"Titan Sports Weekly": National Youth Team member Chen Anno has been removed from the National Youth Team for insubordination and assaulting the team leader during training camp.
Player Registration Announcement: Chen Anno's registration as a player is cancelled, and he is permanently banned from all age-group teams.
Chinese Super League ** Club: Our club's youth academy player Chen Anno is hereby expelled and will never be re-employed.
Continuous announcements pushed Chen Anno to the forefront of public opinion, and on the internet, most people were condemning him.
It should be noted that two years ago, in 2011, the then 15-year-old Chen Anno was in the youth team of São Paulo FC in Brazil, and along with the 19-year-old Neymar from Santos in the same São Paulo state, they were called the 'são paulo state twin stars' by local media.
At that time, Chen Anno suddenly returned to China from Brazil; not only did the media report on it specifically, but a crowd of Chinese Super League clubs were all scrambling to sign him.
News from that time can still be found on the internet... Chen Anno's father, Chen Fuqing, is a native Chinese who met his mother when he went to work in Brazil in 1993 and stayed there afterwards.
On June 4, 1996, Chen Anno was born.
Chen Fuqing was a football fan, and Chen Anno was influenced by his father and the local football culture from a young age, developing a strong interest in football at the age of three.
As he grew older, Chen Anno's talent in football gradually emerged, and at just seven years old, he was recruited by the local team São Paulo FC for training.
In addition to his excellent talent, as Chen Anno matured, his appearance also became outstanding; fans jokingly called him Little Kaka, and he was very popular with young girls.
However, just as Chen Anno's future was looking bright, an accident occurred, and his parents left him forever in a car crash.
Because Chen Anno was still a minor at the time, Chen Fuqing was worried about him living alone, so before he died, he entrusted his son to his younger brother in China—Chen Anno's Second Uncle.
This was why Chen Anno appeared in China... "Fuck! How can these people be like this!"
In an old residential area, a boy of about thirteen was browsing news on the computer, all of which were about Chen Anno.
"Brother, don't you have a recording? We should just give it to the reporters to clear your name!"
"Enough! Chen Xiaolong, stop causing trouble for your brother!" Chen Anno's Second Uncle, Chen Shouqing, scolded.
"How is this causing trouble..." The boy wanted to argue back, but the next moment... *Smack*... Chen Shouqing's palm struck the back of his head, and the boy immediately shut up.
"You don't know shit! If we hand over the recording, we'll offend them to death. Will your brother still be able to play football in the future?"
After saying that, Chen Shouqing looked at the silent Chen Anno: "Anno... tomorrow Second Uncle will go find that Du... Du Ziteng? (Stomach ache?) What kind of fucking shitty name is that..."
*Smack*... A similar slap landed on the back of Chen Shouqing's head.
"Do you want to die? What kind of language is that in front of the kids?" This was the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms from Chen Anno's Second Aunt.
"*Pfft*... *Cough cough*..."
Chen Xiaolong almost burst out laughing, but after being glared at by his father, he quickly turned his head away.
"Anyway... Anno, don't worry. As long as we have this recording, Second Uncle will go find that Du Ziteng. Even if you can't rejoin the National Youth Team, getting the club to revoke the punishment shouldn't be much of a problem."
"Sigh..." Exhaling a breath of turbid air, a faint smile appeared on Chen Anno's face. "No need, Second Uncle. The football environment in China... I'm really tired."
Having lost his parents at a young age, Chen Anno possessed a maturity inconsistent with his age; one could hardly tell he was less than three years older than Chen Xiaolong beside him.
"Then you... don't want to play football anymore?" Looking at his nephew, Chen Shouqing felt some heartache.
"Right, let's not play football. It's boring to play in China anyway, and you're always being scolded." Second Aunt also spoke up: "From now on, Anno, you just study hard. Let's go to university. After graduation, with a face like yours, you'll never starve."
Chen Anno shook his head, still smiling. "It's okay, Second Uncle, Second Aunt. I won't give up on football easily. I'll think of something."
With that, Chen Anno stood up and walked toward his bedroom, leaving the three of them looking at each other.
"Sigh... Anno is too sensible, so sensible it breaks my heart." Second Aunt spoke with red eyes... *Tick... tock...* The bedroom was quiet, save for the ticking of the alarm clock on the desk, which displayed: March 28, 2013, 10:08 PM.
Chen Anno sat in his chair, gazing at the dark night sky outside the window, his eyes somewhat vacant as if lost in thought.
"Anno... look, what's this?" Chen Fuqing's smiling face seemed to be right before his eyes.
"Wow... is this Ronaldinho's jersey?" Chen Anno jumped up. "Dad, let me see! Is there a signature on it?"
"Of course!" Chen Fuqing held his head high, full of pride. "Your dad made a special trip to Rio de Janeiro and waited at the gates of Flamengo for a long time to get it. Well, son, do you like it?"
Two lines of tears rolled down Chen Anno's face, his thoughts seemingly drifting back to that spring before his father left.
"Anno..." On the grass of Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Chen Fuqing lay half-reclined, gazing at the blue sky.
"If one day... you really make it, can you promise Dad to represent the China team, okay?"
"Why?" The 12-year-old Chen Anno didn't quite understand.
"Because... qualifying for the World Cup is very easy for the Brazil team, but for our China team, it's very... very difficult. If you have the ability, I hope... you can contribute to my motherland."
The 12-year-old Chen Anno looked at his father's face and felt his emotions. It was... it was... back then, he didn't quite understand.
Now, Chen Anno understood. It was a form of longing, just like what he felt now.
Tears slid down the boy's delicate face. "Dad... I'm sorry, I've tried my best."
Chen Anno rummaged through his wardrobe and found a box, opening it carefully.
At the very top of the box was a family photo of the three of them. A steady and handsome Chen Fuqing had his arm around the brown-haired Susanna (his mother), and in front of them stood a boy—Chen Anno himself, only thirteen in the photo.
Family Photo
Setting the photo aside, Chen Anno took out a small slip of paper with a name on it: Marcos Vizzoli, followed by a string of phone numbers.
This was the phone number of the São Paulo youth team Head Coach, who was also Chen Anno's first mentor.
After hesitating for a long time, Chen Anno finally dialed the number.
"Anno? Is that you?" As soon as the call connected, a middle-aged man's voice came through, speaking in Portuguese.
"It's me, Uncle Vizzoli. How are you?" Chen Anno's nose felt a bit sour, but he still spoke with forced lightness.
"Oh... my God, Anno, you've finally called me. Do you know? I've been trying to keep track of you, but whether on the internet or through friends, I could never get any news of you... But a month ago, I saw your name on the China U17 roster. I was so happy then, Anno. I knew that no matter where you went, you would be the most dazzling pearl!"
Vizzoli talked incessantly over the phone while Chen Anno listened quietly. Only after he finished did Chen Anno speak: "I'm sorry, Uncle Vizzoli. As of today, I've been completely removed from the team, including the club I was with."}],
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