In view of recent rumors, many media approached Tang Shun, Chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and Lin Yao, Executive Vice Chairman, hoping to get useful information from them.
What the media didn't expect was that Tang Shun and Lin Yao didn't hide anything at all, but admitted it very generously.
They said in a high-profile interview with the media: "I believe everyone here has sharp eyes.
Judging from the Asian Cup that just ended, our country's football level is already far ahead of other Asian countries.
If we continue to stay Developing in Asia will seriously affect the progress of our country's football level.
Europe is the paradise of football."
"Now that our Football Association has separated management and management, it is a social institution.
It is completely possible for the Football Association to join UEFA independently, so everything is possible."
Although Tang Shun's remarks made many media in Asia feel very unhappy, they have to be said with a strong basis.
The Chinese team won the championship in the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar and the just-concluded 2015 Asian Cup in Australia without a fight.
The Asian teams are not at the same level as the Chinese team.
Even in the AFC Champions League, Chinese teams have won four consecutive championships.
If the AFC had not proposed the East and West Asia divisions in early 2013, it would have been very likely that the Chinese Super League teams would meet in the AFC Champions League finals for four consecutive years.
In the Club World Cup, they even defeated the Copa Libertadores champions for two consecutive years and met Valencia in the finals.
A level like this should appear in the Champions League, the world’s top stage.
This situation is not only what the Chinese Football Association hopes for, but also what the fans hope for.
In the past, they used to watch the Champions League in front of the TV.
If the Chinese Football Association joins UEFA, they can watch the Champions League at home.
I’m really excited just thinking about it.
On April 8, 2015, the Chinese Football Association officially provided application documents to the AFC and UEFA, hoping to leave Asia and join Europe.
If the powerful Chinese team leaves Asia to join Europe, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the Asian Football Confederation.
Logically speaking, the AFC will not agree, but if the Chinese team stays in the AFC, it will It harms the interests of other Asian football federations, so it was agreed with many votes.
But after this procedure, problems arose.
UEFA disagrees Why First of all, UEFA President Platini has a huge personal grudge with Aiello, and he will subconsciously object to anything related to Aiello.
Secondly, China is located deep in the eastern part of Asia.
It is very inconvenient to participate in various events organized by UEFA.
The distance is long and there are various inconveniences.
Finally, at the Champions League level, teams from the Chinese Super League may have an impact on the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A, which have a large number of seats for the Champions League.
Although the impact may not be significant in the short term, what about the long term?
No one can guarantee Now the level of Chinese football is rising rapidly, and it has begun to catch up with European teams.
You must know that the Chinese National Youth Team in recent U20 World Youth Championships has been listed as the favorite team to win the championship, and the Chinese National Youth Team in this year's World Youth Championship held in New Zealand is even listed as the top seed.
In the long run, progress is unimaginable.
Maybe at the beginning, Chinese teams won very few seats in the Champions League, but what about a few years later, ten years later?
Therefore, many UEFA member football associations voted against the Chinese Football Association joining UEFA.
However, Football Association Chairman Tang Shun and Vice Chairman Lin Yao did not give up because of this.
They kept traveling to and from Asia and Europe, hoping to win enough alliances.
During this period, Aiello, as the biggest brand of Chinese football, also joined in the persuasion, but he could not prevent the Chinese Football Association from applying to join UEFA and fell into a stalemate.
In the 2014-2015 La Liga season, Valencia won the final league championship without any suspense.
In the Champions League, Valencia led by Aiello performed a miracle, defeating Barcelona in the final and winning the championship, tying Real Madrid in the early days of the Champions League.
Create a magical record of winning the Champions League for five consecutive seasons.
However, anyone who knows football knows that modern football is very different from the century, so the record set by Valencia will not be surpassed again for a long time to come.
Ai Luo was once again promoted to the altar.
Of course, not because of Valencia, but because of himself.
Aiello, who is already a winner in life, should have no desires and desires, but he still maintained enough hunger for the championship after leading the Chinese team to win the world championship.
This spirit is admirable.
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Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who were breathless under him, expressed their admiration for Aiello.
This season, Valencia won the Triple Crown again.
However, it is worth mentioning that compared with previous seasons, it is more difficult for Valencia to win the championship.
In September 2015, the BBC suddenly broke the news that the Swiss police were investigating FIFA Blatter for alleged improper management and misappropriation of funds.
UEFA President Platini was also interrogated.
FIFA's ethics committee immediately launched an investigation into the two, during which they were banned for ninety days, and UEFA's turmoil began.
UEFA Secretary General Infantino acted as UEFA President.
At this time, China xx Chairman Tang Shun seized the opportunity and applied to UEFA again.
This time, due to the biggest resistance, Platini was banned from playing, and Acting Chairman Infantino and Tang Shun have always been on good terms, so the next process went very quickly.
On October 9, Infantino held a meeting of the UEFA Member States Committee to discuss the pros and cons of the Chinese Football Association joining UEFA.
The relationships between many member states have long been channeled by Tang Shun and Lin Yao.
Coupled with China's rapid economic development, it may also drive the development of other UEFA countries in the future, so there are many votes.
In accordance with the principle of the minority obeying the majority, UEFA announced that afternoon that the Chinese Football Association became the 54th member of UEFA.
Suddenly, the whole world was shocked.
In the early morning of May 29, 2016, 30-year-old Aiello led Valencia to set a new record They defeated the superstar-studded Real Madrid 3:2 in the final and won the Champions League championship in the 2015-2016 season.
This means that since Aiello returned to Valencia in 2010, he has led Valencia to win the Champions League for six consecutive seasons.
The five consecutive Champions League titles created by Real Madrid, the best team of the 20th century, have since passed away, and Valencia led by Aiello has become a new historical record.
But there is another record waiting to be created in Valencia.
That’s right, Real Madrid’s nine-time Champions League champion.
However, this does not seem to be very difficult for Valencia.
Aiello has led Valencia to win the Champions League seven times, only two away from Real Madrid's nine.
But in many cases, a slight difference can lead to a huge difference.
Now Aiello is 30 years old.
Compared with the previous seasons, his competitive state has not declined particularly ideally, but his injuries have begun to increase.
Speaking of which, I have to mention the strongest winger system.
Although this system is extremely powerful, making Aiello the number one player in world football, in the end, Aiello is still a human being.
He cannot ignore his body's metabolism, and the decline of his body's functions is inevitable.
Compared with many stars who decline at the age of thirty, Aiello is still very lucky, and his ability has not declined significantly.
Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, unexpectedly won the European Cup in France from June to July.
What resonated with Aiello was when Cristiano Ronaldo went down injured and was substituted in the final.
Seeing that scene, Ai Luo had to sigh: "Time is not forgiving."
In the 2016-2017 La Liga and Champions League seasons, Aiello's competitive form declined to a certain extent as his age gradually increased.
But fortunately, at the critical moment, Aiello was still the same Aiello.
In the 2018 Russian World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team participated in the European qualifiers.
Because they just joined, even if the Chinese team is ranked first in the world, according to the UEFA points ranking, the Chinese team is the last team. .
But the Chinese team led by Ai Luo was unbeatable.
Countless players, media, and fans are envious of Aiello's amazing competitive form.
Even though Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have declined due to their age, Aiello still maintains a high level of competition.
It's just that Aiello still hasn't overcome that hurdle.
He was injured in the 2018 Russian World Cup semi-finals against France.
As the last World Cup champion, the Chinese team lost its backbone.
French star Griezmann made it in just a short time.
He scored two goals in five minutes, overtaking the Chinese team with a score of 2:1 and advancing to the finals.
On August 3, 2017, in a friendly match of the International Champions Cup, Aiello scored twice, bringing his total personal goals to 1,287.
This means that he surpassed the legendary Brazilian superstar Pele and became the goalscorer with the most goals on the planet.
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Professional football player.
And this record will be further expanded, because Aiello is an active player and there is still some time before retirement.
There is no doubt that setting a record is amazing.
But for Aiello, breaking records is just a common occurrence, and the media and fans are highly immune to it.
On May 27, 2020, the day after the 2019-2020 Champions League final, the 34-year-old Valencia captain Aiello held a press conference and announced that he would leave after thirteen years of service after his contract expires next year.
Valencia, joined his own team Changsha Star City Football Club.
Why choose to join your own club?
It's not that Aiello wants to increase the team's reputation, but that the current Chinese Super League is already a top league comparable to the Premier League.
In terms of investment intensity, it even exceeds the Premier League.
In September 2021, 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he would hang up his boots after his contract expired due to a knee injury.
The football hegemony between the three legendary superstars is announced to have come to an end. two years later In the 34th round of the 20222023 Chinese Super League, Changsha Star City faced Beijing LeTV at home in the national derby.
The 37-year-old Ai Luo is still the captain of this team.
He can continue to serve as the main player and captain at this age, not because he is the owner of the team or because of his fame, but because his competitive level remains at a high level.
His speed may not be as fast as ten years ago, but there is still no problem in running 100 meters in 12.5 seconds.
Moreover, football competitions are not track and field competitions.
The competition is more about explosive power.
In this regard, Aiello is still the best in the world.
When the game lasted for 37 minutes, Liu Ruofan, known as China's number one star, won a free kick about 30 meters from the goal for Changsha Star City.
In terms of set pieces, Aiello is still the top player in the world, so he stands in front of football without any suspense.
Standing in front of the goal is the current national goalkeeper Li Weijie.
It is worth mentioning that Aiello's current way of taking penalties is obviously different from the past.
At the age of 37, his explosive power has declined to a certain extent compared to when he was young.
Therefore, Aiello no longer relies solely on his legs to exert force.
