The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 427 - 91: Advancing to the Final! Wang Shuo Goes Berserk! Renewal and Signings! The Most Important Renewal in History

"Champions!!"

Wang Shuo stood among his teammates, arms raised high alongside everyone else, roaring in celebration of their 09/10 Bundesliga championship!

Although they had already clinched the title in the previous round.

But the moment the team lifted the championship shield, everyone still felt incredibly excited.

Wang Shuo was especially emotional!

’A year ago, when I joined Dortmund, I never imagined I’d be lifting the Bundesliga championship shield so soon! I never even dreamed I’d reach the UEFA Europa League final this fast!’

As the more than 80,000 fans in the stadium celebrated wildly, Wang Shuo’s emotions stirred with excitement.

’This sense of ceremony... it’s so emotionally powerful!’

The media reporters also rushed over, first shouting for the Dortmund players to take a group photo with the championship shield, then having the players take turns lifting it.

When it was Wang Shuo’s turn, he lifted the championship shield high with both hands for the dozens of media outlets to photograph. Though his Intercontinental Level Breathing ability usually kept him perfectly calm and rational, at this moment, he felt a surge of excitement—an excitement he couldn’t suppress!

But his excitement lasted less than a minute.

The next moment, someone—he didn’t know who—dumped a large cup of beer right over his head.

Then, his teammates started recklessly spraying beer, celebrating and chasing each other around the field.

Unable to dodge in time, Wang Shuo was drenched and left soaking wet.

This was a German specialty, of sorts!

It was only after coming to Europe that Wang Shuo discovered that players in Europe’s top leagues weren’t as disciplined about their diet as he had imagined, and they certainly didn’t lead ascetic lifestyles.

Things like beer, burgers, and soda were common enough, but even smoking and visiting prostitutes were surprisingly widespread.

It wasn’t even considered news.

For example, back at Mainz, Amri went to nightclubs quite often.

Klopp had even made a bold promise: if the team won the UEFA Europa League title in Hamburg, he would treat everyone to a wild night out at a Hamburg nightclub.

And did anyone really think they’d go to a nightclub to celebrate and just stick to soft drinks?

In the end, it was all a matter of moderation.

When your performance was lacking, small issues like diet and drinking would be magnified.

Just like Ronaldinho in his final years at Barça.

But in his early years, was that ever an issue?

Wang Shuo, of course, was very self-disciplined.

At least his eating habits and daily routine were both very healthy and regular.

But from his observations, there weren’t many like him.

Even a kid like Götze would run off to Dusseldorf nightclubs to chase after young models during the holidays.

It was worth mentioning that in this match, veterans De De and Tinga had both returned from injury, but their performances were rather unremarkable.

Tinga’s contract with the club was set to expire in 2010.

Dortmund had already clearly told the player that they would not be renewing his contract.

As for De De, his contract expired in 2011, and Dortmund currently had no intention of renewing it.

The club had grown accustomed to such situations.

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「Midday, May 2nd.」

The large press conference hall at Westfalen Stadium was packed.

Dozens of invited reporters had set up an array of cameras with long lenses, all aimed at the podium.

But no one was there yet.

In the small press room next door, a contract signing ceremony was underway.

Wang Shuo and Dortmund’s president, Laubal, sat at the front table.

Standing in a row behind them were club executives Watzke, Zorc, and Kneipen; head coach Klopp; and Wang Shuo’s personal assistant, Shen Qinghe, along with his agent, Thomas Essien.

They all witnessed Wang Shuo and Laubal officially sign the contract extension.

Neither side disclosed the specific details of the contract, including the salary, bonuses, and clauses.

The only thing revealed to the public was that the contract was for five years.

But the ubiquitous Bild had already dug up information from various sources.

Wang Shuo’s contract contained a release clause.

They speculated that the specific amount was 80 million euros.

This was obviously much higher than the actual figure.

Due to a confidentiality agreement, Wang Shuo’s side would not be releasing any information to the media.

After signing the contract, Wang Shuo and Laubal both stood up, shook hands, and posed for photos for the club’s press officer.

These photos would be sent to all partner media outlets after the press conference.

After the signing, Wang Shuo moved to the large press conference hall.

As a smiling Wang Shuo entered the room, the reporters immediately began snapping photos, filling the hall with the lively, rapid-fire clicking of shutters!

Traditionally, events like a contract renewal—even a major signing like Robben joining Bayern—were simple affairs. A few photos would be taken, a press release sent to the media, and an announcement made on the official website. That was all.

For a more significant event, an exclusive interview with a major media outlet might be arranged.

Something like Real Madrid holding a grand unveiling ceremony for Ronaldo and Kaka was extremely rare.

This showed just how much importance Dortmund placed on renewing Wang Shuo’s contract.

They seemed almost desperate to tell the whole world that Wang Shuo would be staying at Dortmund!

Hence, this press conference.

After Wang Shuo sat down, Watzke, who was moderating the conference, appeared at the microphone.

"Thank you to all our friends in the media for being here today!"