The Godfather of Football

The entire home team dressing room at Stamford Bridge was noisy. All the players seemed to be in a good mood and every one of them looked extremely excited because they had just defeated Arsenal outside and successfully advanced to the Champions League semi-finals.

The players were screaming and celebrating wildly inside. Ye Qiu, who was standing in the corridor outside, could hear everything clearly, but he was not ready to go in because it belonged to the players now and it was the locker room. There was nothing there. You don't have to worry about anything happening, unless it's a group of naked men trying to do something.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu raised his head and felt a little funny. His thoughts were spoiled by that group of media.

"I used to be very innocent!" Ye Qiu suddenly muttered to himself for no reason, followed by a burst of laughter.

Once again reaching the Champions League semi-finals, this is the third consecutive year that Ye Qiu has led the team to reach the semi-finals and won the championship last year.

It can be said that with this honor alone, he deserves the title of European coach, and no one can doubt him.

Just when Ye Qiu was smiling, the phone in his pocket vibrated. When he took it out, he saw a text message.

The text message came from his wife Huang Chu. There was nothing written in it. It was just an expression of tears of excitement and a lot of exclamation marks. This made Ye Qiu couldn't help but smile. After every game, he would receive a text message from his wife. , but he didn't know where Huang Chu was sitting.

"I can't promise to go to every game live, so in order not to affect your mood, I won't tell you, and you don't have to look for it. Then you just think I go to every game!"

Not to mention, this kind of slightly deceptive approach is really effective, and she sends text messages in almost every game. Occasionally, she misses it a few times, all because she is operating on patients, and in return, Ye Qiu Hui also sends her a text message after each of her surgeries.

Thinking of Huang Chu, Ye Qiu felt warm in his heart. This feeling is really good, because you always know that there is such a woman at home waiting for you and supporting you, and you will never feel lonely. .

It's still a personal mobile phone, and it's still a text message, but this time it's not an expression, but a sentence.

"10 games left!"

There are very few people who know his private mobile phone number. They are all family members, wives, and his best friends. But now it is Eliza Moon in the United States. No need to guess, this text message is It was sent by Eliza, she was probably watching the live broadcast.

"Just wait, I won't lose!" Ye Qiu replied while pressing the keyboard with a smile.

Soon, a cute smiling expression with tongue sticking out appeared on the screen of Ye Qiu's mobile phone, making him laugh too. Only Eliza could do this disgusting pretending-to-be-kawaii expression. , so shameless.

Just when Ye Qiu put the phone back into his trouser pocket, another phone rang.

"Ye Qiu, are you in the locker room?" Peter Kenyon's voice came from the phone.

"At the door, what's wrong?"

Peter Kenyon smiled, and it seemed that even if something happened, it was a good thing, "My boss and I will be there soon!"

Not long after, Peter Kenyon and Abramovich, as well as the Russian bodyguard who was always with him, appeared in the player tunnel, talking and laughing all the way to the door of the locker room.

"Thank you, Ye Qiu, we won!" Abramovich looked very excited. He opened his arms from a distance and hugged Ye Qiu. Such an intimate gesture came from a man, and Ye Qiu was a bit... I wasn't used to it, but I didn't avoid it, I just responded politely.

"Why are you here?" Ye Qiu asked.

The locker room has always been the head coach's territory. Without Ye Qiu's approval and permission, even Abramovich would not trespass casually, and the Russians have always abided by this gentlemen's agreement. This season, even if Until now, he has never appeared in the locker room.

Abramovich seemed to have expected that Ye Qiu would ask this question, and immediately nodded to Peter Kenyon, indicating that the latter would do the talking.

"The boss was very happy with these two games against Arsenal. He was very, very satisfied with the team's performance, so he decided to come to the dressing room in person to congratulate the players and at the same time preview the team's bonus for reaching the semi-finals."

Ye Qiu understood, but still didn't understand, because according to the contracts signed by the team with the players and coaches, they were basically linked to the team's performance, and in this kind of cup competition, especially a large cup competition like the Champions League Among them, every time the team takes a step forward, the bonus will be cashed directly.

It seems that the team has decided before that after successfully advancing to the group stage, each player can get a bonus of 50,000 euros. When the group stage is advanced in advance, the bonus has been paid in advance, and the 100,000 euros for the top 16 knockout rounds Bonuses were paid out as well.

This is all in accordance with the contract, and there is no need for Abramovich to come to the locker room in person, unless...

"Double it!" Peter Kenyon also expected that Ye Qiu had guessed it and said with a smile.

Not only are the players doubled, but the bonuses of everyone on the coaching staff are also doubled. The bonuses of the club staff, even everyone in the administrative department and the Stamford Bridge stadium management department are also doubled.

Ye Qiu was a little dumbfounded. If 150,000 euros were doubled, wouldn't that be 300,000 euros?

Although this is only the bonus for the main players, the bonus for the substitute players is very small. Substitutes such as Joe Cole and Sun Jihai only have 75,000 euros before doubling it. After doubling, the bonus is about 150,000 euros. Like There are even fewer young players such as Fabregas and Messi, and some are not even available.

