Chapter 120 The Aftermath

"...After the Champions League quarterfinal match between Napoli and Barcelona at the Stadio San Paolo, a large-scale conflict erupted between the players on the field and by the sidelines..."

On the television screen, Chen Hero was pointing at Tito Vilanova and loudly berating him, while in between and around them were people struggling to pull them apart.

The scene then switched to a confrontation between San Croche and Dani Alves, with players tightly packed together. Everyone was making gestures with their arms, but they were just shoving, not throwing punches.

The screen shifted again, this time to the stands. They were a scene of chaos. Napoli's radical fans were waving "weapons" in their hands, yelling at the Barcelona fans huddled in a corner of the stands, while riot police in full gear stood ready between the two groups.

"All of this originated from a controversial call fifteen minutes into the game..."

As the host spoke, the television screen changed to game footage: Dani Alves fell to the ground clutching his face, Chen Hero looked innocent, and the referee ran up to him, holding up a red card.

"From the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see that Chen Hero didn't touch Dani Alves. So his subsequent anger is entirely understandable..."

Then came the footage of Chen Hero slamming into Sergio Busquets and angrily denouncing the referee and Tito Vilanova after the game.

As he was being pulled into the player tunnel by assistant coach Viviani, he was still roaring into the camera: "Bleep—Bleep—Bleepity Bleep—Bleep—Bleep Bleep Bleep—Bleep—Bleep Bleep—"

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"I'm especially curious what you said to the camera." Antonio Cassano, lying in his hospital bed, shifted his gaze from the television and looked at Chen Hero, who was sitting next to him.

"Uh..." Chen Hero frowned and thought. "I forgot what I said at the time. Anyway, I was very angry, and it was all curse words. Very nasty."

Cassano pointed to the constant "bleeping" sound coming from the television and nodded. "I can completely imagine."

"I'm sorry I couldn't fulfill your wish..." Chen Hero said helplessly. Why was he so angry after being sent off? Because it wasn't just that he had been wronged; it was also because, with that red card, he had watched the team lose the game, and his friend's wish hadn't come true.

Cassano smiled. "My wishes don't have an expiration date. It's okay whenever they come true."

"But who knows when we'll run into Barcelona next time?"

"As long as we can participate in the Champions League, there's always a chance, right? Besides..." Cassano's eyes darted around. "Don't you think UEFA always likes to match up teams that have a feud? We have such a big grudge with Barcelona now. Wouldn't they consider that when assigning opponents?"

Chen Hero laughed.

"I suddenly like UEFA. I support them this time."

Cassano suddenly thought of something else and frowned. "But... this incident was so big. I estimate that UEFA will definitely impose additional punishment on you, and it won't be light..."

"Afraid of them? Can they ban me for life?"

"Uh, it won't go that far. But banning you from a few European matches is definitely no problem."

Chen Hero shrugged. "What can I do? I already hit the guy, and I already cursed. There's nothing I can do if they want to punish me."

Cassano looked at him. "After you were sent off, you stood by the field and watched the game the whole time. Did you regret it then?"

Chen Hero looked at the ceiling, thought for a moment, and then shook his head. "If I could go back to that moment, I would still do it."

Cassano gave him a thumbs up and said to him in awkward Chinese, "Chun ye menr" (a real man).

He had learned this from Chen Hero and knew its exact meaning.

Chen Hero accepted Cassano's praise, stood up, and said, "You should rest well. I should go."

"Goodbye, Hero. By the way, that goal was so damn beautiful!"

Chen Hero said to him, "Come back soon. Then we can celebrate goals with the moonwalk on the field together."

"To be honest, I still doubt that you can do the moonwalk."

"You just wait and see!"

Cassano laughed.

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When Chen Hero came out of the ward, the bodyguard Cabrera, who had been guarding the door, glanced back.

She noticed that Chen Hero had a smile on his face.

He seemed to be in a good mood.

"Let's go back, Christine."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

The two walked through a long tunnel made of plastic sheeting, similar to the kind used when players enter the field, all the way from Cassano's ward to the entrance of the hospital. This idea had come from a doctor in the hospital. After all, the Napoli fans were too fanatical, and doing this would prevent Cassano from being disturbed too much when he went from the ward to get checked.

When Chen Hero had arrived, he had joked that it was like entering the field.

Cassano's cause of illness had been determined, the surgery had been performed, and according to the surgeon, "the surgery was very successful," and everything was normal. The media who had been waiting outside the hospital had gradually left, and the fans who had come to the hospital to cheer for Cassano had also dispersed at the request of the police.

Now, the entrance of the St. Lucy Hospital had returned to peace. The satellite broadcasting trucks and police cars had disappeared.

