This year's fortune plan of the "Far East Money Group, a world football powerhouse" led by Manchester United, Real Madrid and other European giants, is now about to be strangled in the cradle by the "parents and officials" of Asian football, because this summer, the AFC wants to let its own son, the Asian Cup, play the leading role at home.

Last week, at the 2007 Asian Cup Organizing Committee meeting, the newly re-elected president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Hamann criticized Manchester United's trip to Asia scheduled for July this year in extremely harsh terms, and Malaysia, the seat of the AFC, has already unilaterally canceled plans to invite Manchester United to an exhibition match. A few days later, FIFA President Sepp Blatter issued a statement in support of the AFC's boycott.

Although neither Manchester United nor UEFA have yet to react to the incident, it is foreseeable that Manchester United and other European giants who are interested in coming to Asia for a summer vacation may have to rearrange their holiday plans.

Hamann was unusually tough, and according to Manchester United's plan, their trip to the Far East will last almost two weeks, with a total of four exhibition matches. The first stop is to Japan, where the spending power is strong, to challenge the Japanese J-League champion Urawa Ruby on July 17; Three days later, they will move to Seoul, South Korea, against Seoul FC; On July 23, they will play Shenzhen side of the Chinese Super League in Macau; On 27 July, Manchester United are scheduled to visit Malaysia to play against the Malaysian Stars. With an average of one game every three days, it's easier said than done, but the quality is so-so, and the money is flying around, just like Manchester United's Asian money-making in previous years.

In response, AFC President Hammam said: "The AFC does not want any other tournament promotions to be held in the Asian region in July. Having Manchester United cancel their plans is a common wish for all teams, coaches and fans in Asia. ”

On May 6, the 8th Organizing Committee of the Asian Cup 2007 was held under the auspices of "Brother Long" Zhang Jilong. The opening speech of the newly re-elected president of the AFC Hamann did not contain too many polite words. Directly making the above remarks, he said: "The organization of various commercial events during the Asian Cup will affect the atmosphere of the Asian Cup, especially Manchester United's trip to Asia. The date of Manchester United's trip to Asia collides with the Asian Cup on July 7~29, and we don't want to see any other football tournament in Asia in July. If these events are held as scheduled, then it will be a violation of the 'Organizing Committee Association Agreement'. ”

FIFA has strongly supported the strong reaction of the AFC this time, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly expressed his support. He said on Tuesday: "Asia welcomes Manchester United, but please choose the right time. If Manchester United still arrives as planned. Then we ask each Asian Cup host to give them the most modest welcome. ”

The successive pressures of Harman and Blatter have already had a certain effect. After Malaysia first abandoned their plan to invite Manchester United, the Macau FA also began to hesitate, saying that they were ready to cancel the game: "If the relevant parties do not submit a clear solution, the ticket sale on June 2 will be cancelled." "This also means. Chinese fans could have watched the Shenzhen team and the Red Devils fight. There is also a high chance of miscarriage.

However, contrary to Hamann's angry attitude, Blatter, as the head of the highest body in football, has been very calm, and Blatter said he has spoken to the FA in the hope that United will change his agenda. At the same time, since UEFA's new president, Michel Platini, who has been promoting the concept of "grassroots football" and has not been very interested in the over-expansion of big clubs, it is difficult to say that they will make a decision to support Manchester United.

But neither UEFA nor the FA. The relationship with the big clubs is not the so-called "executive order" relationship that we are familiar with. Therefore, whether to cancel the Far East business trip or not depends on Manchester United's own decision. After all, the money that has been made in the Asian market in the past two years is a piece of cake that even for the wealthiest club, Manchester United, cannot bear to give up.

Regardless of the boycott, Manchester United's players are already on the plane to Japan, the game will go ahead, and the Malaysian game may be cancelled under pressure, but the East Asian itinerary will not change.

