Rise of a Football God-Chapter 311: A scandal [5]

The narrative changed.

From just prosecute Sam, uncertainty began lingering into the hearts of those who followed the blockbuster news.

What if Amaka was lying?

What if she was after Sam’s money all along?

What if she was just ruining the career of the promising young Nigerian footballer who was tipped to lead Nigeria to glory for the first time in the FIFA World Cup?

That uncertainty was what broke the one-sided momentum.

The massive hate that Sam was receiving online reduced as a direct result of the scene that Mrs. Moses caused in Amaka parents’ home.

Clever now, those who followed the news decided to stay patient and calm, not jumping to conclusions as they decided to wait for conclusive evidence to be found by the court and investigating authorities first.

There were those who still hated on Sam of course, clamoring for him to be prosecuted and punished but they were now in the minority.

The situation suddenly turned into a deadlock.

While all of that happened around the world where the news of Sam’s scandal spread, increasing his popularity even more, the person in question was still in confinement in Spain doing what he did best.

Sam already made his decision.

He would ignore the current storm that was around the life, including the fact that his football career was currently at a standstill due to all that was going on.

Instead of worrying over something that he was not in control of, he would leave it to his loved ones and lawyers while he focused on his own training.

After that speech from his system, Sam set himself a goal.

’I want to be even better than before when I return to the pitch!’

’My comeback will be one for the ages!’

And in confinement, under the watch of the stone-cold guards who kept on being amazed by his work ethic, Sam worked and trained like a mad man.

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[You have completed Daily System Quest: Mentality Monster!]

[You have been rewarded with a low-grade physical conditioning elixir!]

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[Your stamina attribute has increased by +2]

Player Attributes:

*Pace: 86

*Shot: 87

*Pass: 85

*Dribbling: 84

*Defending: 40

*Physicality: 81

*Stamina: 89

Overall Rating: 87

[Congratulations! You have gained a new football title: Black Mamba!]

>Black Mamba: You have the will of the mamba! You don’t get dragged to earth by adversity, rather, you thrive in adversity!<

[Special Effect: In difficult games, i.e big games, you have a higher tendency of showing up for your team to create a moment of magic and help them win!]

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In solitary confinement, Sam’s stamina was now just 1 point away from 90!

He was training hard.

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2 more days passed, and then FC Barcelona played its next league game, it’s first without their new signing, Samuel Moses.

The scandal was truly affecting Sam’s career.

In a show of support for their teammate who was in police custody and confinement, for the home game at the Spotify Camp Nou for matchday 5 of the Spanish La Liga season, the FC Barcelona players wore coveralls spotting images of Sam and a support message.

(We stand with Sam!)

This was the message of FC Barcelona.

They believed in their player, and they would support him despite the negative impact that this scandal was having on the club as a brand.

Unlike a certain club like Manchester United who failed to have the back of their player who went through a similar situation in Mason Greenwood, FC Barcelona took a different approach, not shying from supporting him despite the negative consequences that it may bring.

It was not just the players and the club board who supported their player, the fans also showed solidarity towards their young player.

The fans approached this game with massive banners embedded with Sam images and different supportive messages.

Before the start of the game, they paraded these banners in the stadium.

In that game, as if to motivate Sam, the FC Barcelona squad played at an elite and imperious form against their opponents in the Spotify camp nou.

They shipped 7 goals past their opponents, winning 7-2 by fulltime.

Lewandowski got a hattrick, Raphinha got 2 goals and 2 assists, while Lamine Yamal got 2 goals and 3 assists; an electric display from the FC Barcelona front trio.

The midfield was also electric, having an almost perfect game.

Gavi substituted for Sam perfectly at the attacking midfield spot. Behind him, Marc Casado and Pedri equally had solid games as both midfielders got an assist each. It was an all-round impressive display from FC Barcelona.

From this game, it became clear that Lewandowski still had the quality, just the legs were no longer there.

Give him the ball in a dangerous spot and the Polish striker still had the sight for goal, and the lethal instincts to score.

But to do more, he no longer had the legs to do more.

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For now, he was still barely a passable option for the Catalan giants but it was clear that they needed a replacement as soon as possible for the Polish striker.

With that display at home, FC Barcelona bounced back to winning ways in a statement victory sent to the rest of the Spanish La Liga.

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1 day later, the Supreme Court of Spain finally released news.

(BBC News:)

(The Supreme Court of Spain have finally released an official word. The hearing for Samuel Moses’ case has been scheduled to take place on 15th of September at the Supreme Court building!)

(Stay tuned for any further news on the case:)

15th of September, that was 15 days after Sam’s last game for FC Barcelona on August 31st.

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In that time frame, he was guaranteed to miss at least 3 games.

This was how much this whole fiesta affected his career but there was nothing he could do about it, and Sam already embraced his situation.

Emboldened by the solid display of his teammates at home in the Spotify Camp Nou, Sam continued training in his confinement.

At the same time, after settling things in Spain with the lawyers, Kayla and Ian finally took a flight to Nigeria.