As for strength, he mostly uses the force generated by his whole body while running.
Li Weijie is currently the best goalkeeper of the Chinese national team, but he still looks a bit immature when facing Ai Luo.
In other words, Ai Luo is still so strong.
His direct free kick flew over the wall and then plummeted.
Not to mention the speed of the football, and the tricky angle, Li Weijie was beyond his reach.
However, this is not the most attention-grabbing aspect of this game.
When the game reached the 78th minute of the game, the fourth official on the sidelines held up the electronic substitution board when the score reached a stalemate.
Changsha Star City took the lead in making substitution adjustments No. 19 down, No. 28 up.
"Substitutions were made on the sidelines."
The on-site director switched the camera to the fourth official.
When LeTV commentator Miao Lin saw the substituted player, her voice suddenly rose an octave and said: "This is what Changsha Star City made."
The last substitution adjustment of this game, Li Ai, who is only 17 years old, replaces Li Ming."
If you are an older generation of Valencia fans, you may feel inexplicably excited about this scene.
Nineteen years ago, Aiello, the absolute superstar of Valencia Club, wore No. 28 on his debut, and the replaced player wore No. 19, the jersey worn by Sissoko.
Nineteen years later, Li Ai, who wore No. 28, was replaced by Li Ming, who wore No. 19.
Will it be a reincarnation?
Of course, Miao Lin didn't know this, all he knew was the most basic information.
"This game is Li Ai's debut in the Chinese Super League.
At the same time, this game is also extremely rare in international football so far.
Ai Luo and Li Ai compete on the same field.
But it is a little regrettable that Ai Luo is still playing as a forward. , but his son Li Ai plays as a midfielder."
Li Shiyin, who was sitting at the VIP table, felt inexplicably excited.
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This scene was finally staged.
Then, she turned her head and glanced at Taylor Swift.
Sitting next to her was Ai Ming, who was only 5 years old and of mixed race.
Although Ai Luo and Taylor Swift eventually had a child, Li Shiyin is confident that as long as Li Ai's talent continues, she is still the most important in Ai Luo's eyes.
Closer to home, the game camera quickly focused on the father and son Ai Luo and Li Ai hugging each other.
"Son, don't be stressed.
Just follow the training."
As a father, Ai Luo immediately ran to the sidelines to encourage his son.
What he didn't expect was that Li Ai was very sensible and confident.
He said confidently: "Dad, don't underestimate me.
I'm your son.
Just wait and score because my passing is the best." precise" "Okay" Ai Luo didn't say anything more and patted Li Ai on the shoulder: "I'll wait."
In the 87th minute of the game, Changsha Xingcheng launched an offensive.
Kaivisel stole the ball in the backcourt and passed it directly to Li Ai.
The latter seemed to have eyes behind his back and passed Kovacs with a single Marseille spin.
Qi, and then kept passing the ball long to find his father Ai Luo.
The parabola of the football was not high, it flew very fast, and its flight direction was consistent with Aiello's running.
The 28-year-old England international Stones spotted the football and prepared to make a clearance.
"careful" At this moment, Shi Ke exclaimed loudly.
Stones only felt his eyes go dark.
The big No. 9 behind him told everyone that Aiello jumped before him and rubbed the ball towards the top of the arc in the penalty area.
The speed was so fast that it was impossible to tell that Ai Luo was already thirty-seven years old this year.
It was too late for Shi Ke to make up the position.
Ai Luo did not make any adjustments and shot directly from the line of the penalty area.
Li Weijie was unable to react in time and the football hit the goal guarded behind him.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch" Suddenly, the Aishen Professional Football Arena erupted into huge cheers.
The commentator Miao Lin appropriately shouted: "This is a textbook long pass counterattack.
The most exciting part of this goal is the tacit understanding between Ailuo and his son to cooperate with Li Ai's long pass.
Ailuo's goal may not be the first in world football."
It’s a father-son battle, but it’s definitely the first father-son collaboration goal in world football.”
In the end, Changsha Star City defeated Beijing LeTV 3:2 in this game and continued to lead the Chinese Super League standings.
With two goals in this game, Ai Luo regained the lead over teammate Liu Ruofan and became the top scorer.
After Li Ai performed well in the Chinese Super League national derby, head coach Carlo Ancelotti gave him more and more opportunities to play, and he did not live up to everyone's expectations of him.
In July of the same year, at the U20 World Youth Championship held in China, Li Ai, who was only 17 years old, played all seven games of the Chinese National Youth Team as the main defensive midfielder.
If he hadn't made a mistake due to his youth in the semi-finals, he would have been sent off.
Give the Brazilian National Youth Team a penalty kick, and he will definitely lead the Chinese National Youth Team to the finals.
But two years later, Li Ai, who had already experienced many key matches, led the Chinese National Youth Team to win the World Youth Championship.
All of this is expected to happen in reincarnation.
It seems that he is absolutely right that a tiger father has no dog sons.
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