After the award ceremony, the team celebrated wildly with the fans in the stadium for more than an hour before leaving the football field and starting the championship parade.
Tens of thousands of fans in the square who did not have tickets finally saw Hoffenheim's first Bundesliga championship trophy, as well as star players such as Lu Wenbin who helped the team win the championship, and burst into warm cheers.
Then, Lu Wenbin and others boarded the team's double-decker bus and began a grand parade, escorted by police cars in front and behind. There were also police officers along the way to control traffic and maintain order.
The parade first went around the county town of Rhine-Neckar, and was warmly cheered by the people of the county wherever it went.
Even some white-collar workers in the office buildings stopped working and instead stood at the windows, screaming and applauding for the Hoffenheim team passing by on the street below.
Afterwards, the parade headed towards the center of Sinsheim, followed by thousands of cars, all of which were fans who spontaneously followed the team to Sinsheim to celebrate.
When passing through the village of Hof, some elderly people, children, and women who originally did not go to watch the game were pulled into the car by their families, relatives and friends, and followed the team to the city of Sinsheim.
After arriving in the city center, the team first paraded through the main streets of the city and received cheers and support from citizens across the city.
Then the team bus drove to the Municipal Square, where Hoffenheim will celebrate their first top league championship with more than 100,000 fans.
When the King's Cup champions celebrated last year, there were less than 100,000 fans.
This year, the number reached over 100,000, filling the municipal square to the brim.
If it weren't for the limited capacity of Sinsheim City Square and the restrictions imposed by the police, there would probably be 200,000 or 300,000 fans celebrating with Hoffenheim.
The weight of the Bundesliga championship is completely different from that of the German Football Association Cup.
Basically, except for those who have no interest in football at all or cannot feel any interest, all the citizens of Sinsheim have become Hoffenheim fans.
Of course, no matter how limited the capacity is, the space for more than 3,000 villagers in Huo Village is still guaranteed, and it is closest to the municipal government office building.
Hoffenheim was originally just a rural team in their village. They are Hoffenheim's most loyal and hardcore fans, so it is only natural that they deserve such special treatment.
When Salihovic appeared on the second-floor balcony of the city hall holding the championship salad plate, more than 100,000 fans in the square burst into huge cheers and screams, and shouts of "Long live Hoffenheim" and "We are the champions" were heard incessantly.
As each player celebrated with a salad plate, he was cheered by all the fans with their names called out.
Of course, the cheers for Lu Wenbin were the loudest, even louder than those for captain Salihovic. Who says he is Hoffenheim's number one star now
When delivering his speech, Lu Wenbin also thanked all the fans for their support for him and the team, and made a promise: "Ten days later, we will come here again to celebrate the European Championship!"
This season's League Cup final will be held ten days later on May 20th.
What this means is that Lu Wenbin is going to lead the team to win the League Cup!
Suddenly, the cheers and applause in the square became louder.
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That evening, the news of Hoffenheim's championship was reported on television in dozens of countries around the world, and became a major report on the front pages of portals, sports websites, and football websites in many countries.
The next day, it made the front-page headlines of world-renowned newspapers such as Kicker, Bild, Gazzetta dello Sport, The Times, and AS.
Even in the United States, countless major newspapers have given this news prominent coverage.
Hoffenheim has completely become the object of pursuit by the global media and heated discussion among fans, and has truly become a well-known existence in the world of football.
Dietmar Hopp's rational investment that has lasted for more than ten years, the wise decision to introduce Lu Wenbin from the Chinese high school campus league, Lu Wenbin's superstar performance, Ralph's coaching level, Hoffenheim's wave of injuries in the second half of the season, the performance of the offensive line, etc.
Everything about Hoffenheim has become a hot topic among the media and fans.
Naturally, the most eye-catching one among them is Lu Wenbin.
The Chinese media even named the 18-year-old Lu Wenbin as Asia's No. 1 football star, and no media from other Asian countries stood up to refute it.
Of course, 46 goals in 27 Bundesliga appearances, and 75 goals in 46 appearances throughout the season, this data is simply enough to blind everyone's eyes and make it impossible for players from other Asian countries to compete.
At the same time, it is enough to attract the attention of all the top teams that want to make a difference.
Therefore, in the next few days, the media not only celebrated and discussed Hoffenheim's championship, but also the presidents or head coaches of various European top clubs began to praise Lu Wenbin in interviews, and some of them wanted to sign Lu Wenbin.
Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, Inter Milan, AC Milan, etc., countless world-renowned club management or head coaches have come forward to express their views on Lu Wenbin and expressed their appreciation for Lu Wenbin.
In the face of Lu Wenbin's amazing statistic of scoring 75 goals before the end of a season, everything else is not a problem.
Even though Lu Wenbin is only 18 years old, and even though he has only played one season in the top league, his 50 million euro buyout clause is no longer an obstacle.
As long as Lu Wenbin agrees on his personal treatment, it is estimated that as soon as the summer transfer window opens, there will be a team willing to pay the 50 million penalty fee to take him away.
Even though this price is higher than the values of Shevchenko, Robben and Robinho, the summer transfer targets in previous years, there will definitely be teams willing to take a chance given Lu Wenbin's performance as a goal-scoring machine.
The 50 million euro penalty clause seemed unattainable for the 18-year-old Lu Wenbin before the start of the season, but now it has become a time bomb for Hoffenheim.
If any team offers Lu Wenbin sufficient salary and directly pays the penalty for breach of contract, Hoffenheim can only suffer in silence and watch Lu Wenbin leave.
Therefore, the club hurriedly contacted Lu Wenbin and his agent Mendes, hoping to revise the contract again and increase the penalty for breach of contract.
However, Lu Wenbin pushed all the matters to Mendes on the grounds that he had to prepare for the League Cup final, and Mendes delayed it with various reasons.
Both of them are waiting for Lu Wenbin to lead the team to win the triple crown.
Although Lu Wenbin intends to stay for at least another season to win a Champions League trophy for Hoffenheim, this idea must not be revealed to the club.
It would definitely be better if Mendes could negotiate more salary and bonus packages on this basis.
No one complains about having too much money, including Lu Wenbin.
Of course, Lu Wenbin would not say that in front of reporters and fans. He just said that he is currently focusing on the next two finals, and will talk about transfers or contract renewals after the season ends.