Football on the Fig.
Football on the Fig.
Dear Luish, the enemy "Leopards" and the persecutor of the paparazzi.
Once in the hot summer of 1995 in one of hotels
Small Portuguese small town the modest fellow has come with
Clever eyes, has risen on the necessary floor and it was knocked at a door
One of numbers. The door was opened by serious people - representatives
Supervising council of Italian football club "Juventus" Modzhi
And Betega.
-Sit down, but only give we will agree at once: about this
To meeting any soul, except us should not know a three. Well?
The young man has nodded a head.
- You know, what you are very necessary to us?
- I guess, but I have already agreed to transition to "Parma".
- Really you will not justify hopes of our president, ours
The fans, all Turin?.
Attack in execution of two enterprising Italians has reached
The purposes. After a while (conversation how much lasted -
It is not known) the young Portuguese football player a feather stroke
Has signed the preliminary contract with leading football club
The world, for a while having forgotten that has put some time back
The signature on the similar document, only in more official
To conditions. The processed player six called Luish a Fig, only
Years back it yet were not the best - and the most expensive - the football player
Planets.
The ending above history grandiose scandal was described.
However, else scandals in the hot world can be what
The Italian football? The rights to the talented halfback with foam
At a mouth tried to prove both "Juventus", and offended "Parma".
After all it its agents have done the utmost for transition
The 23-year-old Portuguese from Lisbon "sportinga" on the Apennines.
However, disputes have quickly stopped - Italian football
The federation has accepted really solomonovo the decision: to disqualify
And not played the Fig for two years of performances in "Series And",
Is in elite of the local championship. The rights on become to the useless
The player nevertheless "on justice" have passed to "Parma".
* * * How there was a most expensive football player? Its history
Occurrences a little than differs from destinies of other "million" stars.
Luish Felipe Madiera Kajeru (so the real name of the football player sounds)
Was born to the south from Lisbon - in place River Tagus. As well as hundreds
Same children, it drove a ball on waste ground days without a break. Those who
Witnessed this fuss, recollected, how it usually happens, already
Then: "When I have seen it for the first time, I was shaken by a manner
References with a ball. The ball simply stuck to his feet, and as it already
Then could lead round contenders!. "By then the boy has entered in
The present children's club "Wasps Pastiljas", and at school about him have forgotten
In general. But with parents has carried: have shown loyalty, having resolved
To the future professional (and this grain in the unique son they
Have distinguished at once) to concentrate on liked business. Partly
Thanking it the young man in the 18 years has appeared in Lisbon
"sportinge" under the invitation of main trainer Josц Manuelja. In 1991
To year the Fig already debuted in a youthful Portuguese national team on
The World championship where "bronze" was won by a national team of the USSR. At
Portugueses of business were where better: in the ending they battled with
Obvious favourites - Brazilians, but could stand, and in a series
poslematchevyh foul shots took the main trophy. One of the exact
Blows our hero has put. By the way, for Latin Americans
Played the future "season opening" - not who other, as the defender
Roberto Carlos. Who then could know, that in ten years it and
Fig will appear together? However, about all one after another.
* * * It is strange enough, that the Fig for the whole five years a smog
To be late in "sportinge": the football economy of Portugal is far
Not richly, and basic "pearls" will engage in the more often
The championship much more safe Spaniards. In structure lissabontsev
Luish has spent more than 130 games, has hammered in 15 balls and took a country Cup.
The ill-starred Italian history became the ending. "Parma" as
The owner of the rights to the Fig has unequivocally set as its purpose
To get rid - and as soon as possible. The blessing and the buyer solid
Was - the Spanish "Barcelona". Know, in what sum to Catalans
This acquisition has managed? In three million dollars. On
The European market it there was already far not money. But, we will tell
Directly, such freebie in football history yet was not. But the Fig
Has agreed and on such conditions, the blessing its idol worked with club,
Legendary Dutch Johan Krojf. Captious fans, as well as
It is necessary, have concerned the stranger without special liking, however
Some the spent games in a basis have transformed it into the favourite
Publics. As him only did not call! "The prince of Catalonia","pride
Barcelonas "- it is still far not the full list of informal titles
The Portuguese halfback. In "Leopard" the Fig wins twice
The championship of Spain, Cup of the country and even Cup of owners of cups.
