"Franz, how could you do this? He has no credibility."
UEFA CEO Olsson was not ordinary angry. He stood in front of Johansson and kept criticizing Beckenbauer. He couldn't help but be angry. There was less than half a year left before the UEFA presidential election.
It took four and a half months to fully plan. At this time, the candidate proposed by Johansson's side, Beckenbauer, gave up chasing the UEFA president this time, which was a huge blow to Johansson's camp.
In Olsson's view, this is a typical case of betrayal. How can a person, especially a person of Beckenbauer's level, be so dishonest? A person of his level should be spitting.
A nail in the coffin. When the two sides cooperated, he promised to run for UEFA president, but now he has taken a step back.
"Forget it, Lars."
Johansson waved his hands and smiled faintly. However, the wrinkles on his forehead were getting thicker and thicker, indicating that Johansson himself was not in a relaxed mood at all.
"Franz has Franz's choice, we can't force him. He may have his own ideas."
"Shit. What can Franz have in mind? He just saw that the World Cup was a success, so he wanted to compete for the president of FIFA. Look at the commercials he filmed during the World Cup. He looked a little stable.
, jumping up and down for a little money.”
As Beckenbauer withdrew from the presidential election, Olsson was furious. He was dissatisfied with everything about Beckenbauer. During the World Cup, Beckenbauer was in frequent contact with various companies.
, shot countless advertisements. At that time, Johansson and Olsson were dissatisfied, thinking that they were too frivolous. Beckenbauer is already sixty years old and is no longer the player he was in those days. For money, not
He kept filming various advertisements. This kind of behavior will definitely be criticized during the UEFA presidential election, and people will think that he is not stable at all.
But Johansson and Beckenbauer are just collaborators. Although Johansson is the boss of European football, he can't control people of Beckenbauer's level. Therefore, they can only be dissatisfied. Now everyone's cooperation
Completely broken, Olson could no longer control his anger.
"Lars. That's how it was originally. We only cooperated with Franz, and now he just gave up cooperation."
Overall, Johansson is a person who knows how to be tolerant. He has been the president of European football for so many years, and although many people are dissatisfied with his policies, no one thinks there is anything wrong with him. Because Johansson knows how to be tolerant,
Especially for capable coaches and capable stars, he knows how to be tolerant.
"Lennart. What should we do now?"
Olsson is dizzy now. Because there are no outstanding candidates in the Johansson camp. If someone can succeed Johansson, Johansson will not choose to cooperate with Beckenbauer, which leads to the current situation.
Now that Beckenbauer has given up cooperation, how will Johansson's side respond? For Johansson's camp, this incident caught them off guard and they didn't even have a preliminary plan.
The same was true for Johansson. After thinking for a long time, he said: "I, I'd better do it."
This is a helpless choice for Johansson. Johansson said he would retire a few years ago. He was definitely not joking at that time. He was really preparing to retire. Now he has to start again, which is really a helpless choice.
"Lennart, but..."
Olsson paused and continued: "Have you forgotten that in 2004, it was stipulated that the age of all UEFA members should not exceed 70 years old."
This was a major move by Johansson that year. Johansson had already decided to retire at that time. So in order to let everyone see UEFA's determination to reform, and of course to satirize FIFA. Johansson launched it on August 3, 2004
A new reform measure was adopted to end the age problem currently prevalent in major football federations in the world. Therefore, it was passed that the age of each member of the UEFA executive committee should not be older than 70 years old.
This decision "chiluo" nakedly satirized FIFA's gerontocracy, and caused many people to speak highly of Johansson. But if Johansson runs for the UEFA presidential election again this time, then it will be a slap in the face. Because now
Johansson is already seventy-seven years old.
"Lars, of course I understand. But do we have any other options now?"
"You will lose your security in the evening. We'd better find someone else."
"who?"
Olsson and Johansson have a very good personal relationship. Both are Swedes. They have worked together at UEFA for decades, and he really considers Johansson. Now Johansson is in a hurry to attend the chairmanship.
If he loses the general election, he will be in doubt. And even if he wins, many people will accuse him of going back on his word.
"How's Thompson?"
Anyway, Johansson has many direct followers in UEFA. Any one of them is a powerful general. Although they are not as good as Johansson and Beckenbauer, they are also powerful generals in UEFA.
"Thompson can't do it. The Premier League has been too strong in recent years and has become the target of public criticism. Others will never agree to Thompson becoming the president of UEFA."
Johansson shook his head. The strength of the Premier League in recent years has made all European powers hostile. Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, these teams have entered the Champions League. They are all stronger than the other. Liverpool is
Arsenal have won two consecutive Champions League titles, and Arsenal have also won one. And which club in current European football can guarantee that they can beat Chelsea? These Premier League clubs are currently stronger than each other in European football.
