Chapter 829: Uniting the Feudal Lords, Ruler and Minister as One (Seeking Monthly Votes for the Start of the Month!)

The Sun—Escrivá issued a statement on social media: Espanyol has already reserved a spot at a "cena" (Italian for dinner) in Italy, awaiting Ten Hag's acceptance of the invitation.

Escrivá was also thoughtful; to ensure Ten Hag enjoyed the meal, he specifically chose a restaurant in Italy, hoping Ten Hag would eat comfortably and happily.

But this invitation contained a small problem.

In a previous interview, Escrivá had stated that during dinner, he would punch Ten Hag in the head to settle the score between them.

This was very interesting.

If he truly accepted the invitation, would Ten Hag actually get beaten up?

Now was a critical juncture in Cristiano Ronaldo's "cat-and-mouse theory"; if Ten Hag got beaten up at this moment, it would be an enormous loss of face!

So, could Ten Hag refuse to go?

Upon careful thought, it seemed Ten Hag had no choice but to go, because refusing would make him a laughingstock among fans and reporters in the future.

Hmm...

One could only hope Ferran was blowing smoke.

After all, it was said that many reporters would be present on-site; actually starting a fight would be utterly unreasonable.

The 21st century is an era of civilization; civilized people solve problems over dinner—share a meal, and everything gets resolved!

Portugal vs. Czech Republic.

"Portugal!"

"Portugal!"

"Ronaldo! Wow!!!"

Boom!

"Gggg—oooo—lllll!!"

Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a header; the entire stadium's fans rose to their feet, shouting the name of their national hero.

Tang Ye and Mata, former club teammates, were among them, offering Cristiano Ronaldo their warmest applause.

"Wow!"

Mata cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Hey, Tom! Focus on the match!"

Noticing Tang Ye's distraction, Mata said, "Isn't this exciting enough? If you want more thrills, only the Champions League can offer that!"

"Oh, oh, haha! My mistake."

Tang Ye waved his hand, applauding Cristiano Ronaldo on the field.

Dalot becoming a starter for the Portuguese national team prompted Tang Ye to complete a long-pending mission; the system's voice immediately captured all of Tang Ye's attention.

The mission "Uniting the Feudal Lords" was complete; the reward was the legendary Wang Ding.

What exactly was this item used for?

Could it grant many ultimate templates at once?

Tang Ye wanted to claim the reward immediately, but he ultimately restrained his emotions.

The better the reward, the calmer one should be.

He wasn't sure about the feng shui in Portugal, so Tang Ye decided to wait until returning home before proceeding with his operation.

Check Dongqiu Di match report: In the UEFA Nations League A, Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 at home; Cristiano Ronaldo scored via penalty and header, while B. Silva and Jota also found the net.

"Very good; everyone played well in this match."

"I think the Nations League still holds some significance, as it allows us to familiarize ourselves with World Cup opponents in advance."

Cristiano Ronaldo answered the reporters' questions.

Did it feel like the Portuguese player had become much livelier after leaving Manchester United?

"Ronnie, Erik has responded to your previous remarks; he believes you are overly arrogant, leading to erroneous judgments on many matters. Hmm... 'Ronaldo is now 37; he cannot view things as he did at 27.'"

The reporter directly quoted Ten Hag's original words.

But this was unnecessary, as Cristiano Ronaldo had certainly watched Ten Hag's video clip.

"I won't say anything; I won't continue speaking on this."

Wiping the sweat from his face with his jersey, Cristiano Ronaldo said, "Time will prove everything; time will prove I am right. Next, I will focus on the Nations League, focus on the World Cup, and focus on transfers in the Piggy Xia Chuang. I can only say Erik is wrong, and I will not continue debating with him."

"That's about it."

The scene was somewhat noisy, so Cristiano Ronaldo shouted the last few sentences.

"Did you invite Ty, just like the interaction on Twitter?"

"Haha, maybe; I don't know either."

Cristiano Ronaldo played dumb.

"The Ballon d'Or voting for this year will start early; have you decided who to vote for? In your opinion, looking at this year alone, who performed better, you or Messi?"

"Hmm... I think it's me."

The reference period for the 2022 Ballon d'Or voting was August 2021 to October 2022; during this timeframe, Cristiano Ronaldo believed his performance surpassed Messi's, which indeed wasn't problematic.

"Then, if you were to vote, who would you give your first vote to?"

"Hmm..."

Cristiano Ronaldo pursed his lips and gritted his teeth.

Somewhat hesitant, he nevertheless spoke honestly: "I think I would give my first vote to Ty; his performance has been excellent. Of course, I don't believe this makes him stronger than me."

Thinking of something, Cristiano Ronaldo added: "The comparison I'm making here is limited strictly to the pitch; I believe I still have the opportunity to deliver better performances than him on the field. But I cannot vote for myself, so if I must choose, I will give my first vote to him."

Alright.

Although he had been forcibly carried for an entire season, Cristiano Ronaldo still hadn't completely yielded to Tang Ye.

As for why the Portuguese man emphasized "limited to the pitch," that was somewhat strange.

If the comparison was limited to the pitch, he would never admit defeat.

Did this mean that in certain areas outside the pitch, TY had defeated the arrogant Cristiano Ronaldo?

Hmm...

He couldn't figure it out right away, so he could only leave it to ponder later.

On the other side, Tang Ye congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portuguese locker room on securing their third victory of the season in the UEFA Nations League.

After wishing the Portuguese team success in the knockout stage ahead of time, Tang Ye and Mata headed to the mixed interview zone.

"Escrivá and Ten Hag scheduled a dinner? Hiss, I haven't heard them mention it, but I saw it online; since this matter seems quite popular on the internet, I don't know why they want to have dinner together."

Tang Ye shrugged: "But to be honest, I don't think this should specifically become an interview question; having dinner is their own business."

"The location is in Italy; aren't you planning to go?"

"I definitely won't go."

Tang Ye sighed: "Although I won't participate, I still think this dinner is quite meaningful."

"After finishing dinner, the two of them probably won't be angry with each other anymore."

"For the upcoming EAFF E-1 Football Championship, can you set a goal?"

"..."

After the reporter finished asking the question, Mata smiled, turned to look at Tang Ye beside him, and expected his teammate to answer this rather difficult question.

How was the Chinese team arranged for the World Cup warm-up matches?

"There aren't many matches in total."

Tang Ye rubbed his chin: "Hopefully we can win the championship?"

Romano: Cristiano Ronaldo might join Al-Nassr in the Saudi League; if the transfer is confirmed, the Portuguese man could receive a tax-free annual salary of 200 million US dollars.

Front-page headline of "Titan Sports": Chinese national team players expected to gather in Hebei on July 4th to prepare for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.

"Titan Sports" reposted an official Weibo post from the Chinese Men's Football Team's "Dragon Team"; in this post, the Chinese Football Association listed the player roster for this edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, with Tang Ye prominently included.

One rather interesting point was that in the gathering poster, Tang Ye was positioned in the center spot.

In the past two editions of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Tang Ye had also made the final roster, but because his probability of playing was low, he had always been arranged as a supporting character beside Wu Lei and Lippi.

This time, he could finally be considered a leading character.

Chinese fans were very happy, but the other teams in the same group were not so pleased.

Zhan Jun: In this edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the teams from China, Japan, and South Korea will likely go all out, as this is the only official national team tournament before the World Cup.