Red Rebels

What is the conflict between Platini and Johansson's views?

After all, the biggest difference is that Johansson wants to maintain the current European Champions Cup structure. After all, this is a cup competition that he has worked hard to maintain and establish for many years. It is regarded as the most important competition today. The most successful cup competition in professional football leagues is also the biggest bargaining chip in the competition between UEFA and FIFA.

Why did Blatter publicly support Platini? Because the latter was almost cultivated by Blatter, while Johansson has been confronting Blatter. Blatter naturally hopes that Platini will be elected.

As for other views of the two people, they are quite consistent. For example, they both oppose racism, hope to improve the agent system, oppose match-fixing, black whistleblowing and the use of illegal drugs, etc. In addition, they both hope to develop European football in an all-round way, not just Football country.

It can be said that except for the first point, the two people's other views are very similar, including the financial health system and the youth training system. Among them, the youth training registration system was first proposed by Johansson.

Platini's campaign slogan is to make European football bigger, let small countries rise, and support weak football forces by suppressing giants, but he also said that he will not be too impatient.

"I don't want to be a revolutionary at UEFA, so there will be no rough revolution during my term. I hope to complete a beautiful U-turn and let football return to its original track."

Johansson's campaign strategy is to maintain the current status quo, but this does not mean that he does not pay attention to the interests of weak football countries. On the contrary, he said that if he can be elected, 775,000 euros will be allocated annually to support these small football countries, which will include: For small football countries such as Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Lithuania, the temptation is definitely greater than the ideal Champions League in the utopia outlined by Platini.

But Johansson's weakness lies in his age. He is already 77 years old. If he works for another 4 years, he will be 81 years old. This is inevitably a bit old for the UEFA president, and he has been working for 17 years. Well, on the contrary, Platini is only 51 years old, full of vigor, and he is a well-known football superstar in the world because of his football background.

But Johansson's strength is his connections and qualifications in the football circle. Over the years, Johansson has led UEFA to run the Champions League in a sound and successful manner, and has a very harmonious relationship with the European Union. It can be said that this is his biggest Strengths are also something Platini does not have.

Due to his age, Johansson originally did not intend to seek re-election. He recommended Beckenbauer to compete with Platini. However, Emperor Beckenbauer's ambition lies in Zurich. He hopes to replace Blatter as the manager in 2011. FIFA President, so he has already stated that he will not participate in the election for UEFA President, but has expressed his full support for Johansson.

It is precisely because Beckenbauer recommended by Johansson has selfish motives,

Other cronies, such as Executive Committee Chairman Olsen, did not have the leverage to compete with Platini, so Johansson suddenly decided to participate in the election, which somewhat affected his popularity.

Especially when he found that he was lagging behind Platini in the opinion polls, this really worried him.

At this time, Xiao Yu, Florentino and others appeared in front of him.

…………….. Johansson has a feeling of both love and hate for Xiao Yu and Florentino.

It is undeniable that the Red Rebels and Real Madrid represented by the two are very strong, but they threaten UEFA's policies in different aspects. Among them, the Red Rebels are slightly more female, and their competitive strength makes this team become John Song is the biggest contributor to the promotion of the Champions League, but on the other hand, UEFA is also suppressing the Red Rebels to avoid the situation of a dominant player.

As for Real Madrid, Real Madrid's competition has declined relatively quickly over the years, but Florentino's operation in the transfer market has always made UEFA feel like a formidable enemy.

"Your daughter, Mr. Johansson!" David Dunn always greeted Johansson with a kind smile on his face.

"Nice to meet you, David!" Johansson and David Dunn politely met with Xiao Yu and Florentino respectively, and politely invited these three football tycoons to sit down.

Although the European Club League has not yet been recognized by FIFA and UEFA, it has actually become an emerging force that cannot be underestimated in today's football. If it is under the control of the league, then the club alliance will be completely out of control.

Regarding the European Club League, FIFA's attitude is to stabilize and then recruit, but the attitude of this organization has always been ambiguous. On the one hand, it maintains contact with FIFA and UEFA, but on the other hand, it works hard to The club strives for profit.

