With good weather for several consecutive days, on the day of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Glory Square attracted fans and tourists from the UK and even all over the world.
It was crowded and lively.
There is only one reason that attracts them to come here, football The highest level of professional football competition in the world, the UEFA Champions League.
Two of the world's top and most luxurious super battleships, the home team Saints Southampton, faced off against Real Madrid.
Not only are the players on these two teams star-studded, but the head coaches are also full of world-class stars from the past.
Ancelotti in Italy, Zidane in France Such a configuration and such a game naturally attracted the attention and attention of countless fans.
Like all popular football matches, scalpers have become the busiest group of people in Glory Square.
Look at how many people were holding cards with a price written on them, from a few hundred pounds earlier to several thousand pounds now, but it's still hard to get a ticket.
You can imagine how popular this game is.
Yang Huan was standing in front of the window of the VIP lounge on the second floor of the Glory Stadium.
The crowds of people below were like ants.
They poured into the Glory Plaza from all directions and rushed towards the stadium.
The game is about to start and the players are already warming up in the stadium.
From the cheers of countless fans at the scene, everyone can feel the excitement of this game.
Football matches are no longer just simple football matches.
Football politics is no longer just football politics.
"Master Huan, they are here" As Long Wu walked to Yang Huan's side and whispered something, Yang Huan suddenly turned around.
I saw a group of people walking in outside the door of the VIP lounge.
The leader is none other than UEFA President Michel Platini Walking side by side with Platini was Sun Yue, CEO of Miracle Media, and James, who had just defeated Salman in the election a month ago and successfully ascended to the throne of FIFA President.
Infantino.
The three of them walked side by side, and the others could only follow behind them.
Yang Huan also enjoyed watching this scene.
Sun Yue is fine, but Infantino used to be a little behind Platini.
Speaking of which, this lawyer and former UEFA secretary-general was lucky.
At a critical moment, Platini was dragged down by Blatter, and he was temporarily pushed out to replace Platini in the election.
Blatter, who has dominated FIFA for many years, suffered a big loss this time.
He originally thought that by knocking down the top favorite Platini, Salman, whom he supported, would have no competition.
But as everyone knows, UEFA decisively launched Infantino and began to invest a lot of resources, manpower and material resources to campaign for Infantino, and eventually pushed the bald lawyer to the position of FIFA president.
But no matter what, Infantino still cannot escape the influence of UEFA and Platini.
This is politics in the football world, but the impact goes far beyond football.
"Long time no see, Master Huan."
As soon as Platini saw Yang Huan, he immediately came up to him with a smile and extended his hand from a distance.
"Yeah, long time no see."
Yang Huan stretched out his hand.
After shaking hands with Platini, Yang Huan immediately turned to Infantino.
"Congratulations, Jenny, I'm afraid I will have to ask you to take more care of me in the future."
Infantino quickly held Master Huan's right hand with both hands, "You're welcome, Master Huan.
We can be elected this time thanks to Master Huan's support.
We will keep it in our hearts."
Whether it was Platini who came out to run for the first time or Infantino who came forward later, Yang Huan's attitude was very clear.
There was no second sentence.
If you want people, give money, if you want money, give money.
If you want resources, give them resources.
All in all, as long as it was a request from their campaign team and Yang Huan could provide it, they would be satisfied.
Otherwise, Infantino can be elected as FIFA president based on just a few votes under UEFA.
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Yang Huan didn't say much, and looked like everyone was tacitly understanding.
Frankly speaking, his position is to remain neutral.
After all, he is a businessman and he wants to be meddlesome, but his attitude is somewhat biased towards Infantino, and he gives the latter more support and help.
The reason is also very simple.
Salman has a bit of Blatter's shadow, and he has done so many things in the AFC for so many years, which makes Yang Huan always feel that this guy is not very reliable.
At the end of the day, he's probably going to be the second Blatter.
Because of this, Yang Huan still prefers Europe.
Moreover, the election of UEFA forces is also in the interests of the United States and the United Kingdom.
They have worked so hard to do so many things and finally got rid of Blatter.
How could they easily allow Salman to come to power?
Of course, Blatter has been involved in FIFA for decades and is so good at dancing that his influence is undeniable.
Infantino's battle was quite thrilling and not easy to win.
More importantly, whether it is Infantino, Platini, or the UEFA forces behind them, they all know that without the help of Master Huan, it will be difficult for them to win this battle.
Even if they are elected now, they still need Master Huan's help.
There is no way, Master Huan now has too many great resources.
"Let's go inside and talk."
Yang Huan welcomed everyone into one of the boxes on the chairman's stand.
This box is rented for a long time by Hamad, who belongs to the Saints fan club.
