CHAPTER 40: ENGLAND VS SPAIN

That morning, Danny arrived at London alone. After check in to his room at the hotel where the national team will stay, he walked around London. He then came across Toni, Kay Lee Ray and Tegan Nox.

"Toni" said Danny before hugged his cousin tightly.

"Yes, bro. I miss you too" said Toni.

"You're good?" asked Danny.

"I am. But, these 2 are not" replied Toni.

"Is this because me and my teammates didn't let Leicester City wins?" asked Danny.

"That's true. You broke their heart" replied Toni.

"No, it's not" said Kay Lee and Tegan.

"By the way, we need to go now. See you during the match against Spain" said Toni.

"Okay, T" replied Danny. Then, they have a quick hug before the ladies walked away.

"Danny" Danny turned around and saw Isla.

"What do you want?" asked Danny.

"I want to talk with you" replied Isla.

"Very well" said Danny.

"Really?" asked Isla.

"Yes. But my cousins must be there too" replied Danny.

"But, I want to talk with you alone" said Isla.

"Not happening. Take it or leave it" replied Danny before walked away.

That night;

Danny is talking to Becky via FaceTime and told her everything.

Becky: She what?? That bitch. Did Ella knows about this?

Danny: Yes. I've told her as soon as I can.

Becky: Good move, baby bro. So, what did she said?

Danny: She's coming to London.

Becky: Good. Now, Stewart can't mess around anymore.

Danny: That's right. I can focus for Euro now.

Becky: By the way, I'll be there in Wembley with Ashley to watch you and your friends facing Spain.

Danny: Really? That's good. Now, I can't afford to lose.

Becky: That's true. Anyway, I need to go now.

Danny: Okay, sis. See you at Wembley.

Becky. Alright. Bye, baby bro. I love you.

Danny: Bye, sis. I love you too.

Then, they hung up.

"Your sister?" asked Rice.

"Yes" replied Danny.

"She's so caring" said Rice.

"Yeah. That's why I love her so much" replied Danny.

"Yeah, I know that. But, still. I can't believe Courtney still chasing you" said Rice.

"Well, I don't know why. But, one thing for sure, I won't trust her like I did before" replied Danny.

"That's wise" said Rice. Danny just nodded.

That weekend;

All players arrived at the Wembley Stadium for their training match against Spain. When Danny entering the pitch for warming up session, he saw Ella, Becky, Charlotte, and his cousins were there.

"Only your parents not here, huh" said Grealish.

"Yeah. But, it's okay. It's not that they didn't want to come. They can't due to last minute matter" replied Danny.

"Yeah. They can't just come here from Limerick only to support England, right" said Rashford.

"That's true" replied Danny.

Starting Line-up of the match

England 1st eleven: Pickford (GK), Alexander-Arnold (RB), Stones (CB), Maguire (CB), Chilwell (LB) Rice (CM), Oxlade-Chamberlain (CM), Dier (CM), Grealish (RW), Quinn (CF), Rashford (LW)

Spain 1st Eleven: De Gea (GK), Carvajal (RB), Ramos (CB), Hermoso (CB), Gaya (LB), Busquets (CDM), Fabian Ruiz (CM), Sarabia (RM), Asensio (LM), Pierre (SS), Hierro (ST)

"Jack will plays as right wing, huh. This is interesting" said Hariz.

"How?" asked Toni.

"He normally played as central-midfielder in Millwall. But of course, he has an attacking mentality. I wonder what will happen in this match now" replied Hariz.

"That's true" said Xander.

Later on;

The match begins with England kicked off the 1st half.

5th minutes of the match;

The ball is with Busquets. He then sent the ball to Sarabia. Sarabia then runs with the ball at the right flank before sent it to Pierre. Pierre then found some space and shoots but the ball hits the crossbar before went out of play.

"That son of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon is so good" said Toni.

"Yeah. To be honest I never expecting him to play football" said Becky.

"Yeah. He came from a family that own the empire of pro wrestling after all" said Charlotte then.

17 minutes of the match;

England was awarded a corner kick. After the referee blew his whistle, Alexander-Arnold sent the ball into the penalty box. Danny jumped high and head the ball but de Gea managed to save it.

"It must be hard, right. Facing a club's teammates when playing for the national team" said Toni.

"Yeah. They know each other so well that they know the strength and weakness of each other" said Ella.

27th minutes of the match;

The ball is with Busquets. He then sent the ball to Pierre. Pierre then runs with the ball before sent it to Alex Hierro that managed to escape the offside trap. (*cough*cough*ScuLater2*cough*cough*) Hierro then shoots the ball into the net for Spain to open the score.

"Their combination is perfect" said Toni.

"That's true" said Katie.

"But, that doesn't meant we'll be losing" said Ella.

"Well said, future sister in-law" said Becky.

39th minutes of the match;

England was awarded a freekick 21-metres from the goal. After the referee blew his whistle, Danny kicked the ball with a curve shot. de Gea jumped to make a save but failed as the ball made it into the net to give England the equaliser.

"THAT IS MY BABY BROTHER OVER THERE!" cried Becky.

"Yes, Becky. We know that" said Charlotte.

"Shut up, Ash" replied Becky.

45th+1 minutes of the match;

Spain was awarded a corner kick. After the referee blew his whistle, Pierre sent the ball into the penalty box for Hierro to head but the ball hits the crossbar before went out of play. Then, the referee blew his whistle for half-time.

"They're tough" said Ella.

"Yes. But, it's Spain after all. They have Ballon D'Or winner; Alex Hierro there. So, we have to expect it" replied Katie.

"Yeah. Just like we need to expect Christen starring at Spain's captain despite she's sitting with us in England's seats right now" said Tobin.

"Shut up, Tobin" replied Christen.

"You're dating Hierro?" asked Charlotte.

"No, we're just good friends" replied Christen.

"Good friends? But, you went to FIFA Annual Awards Night last December with him, right?" asked Helena.

"Well.... Yeah" replied Christen.

"Love is in the air" said Ella.

"Not for you to say, future sister in-law. You're starring at my baby brother too just now" said Becky.

"Why not? He's my boyfriend" replied Ella.

"See, Christen. Our young forward here are braver than you" said Katie.

"Shut up" said Christen.

"But, still. Danny never failed to amaze me" said Xander.

"Yeah. Same goes to Pierre. I can see now the truth of what Ryan told me about him" said Jeff then.

"Damn, so many monsters here in this match" said Hariz.

Later on;

The match resumed with Spain kicked off the 2nd half.

49th minutes of the match;

The ball is with Fabian Ruiz. He then sent the ball to Asensio. Asensio then runs with the ball at the left flank before sent it through to Pierre. Pierre then found some space before shots from the outside of the penalty box. Pickford tried to make a save but he was few centimetres shot as the ball made it into the net to make it 2-1 for Spain.

70th minutes of the match;

The ball is Rice. He then sent the ball to Grealish. Grealish then runs with the ball before sent it through to Danny. Danny then shoots when the ball just touched his boots. de Gea tried to make a safe but failed as the ball made it into the net to make it 2-2. Then, Southgate took out Danny and replaced him with Sancho but the 2-2 result remained until the full time.

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