The two sides are currently negotiating with UEFA for the appearance fees of the national football team in the 2008 European Cup. This matter has received huge attention. Once finalized, it is likely that the World Cup will also have to pay appearance fees, injury compensation, etc.

Could it be that they came here just to add insult to injury?

Johansson's fat brows were wrinkled, but it was impossible to tell what he was planning.

"Mr. Johansson, I know that your re-election situation is not good at the moment!" David Dunn was the first to speak.

Johansson couldn't figure out what Dunn meant, so he snorted coldly and did not answer directly.

"Platini is coming fiercely, but you can't resist it. On the surface, his round of lobbying in Europe last year achieved good results. Although many people suspect that he is trying to paint a pie and outline a utopia, it cannot be said. Denial, for those small football countries, utopia has become their solace.”

"That is simply impossible!" Johansson sneered at Platini's policy. "If it is true as he said, football will only go back. This is not the past. This is the information age and the era of high commercialization. , not just football, this is true in all walks of life around the world!”

After hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately clapped his hands in agreement, "You are right, but Mr. Johansson, small countries need comfort. This is undeniable. I believe that if you are able to make an allocation of 775,000 euros immediately after being elected, If we guarantee it, I believe we will be able to reverse the situation!”

Johansson's heart moved, this was indeed his last trump card, but he was originally unwilling to take it out so quickly, but Platini was coming menacingly, and it seemed that it was time to make a killing move.

Of course, no one knows how confident Johansson is for this killer move.

"In addition, I think I must remind you, Mr. Johansson, that today's society pays attention to equality and mutual benefit. No one has to stand on top of anyone's head and dictate, and no one is willing to accept the command and criticism of others, even if they are nominally superiors. The relationship with subordinates and all mutually beneficial mechanisms must be established on the platform of equality."

Johansson was a little surprised by Xiao Yu's words. He had long heard that in the European Club League, wealthy clubs were still in power, but those Eastern European and small clubs were also respected and valued. For example, not long ago, European clubs The league came forward for a small club in Croatia and dealt with the Croatian government to resolve a stadium dispute.

From this point of view, the European Club League has given up the aristocratic attitude of the past G14 period, and looks more civilian. Although there is no difference in essence, it seems to be more popular with small and medium-sized clubs, and now it has become a professional club. spokesperson.

However, Johansson had another understanding of Xiao Yu's words. He originally wanted to write a letter to the 52 affiliated football associations to appeal to them to support his re-election. The tone of the letter was somewhat tough and threatening. , but now that I heard Xiao Yu's words, could he mean something else?

Of course he had no idea that it was this letter that caused him to lose the election.

Thinking of this, Johansson suddenly became very interested in the purpose of Xiao Yu and others' visit.

"What do you want to do?"

Xiao Yu and the other two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

"I think Platini's English level is too poor. He may not be qualified to serve in such a large organization as UEFA. After all, after he is elected, he will have to lead 52 subordinate football associations. He has no experience at all!" Xiao Yu has a lot of experience! Said with a sneer.

If Platini had not attacked the Red Rebels, he might have stayed out of the matter, but if he dared to use the Red Rebels as a target, Xiao Yu dared to fight back. The most feminine way to fight back would be to make Platini completely despair.

"Anyone who wants our Real Madrid to go to Malta or Macedonia to play a Champions League game, especially in the hot summer months of August and September, is definitely a madman's idea. I don't think there is any woman who would listen to a madman's advice!" Florentino also spoke.

Although he is very clear that no matter who becomes the president of UEFA, Real Madrid is bound to improve its business strategy. After all, no one will allow Real Madrid to continue to operate with such high debt, and at the same time spend lavishly in the transfer market, disrupting the situation. Transfer market planning.

This is just like the women's team, no matter who takes the stage, the Red Rebels cannot be taken care of. After all, this team is too strong. It has defended the Champions League for two consecutive years, and now it is possible for a third year. For a competitive sport, this is , absolutely fatal.

