Listening to Lister's domineering words, Merkley did not express his admiration for Lister. Instead, he slowly shook his head, because the chairman of the Korean Football Association, Chung Mong-joon, is very skilled. No one in the world of football does not know Chung Mong-joon.
ability.
First of all, in terms of origin, Zheng Mongzhun is the sixth son of Zheng Juyong, the founder of the Korean chaebol Hyundai Group. South Korea is a typical country governed by chaebols. For example, when Hyundai Group was at its most glorious more than ten years ago, its sales accounted for the entire national
Revenue accounted for 16%, reaching an astonishing US$53.2 billion, and exports reached US$8.7 billion, accounting for 12% of the country's total exports. It plays an important role in South Korea's national economy.
At that time, Hyundai Group was the largest chaebol in South Korea. If it were not for the internal strife of Hyundai Group and the internal disputes over the company's power, it would not have declined. But even if it declined, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Corporation, which Chung Mong-joon currently controls, is still the largest in the world.
The shipbuilding company has assets of more than 40 billion U.S. dollars and its annual sales exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars.
In South Korea, such chaebols can influence all aspects of South Korea's politics and economy. Zheng Mongjun came from such a chaebol family. Now Zheng Mongjun's personal assets exceed tens of billions of dollars. He is a veritable world-class rich man.
However, this man is not only rich, but also very smart. After entering the Korean political arena, he easily became a member of Congress. Of course, as the son of Zheng Juyong, this is still very easy. No one paid attention to him ten years ago.
Although he had never played football before, Zheng Mengzhun immediately spotted the development opportunities of football, and then became the chairman of the Football Association, which no other chaebol kid was interested in.
After that, he began to develop rapidly in world football, not just rapidly but even violently. When this person became the chairman of the Korean Football Association, Japan had basically won the right to host the 2002 World Cup. Because the world football team at that time
United President Alain Verger supports Japan. Everyone in world football knows this.
But Zheng Mongzhun just doesn't believe in evil. After he became the chairman of the Korean Football Association, he immediately represented Asia in the election of FIFA vice president. At that time, the Korean government did not believe that South Korea had a chance to win the right to host the World Cup, so no one supported him.
.However, when the higher authorities did not support him, Zheng Mongzhun went to Asian countries to lobby and defeated other candidates, including Murata Nakaminami, the representative of the Japanese Football Association, to become the vice president of FIFA.
It's not over yet. At that time, Alain Verge's relationship with the powerful UEFA and the increasingly powerful African Football Confederation was getting worse and worse because of his position in FIFA. Zheng Mengzhun took advantage of such an opportunity and began to communicate with
Representatives of UEFA and the African Football Confederation contacted, and then joined them in resisting Alain Vigé. Under heavy pressure, Alain Vigé finally had no choice but to agree to host the World Cup between South Korea and Japan. That is the World Cup held between South Korea and Japan now.
During this period, Zheng Mengzhun really learned the way of cooperation during the Warring States Period in China, and took advantage of the internal conflicts within FIFA to win the opportunity for South Korea to win the World Cup. Even in a series of subsequent World Cup activities, Zheng Mengzhun
The Japanese Football Association is kept in the dark. Every time there is an event, only Korean characteristics can be seen, even the word "modern", while Japanese characteristics are not visible at all.
Of course, it's not just that. Zheng Mengzhun later proudly wrote a book called "Japanese, I Want to Tell You". In it, he disclosed in detail how he helped South Korea get the right to host this time, and he mocked Japan a lot.
This Football Association.
This is Zheng Mongzhun. Alain Verger hates Zheng Mongzhun the most, but there is nothing that can be done about him, so that he can continue to be the vice president of FIFA. Blatter, who also succeeded Alain Verger as the president of FIFA, is also very
I don't like Zheng Mongzhun, but there is nothing I can do against him as a billionaire.
And Chung Mong-joon made Korean football successful, which does not mean that he is a pure fan. On the contrary, like Berlusconi of Italy, he hopes to use football to go into politics. He has not yet wanted to run for president, but as the helm of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group
Or, he has a presidential candidate he supports. But in the future he will definitely be seeking the top position, so football is his political capital.
Facing Zheng Mengzhun, Merkley had no confidence at all. Zheng Mengzhun had great power in FIFA, when Alain Verger and Blatter were presidents. The two FIFA presidents did not like him, but everyone
He didn't touch him. The important thing is that this guy has money. In this world, money is a passport. Everyone knows about FIFA's [***]. Zheng Mengzhun has so much money that he can influence everything by just pulling out his hair.
A large number of people.
"Lister, I admit that you are an outstanding agent in European football. Even the wealthy clubs in European football will give you face. But Lister, you underestimated Zheng Mengzhun. He is a billionaire with not a few assets.
Billions, not billions, but world-class rich people with more than 10 billion US dollars."
"I know."
Lister smiled and nodded, saying: "I know better than you about Zheng Mengzhun's strength. If it weren't for the internal strife among their brothers, the Zheng family's assets would definitely exceed 50 billion U.S. dollars, and even 60 to 70 billion U.S. dollars would not be unreasonable.
It's possible. Now his second brother's assets exceed 30 billion US dollars. And this person doesn't just value football, he plays football in order to become the president of South Korea in the future. Just like Berlusconi."