Among the entourage, Jonk accidentally found a Chinese player Wang Fangzhuo, who had been training with the first team and had not seen this Chinese player, it turned out that he had been training and playing in the reserve team, and Ferguson got him to the first team for this trip to Asia.

The two met and spoke Chinese, but it was somewhat embarrassing, Wang Fangzhuo was not a good communication player, and the gap between the two was too big, which increased the difficulty of chatting, and exchanged a few words with each other, and there was no intersection.

Manchester United kicked off the Asian Tour in Saitama, Japan. In the match against Urawa Ruby, Fletcher and C. Ronaldo scored twice, but in the end they could only help the team to a draw.

Ahead of the game, United confirmed that midfielder Richardson has joined Sunderland, with the 22-year-old signing a four-year contract.

Manchester United took the opening game of the Asian Tour very seriously, and the team fielded all the main players to play, and they also took the initiative from the opening kick-off. However, it was Urawa who scored first, and Hideki Uchidate's long-range shot gave the home side the lead. After the break, United made three substitutions and the team stepped up their attack. In the 47th minute, Rooney's shot was saved, and Fletcher scored to equalize the score. Five minutes later, C. Ronaldo put on a brilliant performance to make the score 2:1. However, Urawa equalized in the 78th minute when Shinji Ono fired into the far corner from inside the box.

The game was not strong, but the attack of both sides was not bad, and Jonk only played 10 minutes without shooting and not scoring.

"I'm expecting my first win of this Asian trip." Ferguson was right, FC Seoul was clearly not as difficult as Urawa Ruby, and contrary to the enthusiasm of the local fans, the South Korean side could not take the momentum to compete against the Premier League champions, and after being breached by Cristiano Ronaldo, Eagles, Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra four times, the home team and the Red Devils gave the local fans a hearty attacking feast - the reverence of the Koreans for Manchester United is incredible.

Manchester United wore the white away kit for this game, while FC Seoul's kit was similar to that of AC Milan. At first glance, I thought it was a remake of last season's Champions League semi-finals. However, the South Korean host was nowhere near as strong as AC Milan, opening just five minutes. FC Seoul's defence was breached by Manchester United, and taking advantage of a sideline opportunity, Ronaldo got Rooney's share and rode through the ball alone, and after shaking off the opposing central defender, he scored in the near corner. The Portuguese's goal in the second consecutive warm-up game also drew screams from the South Korean fans in the stands. The excited Cristiano Ronaldo quickly gave back to the fans, in the 19th minute. His clever back-heel pass provided a good chance for youngster Eagles Zào, who slotted home a low 18-yard shot down the middle to extend the lead to two.

Ronaldo's limelight led to Rooney's outburst. Rooney was not as cheered by his team-mates as he was in training yesterday and the United baby seemed eager to compete in the game. Just three minutes after Iggus scored, Rooney won the ball on the right side of the penalty area. FC Seoul's defenders simply couldn't stop his onslaught. Seeing Rooney open the air, he scored with a powerful shot into the bottom left corner.

At the press conference before the game, Ferguson said that the two sides would dedicate a strong dialogue, but judging from the scene, the sir's words were mixed with a lot of compliments.

Compared with Japan's Urawa Ruby, FC Seoul, which faced the Premier League champion for the first time, is still jerky, both in terms of rhythm control and technical ability. None of them can threaten United's defence. In the 35th minute, the home team's Ricardo finally launched a decent attack on the left flank. Unfortunately, the last pass was not in place and a good opportunity to threaten Van der Sar was missed.

Ferguson replaced veterans such as Ryan Giggs and Scholes in the second half, and Rooney was also replaced by Jonker, and the 3-0 lead made the game less suspenseful, and the rest was just how the fans enjoyed Manchester United's beautiful attack. Patrice Evra was the Reds to shine in the final 45 minutes, with the French defender being pushed to left-midfield and making the most of his attacking strengths. In the 61st minute, Patrice Evra received a direct pass from Ryan Giggs in the middle, burst into the left rib of the penalty area, and scored with a volley from eight yards out to score his first goal of the warm-up game. Patrice Evra was delighted after the goal and ran to hug Ryan Giggs, who also gave Ferguson a meaningful smile.

