After staying in Australia until the 27th, Yang Cheng received a call from Germany, and said goodbye to Charlize that afternoon? Theron, mother and son, took a plane back to Europe and flew directly to Frankfurt, Germany.

As the date for the UEFA presidency campaign draws closer, the candidates on both sides have also started a new round of hype.

Johansson fully supports Beckenbauer and Blatter supports Platini, and the race for the two most powerful figures in world football has officially begun, although there is still a month to go before the UEFA presidential election on January 26, but both candidates have already begun to build momentum.

After Yang Cheng arrived in Frankfurt, he stopped a taxi, Mercedes-Benz, which was too luxurious!

The taxi driver recognized Yang Cheng, talked to him vigorously on the road, and asked him to sign autographs for his three sons, Yang Cheng also responded politely, and then used his mobile phone to surf the Internet in the back seat.

Someone on Weibo reposted a message to him, Platini bombarded Johansson for making small moves behind the scenes in support of Beckenbauer, in addition to postponing the election date from 2006 to 2007, and also arranging the UEFA presidency election to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, which is obviously to accommodate Beckenbauer.

"This beam-jumping clown!" Yang Cheng shook his head and smiled, and directly posted a Weibo on his mobile phone.

"If Mr. Platini feels that it is not fair enough in Germany, then I propose that the venue of the election be changed to Nancy, which is Mr. Platini's hometown, and where the elections will be held, he should be more confident, but is such a timid man really suitable to lead European football?"

"The election in Düsseldorf was set before Beckenbauer announced his candidacy, and it would be ridiculous if that could be a successful argument for his opponents, and I think that if Platini wants to increase his campaign chips, the best and wisest thing to do is to draw a clear line with some people, otherwise he will always give the impression that he is here to divide European football, as if he betrayed European football for the World Cup in 1998!"

As soon as Yang Cheng's Weibo was posted, his mobile phone rang in less than a minute.

"As soon as I saw you posting on Weibo, I knew you were here!" Beckenbauer said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

"It's a few minutes to the headquarters of the Football Association, and I'll talk about it when I get there!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

A few minutes later, under the excuse of the taxi driver, Yang Cheng gave him a 50 euro stick, and without change, he turned around and walked into the headquarters of the German Football Association.

"Hi, Mr. Yang Cheng!" Along the way, people kept greeting Yang Cheng.

Although he has been away from here for many years, his influence here is still very great, because the people who followed him to reform German football have now become the heads of various departments of the German Football Association, and they are no longer the guys who obeyed Yang Cheng back then.

But sometimes, this kind of identity and status brought about by the accumulation of resume and experience will not change because of this.

Therefore, when these people saw Yang Cheng, they would still greet him enthusiastically and respectfully, and even beat him up like they did back then.

"Looks like you're in a good mood!" Yang Chengyi walked into the office of the chairman of the Football Association and saw Beckenbauer's red face, and laughed.

In addition to Beckenbauer, the real power of the German Football Association has arrived, and even the head coach of the German national team, Klinsmann, has also come, but the golden bomber is somewhat embarrassed when he sees Yang Cheng.

After the end of the World Cup in Germany, Germany's performance was very good, but the outside media generally believed that it was Yang Cheng's contribution, Klinsmann was furious on the spot, and said a few words that were not very good to Yang Cheng in anger, which caused a great reaction, and finally Yang Cheng came forward to explain before it subsided. …,

And Klinsmann was also retained by Beckenbauer and others after the World Cup and continued to stay in the German national team.

"Hi Jurgen!" Yang Cheng took the initiative to greet with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Cheng!" Klinsmann was stunned for a moment, knowing that Yang Cheng was taking the initiative to resolve the embarrassment, and immediately nodded in greeting.

Yang Cheng sat down next to Beckenbauer and slapped the football emperor's thigh hard, "I'm thinking, if you become the president of UEFA in the future, I'm afraid I'll have to live with it, which is called hugging the thigh in my hometown!" ”

After hearing this, everyone immediately laughed and scolded.

"You just scolded on Weibo so much, I wanted to scold that bastard for a long time." Beckenbauer laughed.

Yang Cheng nodded, "I'll do this kind of thing, I'm the best at scolding!" ”

The crowd burst into laughter again.

"How? You ready? Yang Cheng asked with concern.

Beckenbauer's expression also became serious, and he nodded: "I also took a trip to the European region recently, and with the support of Johansson before, it is initially confirmed that 36 football associations will decide to favor us with votes." ”

"36?" Yang Cheng was stunned, "What else do you choose?" No wonder Platini has been in a hurry like a mad dog lately! ”

According to UEFA's election rules, as long as more than half of the votes in the 52 member states are elected, they can be directly declared elected, so if they can really get the support of these 36 football associations, then Beckenbauer's election is an ironclad thing.

However, the football emperor also said, only a preliminary intention.

"Before the results of the ballot come out, you can't be careless!" Beckenbauer said cautiously.

