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[‘Son Jinho leads a great victory’ Dortmund beats Manchester United 3 to 1.]

[‘Alex Ferguson answering the reporter’s question about thoughts on signing Son Jinho, “He is more than qualified to be the successor of Scholes.”]

[‘Park Jisong, is Son Jinho world-class? Yes, “I think Jinho is one of the best players in the world. Unfortunately, we lost this match, but I will work hard to show a better performance in the second leg.”]

[‘Son Jinho’s impressive performance praised by Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Manchester United.’]

[‘Jurgen Klopp smiles broadly when asked about Son Jinho, “He is excellent as a player and as a person.”‘]

[‘Although Son Jinho scored three goals in the away match, Jurgen Klopp stated, “There were several dangerous moments right after the second half began. Thankfully, we won this match and are in a favorable position, but the score can change at any time.”]

└ If Danny Welbeck hadn’t squandered everything and scored at least one, we wouldn’t have known the result.

└ Seriously, that Outback guy couldn’t score a single shot into the goal.

└ Ah, so that’s why he’s called Outback? Hahahahaha

└ Is this funny?

└ I find it amusing;;

[‘Two goals and one assist from Son Jinho, showing affection for his wife during the M.O.M interview. “My wife’s words gave me strength. She is the fairy of victory.”]

[‘Son Jinho’s beautiful wife with a pure beauty becomes a hot topic.’]

└ Son Jinho, you bastard.

└ Why are you suddenly badmouthing my bro?

└ I just got angry after seeing the photo.

└ Is he out of his mind? Hahahaha

└ But honestly, I do feel a bit sick. He has it all.

└ His little buddy must be small.

└ Is that a wish? Hahaha

└ It better be small, damn it.

[‘Little brother Ronaldo? After scoring against Arsenal, Son Jinho showcases his celebration, creating a buzz.’]

└ What the?! What is this? I was watching the Real match and suddenly saw Ronaldo celebrate; I was shocked.

└ Isn’t Ronaldo close to my bro? That’s why he pulled off the celebration, right?

└ Wow. Just imagining my bro going to Real and doubling down with Ronaldo is something.

[‘Cristiano Ronaldo, “My relationship with Son Jinho is very close. He respects me, and I respect him.”‘]

└ What does that even mean, respecting myself?

└ Sounds like a narcissist, huh? Hahahaha

└ That must have been a slip-up, right? Isn’t he saying he respects Son Jinho too?

└ Wow. Son Jinho, who is respected by Ronaldo, just fantastic!

***

The evening after the match with Manchester United.

I had a simple meal and chatted with Jisong, then returned home and checked my smartphone.

There was a message from Han Gyeouri.

– Gyeouri: Hey! Son Jinho!!

– Gyeouri: Why am I your wife!!

– Gyeouri: And I told you not to talk about me in interviews!

– Ho-woo: But you are my wife.

The moment I sent the message, another message from Han Gyeouri came flying in.

– Gyeouri: We haven’t had our wedding yet!

– Ho-woo: We’ll have the wedding soon.

– Gyeouri: Hah. Who decides that?

– Ho-woo: You don’t want to?

– Ho-woo: (In shock like a hedgehog.)

– Gyeouri: No, I don’t mind.

– Ho-woo: Hahahahahaha

– Gyeouri: Ah, anyway, be prepared for the second leg!

– Gyeouri: This time, we will win!

Gyeouri seemed a bit shy and quickly changed the topic. I decided to dig into her embarrassing history to calm her down as I started to see her goofy side.

– Ho-woo: Gyeouri.

– Gyeouri: What?!

– Ho-woo: Losing to a strong team isn’t something to be ashamed of.

– Gyeouri: What do you mean by that?

– Ho-woo: Manchester United isn’t invincible at Old Trafford.

Only after I said that did Gyeouri realize the past statements she made.

– Gyeouri: (Startled like a chick.)

– Gyeouri: Ah, stop it!!

– Ho-woo: Well… even so, Fergie is impressive.

– Gyeouri: Stop it already!!

Gyeouri couldn’t handle the ongoing teasing and fled to the group chat.

– Gyeouri: Mom!!

– Gyeouri: Dad!!

– Gyeouri: Uncle!!

– Gyeouri: Son Jinho keeps bothering me!!

– Gyeouri: Scold him! T.T

And she snitched to the grownups at home.

But unfortunately, the group chat Gyeouri ran to consisted of Chelsea fans who dropped to the Europa League and Arsenal fans who got beaten by Real Madrid in the Champions League.