After winning 4-0 at Seoul FC, Ferguson was in a good mood after the game, but the result was secondary, and it was more important for the players to achieve the purpose of warming up and finding form.

'In the second half they had more possession than we did, so we counter-attacked, but there was something positive about the game, the fans were enthusiastic, the atmosphere was good and I think we were welcome here.

What made Ferguson even happier was some new discoveries. The young Eagle was on the right wing of the game, and his cousin was quite eye-catching, and he also scored a wonderful goal. 'Iguez has matured and since he came back on loan, the level has improved a lot. He is only 20 years old and has a great future. ”

Eagles started playing for United's senior team in the second half of last season, scoring away at Everton, and he has good awareness and a certain amount of skill that, although lacking in physicality and experience, can be compensated for with age.

Another surprise was Evra on the left. In this game, Sylvester played at left-back, and Patrice Evra was pushed up in midfield, and as a result, his attacking ability was fully displayed. Rooney's goal was assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo, but the penetrating through ball from midfield came from Patrice Evra, and in the 61st minute, Ryan Giggs sent a good ball into the French left flank all the way into the box and fired a low shot into the far corner.

Patrice Evra has spoken to the media in a low-key manner this week, saying he is not an "absolute mainstay" player. 'I'm not the first choice, I'm just a player at Manchester United, last season I played well, this season is to consolidate further, football changes very quickly, Heinze won't come back, Silvestre is playing well and I know if I don't stay at my best I'm going to go to the bench.

The switch to the left wing has left both Patrice Evra and United with more options for Patrice Evra and Manchester United, with Ryan Giggs playing more as a second striker, and the Frenchman with strong attacking power and assist ability is an option on the left flank. Such an arrangement is a way to alleviate the siltation of left-backs.

Of course, Ferguson did not forget the problem of Jonker's lack of playing time and not scoring goals in the two warm-up games.

While the other attacking players were on the scoresheet and Jonker didn't score, Alex Ferguson gave his answer: "Jonk is still adapting to United's new system, it won't be too long, and the fans will soon be watching Jonker's goalscoring performance!" ”

The reasons given by Alex Ferguson are official, but they are also true, AC Milan's tactical style of play is far from Manchester United's, and it is impossible to fully adjust it in training. The warm-up game was all about trying to find the feeling of Manchester United, and it seems that Jonker's adaptability has weakened a bit this time.

The media is questioning Jonker, especially the Black Jonker's unrelenting Sun. Jonker simply can't fit perfectly into United's system, because United don't see him as the heart of the attack, he's the kind of player who only threatens with the ball at his feet, and now he has reduced his possession of the ball, and Jonker's power has been greatly reduced.

It has to be said that the senior black of The Sun is quite standard, and it hits the nail on the head to point out Jonker's biggest problem at Manchester United. At Milan, Jonker was either a single arrow, even a double striker. Jonker also had a lot of chances to get the ball, and when it came to Manchester United's offense, it was working as a whole, and Jonk needed to run more than break through with the ball. Besides, Manchester United's inertia is still there. In the attack, when you want to break through with the ball, the first choice is still Ronaldo.

Ferguson was clearly aware of the problem, and tried a warm-up game with Jonk as the attacking core, which was also the only warm-up game held in China.

The original Macau did not play, and there was only one game left in Shenzhen on the Asian Tour.

Ferguson started Jonker and put Jonk at the heart of the attack, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney loitering behind him.

Of course, the gap between the strength of the Shenzhen team and Manchester United is too big. It doesn't reflect too many problems, and Jonk's outburst seems to be taken for granted. A hat-trick was scored and the trademark bounce also contributed to the goal.

The final score of 6:0 is still being questioned by the British media, doubting not to score, and still questioning after the goal, Jonk needs a high-level warm-up game to prove himself.

