&quot "Angel" Return to the Nest! Di Maria s 22 Years of Reincarnation: From Ronaldo s Wingman to Faith in Hometown

Some people measure their lives with golden cups, while others carve their hometown into their bones and blood. What the world of football is missing from many gods in the spotlight is the immortal flowers blooming in the mud.

The year, the top stars are always looking for oil and gold, but a 37-year-old guy goes the other way - Angel di Maria has just officially announced her return to Rosario Central, Argentina, and the news has caused the football circle to buzz.

You should know that he had confirmed that he would not participate in the Club World Cup before the official announcement, and he packed back to his hometown in South America in a blink of an eye. What's even more amazing is that last summer he almost put on his parent team jersey, but the criminal gang threw a bull-head at his sister's store and said harshly, "If you dare to come back, kill your daughter." The whole family was so scared that they canceled the trip overnight.

Now, facing the shadow of death that has not yet dispersed, is the place where the dream begins. This obsession seems so unique in the football world where money is flying everywhere!

"Ange"'s wandering road

Fans always like to call Di Maria "the exclusive power bank for the King of Football", and this is really not mixed.

Opening his resume is like a guide to check-in for football giants -

landed in Benfica at the age of 19 and made his mark. At the age of 25, he cooperated with Ronaldo to win the Champions League, and contributed key assists in the final but did not steal the MVP (the MVP in the 2014 final belonged to Ronaldo); he turned to Paris and was a wingman for Neymar Mbappe, and scored 204 goals in seven years; the most amazing thing was the 2022 World Cup final, the 35-year-old angel stabbed the French door alone and handed a key invitation to Messi's coronation.

But if you think he is just a support player, you are very wrong!

In the 2021 Copa America final against Colombia, Di Maria scored the winning goal to help Argentina win the championship. After the game, he announced his withdrawal from the national team with a gold medal: "My blue and white story is about to come to an end. "

At that time, many people thought it was time to go to Saudi Arabia to count the money. Who knew that they turned around and renewed their contract with Benfica, and this season also produced 15 goals and 10 assists in a terrible data - how is this retirement? It is clearly filling the fuel tank with rocket fuel.

The road to home is intertwined with blood and tears

The senior management of Rosario Central could not sit still in April this year. At the press conference, the club rubbed his hands and said, "We have new turf on the training ground, a jacuzzi in the locker room, and even the chef has changed - just wait for the angels to come home! "

This sounds sad. Ten years ago, the club was so poor that even the team doctor's salary was owed. Now it's just selling iron to upgrade facilities, just like an old parent cleaning up the old house for the wanderer.

The most worrying thing is the attempted return last year. Di Maria's sister's clothing store was smashed in the early morning, and a threatening letter was pressed next to her bloody pig's head: "Let your brother get away, otherwise the bullet will be in your daughter's schoolbag next time."

Argentine drug police privately revealed that the local gangsters were afraid that the return of the stars would trigger police reinforcements, so they used this despicable means to obstruct them. Afterwards, Di Maria cried in the locker room: "I would rather never touch football than take risks with my family."

Who would have thought that ten months later, he gritted his teeth and completed the shocking reversal.

The survival logic of football Qingliu

It is not entirely true that Di Maria generates electricity purely for love.

Look at the reality and you will understand: the Saudi League offers 34-year-old + stars at a price of over 100 million yuan, but Di Maria played 120 minutes in the Portuguese League Cup final last year, and scored steadily in the penalty shootout to win the goal - the competitive state is not at all time to make money.

More importantly, the Argentine Football Association has not issued new regulations on the discount of portrait rights to pay wages. With Di Maria's global popularity, selling jerseys alone can support half of the team.

Rosario Central's move is even more wonderful. Since the news of the news that Di Maria is about to return, season ticket sales have soared by triple, and sponsors are queuing up to squat offices. The local restaurant owner laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "Last time it was so lively, Maradona came to eat barbecue! "

What Di Maria wants is very simple: after training, she can drive to visit her parents for ten minutes, and her daughter will be picked up by her grandparents after school - she can't buy these in the luxury residential area of ​​Qatar.

The weight of football original intention

When Di Maria appeared at home wearing her childhood red and blue striped shirt, a thunderous cry rolled in the stands.

There is a white-haired old man holding a yellowed photo: When the young "angel" in 2003 debuted, he took the little fan who fell by the railing back to his seat.

Twenty-two years of reincarnation, the little fan of that year is coming with his son in his arms. In the dusk light, Di Maria bent down and kissed the turf. The billboard in the distance flashed with Saudi Airlines' huge offer, but when he got up, he dusted the mud dots on his trouser legs and walked straight towards the little fans who were looking for a photo.

This man, who is always called "superstar green leaves", now lives in the evening breeze of his hometown and has become the most authentic appearance of football - not a commodity printed on money, but a faith engraved on his heart.