In the memory of Xiao Yu's previous life, Manchester United's withdrawal from the FA Cup caused an uproar in England, not only Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton came forward to hope that Manchester United would reconsider the decision, and even British Prime Minister Tony Blair personally spoke in the media, hoping that Manchester United would respect this historic competition.

FIFA President Seppat even came forward to clarify, saying that he absolutely did not use the hosting of the 2006 World Cup as a bargaining chip, forcing the FA to demand that Manchester United must participate in the first World Club Championship, and he also hoped that Manchester United could find a way to get the best of both worlds, preferably to be able to participate in both the FA Cup and the Club World Championship.

The soap opera ran for months in England and Europe, and both sides searched for a solution, but in the end United refused to play in that year's FA Cup, citing the frequency of the competition.

United's decision prompted the FA to announce in 2000 that it would raise the prize money to £1 million for winning the FA Cup, with the aim of raising the importance of the tournament among the big clubs.

But now, completely different from Xiao Yu's memory, Manchester United has decided to participate in this competition.

After British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton intervened, Manchester United convened another meeting on the matter and sent representatives to sit down with the FA to negotiate, and finally the two sides found a peaceful solution.

Manchester United will play in this year's FA Cup, but unlike the Premier League, who will be the defending champions, they will be allowed to play directly from the fourth round on an exceptional basis, and the FA will adjust the league and cup fixtures to suit the club's World Club World Championship schedule.

In addition, the FA will also negotiate with Manchester United and the Premier League clubs on how to apply for a labour certificate, and discuss with the Home Office as soon as possible about the possible introduction of an elite policy in football.

The rest of the Premier League and even the English professional league did not react much to the first decision, after all, Manchester United's treble last season is something that no one can ignore, and the FA has done so in La Liga.

Just last year, the Spanish Football Federation allowed Real Madrid to participate in the cup one round later than La Liga teams, including Barcelona, in order to allow Real Madrid to participate in the domestic cup competition.

However, for the latter decision, it caused an uproar in the entire English football world.

Not long ago, Britain's sports secretary publicly said in the media that Britain should limit the number of foreign players, because he cited a series of Treasury data showing that the transfer fees paid for the introduction of foreign players in the English league basically went to Swiss banks, which made him worry about the future of the English league.

However, the sports secretary's argument was quickly rejected by the EU, as he meant players from outside the UK, which clearly contradicted the EU's integrated labour laws.

Surprisingly, however, not long after this incident, the FA has begun to consider adding a meritocracy to the labour certification application, which makes people suspect that this is an English professional team playing against the British sports secretary.

The FA led by Klose has been so efficient that he has made the same bold decision to rebuild Wembley Stadium as he has moved his office to Soho Place, and this time he quickly reached an agreement with the Home Office, and then invited the management of the biggest clubs and clubs to a meeting.

And just like that, a few days later, a special genius clause that was supposed to appear a few years later was born.

This clause is the same as Xiao Yu's memory, it also needs to be heard, the same club is only allowed to use it once a year, and it is also necessary to find a football celebrity to testify.

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When Xiao Yu received the fax from the FA, the club was in full swing preparing for the upcoming first round of the league.

Ruston Diamonds have strengthened a lot this season and are known as the biggest favourites for promotion, while as a guaranteed team, the new Manchester United is still not favored by the outside world, although it has improved a lot and is playing at home.

When the club received the FA fax, Xiao Yu immediately called Bruce, Kassel and others over for a meeting.

"This is an announcement just faxed by the FA, you can take a look at it first!" Xiao Yu made a copy of the fax and sent it to Bruce and the others.

Although the new Manchester United do not need a labour licence for foreign players to participate in the national league, they must have a labour licence in order to participate in the FA Cup, as it is an official competition recognised by the FA, not an amateur league such as the national league.

"I think even though the focus of our efforts this year is on the national league, there's no reason for us to give up such a place, what do you think?" After everyone finished reading, Xiao Yu asked.

Everyone has paid enough attention to this.

At present, there are many players in the club's first team who need to apply for labor certification, such as Kic, Juninho Jr., Olich, Hleb, Knowic and Essien, among which Knovic and Juninho Jr. have the conditions to apply for labor certification, the former is a Polish international, which basically meets the requirements of labor certification.

