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CHAPTER 18: FACING THE ONE THAT KNOW YOU WELL

That morning, all USA players are having a final practice before the match against England. The ladies will face The 3 Lioness first 3 hours the men face the 3 Lions at night.

"Do you think I can pass through your girlfriend, baby bro?" asked Alex as all of them are cooling down.

"You can but it won't be easy, sis" replied Aaron.

"Very confident, aren't you" said Alex.

"Well, she can even steal the ball from me during a practice. I'm not even holding back though" replied Aaron.

"You're practicing with your girlfriend?" asked Sargent.

"Yeah. Even before we're dating actually" replied Aaron.

"Lucky aren't you. Dating someone from the same club" said Miazga.

"Well, you can say that" replied Aaron.

"But still. She's not play for any clubs in London" said Pulisic.

"*Cough*4-1*cough*cough*4-1" replied Aaron.

"Oh, shut up Morgan. We will beat you worse this January" said Pulisic.

"Bring it on, Pulisic" replied Aaron.

"Yeah, boys. Keep fighting. We all know you both would never defeat me and my teammates" said Steffen.

"Oh, really. Let's see what will you say when I dribbled through you at least twice during Boxing Day" replied Aaron.

"Go for it, bro. You got my support this time" said Pulisic.

"Hey, that's not fair" said Steffen.

"What is this Boxing Day actually?" asked Rose.

"It's the day after Christmas. Originally, it's day to give Christmas present to the poor. But now, it's a public holiday to some nation; not just UK" replied Aaron.

"So, you didn't get 2 weeks of Christmas holiday?" asked Tierna.

"That's true. It is traditional for all top tier football league in UK to hold a match in boxing day. But of course, normally it will be played against local rival so that players and fans didn't have to travel in a long distance for awayday" replied Pulisic.

"What a culture they have here" said Rose.

"I think I know why did you accepting the offer from Manchester United so quick. They have great culture of the sport" said Alex then. Aaron nodded.

"Well, you're not wrong there. Besides, it's a sport that everybody love to play" replied Aaron.

"Yeah. And everybody have a chance to be a pro too. The cost to send a kid to a good academy is cheaper compared to in USA. Another good thing is there is no such thing as pay to play here" said Pulisic then.

"No wonder they have so many talents" replied Rose.

"Yeah, but not as much as Nederlands though. Their ladies train with boys since they just kids. That's how they got the like of Miedema" said Miazga.

"Well, that's what make women soccdr more interesting days after days. I won't be surprised if in 2023 World Cup, you ladies can generates at least $1 Billion of revenue" replied McKennie.

"Hope so. Maybe you can start by attending it" said Tierna.

"If there is Gold Cup that time, then we can't. Seriously, coach. Can we just disband Gold Cup and joined Copa America permanently. More fight though compared to us just face Mexico in every final" said Aaron.

"That's true. It will be much more satisfying if we win it compared to when we won the Gold Cup" said Sargent then.

"Well, that's for CONCACAF and CONMEBOL to decide. Not me" replied Berhalter.

"You're kidding, right. We won't have chance to win it ever" said Altidore.

"I expected no less than that from a coward's mouth" replied Aaron.

"Need to agree with that" said Sargent then.

"You both are jealous of my achievement" said Altidore.

"What, scored just 2 goals during 3 seasons in Premier League? Not me" replied Aaron.

"Not me too. I never play in Premier League but I'm sure didn't want that ever" said Sargent then.

"Boys, no fighting please" said Berhalter. Once they done cooling down, they went to the lockeroom to take shower and change clothes before left.

Later on;

"I think I finally understood about your brother's way of thinking a bit, Lex" said Kelley as she and Alex just entered their room.

"Yeah. He's grown up better than I expected he will ever be" replied Alex.

"His vision in soccer amazed me so much that I hope he will win Ballon D'Or one day" said Kelley.

"That's one of his dream too. That's why he worked hard so that he can achieved it" replied Alex.

"I hope he will be. I might be disagree with his thought about our equal pay lawsuit but his vision made me proud as a fellow American" said Kelley.

"Really understand that" replied Alex.

"Don't you feel the same?" asked Kelley.

"Of course I do. He's my brother after all. Besides, like you said, his vision is amazing. Who will ever thought a 20 years old American player can have it" replied Alex. Kelley just nodded.

On the next day;

All players arrived at Wembley as they will face England.

"So, this is Wembley, huh. The place where England won their only World Cup" said Miazga as they went for warming up.

"That's true. And we're facing them today here" replied Pulisic.

"I'm kinda look forward to it" said Sargent. Meanwhile, Aaron waved his hand to Millie that sits with other 3 Lioness players. Millie just showed her fist to Aaron.

"So, that's your girlfriend, huh. She's beautiful" said Cannon.

"Yeah, but she played for the wrong Manchester" said Steffen.

"No, bro. You're the one that play with the wrong one" replied Aaron.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever, Morgan" said Steffen.