Yang Cheng nodded, "Be careful Blatter, this guy will stand up and support Platini at a critical moment!" ”

After so many years of laying out the game and cultivating Platini for so long, if it really falls short in the end, it will definitely be the most painful blow to Blatter, not to mention the European football forces, and may even affect his future re-election at FIFA.

"Hmm!" Beckenbauer agrees, "At the moment I am making a fuss about this, European football forces have always been disgusted with Blatter, this guy will come up with some ideas every day that do not conform to the laws of football, which is incompatible with the current stable European football system." ”

"That's why some people ridicule him, 100 ideas pop up every day, but 101 of them are terrible!" Yang Cheng laughed, when he heard this sentence, he really felt right.

Blatter is actually good at politics, and his eloquence is very awesome, but for football, he is still almost good.

Everyone laughed.

"Platini is too young, you can make a fuss about this, lack of resume, over-reliance on Blatter, remember he said that Blatter was his benefactor and guide, which shows the depth of their relationship, from this point of attack, first overthrow him from the image!" Yang Cheng said viciously.

"His election platform is actually easy to overturn, the so-called Champions League adjustment, opinions have long existed, and they are also operating, and the expansion of the European Cup is also imperative, Johansson expanded to 16 10 years ago, and now with the rapid development of football, it is a matter of time before it expands to 24 or even 32."

After listening to Yang Cheng's analysis, everyone nodded frequently in agreement.

"So, Platini's so-called reform actually doesn't exist, it's a gimmick, and your campaign platform is to keep the core of the European football system unchanged, the overall situation stable, and fine-tuned locally, I think in fact you are all the same, but since he claims to be a reformist, then you use this to attack him!"

Beckenbauer's campaign strategy is similar to what Yang Cheng said, but it is just a matter of implementation. …,

"The most important leverage you have, which Platini doesn't have, is the relationship with the European Union, where he has almost zero influence."

Don't underestimate this, today's EU is already a unified economy, UEFA, as the leader of European football, is bound to keep in touch with the EU, if there is no friendly relationship, to establish an effective communication channel, this will inevitably affect the development of European football, the most obvious of which is the Boseman Act.

Beckenbauer smiled and patted Yang Cheng on the shoulder, feeling that what he said was very valuable, and then took out a document from the briefcase of the assistant next to him and handed it to Yang Cheng.

"This is the letter of appeal that Johansson wants to send to the various football associations, you can take a look!"

Yang Cheng was stunned, this is a matter between UEFA and Beckenbauer, what does it have to do with him?

But he still took it and took a look, his first impression was disgust, and he felt that the tone in his heart was too domineering, and there was a feeling that the superior leader commanded his subordinates to do things, too commanding, and even a little intimidating.

Seeing this letter, Yang Cheng thought of a company leader in his mind, shouting at a certain grassroots employee, scolding and scolding, saying that if you don't do what I say, Lao Tzu will fire you squid or something.

"If I were the president of the Football Association and saw this letter, regardless of the interests, I would call you directly, **you!" Yang Cheng stuffed Beckenbauer and shook his head vigorously.

Johansson's biggest problem is that he is used to being the president of UEFA, he has been at the top of power for many years, he is used to being arrogant, and he always subconsciously feels that these member football associations are his subordinates, if it is in normal times, this is nothing, but the problem is that now it is the time of election, you need their support!

"Nowadays is a highly information-based era, with a strong sense of individuality, everyone is born equal, no one wants to have a person standing above their head, pooping and peeing on themselves, commanding and commanding, even in a company, leaders and employees are equal dialogues, and the same is true of football, too tough, it will only provoke the backlash."

Beckenbauer and others nodded, "We all think the same way, but you know, Platini's influence in those small and medium-sized countries is not small, and his remarks are very much in line with their expectations." ”

Platini's campaign slogan is like a thief who robs the rich and helps the poor, by suppressing the big teams and the Football Association, supporting the middle and lower teams, and then achieving the situation of all-round development of European football, returning to the grand occasion of Eastern and Western European football blooming everywhere.

But is it really good for football?

Can Eastern Europe and other regions afford a European powerhouse?

If you let any mid-table team from the big five leagues go to Eastern Europe, even if they are allowed to participate in the Champions League, the salary of the players alone is a big problem, because the team earns three major parts, match day management and sponsors are two of the two major parts, and the broadcast income from participating in the Champions League and the league is the third part.

In other words, Platini's so-called strategy should not be expected to be realized in a few decades!

But sometimes, the weak just need hope, and whoever gives them hope, they follow whomever they want, regardless of how slim and distant this hope is.

When Beckenbauer said this, everyone immediately became worried, which is also a very difficult question.

"I thought, can this be?" Yang Cheng thought for a while and said.