Although this is the case, it is still a large expense, and this bonus alone is enough to introduce a powerful star.

Seeing Ye Qiu's stunned look, Peter Kenyon shrugged his shoulders. He was also helpless.

"Wait!" Ye Qiu suddenly shouted, "This is against the rules!"

Abramovich was stunned for a moment, "Why is it against the rules?"

"If I remember correctly, the Premier League clearly stipulates in its articles that bonuses for all Premier League football clubs must be paid in accordance with the amount stipulated in the contracts signed with the players, and it must not exceed one cent or one cent. Otherwise, you will be punished by fines, points deductions or even cancellation of player registration.”

Peter Kenyon has been in the Premier League for many years, and he is very clear about the terms of the Premier League. However, he did not think of this apparently obscure article for a moment. But now that Ye Qiu mentioned it, he couldn't help but suddenly realized it.

"Yes, fortunately you remember!" Peter Kenyon was a little panicked.

The Premier League has drawn up such clauses in order to avoid tax evasion and evasion by clubs, and also to prevent some teams from using bonus loopholes to evade taxes. In other words, setting the basic salary very low and then increasing the bonus to a very high level. High to avoid some taxes.

If Ye Qiu didn't remind him, Chelsea would be in trouble if the news leaked out.

"Then what should we do now?" Abramovich was very depressed. It was obviously his own money, so why did he go to such trouble even though he was willing to give it to him?

Ye Qiu and Peter Kenyon looked at each other and smiled. They knew in their hearts that it would be no problem to pay taxes, but if this happened, Abramovich would vomit more blood, and it would no longer be just It’s just a matter of doubling down.

"Don't worry, you will still promise to double the bonus to the players when you go in. Peter will find a way. This kind of thing is a big trouble for others, but for him, it is very easy, it just takes some time!" Ye Qiu smiled.

Almost every Premier League club has its own way of evading taxes, and even many players do the same. For example, Beckham, do you really think that he has so many companies for this purpose? Isn’t it just for tax evasion and tax avoidance?

"Then leave it to you!" Abramovich laughed and patted Peter Kenyon on the shoulder.

The bald man smiled sadly. If he had known earlier, he should have rejected Abramovich's proposal to double the bonus just now, because this would save him a lot of trouble. But he is an expert in this field after all. We have already thought about how to complete this matter.

"On behalf of the players and all the staff, thank you, the great Mr. Peter Kenyon!" Ye Qiu did not forget to hit the bald man.

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Abramovich's generosity is indeed commendable. Not only the bonus for reaching the semi-finals is doubled, but also the bonus for reaching the final. Even the team's bonus for winning the championship is also doubled. After doubling, the main players Player bonuses will exceed 1 million euros, which is a record in European football.

From this point, it is not difficult to see how excited Abramovich is about the team's performance this season.

Of course, the bonuses for the players and staff were doubled, and Ye Qiu’s bonuses were also doubled, but additional bonuses were not included.

You know, the extremely generous bonus he promised to Ye Qiu before was all paid in addition. The purpose is to hope that Ye Qiu can do his best to lead the team to win the championship. Now it seems that if Chelsea can win in the Premier League and If he reaches the end of the Champions League, Ye Qiu will get an astonishing bonus of an additional 10 million euros.

For Abramovich, this deal is worthy of it, because he spent 10 million euros to buy a Premier League championship and a European Champions Cup championship, which greatly increased the reputation of his Chelsea and made the players worth a hundred times more. , no loss at all.

In addition to this bonus, Ye Qiu, like other head coaches, can still enjoy a series of bonuses and benefits stipulated and listed in the contract, and Abramovich also talked to Ye Qiu in the locker room. At that time, he told Ye Qiu with certainty that the club would conduct a new round of contract negotiations with Ye Qiu after the end of this season.

Sources revealed that Barcelona's performance this season was very poor and almost fell into the relegation zone in the first half. Although Rijkaard's team's performance improved in the second half and was affirmed by Laporta , but many Barcelona fans say that the team should change coaches, and the most popular candidate is undoubtedly Ye Qiu, who is the most popular player in European football this season.

Real Madrid is also preparing to change coaches. Unless Queiroz wins the Champions League, otherwise, he will also be forced to dismiss get out of class. The person Florentino most wants to invite to coach at the Bernabeu Stadium is also Ye Qiu.

The two giants in La Liga tried to poach Ye Qiu last summer, but failed. Now Ye Qiu's reputation has been further enhanced. If he can lead Chelsea to win the Premier League and Champions League double crown, he will undoubtedly become the most popular top name in Europe. Shuai, for membership clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid, which have no salary pressure, high salary is not a problem, performance is the most important.

In Serie A, Inter Milan's desire to change coaches is already obvious. According to a report by Gazzetta dello Sport, if Ye Qiu wins two titles in a row at Chelsea, he is likely to retire. Moratti hopes to dig up the young Chinese head coach to the Meazza Stadium to lead the Nerazzurri to revive.

Lippi of Juventus is also likely to be dismissed. Although Moggi never mentioned the issue of Lippi's retention, and many signs show that Moggi prefers Capello to take over the Zebras, there are many signs that Ye Qiu is likely to become a dark horse and take over the Alpi Stadium.