"That's right. I also think that trying to reshape the current European football order is a very dangerous move, and it is unnecessary. After all, I think the current European football is developing very well and only needs small adjustments. There is no need to break your muscles and bones." David Dunn's words also represent the aspirations of most large and medium-sized clubs in the European Club League.

Reform, reform, who knows which way it will change?

Seeing that Johansson seemed to understand his intention, Xiao Yu smiled again.

“On the one hand, Platini said he would crack down on match-fixing, but on the other hand, he strongly supported small clubs in Eastern Europe. However, according to our investigation, we learned that many professional clubs in Eastern Europe today are suspected of match-fixing. I have a detailed data report here, which may be used as a weapon to counter Platini!"

The situation of small football countries is eager to change, and indeed it should be changed, but it is very difficult to rectify the football environment in Eastern Europe. This is a social problem, and the underworld is inextricably linked in it, let alone FIFA and the European Union. The Football Federation and even the local government are powerless.

If Eastern European clubs are rashly forced into the Champions League and their quotas in the Champions League are greatly increased, in the end it is likely that the power of match-fixing will quickly spread to the Champions League and even the entire Europe.

Yes, some people may say that UEFA also manipulates the draw and some matches of the Champions League, and FIFA also secretly manipulates the draw and matches of the World Cup. What is the difference between this and match-fixing?

The answer is that there must be a difference, and a very big difference.

Whether it is FIFA or UEFA, from the perspective of industry leaders, the starting point for manipulating draws and competitions is for the overall benefit and considering the overall situation, they will never kill the goose that lays the goose to seize the egg. However, the match-fixing forces are not the same. As long as they can make money, Any form of match-fixing can be manipulated.

The situation in Eastern Europe is turbulent, and it is difficult to cure it. At present, many clubs have been completely bleached and become regular clubs, but there are still many clubs suspected of match-fixing.

This is a major hidden danger and must be guarded against!

For example, in Poland, before the 2006 World Cup, Polish Football Association executives such as Listkiewicz were investigated by the judiciary for allegedly accepting bribes from the underworld. More than 30 clubs formed a huge match-fixing network, and football was completely reduced to a tool for profit-making. .

Apart from anything else, what impressed Xiao Yu the most was that after Platini came to power, he proposed to expand the allocation of qualifications for the Champions League and UEFA Cup for Eastern European teams. However, by the end of 2009, the European Football Confederation officially launched an investigation. A total of Five Eastern European football clubs were suspected of serious match-fixing in the Champions League qualifiers and UEFA Cup qualifiers that season.

The German Supervisory Authority also officially launched an investigation, revealing that there will be at least 200 European matches, with a total amount of more than 10 million euros, in Eastern and Central Europe. In the European qualifiers, the amount of suspected betting may be even higher.

This fully illustrates the point that if we continue to expand the number of professional clubs from Eastern and Central Europe to enter European competitions, in the end it is likely that the Champions League will be completely controlled by match-fixing forces.

Johansson took the report submitted by Xiao Yu and felt it was heavy in his hand. He knew the weight of this report very well and it might become his most powerful weapon to reverse Platini, but he didn't think he could. Receive salary without merit.

"What do you want?" Johnson asked calmly and rationally.

At this moment, he was also very cautious, not wanting to reject the tiger through the front door and let in the wolf through the back door.

Xiao Yu glanced at David Dunn and Florentino, and everyone thought it was interesting.

In fact, they have been preparing for today for a long time. The purpose is to support Johansson when he is weak, and then use him to obtain the officially recognized status of the European Club League, while maintaining independence and becoming an international A major force outside of Football Confederation and UEFA.

The rules in this world are very simple. Absolute power will only lead to absolute corruption. FIFA is dark and UEFA is not immune. These are all relationships that lack checks and balances. The professional players alliance can do nothing, but if the professional club alliance If it can rise along with the trend, I believe it can play a certain role in checking and balancing.

Of course, it is impossible for FIFA and UEFA to establish that the professional club alliance has too much power, so the two sides can form checks and balances, and then establish an effective dialogue and negotiation mechanism to ensure the orderly development of football. .

Of course, the European Professional Club League still has a long way to go if it wants to compete with FIFA and UEFA. Now it is just the beginning.

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