However, the next round of money travel did not bring high-level warm-up games, only the fatigue of the journey.

Manchester United is about to arrive in another city in China, Guangzhou!

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical will temporarily replace the original Macau tournament, and the final game of the Asian Tour will be played in Guangzhou.

Manchester United easily defeated Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Team, the leader of the Chinese League, 3-0 in the fourth game of the Asian Tour warm-up match. Chinese player Wang Fangzhuo ushered in a rare starting opportunity, and although he did not score, Wang Fangzhuo's appearance has improved significantly.

The match against Guangzhou was also Wang's second consecutive appearance on Manchester United's Asian Tour warm-up match. Compared with the sleepwalking table in the last game with the Shenzhen team, Wang Fangzhuo, who started the game, has made significant progress. Wang Fangzhuo, who wore the No. 21 shirt, partnered with Rooney and appeared in the center forward position.

Today's competition venue, Guangzhou Olympic Sports Center, Xiao Wang is no stranger. He played here with the national team in the Asian Cup qualifiers. After a simple adaptation at the beginning, Wang Fangzhuo entered the game early. In the 14th minute, Manchester United directly leveled the fastball on the left side, and No. 21 Wang Fangzhuo in the penalty area jumped high and shook his head, and the ball flew out of the goal frame. Just 2 minutes later, Wang Fangzhuo tripped the opponent's No. 14 player viciously when he was scrambling on the sideline, and was warned by the referee.

Perhaps the most memorable moment of the game for Wang Fangzhuo was in the 21st minute, when Manchester United launched a counter-attack, Wang Fangzhuo won the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and a clever cross was passed to Rooney, who squeezed past the defender and fired a shot high over the crossbar from a tight angle in the box. After the shot, Rooney gave a thumbs up to Wang Fangzhuo, who gave him a good ball, and Xiao Dong, who had always been shy, also had a smile on his face.

Perhaps it was Wang Fangzhuo's performance in the first half that made the old man very satisfied, so at halftime, Ferguson did not replace the Chinese Dong as early as he said before the game. And Wang Fangzhuo also had a very threatening shot on goal in the second half. In the 59th minute, Manchester United crossed the penalty area diagonally from the right, Rooney reached the first point, the ball fell at the feet of Wang Fangzhuo, Xiao Dong forced a shot with his back to the door, but unfortunately was directly confiscated by the goalkeeper.

In the 61st minute, Ferguson replaced No. 21 Wang Fangzhuo, who had fitness problems, with No. 14 Smith. The Guangzhou fans at the scene also gave encouraging applause to the Chinese player who played in the European giants.

It should be said that there is still a gap between the current level of Wang Fangzhuo's table and the standard of Manchester United players, but in this game, we have seen his gratifying progress. In the match against Guangzhou, Dong's biggest improvement was that his confidence has improved significantly, not only with a header, a right-footed shot, a pass to Rooney, but also two deadly tackles, which have rarely been seen in Wang Fangzhuo's Manchester United games in the past.

For Wang Fangzhuo, there is still time for him to go to Manchester United, and what he needs to do is not only to practice hard, but also to have an open heart and perseverance, and a confidence full of optimism and courage. Rooney's thumbs up shows the recognition of his big-name teammates, which is perhaps one of the motivators that motivates him to reach the next level.

Manchester United's final leg on the Asian Tour was played in Guangzhou. The game attracted the attention of countless fans, but perhaps it was the 10-day trek that had left United feeling a little tired, and the Reds did not field all the stars in this match against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. This caused some dissatisfaction among the fans in attendance, and the United soldiers and referees also appeared a little absent-minded during the game, and even rushed to kick off in the second half when United did not have a goalkeeper.