Chen Hero and Cabrera easily left the hospital without encountering any media拦截.

During this period, many people had come to the hospital to visit Cassano, and everyone had gotten used to it.

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"UEFA is very shocked by the conflict that occurred last night at Napoli's Stadio San Paolo. Michel Platini has stated that the UEFA Disciplinary Committee will follow what the referee wrote in the match report to make a ruling... It is said that the referee's and the fourth official's match reports will be key evidence for UEFA to make a ruling. In that case, the outcome of the ruling may be quite unfavorable for Napoli and Chen Hero..."

"Walter Mazzarri has decided to file a complaint and protest to UEFA regarding the performance of Swiss referee Adele in the match. They are demanding that the red cards against Chen Hero and Mazzarri be rescinded and that Dani Alves, who faked the fall, be severely punished..."

"...Naples police say they have arrested ten Napoli fans and two Barcelona fans in last night's fan riot... The conflict started after the game ended. The fans from both sides first verbally abused each other, and then it developed into a brawl... In the end, the Barcelona fans, who were clearly outnumbered, were defeated... According to the police, seven fans were injured in the conflict, all of them Barcelona fans. Those with more serious injuries have been sent to local hospitals and are currently out of danger... UEFA says it will make a ruling on the conflict. Combining it with other incidents, it is believed that the fine will not be light..."

"The Italian and Catalan media are engaged in a war of words. The Catalan media drew a cartoon of Chen Hero, in which Chen Hero was transformed into a butcher wielding a butcher knife, with Sergio Busquets cut into pieces at his feet. This is to satirize Chen Hero's violence. On the Italian media side, they sent Dani Alves a clown hat, satirizing him as a clown who fakes falls..."

"Breaking news, Sergio Busquets, who was elbowed and injured by Chen Hero in the game, has been discharged from the hospital. He has a fractured nasal bone and a slight concussion, but Pep Guardiola said he is fine. But he will definitely miss the weekend's El Clásico against Real Madrid. This may be good news for Real Madrid..."

"Some reports say that Sergio Busquets' mother fainted on the spot after seeing the scene of Sergio Busquets being elbowed to the ground by Chen Hero on television... After waking up, she was always in tears... Sergio Busquets' father, Old Busquets, angrily denounced Chen Hero's violent behavior, claiming that Chen Hero was like a savage from an uncivilized region and was a disgrace to football..."

"...Chen Hero's elbow strike against Sergio Busquets was fast, accurate, and ruthless, and it was praised by professionals. Especially the movement of turning around and dodging Carles Puyol's interception was very beautiful, like flowing water... But they also said that Chen Hero used it in the wrong place..."

"A website recently launched a new flash game, which is based on Chen Hero's elbow strike, called 'Elbow Like Chen Hero'..."

"Dani Alves's fake fall has aroused heated discussion in the world media, and it has even attracted a wave of fan ps spoofs. Take a look at these talented ps pictures from netizens... In the pictures, Dani Alves, who is leaning back, is knocked down by various strange things... But in response, some Barcelona netizens created a dynamic spoof picture of Chen Hero elbowing..."

"On the Chinese Internet, Chen Hero's red card has also caused large-scale controversy, and many fans are arguing endlessly on forums and Weibo... Famous online football writer Lin Hai Ting Tao said on Weibo that Dani Alves has always had the habit of faking falls, but this time he was facing Chen Hero, so he messed up. Fortunately, Sergio Busquets took the initiative to taunt him, otherwise Dani Alves would have been beaten... Former well-known football reporter and current well-known public intellectual Xie Liang has long been accustomed to Chen Hero's violent behavior. He said that the more famous players like Chen Hero are in Europe, the more they lose the face of the Chinese people... However, according to the reporter's rough statistics, the majority of people still support Chen Hero."

"Some media revealed that the referee on duty, Adele, mentioned Chen Hero's provocation after elbowing Sergio Busquets in the match report... At that time, he said: 'This is what an elbow is!'... I can only say, Chen Hero, you're awesome!"

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What the result of the game was did not attract the attention of the media. Instead, the things that happened in the game became the focus of everyone's discussion after the game.

This almost became a collective carnival for the media. There were too many things worth talking about in this game, and just taking out one thing was enough for everyone to hype for several days.

The media workers once again strengthened their belief that "Chen Hero is our breadwinner" and firmly believed that "as long as Hero is here, there is no shortage of news."

Making this game popular all over the world.

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PS, five updates have been released!

Screaming at the top of my lungs - please give me monthly tickets!

PS2, tomorrow will be a normal guaranteed update.