– Cheolmo: Gyeouri, stop talking nonsense and let’s hope Man U gets eliminated quickly so we can cheer for Dortmund together.

– Cheolmo: Looks like Arsenal is eliminated in the round of 16 too.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Hah. Now getting eliminated in the round of 16 is getting familiar.

– Cheolmo: Arsenal’s 4th place finish combined with getting knocked out in the Champions League is practically science.

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February 14, 2013, Dortmund Brakel Training Ground.

After finishing the Champions League and returning to Dortmund, we immediately prepared for the next league match.

BVB Dortmund’s next opponent is Eintracht Frankfurt.

It’s a situation where Frankfurt has just as passionate fans as Dortmund, so the away match is burdensome.

But thankfully, since we had already played the away match against Frankfurt in the first half, this match is set to take place at Dortmund’s home ground, Signal Iduna Park.

Anyway, the training of Dortmund was carried out in a bright and harmonious atmosphere.

Contrary to the belief that Germans are unamusing, my surroundings were oddly full of fun German friends.

“Jinho!”

“Mario? What’s up?”

“Let’s go eat Korean food soon. There’s a new place opened near the training ground.”

“Korean food? Sure. What do you want to eat?”

“Sushi.”

“That’s Japanese food.”

“Ah, right, then ramen?”

“…Just go eat some eel jelly.”

“Was that a Korean dish?”

Famous for his love of sushi, Mario Götze and Mr. Hamstring Jurgen Klopp.

“Is anyone interested in hair transplants? I want to recommend something.”

The two cheerful Germans were the atmosphere makers of Dortmund.

“Oh! Mario! Don’t worry. I’ve reserved a spot just for you.”

“I don’t need it!”

“Hmm. You might need it soon.”

Just as it seemed Dortmund’s training was about to end on a bright note thanks to the two Germans,

Lewandowski suddenly complained of discomfort in his thigh, and Dortmund entered emergency mode.

[Dortmund’s main striker Robert Lewandowski to miss Bundesliga Round 22 due to muscle fatigue.]

[Son Jinho speaking about the team atmosphere, “It’s not as serious as when Klopp had a hamstring injury.”]

[Jurgen Klopp, “Lewandowski is an indispensable player for the team, but we can win.”]

***

February 16, 2013.

The match between Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt was one-sided in favor of Dortmund, even with Lewandowski absent due to muscle fatigue.

As soon as the referee’s whistle blew, Dortmund trapped Frankfurt in their defense with strong forward pressure.

Among the Dortmund players, Marco Reus showed particularly good condition with his light movements.

[Goal!!! Dortmund takes the lead with Marco Reus’ wonder goal!]

[Son Jinho intercepts, directly passing to Marco Reus!]

[Marco Reus! Shaking off opponents with great speed, he enters the penalty box!! Dodging the goalkeeper, he gently pushes the ball into the empty net and scores, netting a double in just one minute!!]

Having scored a double early in the first half, Marco Reus bagged another goal right at the start of the second half, achieving a hat-trick.

[Son Jinho grabs the ball on the side and passes it straight to the penalty box!!]

[Headeeer!!!! It went in! Marco Reus!! Hat-trick!! It’s Marco Reus’s first hat-trick for Dortmund!]

Son Jinho quietly admired Marco Reus, who had achieved a hat-trick.

“Wow. Is this what a supportive football looks like? The assists are basically cloning.”

Dortmund clinched a resounding victory with a score of 4 to 0, even with Lewandowski absent.

***

Even after the game against Frankfurt ended, Dortmund players couldn’t leave the stadium.

“…I lost my ring.”

This was the cause of Jurgen Klopp, enjoying the joy of victory with an uppercut as the referee’s final whistle blew, having lost his ring.

To help Jurgen Klopp, who was facing potential dismissal from life itself, the players and club staff voluntarily joined in.

“I found it~!!”

After searching for a while, a young staff member from the front office found it, and Jurgen Klopp was able to safely go to Brakel Training Ground the next day.

***

[In a critical moment, Jurgen Klopp, who lost his wedding ring, “A terrible thing almost happened. I express my gratitude to everyone who helped find the ring.”]

└ Damn, it’s hilarious how everyone was searching for the ring, lol.

└ I still think of Klopp and that hamstring injury, hahahaha.

└ Didn’t Klopp break his glasses when Nuri Sahin hit him before?

└ Yeah, that too lol.

└ Klopp’s human side really shines, haha.

 

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