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It has been said that in the eyes of insiders, the FA has a strong bureaucratic capitalist overtone, rotten, vain and at the same time very face-loving, and they can even do anything to do it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After the last Erikson zipper door incident, after the bombardment of public opinion in the United Kingdom, as well as the intervention of the British political axe, the FA has carried out a certain degree of reform, introducing more systems and management plans that keep pace with the times, and apply them to the maintenance and operation of leagues such as the Championship and the youth training system.

However, in the FA's previous debts, the previous problems are still the same.

Whether Wembley Stadium should be rebuilt or not, the question can be said to have been discussed by countless professionals since the old Wembley Stadium was not demolished and rebuilt, you know, the construction of such a stadium is staggering, and Wembley Stadium has been supported by the British political axe under the controversy of beating a number of stadiums ready to bid for the Olympic Games.

The result?

Wembley Stadium's initial budget was as high as 320 million pounds, and the FA contracted to an Australian construction company, but the rapid rise in construction costs, coupled with frequent accidents, made the construction company announce in 2005 that it had a loss of 26.1 million pounds for the whole year, and now, because of the contract for Wembley Stadium, the company has lost 100 million pounds, which is still on the premise that the FA paid them 36 million pounds for cost increases.

On Christmas Eve last year, the Mayor of London, Livingstone, visited the construction site and said at the time that at the current pace of work, there was a small chance that the stadium would be in time for the expected FA Cup match this season, and advised fans to book train tickets to Cardiff instead of London.

However, at the time, the construction company also said that Wembley Stadium was very likely to be in time for the FA Cup final, and they were confident that the new stadium would be completed within the scheduled construction period, that is, according to the contract, the new stadium would be delivered by March 31.

The FA's response to this has been positive, with them expressing confidence in the construction company's commitment.

But now, in March, FA president Buffik visited the construction site to inspect the progress, and he completely dismissed any hope of hosting the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, and he was even pessimistic about whether Wembley Stadium could be completed this year.

'Despite all the preparations, we had to face the brutal fact that the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium was due to delays.

The FA held a press conference, and at this press conference, Barwick announced to everyone that it has been revealed by countless media and is no longer a secret, that is, Wembley Stadium will be postponed.

How long is it delayed? No one can say!

The construction companies also want to speed up the process, as they have to pay up to £1 million in liquidated damages to the FA for every week they delay, which, combined with their own debt problems, has left them struggling.

In addition, the delivery of the stadium does not mean that it can be put into use immediately, hundreds of staff of the stadium must be recruited and trained, which is simply too late in just over a month, coupled with the current anti-terrorism and explosion-proof situation around the world, so that the stadium security system must be re-examined by the national security department and re-apply for a security license.

It was this well-known series of abrupt changes that prompted the FA to renegotiate and finally decide to abandon the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, and even the two World Cup warm-up matches against Hungary on 30 May and Jamaica on 3 June had to be re-selected.

After discussion, it was decided to continue the good fortune of the England national team, choosing to train at the Red Rebels' Newton Heath training base and host the two national team warm-up matches at the Red Rebels Stadium.

The management company of the Red Rebels Stadium was quick to respond to the FA's proposal, and the management company believed that by the time the season was over, the Red Rebels Stadium would be able to afford the two warm-up games, and would also negotiate with the FA on ticket sales and other conditions.

But the trouble is the FA Cup final, and the FA currently has two considerations, the first is to arrange the FA Cup final to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff according to the past custom, which is also the practice of Wembley Stadium in recent years.

However, just last year, the Premier League collectively launched an overseas promotion plan, which made the FA's commercial team see a business opportunity, coupled with the cooperation plan submitted by the Premier League, the FA also put forward a proposal within the FA, that is, to arrange the FA Cup final to be held overseas, in addition to promoting English football, but also to improve the significance and influence of this final, and enhance the enthusiasm of the big teams for this traditional competition.

According to the FA business team, Singapore, Hong Kong and other regions have a strong interest in hosting the FA Cup final, among which the company has just hosted the Club World Championship, and has many years of experience in hosting the Toyota Cup, they have an advantage in cooperation.

Another consideration is that the schedule of the League Cup makes it difficult for this cup to be held overseas, after all, the end of February is the time when the league and European competitions are tight, and the giants will not give up the league and European competitions for a League Cup final, but they are the main team of overseas promotion.

On the contrary, it is quite possible that the FA Cup final and Community Shield will be played overseas.

This time, in the face of the unfavorable situation of Wembley Stadium's reconstruction, the FA changed its past procrastination style and held a hearing with vigor, inviting Premier League officials and teams to reach the last eight of the FA Cup, and both clubs received invitations as the Red Rebels and Preston North End had a replay to play.

According to the FA's idea, they obviously want to be able to schedule the FA Cup overseas, but all the things that come with it have to be prepared in advance, such as sponsorship issues.

The Premier League and the FA's commercial teams had already figured out how to deal with this, and they put forward their ideas at the meeting, and after a long day of negotiations, there was no big deal to be done.

However, the FA decided to prepare for the FA Cup final overseas and to reschedule it at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff just in case the overseas final does not take place.

…………………… At the same time that the FA announced that the FA Cup final was intended to be held overseas, the Red Rebels sat at home and did their best to defeat Belgium Bruce 3-1 cleanly, and successfully advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 5-1.