And then on fields of Belgium and the Netherlands the championship has taken place
Europe. Many for certain remember a match, when Portugueses
Practically hopelessly conceded to Englishmen - 0:2. When logic
Prompted, that all is terminated, imperceptible before the Fig practically
Without processing the goalkeeper has punched from under a foot of the English defender, and
David Simen could not react at all. A result of a memorable meeting all
We know - with the bill 3:2 the Portugueses who have reached as a result have won
To a semi-final.
* * * To the middle of summer an estimated cost of the Portuguese
Has reached that point when wishing to get a star costs
Three times to think, before to fork up. Apparently,
The Madrid "Real" which has won that year in League of champions, to the such
Does not concern. The command and sits to this day in a terrible debt hole,
However on the football players necessary to it does not save. When the trainer
Royal club Del Boske almost whisper has expressed the
Desire to president Florentino Peres, that has unexpectedly responded
The consent: "Time it is necessary - we take!" And otvalil the Barcelonian
To foes of 58 million dollars. It was the record sum of the world.
However, on a wave of growing popularity the Fig sometimes "not
Managed to drive ". We will tell, in Sardinia, where the football player
Had a rest with the wife and the small daughter, there was an incident, rather
Adversely reflected in image of the Portuguese. On a beach it
Has undergone to attack of two paparazzi. Having caught up with one of them, enraged
Fig with fight has selected the chamber and, having pulled out therefrom a diskette, has disappeared.
The second hunter behind celebrities all it is diligent
Has embodied. And through pair hours in a police station the star was
It is compelled to give a diskette to the owner, moreover and to apologise before
It.
And how much troubles have caused to the Portuguese not endured
Treachery fans of "Barcelona": they before it is strong
Have taken offence at the former idol, that "deserter" has replaced numbers on
To the car - so is supposedly quieter. On October, 21st, 2000 the Fig was
It is compelled to leave in the field on Barcelonian arena "Nou Kamp".
Ekzekutsija it was terrible: the traitor have thrown fruit, all 90
Minutes cried out in its address of a curse and a damnation. In
Completion of all "Real" was lost by a match. Then the Fig will name
Behaviour of the former admirers psychological attack.
* * * Who such the Fig in the field? The present intellectual. Not without reason
He repeats all time, that its firm tricks in the field - not
Banal automatism, and quite realised actions. It present
The man. When "Real" met Turkish "Galatasaray",
The contender has purely casually pleased it with an elbow in a nose. Blood has rushed
Fountain, but when it managed to be stopped, the halfback has returned
In the field also "has surrendered" all 5 minutes prior to a whistle about the termination
Meetings. "Listen, and at you the nose is broken..." - declared the diagnosis the doctor
Commands. And after a while to the operated football player
The letter with apologies from a Turk has come: "I was very much afflicted, when
Has learnt, that all so is serious. Recover somewhat quicker! Also excuse, if
You can ".
About what speech - the Fig also did not hold harm on the involuntary
The offender. It in general the person nice, not without reason it so like
Experts and fans, except the Barcelonian. In December
At "distribution of elephants" at annual ceremony of definition of the best
The football player of year trainers have named its the second after the present
realskogo the partner - Zinedina Zidana, and in a week "France
Football "hands over it" the Gold ball "- the most serious prize in
World football.
This summer in partners the Fig at will of Del Boske "Real"
Has got under the record price of the world champion and Europe - the Frenchman
Zinedina Zidana. This couple makes the whole gold and exchange fund
Some states. But the Portuguese plays, and Zidan all in any way
Can get accustomed on a new place. Probably, two stars is already
Too?.
Alexey Lebedev, Dmitry Ljubimov.
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//* an information Source: the Moscow member of the Komsomol, 4.11.01
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