"Then you still say that. List, the best we can do now is to hope that because of the match against Italy, they will be condemned by the media and pressured by world football, so that they will not be unscrupulous in the next game."
Merkley was a little discouraged. But Lister sneered and said: "Pavel, they dare to hack even Italy. Who do we think the Czech Republic is? And since they have already gained notoriety, they will care about it again."
Infamy. It’s all scolding anyway. For Zheng Mongjun, the most important thing is to use this opportunity to get better results. Now is the time for him to accumulate political capital. The results of the Korean national team this time will be his political capital in the future.
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Riester knew that South Korea received a lot of criticism after hacking Italy, but they still hacked Spain. If it weren't for Germany's status in world football, especially Beckenbauer, who is qualified to win the UEFA Champions League
The president of the Federation, the big boss who holds the position of president of the World Football Federation, maybe Germany will also be replaced by others.
Merkley was silent after hearing what Lister said. Seeing Merkley who was silent again, Lister smiled and said: "Bawell, didn't I say it? He dares!"
"Rister, what are you..."
The first time he heard it, Merkley just smiled bitterly. But the second time he heard it, Merkley looked at Lister in confusion.
"Zheng Mongzhun is an ambitious person. The results in this World Cup are his political capital. Likewise, he will not give up using football to continue to accumulate reputation for himself."
"So what?"
Merkley didn't understand what Lister meant.
"Bawell, you can send someone to send a message to Zheng Mengzhun. Just say it was me. I am just an agent. He is not as powerful as the vice president of FIFA. But who made me an agent? I
This person has nothing but a lot of players and talents. Tell Zheng Mongzhun, if this game kills us like Italy, then if Korean players want to play in Europe in the future, if one comes, I will kill one, or two.
I’ll kill a pair.”
When he said this, List was confident. In Asian countries like South Korea and Japan, there are only a few players who can play in Europe. There are even fewer players who can play in important European leagues, even if they are at their peak.
At that time, there were only about ten people, and there were even fewer who could become the main force.
"As long as a Korean player comes, I will pay for myself and let players in the same position compete with him. I will even use my connections to suppress Korean players. I will treat any Korean player like this until they leave European football.
So far. I believe Zheng Meng will understand what I mean."
Zheng Mongzhun is a world-class rich man. If he is really a fan who is willing to fight for Korean football, then List cannot be stopped. After all, he has tens of billions of dollars in assets. As long as he enters European football, no force can stop him.
Just like when Abramovich entered European football, who could stop him waving a check? Not even the traditional forces in European football could stop him, and agents like List were even less capable.
But Zheng Mongzhun is not. Zheng Mongzhun is just a person who used football to enter the political circle, and he is the major shareholder of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group. Hyundai Heavy Industries is one of South Korea's pillar industries, and it is impossible to let him spend money squandering it. Even the Korean political ax will not
Allowed. Of course, he himself will not squander his own money to develop Korean football. He is not that noble.
He is a person who wants to play politics. Since he is a person who plays politics, he will definitely know how to make trade-offs. The current performance of the Korean national team is already very good. Even if it cannot enter the semi-finals, it is a historical achievement. His political capital has already been
Enough. As long as he gets to know List, he will know that what List says is not false. List has enough strength and ability to block some Korean players from going to Europe.
Before becoming president, Chung Mong-zhun would never let go of football, the area where he has accumulated his reputation. He will continue to develop South Korea's football industry. In this case, he will definitely consider Lister's words carefully.
"Rister, you..."
Merkley was shocked. Lister was trying to threaten Zheng Mongzhun.
"Bavel, he will know how to prioritize. He is a smart man. Even if Korean companies want to take the path of sponsoring clubs, as long as it is not a sponsorship of several million euros or tens of millions of euros a year, but dozens of
I'll give him back all the 10,000 euros a year's sponsorship. Although I don't have as much money as him, I still have tens of millions of euros to spare."
"Liester, you are very brave."
Merkley shook his head. Because the person Riester threatened was not only the vice president of FIFA, but also the richest man in the world. For Europe today, money is the boss and money is power. Although Zheng Mengzhun is from Asia
People, but even in Italy, which has the most serious racial discrimination, it will treat a rich man with a net worth of more than ten billion US dollars with caution. It is estimated that Berlusconi needs to receive him personally before he visits him. This is the power of money.
List admitted that Zheng Mengzhun, who has assets of more than 10 billion US dollars, is not only hugely influential in football, but is even more powerful than List in many other aspects. But Lister was not afraid of Zheng Mongzhun at all, and sneered: "He
I grew up shouting about the golden key. And I will use my own hands to build my own world. Ten billion dollars may not be possible in my life, but who can say that I can’t become such a rich man. Pavel,
Just pass my words to Zheng Mongjun. If he doesn't heed my warning, then I will continue to work with their players every day for the next ten years. I would like to see if Korean players want to come to Europe to develop."
Merkley's eyebrows kept beating. Brückner was completely confused. For Brückner, it was not clear what Zheng Meng was doing. But listening to what List and Brückner said
, he realized that there were so many things behind this black whistle in South Korea. Zheng Mongjun, the vice president of FIFA and the chairman of the Korean Football Association, was actually aiming at the position of president of their country. For the position of president, Zheng Mongjun is accumulating political capital.
.He really didn’t expect it.
"Lister, what you say may be effective, but it may anger Zheng Mongzhun."