Juninho Jr. is special, he was selected for the Brazilian national team once in March this year, although it was only a national team formed to scout substitutes, and it was not an international A-level competition, but this at least proves that Juninho Jr. has some quality.

Because of this, the two players should have no problem applying for a labor certification, and the duration of the first labor certification will be the length of their contract.

Olic has become a German son-in-law, and the club is currently preparing to apply for a second citizenship for him, once he gets German citizenship, it will not be considered foreign aid, and this matter is also of great benefit to Olich himself, so he himself agrees 100%.

Of the remaining three, Kic, Hleb, and Essien are not currently eligible to apply for a labor certification, but they are all young enough to use the genius clause to apply for a labor certification.

The once-a-year talent clause is indeed not enough for the new Manchester United, but it is better than nothing, and the only trouble is, who will be the first player to eat the crab?

If you refer to the achievements of later generations, Xiao Yu naturally likes Essien, but this player will go to Ghana Youth Team training camp in two months, preparing to participate in the U17 World Junior Championship in New Zealand in November, and he is currently unable to play the main team in the club.

As for Kicic and Hleb, who to choose depends on Bruce's choice.

"Hleb!" Bruce thought for a moment.

Cassel on the side listened and kept nodding, "Yes, we have a lot of players available on the forward line, and Kic and Olic will play in the league, so it is not so important for them to be able to play in the FA Cup, but it is Hleb, Darren Lyons's physical strength is definitely not enough to support him in multi-front operations, so Hleb has become our best choice." ”

"In that case, that's Hleb, and I'll send the labor certification applications for Novik and Juninho Jr., obviously, Andy is going to London again, and as for the witnesses at the hearing, I'd like to visit Sir Bobby Charlton, who will be willing to do our club a favor!"

Speaking of the old man who always smiled kindly at himself, Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing.

After finalizing the matter, the new Manchester United immediately began to work on it.

Xiao Yu first found Hleb and asked him to collect the videos of the leagues he had participated in in Belarus before, as well as the evaluation of the team's head coach and the media when he played in Belarus, and there was even a newspaper report that scouts from Stuttgart in the Bundesliga had paid attention to him, which could also be indirect evidence of Hleb's application for the special talent clause.

While gathering evidence, Xiao Yu visited Sir Bobby Charlton and told him about his intention to apply for a special genius clause for Hleb, who immediately offered to help.

As soon as all the information was ready, the new United sent it to the FA along with the information from Novik and Juninho, who immediately replied and set a hearing for 11 August, the day after the second round of the English National League.

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On the morning of August 7, the sky was cloudless, and it was definitely a rare good weather for the British Isles.

When I woke up in the morning, I walked out of the balcony and felt the warmth of the sun shining on my body, and my whole body was warm and comfortable.

At 3pm sharp, the new Manchester United host Ruston Diamonds at the Giger Lane Stadium in Berry, the first game of the new Manchester United in the national league.

Ruston Diamonds is a strong team, which does not need to be explained, but the new Manchester United has invested a lot this year, and the strength has improved a lot, and it is also not a soft persimmon, but who can get the three points in the end depends on the players' performance on the pitch and the manager's strategy off the pitch.

"Hey, are you confident about this afternoon's game?" Scarlett's voice came down from upstairs.

Xiao Yu raised his head and saw a beautiful woman bathed in golden sunlight and wearing pure white pajamas, and smiled, "If I say I have confidence, will you think I'm arrogant?" ”

"You're arrogant, right?" Scarlett pouted.

Xiao Yu laughed, "Then let me tell you, we are very confident in this game!" ”

Seeing Scarlett's distrustful expression, Xiao Yu suddenly rose up and asked again, "Or, let's make another bet?" ”

Scarlett remembered the original bet, she was a scoundrel to get by, and now where do you dare to bet with him again, her face turned red, "Who has the leisure to bet with you, boring!" ”

Then he walked back to his room.

Xiao Yu retracted his gaze, but the smile on his face quickly retracted.

In fact, he, like all the fans on the outside, is very concerned about this game, because despite the introduction of a number of future stars in the new Manchester United, the national league is no better than the amateur teams, and no team can easily cope with it!

Big names such as the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid, didn't they also play a 4:0 in the Spanish League C team Alconco?

It's so strange on the football pitch sometimes, and you can never guess it with common sense!

And that's part of the charm of football!

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