Epiphany on the Pitch (Please Subscribe)

"Are you okay?"

Van Bommel lowered his head and held out a hand.

Zanetti shook his head and got straight back up.

He was already used to this level of physical confrontation.

Buffon took the ball from the ball boy again.

Saudi Finance Minister Jadan was not especially interested in football. As a member of the royal family, he had far too many other things to enjoy.

Back home, they could even play real-life battle royale with invincibility turned on, or have people keep feeding them chicken.

Still, after owning Inter Milan for so long, he could understand football well enough. Aside from some rarely used rules, the flow of the game and the result were clear at a glance.

"This is simply an insult to us!"

Jadan said.

Saudi Sports Minister Abdul-Aziz bin Turki persuaded him, "Football cannot be built overnight. We need to bring in more players, and we already have a plan in place."

You could tell from his name alone that he was a member of the royal family.

"But we can't lose by that many goals either. We should have given AC Milan some money beforehand and told them to go easier on us."

Jadan said.

Milan and Real Madrid had gone back and forth, with the score only 5-2. Inter Milan could barely even get past midfield. Wouldn't this end up 10-2?

Turki smiled and shook his head. "That probably isn't possible. Kevin is a player worthy of great respect. He would not do something like that for money."

"I refuse to believe there is anyone who doesn't like money."

Jadan muttered.

What he was seeing on the pitch made him extremely unhappy.

But there was nothing he could do about it, nor could he take it out on Turki.

After all, the man