From Arsenal to the Ball God

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In the VIP stands, the friends and family joined Arsenal fans in singing the team anthem.

Isabella held Eva and grabbed her little hand, smiling as she sang, "Ma’el! Ma’el...!"

Clément and Betty looked at them fondly with aunt-like smiles. They had come to know Isabella’s identity and adored Ma’el’s girlfriend.

As for the eldest sister and second brother, they were tiptoeing and looking to the side, trying to spot celebrities in other VIP areas.

"There! Over there!"

The eldest sister pointed somewhere, showing surprise, "Dido! I love listening to their songs!"

"That person looks familiar. Isn’t that the lead actor in the upcoming Spider-Man movie?" The second brother laughed as he looked at Garfield not far away, "I definitely have to watch it."

Behind them, a few people from Ma’el’s team had a very clear focus.

"Why is Kardashian just sitting there?" Jose chuckled while teasing Davis next to him, "Have you watched it?"

They were very close to these famous celebrities, only twenty or thirty meters away, all in one area.

"What?" Davis feigned ignorance, chuckling, "I don’t know."

"Haha...!" Jose realized he surely watched it, and laughed heartily, which quickly made Davis and Harry smirk uncontrollably.

Lewis sat beside them but wasn’t chatting; he focused intently on the match.

Safina was secretly observing super-agent Mendes along with Aisha, surprised to see his calm demeanor as he crossed his legs.

Then Mendes turned and couldn’t help but laugh, "Every man has seen it, no need to pretend, Lewis."

"Pfft..." Safina just took a sip of coconut milk and sputtered it out, seeing Lewis immediately join in with the group, acknowledging that watching Kardashian truly made her a socialite worldwide.

"Let’s cheer for Ma’el. He is the main star today." Someone changed the topic.

"Yes, yes!"

"Let’s talk about football!"

Everyone returned to the main focus, watching Ma’el handle the ball and run on the pitch, hoping he could score during such an important day.

.....

"Is he the best?"

On the other side, Beckham sat with Prince William and Princess Kate, clapping and chatting together.

Hearing Prince William’s question, Beckham raised his eyebrows to confirm, replying, "Today’s match, and even this Premier League season, he is the best one."

"I didn’t watch much football this year." Prince William pouted regretfully, explaining, "But many in the royal family are Arsenal fans, even the Queen, and this is real, not a rumor."

"Ah....." Beckham nodded, knowing that the Queen loved football, but didn’t know this detail.

"Let’s talk about the player."

Prince William looked at Ma’el on the field, smiling, "Do you think I am lucky to witness the best player scoring here?"

"You certainly will." Beckham said, not just to be pleasant, he continued, "With the player averaging over one goal per game, scoring is no problem unless he’s really unlucky."

Prince William chuckled and glanced at Princess Kate, both exchanging a smile.

.....

Not far in front of them, Kim Kardashian was sitting with her best friend, ahead was a group of kids wearing Arsenal jerseys.

"18 years old?"

Kardashian’s eyes brightened as she asked her friend about Ma’el, "He’s really young, can anyone be top-notch at that age?"

"Absolutely." Her friend spoke with an authentic London accent, being a local, "Nothing is impossible, he indeed is. His transfer fee is now 70 million Euros, and his earning potential is quite good."

"70 million Euros?"

Kardashian was a bit surprised, with a hint of interest in her eyes, "How does his earning power compare to stars in the NFL and NBA? Or, say, compared to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo."

"Not as much as them." Her friend shrugged somewhat speechlessly, "If he earned as much as them, you’d already know him.

"For sports stars, fame and wealth generally go hand in hand. He’s still far from the level of Messi, Ronaldo, and Tom Brady.

"But you need to understand, he is just 18. The world stars you mentioned were much lesser than him at this age."

Kardashian’s expression brightened further, as she began to understand, "You mean... he has unlimited potential and could possibly become better and more lucrative than them?"

"It’s not just possible." Her friend turned and paused, "Saying it’s certain might be too much, but likely seven or eight out of ten.

"My husband has said he has the chance to challenge the best in history, and it’s an undisputed chance.

"In the first 2 seasons of his career, he had significant achievements and phenomenal performances... Maybe he will indeed end the fans’ debate on who is the best."

Kardashian gave a charming smile, pouting her full lips, "I didn’t expect you to know so much about football."

"My husband told me." Her friend leaned back looking at her, laughing, "What does that expression mean? Planning to cross into footballers?"

"No, no, no." Kardashian quickly shook her head, waving her hand, "He’s just 18, and may not even like my type, plus the aesthetic here in Europe is different from the United States.

"However, if there’s a chance, it’s still nice to connect."

"Haha...." Her friend chuckled, covering her kid’s ears, "Don’t become the United States’ socialite enemy, and then Europe’s, too. He’s very popular here."