I AM the Football Star-Chapter 562 - 151: Who Approves, Who Opposes?

"Unstoppable! Lu Yang is unstoppable! This overhead kick goal is simply unbeatable!"

"No one can stand in his way! Today, Lu Yang is invincible!"

"Hat-trick! Lu Yang completed a hat-trick in his third UEFA Europa League match! He has set a remarkable record as the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Europa League!"

"Lu Yang! Eighteen years and eighty-six days old, he broke the record by more than four hundred days! This is destined to become a record that’s hard to reach!"

"We witnessed history! We witnessed a miracle!"

"Meanwhile, Lu Yang also leads the UEFA Europa League top scorer list this year with five goals!"

"He’s not just a goal-scoring machine, because he doesn’t always stay active in the penalty area. But his goal tally rivals any scoring machine!"

"A perfect overhead kick goal! We know, previously, Lu Yang’s two rivals each scored impressive overhead kicks in their leagues, and now... Lu Yang has done it too!"

"It’s not just about scoring goals! In this match, Lu Yang also achieved a unique overhead kick hat-trick! He used the overhead kick to execute a breakout, an assist, and a goal! This is an unprecedented overhead kick performance!"

"Lu Yang has demonstrated three times to all the fans how to perform the overhead kick. I think afterward, he’ll become the spokesperson for this move!"

"This isn’t Lu Yang’s first overhead kick; he’s had even more exciting overhead goals. I think that’s something that La Liga’s fans must face up to!"

"Yesterday in the Champions League, La Liga performed excellently. But today, in the Europa League, sorry to say, at least in this match, Lu Yang is more outstanding than La Liga’s stars!"

"Barça has Assis Moreira, Real Madrid has Nazario Lima and Yadzhi Zizu; La Liga’s stars aren’t the main stars on their teams, yet San Remo has only Lu! Only Lu! That’s the difference!"

"Now, I suddenly feel liberated from the Golden Boy Award! Because the Golden Boy Award can’t capture Lu Yang’s brilliance. He shouldn’t be competing for honors with a bunch of youngsters; his future belongs to the Golden Ball Award!"

This commentator was talking recklessly, completely captivated by Lu Yang’s performance in this match, becoming a Lu fan.

This kind of talk is bound to earn him criticism from his superiors after the match, but he doesn’t regret it at all.

If there’s anything unsatisfactory about the script of the twin stars, it’s that the exceptionally praised duo hasn’t actually ranked among the top five impactful players on their respective teams.

Football is actually the same as basketball, or should I say, all team sports are the same, that is... in this team, there must be a king!

Enriquez and Mancini haven’t taken the crown in their teams, so how can they compete for other thrones?

Even if they win the Golden Boy Award, they remain "boys!"

But Lu Yang is different; Lu Yang has already been crowned king within his own team.

He won the Golden Boy Award, meaning he claimed the "gold!"

That’s the fundamental difference!

...

This overhead kick completely killed the game.

Four to two, San Remo defeated Zenit St. Petersburg by a large margin.

Both teams have "Saint" in their names, and they competed to see who was better.

Meanwhile, in another match that concluded three minutes ago in Group C, Ness’s short midfielder Kaint contributed with a long-range goal outside the penalty area, leveling the game!

Ness and Red Bull tied.

Group C’s standings now became.

San Remo with two wins and one draw, unbeaten in three matches, leading Group C with seven points.

Ness with one win, one draw, and one loss, four points, ranked second in the group.

Red Bull with three draws in three matches, three points, third place.

Zenit one draw, two losses, one point, at the bottom of the group.

This score means San Remo is very close to qualifying early.

Just one more match win, and San Remo will have no worries about making it through! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

And coincidentally, their next match is against Zenit, plus they have the home advantage.

From today’s situation, Zenit is unlikely to beat San Remo unless they encounter a referee even weaker than today’s main referee.

But that’s unlikely.

Because the impact of today’s match is far from over.

Neither Zenit nor San Remo is satisfied with the officiating of this match.

At the post-match press conference, Sotu directly shouted with a red neck: "This matter won’t end here! We’ll file an appeal! We believe today’s match had too many unfair rulings."

"Additionally, we’ll also file a lawsuit against today’s referee Byron Watrot! We strongly urge the UEFA Refereeing Committee to conduct a financial audit on this referee and assess his professional competence!"

"This is the worst referee I’ve seen in my many years; if there’s nothing else wrong with him, then at his level, he shouldn’t be officiating a UEFA Europa League match! He’s not even as professional as Italian Third Division referees!"

Sotu was somewhat dazed by two yellow cards, saying both things that should and shouldn’t be said.

Reporters even stopped pressing the shutter button, confirming with Sotu: "Are you sure? Are you sure you want to question the referee’s officiating? Including his qualifications and financial status?"

Sotu hesitated, feeling embarrassed.

In European football, the main referee’s authority is supreme; in a sense, they embody UEFA.

So, regardless of right or wrong, they cannot be questioned.

You may think that some rulings in the match were mistaken, which is attributed to personal competence and can be understood.