My Girlfriend Wants Victory - Chapter 20



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I followed Director Choi Ki-hyun, who was laughing awkwardly, into the director’s office.

Along with the smell of cigarette smoke, which is characteristic of the director’s office.

‘Ugh! It’s dazzling! Is that a flash grenade?’

A bald old man greeted me.

“Oh. Jin-ho Son! Nice to meet you!”

The bald man stood up with a kind expression and shook my hand.

Hmm. His face looked familiar. He was definitely a high-ranking official from the Football Association.

“This is Jo Yeon-jong, the president of the Korea Football Association.”

Ah. So you were the president of the association.

There was a reason why this gentleman, Choi Gi-Hyeon, was smiling brightly.

“I’m Jin-ho Son, a first-year student at Geumsun High School.”

I exchanged greetings with the president of the association and glanced at Choi Ki-hyun.

Coach Choi Ki-hyun was seen muttering, “Hehe. A coach who has nurtured a promising player that the president of the Korea Football Association is paying attention to? It’s me.”

Oh my. Is it really that good?

The corners of my mouth don’t go down at all.

“I think the story will be long. Shall we take a seat?”

The director and I sat down after hearing the president’s words, and the president, after confirming the situation, cautiously opened his mouth.

“Player Son Jin-ho. Do you know about the study abroad program run by our football association?”

“Yes, the general outline is… .”

The moment I nodded and answered.

The president of the association started a history lecture without even listening to what I said.

“It all started in 2000 when Seol Ki-yeon transferred to Royal Antwerp… ”

I see

I listened to the president’s words with one ear and let them go out the other. It was all information I already knew.

In 2000, the Korea Football Association actively supported Seol Ki-yeon’s overseas transfer. In a way, Seol Ki-yeon was the first excellent player to study abroad.

And the Korea Football Association, inspired by Seol Ki-yeon’s performance in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, realized the need for an overseas study program.

The first overseas study project for excellent athletes began in 2002 and was run until 2008, but ended with the sixth project due to internal opposition and other issues.

‘But the fact that I received an offer….’

It seems that the future is slowly changing thanks to my efforts.

‘Wow… If this continues, isn’t it because of me that Manchester United will fail to evolve into the dark side?’

No, it won’t work. The best word to tease Winter is ‘Maenggu’.

-Ah, don’t call me a fool─!!

While the imaginary winter expresses its anger.

“Actually, I was going to stop the overseas study project for excellent athletes.”

The boring history lecture was finally over. Only then did the association president explain why he had come here in person.

“There was a lot of internal backlash. There was a lot of talk about promising players being drained. Some schools even recommended potential players. That’s why the program was temporarily suspended….”

Chairman Cho Yeon-jong drank a glass of water as if his throat was choked up, then continued speaking.

“Isn’t our player Son Jin-ho showing outstanding talent? That’s why I strongly insisted. Let’s send him one last time, really one last time. I collected all the videos of his performances with the U-19 national team and the records of the national high school soccer league and sent them to Germany, England, and Spain. As a result, Dortmund in Germany and Swansea in England showed interest.”

It’s a study abroad program for excellent athletes.

I looked at Director Choi Ki-hyun, who was grinning strangely while listening to the association president’s words.

As far as I know, other managers deliberately make their players mess up during games so as not to send them abroad to study.

‘Why do you like this guy?’

Well, he’s a gentleman who knows but doesn’t know.

“Ah. Chairman. By the way, SBK also asked Jin-ho to join them. It was a variety show project to film overseas recruitment tests. How about doing it together with this study abroad program?”

Director Choi Ki-hyun even actively offered ideas and helped me study abroad.

“Oh, is that true?”

“Yes, we just talked about it yesterday!”

While Director Choi Ki-hyun and the association president were talking, I slowly closed my eyes and fell into thought.

If I accept the association president’s proposal, the problem that prevented me from going overseas will also be solved.

The Korea Football Association will take care of FIFA’s ‘prohibition on transfer of minors’ regulations.

Perhaps the association will send an official letter to the FIFA Ethics Committee asking them to treat it as a special case and receive an exception based on that.

For reference, Son Heung-min also went to study abroad in Hamburg in this way.

Well. If you only hear it like this, it seems like a great opportunity. But later, when the truth about Son Heung-min’s study abroad in Germany was revealed, how much of a shock was it?

‘You said that the dispatched employee who was sent to look after the children was arrested on theft charges, so the players were left unattended?’

Although they brought up the issue of internal backlash, it is possible that they also intended to cover up the incident.