It has the best location and the most expensive price.
But Hamad, who comes to watch almost every game, did not come to this game.
The reason is also very simple, to avoid suspicion.
After entering the box and closing the door, they were separated from the commotion outside except for the stadium.
"First of all, I should thank you, Jenny, for those few words you said when the campaign was successful."
After the waiter brought the drinks, Yang Huan picked up a glass of red wine and raised it towards Infantino.
Both Infantino and Platini knew it well and knew that what Master Huan said was Infantino's idea of vigorously supporting the development of football in China.
This is a very important part of his campaign.
Although he also mentioned India, it was just a passing mention.
The real focus is on how to help China improve its football level.
He even stated that he would give clear policies as soon as possible.
This should be regarded as his return of favor to Master Huan.
"We should thank Master Huan for his support."
Infantino and Platini also raised their glasses.
Yang Huan smiled slightly and said, "Cheers then."
After being elected as the president of FIFA, Infantino has been very busy.
A very important point is to form his management team, launch his series of new policies, reform FIFA, and establish his organization as soon as possible. personal prestige.
Therefore, it was not easy for him to get the opportunity to participate in UEFA affairs.
This visit to the Glory Stadium was his first visit to a football club, so the meaning was naturally different.
However, he used to be a famous draw player in the Champions League.
Taking advantage of the knockout rounds of the Champions League to visit the team, there is no problem and it will not cause any controversy at all.
What's more, the two sides facing off are Southampton and Real Madrid, so there is no problem.
"I heard that someone within FIFA has recently begun to propose reconsidering the issue of Russia and Qatar's World Cup hosting rights," Yang Huan asked casually with a smile.
Infantino and Platini both nodded and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence.
"Ahem" Master Huan exhaled heavily, "According to me, some people are just looking for trouble and messing around."
"The World Cup in Russia is very close.
At this time, we have to temporarily change who will go to the United States or the United Kingdom."
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After finishing speaking, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and said: "They are not ready at all, how can they accept it?"
Relatively speaking, the problem of the World Cup in Russia is not serious because the time is too tight.
In such a short period of time, it is difficult to find a suitable successor.
As for someone asking for help from China, don’t be ridiculous.
China can be ready in such a short period of time.
From beginning to end, this matter has nothing to do with China.
Even if Russia and Qatar are really eliminated, nothing will happen to China.
In Yang Huan's words, China has not even become familiar in this circle.
Who will play with you?
This time Yang Huan took advantage of the opportunity of FIFA's reform and asked Sun Yue to arrange for several smart and capable Chinese people in their twenties to go in and place them next to Infantino or in other departments to give them a hard time.
Once you get through the qualifications.
When the time is right, I will return to China and go from the Chinese Football Association to the Asian Football Association and finally FIFA.
Apart from anything else, as a world-class superstar in the past, how many years did it take Platini from Blatter's right-hand man to his election as UEFA president?
ten years If it were an ordinary person, there would be no hope for ten or twenty years.
However, if Chinese football wants to develop, it must have people who are familiar with these rules and can get into their circle.
Infantino and Platini also knew in their hearts that Master Huan's move had no ill intentions towards them.
It was purely to train a few people, so they also strongly supported it.
Infantino even decided to promote two of them as his own assistant.
But these are just trivial matters.
The real big thing is the World Cup.
As Yang Huan mentioned before when he advocated the development of China's football industry, with the advent of the economic crisis, every country in the world attaches great importance to the sports industry.
This is true for the United States and the United Kingdom, and it is true for Russia and Qatar.
It is also because of this that this time FIFA has undergone major changes.
With the plummeting global oil prices, Russia's current economy is already quite dangerous.
This time they want to use the World Cup to stimulate the domestic economy and boost morale.
Therefore, there are people saying that they must protect the right to host the World Cup at all costs.
Moreover, Russian officials also mentioned Yang Huan in an informal meeting with the top leadership of the Chinese government before, and tactfully expressed the hope that Yang Huan could intervene.
Not only Russia, but also Prime Minister Hamad of Qatar personally came forward and sincerely asked Yang Huan to come forward for help, because the World Cup is a matter of national policy for them and is of vital importance.
According to Yang Huan, Russia's problem is not big, but Qatar is very dangerous.
However, following a few words from Master Huan, Platini and Infantino immediately understood what Master Huan meant.
It can be seen that Master Huan wants to support Russia and Qatar.
It should be said that this is not surprising.
Russia has close relations with China, and Mr.
Huan also has deep ties with Qatar.
It is not surprising that he would intervene.
If Master Huan comes forward, then they really have to study it carefully.
However, this would affect their plans.
You know, originally they were still preparing to give Master Huan a generous gift, but now: