Each year before the English FA Cup, both teams line up, and the British national anthem is played.

However, sometimes, the English FA also tries something different, inviting celebrities to sing the British national anthem live to cheer everyone up.

For example, this time, they invited the singer Paul Potts, who became famous after participating in the famous talent show "Britain's Got Talent," to sing the national anthem and cheer everyone up.

The former Welsh mobile phone salesman is now a globally renowned singer.

Still, Potts readily agreed to come to Wembley Stadium and sing for the FA Cup final.

On a sunny afternoon, Wembley Stadium was packed to the rafters.

Fans from both competing teams filled the stands of Wembley Stadium, with no empty seats. Red and blue were distinctly divided, splitting the stadium stands into two blocks.

Social celebrities sat in the VIP boxes between the first and second tiers of the stands, enjoying the air conditioning, drinking beverages, and comfortably sitting in their chairs, admiring the interior of this magnificent stadium through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows while waiting for the game to begin.

The live broadcast stopped playing music, and the announcer began to lead the audience in chanting the names of the players from both sides.

Because this was a neutral venue, no one booed the opposing players. Except for one person.

When Chen Yingxiong walked onto the field, a fairly large-scale booing sound rang out for the first time in the entire stadium. Although it was far less than the treatment he "enjoyed" at Old Trafford, the Etihad Stadium, White Hart Lane, and St. James' Park, it clearly expressed the fans' opinion of him.

Chen Yingxiong had been in the eye of the storm recently for breaking Dixie Dean's record. Many people liked him, but even more people hated him.

Chelsea fans would naturally not give Liverpool's Chen Yingxiong any good looks, booing him without question!

Chen Yingxiong, holding the hand of a young ball boy, completely ignored the booing from the stands. He didn't even raise his head.

The little ball boy he was holding, however, curiously looked up at Chen Yingxiong, and found that the tall player's face was expressionless.

Was he pretending? There's no way he didn't hear it, right?

The little ball boy thought to himself.

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After both teams of players stood still, they lined up, with the referee and FA officials in the middle.

Diagonally opposite the two teams, a group of ball boys were pulling flags with their team's logos on them, squatting on the grass.

The Liver Bird and the Chelsea Pensioners' lion faced each other, ready to start a battle at any time.

In the bright sunshine, a military band in red uniforms entered the field and set up their formation. Following closely behind, the chubby Paul Potts, dressed in a black tailcoat, walked into the venue. A round of applause for him rang out from the stands, and Potts smiled and waved to the stands.

He was a bit fatter than before, and he was no longer stage-frightened when attending such big events. The timid guy who was once so restrained, nervous, and embarrassed on stage that he couldn't even speak smoothly when he wasn't singing was nowhere to be found.

He walked to the microphone and nodded very elegantly to the band.

The music began.

Paul Potts's deep voice then rang out.

He passionately performed the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen."

The audience in the stands stood up one after another, listening to the national anthem.

Some British people even sang along.

The television broadcast switched from the stands to the field, scanning across the faces of the players one by one. Every player looked solemn or calm. Even those who weren't British players showed enough respect when listening to this song... after all, the meaning of the national anthem is different.

But when the close-up lens was on Chen Yingxiong, everyone saw an amazing scene!

Chen Yingxiong frowned, closed his eyes, and then opened his mouth wide—he was yawning!

This scene was broadcast through television to millions of households and was also synchronized on the big screens at the venue.

Although it was only a fleeting moment, everyone could see clearly that Chen Yingxiong yawned when the national anthem was played!

He actually yawned!

Is our national anthem so boring and unpleasant? Bastard!!

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In fact, Chen Yingxiong knew that it was impolite to yawn while the national anthem was being played, so at first, he kept trying to hold it back, even bowing his head to prevent others from seeing him frowning. He didn't want others to say that he was frowning and squinting, being disrespectful to Britain or something...

It wasn't necessarily that he really cared about Britain, he just didn't need these troubles for himself.

Who would have thought that this Paul Potts would use bel canto... singing each sentence especially long. The singing was melodious, but the time was also greatly extended...

In the end, he really couldn't hold it back, and a yawn came out. His head also reflexively lifted up.

Unfortunately, the camera happened to capture him at this moment...

So this scene was seen by everyone.

Since the yawn was already out, there was no need to hold it back. Chen Yingxiong simply completed the yawn comfortably, without forcibly interrupting it halfway through. Holding back a yawn is very uncomfortable.

At this time, he didn't care what the British people thought of him. Being comfortable was the most important thing to him.