I have a serious expression on my face.

Director Choi Ki-hyun burst into laughter and slapped me on the back.

“Haha, I guess you’re worried about Jin-ho working overseas.”

I laughed at Director Choi Ki-hyun’s words. Am I a kid? You’re afraid of going abroad.

“Don’t worry, Jin-ho! This Deokjang, Choi Ki-hyun, will come with you and take care of you!”

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Uh. This is a little scary.

I made a flustered expression at Director Choi Ki-hyun’s words, but soon burst into laughter.

I guess it’s a matter of love and hate.

Well, I don’t think it would be boring if Director Choi Ki-hyun went with me.

It would be nice to know someone abroad.

“Then, who will be the director of Geumsun High School?”

But words that were different from what I really meant came out of my mouth.

I’m not confessing my love to Gyul-woo. It’s a bit awkward to tell a gloomy old man what I really feel.

“Huh? That’s what the coach should do. That guy’s been studying tactics hard these days.”

And I truly sighed at Director Choi Ki-hyun’s subsequent words.

Oh. Kihyunshichi.

Please, you study too.

***

I told the association president that I would think about it positively and left the director’s office.

What can I say? I felt elated.

To be honest, I really wanted to study abroad.

Because I never got to challenge myself on the European stage in my past life.

But there was one serious problem.

Being neglected is not a problem. If I were a real high school student, I wouldn’t know. My mind is that of a veteran midfielder.

‘And director Choi Ki-hyun also followed along from the beginning.’

Language isn’t a problem either. Even if I don’t know German, I can speak English to some extent.

More than those little things, the real problem is that I won’t be able to see winter if I go abroad to study.

This is a really serious problem. To me, winter is light and salt. It means it is essential to living.

“Winter, today the Football Association asked if I was interested in going to Europe to study football.”

After finishing my conversation with the president, I went straight home and told Gyul-woo about what had happened that day. It was not in my nature to suffer alone.

And since you’re going to get married, shouldn’t you have nothing to hide?

Most relationships break down because of minor misunderstandings. Once trust is lost, it is difficult to rebuild it.

“Isn’t it obvious that we should go?! It’s Europe, it’s Europe!”

Anyway, Gyul-woo heard what I said and got angry, saying that I was saying such obvious things.

“But, I won’t be able to see you if I go abroad to study?”

“Wait a minute!”

At my words, Winter began to think seriously with a serious expression on his face. Soon, he went outside in his pajamas.

– Mom! Send me abroad to study!

I wonder if the door isn’t fully closed.

Winter came and I heard my mother-in-law’s voice.

– Hey, you crazy bitch, why are you suddenly barging in and asking what kind of study abroad program is this!

Hmm. My mother-in-law’s shouting was really cool.

***

Winter’s decision to study abroad was made easily.

There were no worries.

– I’m worried. How can I send you two away? I’ll go with you.

When Gyul-woo’s family found out why Gyul-woo wanted to study abroad, they decided to go to Europe for Gyul-woo and her mother-in-law as well, after a bulldozer-like exchange of opinions.

He is a father-in-law who suddenly became a goose father.

– Oh my, Mr. Son. Please take good care of Gyulwoo and Miyeon!

For some reason, his expression was bright.

By the way, even though the study abroad trip wasn’t confirmed yet, we were taking it as a given that we would study soccer abroad.

Well, that’s only natural, considering my soccer skills.

‘Dortmund and Swansea.’

I thought of the two clubs that the association president had mentioned. To be honest, I am more interested in Dortmund than Swansea. It is not only the club’s status, but also the fact that the cult is more attractive than the political faction.

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I heard that scouts from Dortmund and Swansea City will be coming to watch the four-nation U-19 friendly match to be held in Vietnam this July. I hope that other players, besides me, will be noticed and go overseas.

“But Jin-ho, you’re so excited, but aren’t you not being called up to the U19 national team?”

I laughed at Gyul-woo’s words.

“It’s me, Son Jin-ho.”

There was no worry that I wouldn’t be called up to the U19 national team.

That would be true.

– Nokdu Musae: Hoya, I’m a striker, so are you ready?

– Jin Ho-woo: No, I said that won’t work.

Since my last call-up, I have been suffering from coach Han Kwang-jong’s urging to prepare for ‘I am a striker’ for a while.

– No effort: If it doesn’t work out, keep trying hard until you do!!

Now that I think about it, I think I blocked it because of the ongoing psychoanalysis.

Well, a fully grown adult wouldn’t get offended by something like this and get excluded from the draft list, right?

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