Manchester United clearly enjoyed a high level of popularity in Guangzhou, and with four hours to go, the Stadio Olimpico far from the city centre was crowded with countless fans, many of whom were wearing Manchester United jerseys or cultural shirts, shouting slogans and gathering around the stadium. And when you enter the market. The sight of Hargreaves as a Manchester United player in a relaxing training session immediately drew cheers from countless fans, and when the whole team began to warm up. It also detonated the enthusiasm of the fans, and several actions such as Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo greeted the fans, which immediately triggered an overwhelming response from the fans.

However, when the live broadcast began to read out the list of players, the attitude of the fans began to change a little. When I heard that players such as Ryan Giggs, Jonck, Cristiano Ronaldo and Edwin van der Sar did not even enter the squad for the game. Some fans have already expressed their displeasure with a little boo. The first half of the game was a dull one, with fans behind the United goal shouting "Huishui" (Cantonese for "refund" as a sign of disappointment for the game).

However, at the last moment of the second half of the game, Ronaldo and Jonke, who were not in the game plan, still played and gave a performance to the fans for many minutes.

Van der Sar watched from the sidelines, starting the game with Polish Kuzzak, and the Guangyao team barely caused Kuzzak the slightest trouble in the first half. So that the Poles often had to continue to do all kinds of warm-up exercises by themselves in the empty backfield. In the second half, Ferguson decided to give third goalkeeper Heaton a chance to make his appearance, and Heaton did not return to the dressing room at half-time. Playing on the sidelines with Hargreaves all the time.

In the second half of the game, when the referee Wan Daxue blew the opening whistle, Wang Fangzhuo and Rooney had already kicked off, but found that all the Manchester United substitutes on the sidelines were raising their hands and shouting, and after a closer look, they found that there were only 10 players on the field, and the door of the side was open in front of the door, and there was no one! Perhaps the young Heaton was too excited to play with the ball, and it wasn't until after the game started that Heaton hurriedly put on his gloves and ran on the field. Maybe it's too tired, maybe it's too absent-minded, it's a rare spectacle that Manchester United can't make a joke about the goalkeeper.

According to the itinerary, after the game, Manchester United had a hasty dinner at the Guangzhou Olympic Hotel, then took a bus directly to the airport, and took flight MH8880 to rush back to the UK overnight to prepare for this season's Premier League. On 5 August, they will face the Charity Shield in their opening game against Chelsea.

Manchester United from the Olympic stadium to the airport team of a total of 4 cars, to the surprise of the fans, Manchester United actually rented a moving company in Guangzhou to carry their luggage, when the moving company's car drove into the airport, let the long-waiting fans laugh, Manchester United's luggage are unified with the Manchester United team LOGO, most of the suitcases are unified, only Ronaldo's is more special, it seems to be from the 18th century his grandmother's dowry box, the metal buckle of the box, and the modern atmosphere of other luggage is incompatible. The goalkeepers' luggage is the easiest to identify, GK is clearly written on the mouth of the box, and all the luggage has a uniform copper Manchester United signage.

Manchester United arrived at the airport at 0:10 a.m., 40 minutes later than the pre-determined 23:30, fans have been anxiously waiting for a long time, there are about 100 fans at the scene, they have already learned from the media that Manchester United will fly back to the UK tonight, so they waited in ambush outside the airport hall early, hoping to get an autograph and a group photo of their idol. Half of them are in-house staff from the airport, many of whom are still in their work clothes and are in a hurry to wait for their superstar.

Probably because of the tardiness, the whole Manchester United team did not take any rest after arriving at the airport, and directly under the protection of more than 20 security personnel, quickly passed through the airport hall and went through the security check. However, the obsessive fans still got the signatures of most Manchester United personnel, including assistant coach Queiroz, but Rooney's temper seemed to be a little short-tempered, he rudely shook off the fans who tried to hold him back, and ignored the autograph requests of other fans, and the team's biggest name, Cristiano Ronaldo, also showed his speed on the pitch, completely ignoring the shouts and expectations of the fans, but except for these two big names, the other players more or less met the fans' hopes. (To be continued......)