Starting Line-Up of The Match

England 1st eleven: Pickford (GK), Stones (RCB), Maguire (CB), Mings (LCB), Sancho (RM), Rice (RCM) , Beckham (LCM), Rashford (LM), Grealish (RW), Greenwood (CF), Sterling (LW)

USA 1st Eleven: Steffen (GK), Cannon (RB), Lima (CB), Miazga (CB), Zimmerman (LB), Carrasco (RCM), McKennie (LCM), Bradley (RM), Pulisic (LM), Morgan (CF), Sargent (CF)

"Don't accidentally cheer if Aaron scores, Mil" said Lucy Bronze.

"You too, Tooney. He's one of your bestfriends" said Abby McManus.

"We know that" replied Millie and Tooney.

"Which means you too, Diana. Aaron is your cousin after all" said Steph Houghton.

"No promise" replied Diana.

Later on;

It is already 30 minutes in the game but the score is still 0-0.

"It seems that Aaron can't move freely" said Tierna.

"Well, He was marked by all defenders at the same time" replied Lindsey.

"And not to mention, those England players always know where to intercept Pulisic's pass" said Kristie.

"Well, what do you expect? Aaron and Pulisic made theirselves known in England after all. They're 3 Lions' biggest threat" replied Mal.

Meanwhile, England was awarded a freekick 24 metres from the goal. Once the referee blew his whistle, Chris kicked the ball with a perfect curl shot. Steffen tried to make a save but failed as the ball enters the net to give England 1-0 lead.

"That's son of Beckham for you" said Rose.

"That's true. He bend it like his dad" replied Mal.

"Now, Aaron. What would you do" said Tierna.

Later on;

McKennie managed to intercept the pass that was made by Mount. He then sent the long ball to Aaron. Aaron then stops the ball before he saw Pickford is a bit further from the goal. Aaron then tried to score from far.

"GOOOOOAAAALLL!!!! I can't believe this" said Rose.

"Me too. It's so far away" replied Mal.

"What a interesting brother you have there, Lex" said Kelley.

"Well, he always a hardworking player. His training is paid off" replied Alex. Later on, the referee blew his whistle for half-time.

Later on in the dressing room;

"It seems that they know you better than you thought, dude" said McKennie.

"Yeah. Facing 4 club's teammates is quite extreme. We need some back-up plan" said Aaron.

"C'mon, guys. Just accept the fact that we're not good enough to beat them" said Bradley.

"No wonder you're no longer our captain. You afraid of a better opponent" replied Aaron.

"C'mon, bro. He do made a good point" said Cannon.

"Reggie, both of us dropped out from UCLA to be a pro. We took such a great risk and look where we are now. Do you want what you had done to be wasted?" asked Aaron.

"That's not what I'm saying" replied Cannon.

"If you got any offer to play in Europe, make sure you accept it. You need something to tough yourself up" said Aaron. Later, Berhalter came in to brief about his tactical on the 2nd half.

Later on;

It is the 50th minute of the match and the score is still 1-1. That moment, USA was awarded a corner kick. Once the referee blew his whistle, Pulisic sent the ball into the penalty box before Aaron heads the ball into the net for USA to take a lead.

At England women's seats, Millie was about to cheer but Tooney and Diana stopped her.

"No, Mil. You can't do that" said Tooney.

"Ugghh, it's torturing" replied Millie.

"I know that" said Diana.

"He always found a way to try to score, huh" said Steph.

"Well, that's Aaron for you" replied Katie.

"Yes. His hunger to score goals made him bold. Not everybody from other leagues that play in Premier League can achieve what he did right now" said Tooney.

5 minutes before full time;

England is currently leading with 3-2 after Chris scored another goal with a freekick before Greenwood scored another one after that. That moment, USA was awarded a free kick 36-metres from the goal. After the referee blew his whistle, Aaron dashed towards the ball before kicked it.

"Hey, he didn't teach us that" said Mal.

"That's true. I'll force him to do so next time" said Rose.

"Count me in" replied Tierna.

"You girls practicing free kick with him?" asked Kelley.

"Yes. We forced him to do so" replied Rose.

"Seriously, girls? We have our own free kick specialist though" said Rapinoe.

"C'mon, Pinoe. There's nothing wrong for them to learn from someone else" replied Kelley.

"Really, Kel? You're siding with him now?" asked Rapinoe.

"No, I'm not. Just saying the fact" replied Kelley. Later on, the referee blew his whistle for full time score England 3-3 USA.

"I'm glad that I have you in my team instead of being my opponent. Don't you know how hard it is to prevent you from run wild" said Maguire.

"You torturing me, mate" replied Aaron.

"Well, we just happened to know you a lot though" said Chris.

"And it's suck. I'm lucky enough that Josh can dragged you to him for a while so that I can have a bit space to do something" replied Aaron.

"Stop complaining, kiddo" said Greenwood.

"You're younger than me, idiot" said Aaron.

Meanwhile, Alex is watching Aaron joking around with his Manchester United's teammates.

"Still thinking about him, Lex?" asked Kelley.

"Yeah. I wonder how much more can he improve in the future since he's already this good" replied Alex.

"Maybe he's the next alien after CR7 and Messi" said Kelley. Alex giggled.

"Well, maybe you're right" replied Alex.

A/N: RIP to the German legendary player; Gerd Müller that passed away at the age of 75

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