But everyone knows that with Ye Qiu's consistent style, taking over Juventus means Moggi's loss of power.

Bayern Munich is also actively preparing to change coaches. Beckenbauer has always said that Ye Qiu is a head coach who is very suitable for Bayern Munich from tactical concepts to overall operations. He even feels that Ye Qiu was born to be a gold medal coach tailored for Bayern Munich.

There is no doubt that in the summer of 2004, Europe will usher in a wave of coaching changes. Regardless of whether Ye Qiu can win the Champions League and the Premier League, he will definitely become the target of all the top teams, because he no longer needs to rely on trophies to prove his strength.

It is precisely because of this that after Abramovich asked, Peter Kenyon also suggested that a new contract should be signed with Ye Qiu. Although he felt that Ye Qiu's salary was ridiculously high, according to regulations, a salary increase is required for renewal.

It is true that Ferguson has spent decades, and his salary is only half of Ye Qiu's. Peter Kenyon thinks that Ye Qiu's salary is too early, which is reasonable, but the problem is that Ferguson and Wenger were unwilling to come to Chelsea at the beginning, otherwise their salaries would be higher and more ridiculous than Ye Qiu.

The management doubled the bonus, which made everyone in the team very motivated, even Fabregas and Messi and other young players were also excited, because they also received a symbolic bonus, but not much.

But when the morale of Chelsea was boosted, the second round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League was full of incredible twists and turns, with many upsets.

In another match in the upper half held on the same day, Real Madrid, who was sure to win, unexpectedly lost to Monaco 1:3 away from home. Deschamps' team defeated the visiting Galacticos at home with excellent overall football.

You know, the most discussed by the media before the game was not the match between Real Madrid and Monaco, but how Real Madrid would play against Chelsea in the semi-finals. Head coach Queiroz was even more confident that Real Madrid would defeat Chelsea with gorgeous offensive football and reach the final again.

But the words are still fresh in my ears. 90 minutes later, Queiroz's words sounded more like a joke, because they couldn't even get past Monaco, so what was the point of entering the final? What was the point of defeating Chelsea?

Real Madrid's upset was shocking, and the Spanish media frequently asked questions, why did this Real Madrid lose to Monaco? Especially when they had the advantage in the first round, but lost away?

AS even published a sarcastic and mocking headline on the front page: "Welcome back to Earth!" But if you carefully savor this newspaper that supports Real Madrid, you can easily feel a hint of bitterness, because Real Madrid is a galactic battleship, but it lost the game on Earth, which is indeed disappointing for all those who have full confidence in Real Madrid.

Marca also said that the failure of the galactic battleship had been foreshadowed since the summer transfer period, and Morientes's betrayal made all fans who like Real Madrid taste what retribution is!

"At the most critical moment, Ronaldo, Zidane, and Figo failed to save the team; at the most critical moment, only Raul was still fighting hard; at the most critical moment, our most loyal warrior broke our goal!"

If Real Madrid's upset still makes people feel scared, then on the second day, AC Milan, who won the first leg at home 4:1 against Deportivo La Coruna, suffered a big collapse away from home, and unexpectedly lost 0:4 to Deportivo La Coruna, which directly caused a big earthquake in the entire European football world.

Match-fixing?

I believe this is the first reaction of everyone who heard this score, because it is simply too fake!

After defeating the opponent 4:1 in the first leg, everyone including AC Milan themselves had already won the game, but unexpectedly, they lost 0:4 away from home and were directly eliminated from the Champions League. Such a result is not only unacceptable to fans, but even the players themselves find it unbelievable. Many people are even wondering, how did the ball get lost? How was the game played?

After the game, AC Milan General Manager Galliani said in an interview with the media that this defeat would bring AC Milan lessons and that what they learned would benefit AC Milan in the next few years.

However, AC Milan's top scorer Shevchenko was extremely disappointed with the team's unexpected elimination from the Champions League when he was interviewed by the media after the game. He thought that such a collapse was unbelievable. When the English media asked him about Chelsea, Shevchenko for the first time implicitly revealed his admiration for Chelsea and his disappointment with AC Milan.

Even though this is just a very small detail, I believe that in the eyes of some people, Shevchenko's position and attitude are no longer firm. After all, Chelsea has performed so well this season, even in the Europa League, it can be said that it is invincible, and all the players in the team have gained a lot of reputation because of this.

Mourinho's Porto tied Lyon 2:2 away from home without any danger and successfully entered the semi-finals.

In this way, the semi-finals of the Champions League are also freshly released. Ye Qiu's Chelsea encountered Deschamps' Monaco, and Mourinho's Porto encountered Irueta's Deportivo La Coruna. The four teams are not traditional giants.

But because of the sudden appearance of Ye Qiu and Chelsea, this year's Champions League has become more attractive and attracted more attention from fans. Correspondingly, bookmakers have also reduced Chelsea's odds of winning the championship to the lowest, and it is regarded as the number one favorite to win the championship.

But with the support of public opinion, Chelsea suddenly ushered in a wave of lows.