Beckenbauer's eyes lit up, he felt that Yang Cheng was always very methodical, and nodded: "You say." ”

"Divided into two paths, the first is to add a round of play-offs in the Champions League, so that the champions of the lowest ranked countries can directly participate in the play-offs, and the winner will enter the second round of the play-offs, and the champion team of the top ranked country will fight in the knockout round, and the winner will enter the third round, and so on, the fourth round of the play-offs is equivalent to the third round of the current play-offs." …,

"The advantage of this is to increase the exposure of the champions of the weaker countries, because the Champions League play-offs also have live broadcasts and there is enough market to increase both their income and their exposure in the European arena, which will definitely be welcomed by the teams of these weak countries."

After listening to this, Beckenbauer and others thought about it and felt that this was feasible, because if they only put the increased round of play-offs on the premise, it would be these weak national champion teams that would be affected, but it was natural for them to accommodate this in order to increase their exposure and income, after all, it was their interests.

"Second, I think we can increase UEFA's annual support for small football countries, but this must strictly control their expenditures, such as for youth training, improving the football environment, etc., and not allowing local football to be used indiscriminately, I think this money can even be increased to about 1 million euros."

This money is not a small amount of money for all member football associations, but since those football powerhouses can already get enough income through leagues, European Championships, qualifiers and other events, and can also get enough benefits from sponsors and other aspects, it is understandable that these small countries should be properly supported.

Johansson has always allocated funds to support small countries to engage in youth training, but Yang Cheng feels that the amount is a little smaller, compared to the big cake of the Champions League and the European Cup, it is not a problem to spend 20 million euros a year on support.

The Champions League has 6 major sponsors, and they alone sponsor more than 300 million euros per year, and the 20 million euro support fund is really not an unbearable burden for UEFA.

"The gimmick is attractive, the blueprint is beautiful, but it is never as real as the vital interests!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

It's best to be able to get it in your hands, unlike Platini Wangmei's thirst, if Beckenbauer can do this, it is a real benefit, those small football countries are not stupid, don't they know how to choose?

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Beckenbauer stood up with a smile, "That's a great idea!" ”

Everyone could see that he was in a high mood at this moment, and his face was red.

"I've got to go to Nyon right now, I'm going to have a good talk with Johansson, there's still a month to go, that's enough!" Beckenbauer said with a smile.

With Beckenbauer's qualifications, as well as the influence of the German World Cup, coupled with Johansson's support, Beckenbauer can easily get the support of the football associations of several major leagues except France, plus some football associations with community interests, if it can attract the support of those middle and lower teams, it will be even more certain.

"Then you go quickly, I'm going to leave too!" Yang Cheng also stood up.

"So fast?" Beckenbauer was stunned.

Yang Cheng made a helpless gesture, "Brother, I was pulled by you during the vacation, I have to go back to make up for the holiday!" ”

Standing in front of Beckenbauer, Yang Cheng looked at him with a smile, remembering that when he first debuted, the two met for the first time, and he gave Yang Cheng a great affirmation, and later invited him to join the German Football Association, and then for so many years, Beckenbauer has always supported him, and the relationship between the two is very close.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to go to your big day......" Yang Cheng said with a wry smile, he was busy with the game at the time, "but no matter what, I will definitely support you, come on, buddy!" ”

Holding Yang Cheng's outstretched hand, Beckenbauer felt a sincerity, "Thank you, I will be the first to ask you for a drink to celebrate after being elected!" ”

"It's really unsuccessful, I invite you to drink, I still have a treasured Latour at home, Ferguson can't drink it if he wants to, so he will take it out and invite you!"

Beckenbauer was a little surprised, Yang Cheng's Latour is famous, and it is said that Ferguson asked for it several times but did not arrive.

It's not that Latour is hard to buy, but that Latour of that year is difficult to buy, and it is from Yang Cheng's hand, the meaning is very different, Yang Cheng said at the beginning, one of the bottles was left for Ferguson to send him after retirement.

"Did you get elected?" Beckenbauer swallowed and asked greedily.

Yang Cheng shook his head without hesitation, and everyone laughed in unison.

The two left the headquarters of the German Football Association together, Beckenbauer took a plane to Nyon, and Yang Cheng flew directly to Paris, stayed in Paris for a night, and then went to Lake Como, in the villa on the shore of Lake Como, with Jennifer? Aniston struggled for three days, during which time she spent another night at Canalis's house.

Unfortunately, Yang Cheng was photographed by a reporter on the streets of Milan, when he was going to visit Moratti, but he was arrested, and was immediately exposed by the Italian media that Yang Cheng was not having a good time in Real Madrid and wanted to leave Real Madrid and return to Milan City.

This rumor spread more and more outrageous, and in the end, there was even an Italian tabloid saying that Yang Cheng had reached an agreement with Moratti to leave Madrid after the season and return to Milan or something, which made Yang Cheng depressed.

But for this kind of thing, he is already used to it, and there is no way to refute the rumors, because the more you refute the rumors, the more they will hold on to you, this is the consistent style of the media, if you simply ignore them and let them spread, a few days later, the news will fade, and there will not be many people who care.

In a word, rumors stop at the wise!