After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

Real Madrid players wore white jerseys.

The Manchester United players, drawn as the away team, wore red shirts and black shorts, distinguishable from Real Madrid’s white shorts.

The purpose of home and away jerseys is to differentiate the two teams; it is not unusual to see teams wearing their home jerseys even when playing away as long as the colors do not clash.

As the players warmed up, fans of both sides had already started to compete in enthusiasm.

Red and white were clearly demarcated.

These colors tugged at the hearts of fans worldwide.

Real Madrid and Manchester United are two of the most popular teams on the planet.

The rivalry between Philip II and Elizabeth I still continued.

Manchester United’s home, England, is Protestant, Spain is a Catholic son, and Greece follows the Eastern Orthodox Church; religious elements were visible everywhere around the Athens Olympic Stadium.

Politics and religion have never been truly separate from football.

Manager Ferguson of Manchester United must have had a deep understanding of this.

Even when he was the leading scorer for Glasgow Rangers, he couldn’t escape the insults and exclusion of extreme fans because of his wife’s religious beliefs.

These fans thought he did not deserve to be with Rangers FC.

The club, rather than standing by him and supporting him, had even questioned him about it.

Everything about the Athens Olympic Stadium seemed minor compared to the Glasgow derby.

Every touch of the ball by either side’s players was met with thunderous cheers from the stands.

The Athens Olympic Stadium, completed in 2004, is a multi-purpose stadium. The running tracks at the side mean the stands are farther from the pitch, but this hasn’t diminished the closeness felt between the fans and their players.

The match was broadcast to over 200 countries and regions around the world, and the press area around the stadium was packed with cameras of all sizes.

The photographers stationed behind both goals were frantically pressing their shutters, the flashes creating a sea of light, almost as if they were eager to capture every pore of the players.

In such a star-studded night.

Huang Kaiwen still shone as the brightest star on the field.

The director’s camera frequently focused on Huang Kaiwen, who was wearing long-sleeved training gear.

After warming up with his teammates, Huang Kaiwen began to juggle the ball.

He did not practice the fancy juggling with every body part that Maradona did during warm-ups.

He simply stood there, repeatedly lifting and dropping his feet.

Nevertheless, many commentators and fans from various countries were counting how many times Huang Kaiwen juggled the ball.

Seeing Huang Kaiwen continuously juggle, Cassano joked, ”Maybe after we score a goal, we can let Kevin just keep juggling until the game ends, that would be more relaxing.”

Huang Kaiwen couldn’t help but give the middle finger.

So, after taking home a salary of 15 million Euros, are they really going to make him, Huang, play the game alone?

”Ignore that jerk,” Guti said, trying to advise him.

What if Huang Kaiwen got too emotional and underperformed?

”I know,” Huang Kaiwen said, still juggling while standing in place.

”Idiot, one day I’m going to stuff that ball in your mouth!” Ramos yelled at Cassano, pointing his finger.

”Then I’ll stuff the ball in your rear!” Cassano retorted with a laugh.

Ramos chased after Cassano, who ran circles around Huang Kaiwen, but Ramos couldn’t do much about it.

Huang Kaiwen kept juggling steadily in place.

Herbert Vander, watching from the players’ tunnel, felt a surge of emotion.

He vigorously rubbed his eyes, staring intently at Huang Kaiwen’s feet as he juggled the ball.

This main referee from Germany, who also held the roles of a piano teacher and the director of a music school,

had never imagined, beyond pre-game performances, that football could be related to music.

Though Huang Kaiwen’s juggling seemed irregular, as a piano teacher, he confirmed that Huang Kaiwen was performing a piano piece with his feet.

It was ”Für Elise,” which Huang Kaiwen had played and was uploaded to the internet after Real Madrid won the championship in advance!

Watching Huang Kaiwen continue to joke and talk with his teammates without missing a beat,

Vander suspected that Huang Kaiwen might play piano better with his feet than with his hands.

The soccer ball seemed to come alive with each bounce, and Vander’s mind was filled with a soft, lively piece of music; he could almost see Beethoven giving piano lessons to Therese Malfatti.

Such a player truly deserved to be called an artist on the green!

No, now was not the time to admire a player!

The German referee quickly shook his head and adjusted his mood towards Manchester United’s half of the field.

The atmosphere there was good as well, with the players being fairly relaxed when they were energized.

Herbert Vander felt

that these Brits had no idea what kind of enemy they were facing!

”Our Kevin, still loves to show off, playing with the ball so happily,” Inzaghi commented from the stands.

”If you think it’s so easy, you should try it,” Kaka said with a smile.

”Kevin’s sense for the ball is ridiculously good; he has hardly moved from the spot!”

Ibrahimovic looked expectantly at Ronaldo.

The overweight Ronaldo shook his head and said, ”Don’t look at me, I can’t do that either.”

Juggling is a basic skill for professional players.

Staying in the same spot significantly increases the difficulty; it requires perfect ball sense and precise muscle control to keep the ball popping up in front of you every time.

The key was that Huang Kaiwen was still interacting with his teammates.

Multitasking to this extent with ball control was impressive.

Ronaldo admitted to himself that he couldn’t do it.

He felt neither Robinho nor the other Ronaldo could achieve this!

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The presence of famous veterans and stars dazzled the fans in the stands.

Half of the Cantonese music scene’s heavyweights were supporters of Premier League teams, with Manchester United being one of the more popular ones.

The familiar faces could only flash by briefly, and even racing legend Schumacher received only half a second of camera time.