly stated that if a club player performed well and was selected for the national team, the club would reward him 200,000 yuan. Now, this money was really gone, and he was just one day away from collecting the check...

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