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The commentators don't say anything when the national anthem is being played, to show respect for the national anthem and respect for the country.

So it's still calm for now.

When Paul Potts finally finished singing, the audience didn't applaud enthusiastically as he had expected.

He heard loud booing, very, very loud.

This made him a little confused, even startled—did I sing something wrong? The lyrics were correct, right? I didn't run off-key either... could it be that my facial expressions weren't right?

Because Potts had his back to the players, he had no idea what was happening behind him. How could he have imagined that the fans' angry boos were directed at Chen Yingxiong?

Everyone was too embarrassed to boo while the national anthem was playing, as that would be seen as booing the national anthem, but now they had no such concerns. As soon as the national anthem finished, boos poured in from all directions—of course, mostly from the stands where Chelsea fans were located.

Liverpool fans were now in the same trench as Chen Yingxiong, and they couldn't possibly boo their own hero.

The commentators also began to verbally criticize Chen Yingxiong.

But the words were the same old story, just saying that Chen Yingxiong lacked manners.

Even the Chinese commentators felt that Chen Yingxiong had gone a bit too far...

No one was willing to think about why Chen Yingxiong would yawn. They just felt that this matter must be related to the recent disputes.

Chen Yingxiong was using this method to retaliate and provoke the British... yes, that must be it! With Chen Yingxiong's such a bastard personality, he was more than capable of doing such a thing!

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Only the Liverpool players and coaches knew what was going on...

Martin O'Neill really wanted to slap his thigh—no wonder he was so calm in the locker room. He spoke so passionately, and the other players' emotions were stirred up by him, yet he still looked so calm and collected... so he hadn't woken up yet!!

The Liverpool coach felt like holding his head in his hands and howling to the sky.

Chen Yingxiong still hadn't woken up, so how could he expect him to be in good form for this game? Martin O'Neill really didn't dare to expect anything at all...

Chen Yingxiong's teammates around him were also very surprised. Spearing nudged him: "No way, Hero? You haven't woken up yet?"

"Yeah!" Chen Yingxiong glared at him unhappily.

Those sudden boos made Paul Potts feel at a loss. He knew very well that the sound was directed at him.

Although he didn't mind being booed, and he didn't mind being disliked and hated, he was still annoyed by this inexplicable shooting incident...

"You guys were making noise in the hotel hallway at six in the morning... six in the morning, dude! At that time, I was still asleep in bed. I don't get up until eight in the morning! That's two more hours!"

"Uh..." Jay Spearing did feel that it was not good to have woken Chen Yingxiong up, but... "It's already afternoon. You haven't recovered yet?"

Chen Yingxiong glanced at him: "Don't you know that people need to take a nap? It's easy to get sleepy after eating, and I didn't sleep well this morning—ha—" After saying that, he yawned again.

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The fans in the stands and the commentators believed that Chen Yingxiong was deliberately provoking, and was being disrespectful to Britain.

The Chelsea players, on the other hand, believed that this represented Chen Yingxiong's contempt for them.

In such an important final, Chen Yingxiong actually yawned!

How could this be tolerated!

Did he become so arrogant after breaking Dixie Dean's record that he didn't take this game and Chelsea seriously at all!

How dare you look down on us Chelsea by yourself?!

Don't you take a look at what kind of team you're leading! We're already being nice by not looking down on you, and you still dare to look down on us?!

Damn it!

Many Chelsea players clenched their fists and vowed in their hearts to defeat Liverpool and Chen Yingxiong in the game, and give him the most fatal blow when he was most complacent!

Hulk was even more furious. He also felt that Chen Yingxiong was looking down on him.

I'm so sorry that playing against me makes you so uninterested!

Hulk stared at Chen Yingxiong's figure, and anger was burning in his eyes.

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The commentators' condemnation of Chen Yingxiong quickly passed, because this was the final, and the most important thing was not the national anthem, but the game itself.

So everyone still wanted to see how the next game would go. At the same time, they also knew very well that silence now didn't mean they would let Chen Yingxiong go. They believed that after the game, the media would definitely stand up and condemn Chen Yingxiong.

He will 100% not be able to escape this disaster!

Such blatant provocation, no Briton could tolerate it!

They also believed that Chen Yingxiong's behavior must have angered the Chelsea players. The strength of the two sides was not on the same level in the first place. They wanted to see how Chen Yingxiong would lead a team of old, weak, sick, and disabled reserves to defeat Chelsea and lift the championship trophy, completing this impossible task...

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ps, I was really yawning when I wrote these two chapters!

Yawns are really contagious, everyone be careful!