It should be said that the Red Rebels had good luck in the draw for the round of 16 knockout rounds, at least they did not draw the stronger Real Madrid, coupled with the principle of avoiding the same national team, Chelsea, the second place in the group, will not meet, so that the Red Rebels' opponents are not strong, and the Belgian Bruce team is very tenacious in the two-legged game, but in the end they still failed to withstand the attack of the Red Rebels.

With a total of four goals scored in these two legs, the Red Rebels' striker Kaka leads the Champions League scorers list with eight goals, and he is currently leading the league scorers' charts, which has made the Brazilian completely popular, and countless fans have even called for the team to use Kaka, who is so good in scoring efficiency, to play forward.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Kaka's outstanding performance is caused by the tactics of the Red Rebels, with Drogba in front of him to take on defensive pressure for him, impacting the opponent's defense, and Xiao Luo and Messi on the left and right flanks to attract his attention, which makes Kaka get a lot of freedom in the middle, which makes him play well.

In addition to the excellent scoring ability, the Brazilian's assist statistics are also impressive, reaching double digits in the league and 4 assists in the Champions Cup, which also proves that Mourinho and the laboratory's transformation of Kaka is taking effect, and the Brazilian's through ball is getting better and better, especially the sudden through ball at high speed, which is full of secrets and very deadly!

The round of 16 was played in two days, so the day after the Red Rebels' victory over Bruchi, the other matches were decided one after another.

Although Bayern Munich won 1-0 at home to Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, which made Bayern finally eliminated by Chelsea with an aggregate score of 2-3.

On the other hand, Chelsea, home and away froze Bayern's offensive well, coupled with the dominance of the midfield, Ancelotti's team finally eliminated Bayern Munich with overall strength.

It is worth mentioning that in the second leg, Bayern Munich's famous glass man Deisler came off the bench and performed well in the game, providing an assist to the team's last-minute victory over Chelsea.

AC Milan's knockout opponent is Benfica, and the Rossoneri beat their opponents home and away to advance to the last eight with an aggregate score of 3-0 in two consecutive legs, and the three players of the Red Rebels on loan at Benfica have all been given the opportunity, and they have performed well in the Portuguese league, although they are young, but they have shown extraordinary talent.

In this game against AC Milan, Palacio, as the big brother, taught these three little brothers a good lesson, especially against Di Maria and Pastore, who also played in the attacking frontcourt, Palacio's almost omnipotent performance in the game was even more fascinating.

The day after the game, the Red Rebels' technical team immediately sent each of the three players a video highlight of their mistakes in the game, as well as their data and analysis reports from the game, which will be passed on to them by the scouts who are watching over them to help them improve, and the coaching staff will also be watching their progress and helping them improve the next time they come to the Newton Heath training ground for training.

Villarreal showed the quality of a world-class midfielder in a 4-2 win over PSV Eindhoven, and Villarreal was also known as Riquelme's one-man team, becoming the commander of the Yellow Submarine and leading a group of team-mates who were not even the best to reach the last eight of the Champions League, which was once incredibly distant to them.

Lyon reversed Rangers 2:1 at home, and after a 1:0 defeat away, Lyon quickly turned the tide after returning home, and goals from Malouda and Benzema helped Lyon enter the last 8, with Malouda's performance in Ligue 1 this season very eye-catching, and Benzema's outstanding performance over the past two seasons, unanimously recognized as a talent.

Benzema's strength lies in his calm stopping, and the Red Rebels have a 90-point rating for him without the ball and excellent skills in all aspects, which makes the club very optimistic about his prospects, but alas, Olas is the most difficult club president to deal with in any European club.

As long as you are familiar with the Red Rebels, you must know that according to football economics, the big hits often represent high prices, so the Red Rebels generally don't pick those big hits, because that means high investment.

Xiao Yu is not afraid of the club's high investment, but the investment should be valuable, like those popular players, the probability of success and mediocrity is not small, Xiao Yu would rather choose some talented, willing to fight, and at the same time have no talent, very eager to succeed, but the reputation is not revealed, they are more combative and enterprising.

Of course, the Red Rebels don't have a cold, it doesn't mean that other teams in Europe don't have a cold, and now the whole of Europe is starting to hype Benzema, thinking that Benzema is a combination of Henry and Trezeguet, a new generation of talented French strikers, and many big teams are flocking to him.

Inter Milan won 3-2 over two legs against Ajax, the Red Rebels loaned Ajax of four players, Annan and Hamsik have successfully played the main position of the team, both players have performed well, Ganso and Pato are important members of the team, they have played a lot in the league, and Pato also scored 2 goals for Ajax in the Champions League group stage, and scored 5 in the league, which is quite appreciated by Ajax.

Juventus drew 1-1 with Real Madrid away, and after returning to home, the Bianconeri defeated the La Liga giants 1-0 with Piero's goal and advanced to the round of eight with an aggregate score of 2-1, while Real Madrid stopped in the round of 16.

In addition, although Arsenal defeated Barcelona 1-0 at home, they were beaten 4-2 by Barcelona when they visited Camp Nou, so they still failed to qualify for the last 8.

As a result, all eight teams in the Champions Cup have been produced: Red Rebels, Chelsea, AC Milan, Villarreal, Lyon, Inter Milan, Juventus and Barcelona.

In the 29th round, the Red Rebels won 1-2 away at Birmingham, the draw for the Champions League last-eight knockout rounds was officially announced, and at the same time, there was also a schedule for the two-legged last-eight knockout rounds.

(To be continued)