After entering the new century, Premier League teams are becoming more and more powerful with their abundant funds. At this time, it is simply impossible for Thompson, the chairman of the English Football Association, to be the chairman of UEFA. All member countries of European football will not agree. If
Thompson becomes the president of UEFA, and then European football will become the world of the Premier League.
As the vice president of UEFA, Thompson himself knows that the Premier League is currently attracting attention. Therefore, he has not come out to run for the UEFA president this time. Although in order, Thompson is the most likely to succeed Johansson, but he simply has not
meaning in this regard.
"Villar is good."
"Not good at Villar, you're just a loser."
Johansson denied again. In fact, Villar, as the head of the Spanish Football Federation for many years, is still very capable. His current position in UEFA is very important. It is not only the UEFA executive committee member, but also the UEFA executive committee member.
He is a heavyweight on the United Referees Committee. But Johansson is not at ease with him. In his opinion, Villar is not trustworthy, he plays both sides, and he is the kind of person who is just a wallflower.
"That would be great if Springers would."
Even after counting, it didn't work, which made Olsson very angry. Johansson had been in UEFA for so many years, but it was so difficult to find a successor. At this time, thinking of Springers, Olsson gritted his teeth.
Springers is no ordinary person. As the head of the Dutch Football Association, he is also the current treasurer of UEFA and a member of the UEFA Executive Committee. In the current UEFA, Johansson is the boss, and Olympique
Johnson is the executor. The next powerful generals are Thompson, chairman of the English Football Association, Villar, chairman of the Spanish Football Association, and Springers, chairman of the Dutch Football Association.
When Johnson first expressed the idea of retiring, the most vocal people at the time were Thompson and Springers, and the next ones were Villar. But the bastard Springers was already a retired leader.
Latini hook up.
"Lars, don't count. If we really have a candidate, will we still cooperate with Franz? I have decided, or I will take action."
Doesn't Johansson know that the current situation is dangerous? If he takes action, he may lose his security later. But Johansson is unwilling to give in. He has been at war with FIFA all his life. He does not want FIFA to incorporate UEFA, which he has been running for many years.
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Unlike the gloomy Johansson camp, Platini is celebrating. Platini is really worried about Beckenbauer. In his player days, Beckenbauer was the dominant player in world football.
, and Cruyff at the time were instantly superior to each other. As coach Beckenbauer, he was even light-years behind Platini.
After that, the two sides went on their own activities, with Platini taking more temporary positions at FIFA. But Beckenbauer was different. His influence in European football was increasing day by day. This time the World Cup in Germany was very successful. More
This greatly increased Beckenbauer's prestige.
The cooperation between Johansson and Beckenbauer greatly suppressed Platini. Faced with the cooperation between the two of them, Platini basically had little chance of winning. Now that Beckenbauer has withdrawn, this makes Platini
Everyone in the Ni camp was very excited.
"Michelle, God is helping you."
French Football Federation President Carlist said with a smile. Ligue 1 is known as the top five European leagues, but it has been deteriorating in recent years. Carlist hopes that after Platini becomes the president of UEFA, he will take more care of the Ligue 1 league.
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"Yes, Michelle. God is helping you."
Springers was very excited when he spoke. He was originally a die-hard supporter of Johansson, but the Bosman Act made the Eredivisie a marginal league.
Profit, profit is everything. The Eredivisie is becoming more and more marginalized, and is now on the same level as the Czech First Division. How can Springers accept such a situation? According to Johansson's policy, the Eredivisie does not exist at all.
The possibility of rising. It happened that Platini's slogan attracted Springers so much that he defected to Platini's camp.
"This is all because of everyone's help."
Platini has worked in FIFA for so many years and has developed good skills. Look, he has not become the president of UEFA yet, but he speaks in a leisurely and elegant manner.
Compared to Springers and Kalest, Merkley is a rising star. Springers and Kalest have both been big names in European football for many years, and they are both in the current UEFA.
He has his own position. But Merkley's influence was previously limited to Eastern Europe, and he did not hold a position in UEFA, nor did he have any strength in UEFA.
In the current Platini camp, Merkley doesn't talk much. He is quietly watching the development of the situation, and it turns out that it is becoming more and more favorable to Platini. Therefore, Merkley is becoming more and more interested and is already in
Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, and Central Europe helped Platini win over a lot of votes. Merkley is really eyeing the position of CEO of UEFA.
"Michelle, we should pursue the victory at this time. I heard that Johansson was going to take action personally, so I quickly organized the media to criticize him for going back on his word."
"right."
Springers nodded. Johansson can never win. The first targets of Johansson's camp will definitely be himself and Dutch football. Because unlike Carlist and Merkley, he defected from Johansson's camp.
Come here. Traitors are the first to be eliminated at any time. Therefore, Springers hopes to deal the most fatal blow to Johansson at once.
"Just leave this to me."
Caleste took it over confidently. Although no one said anything, Beckenbauer's withdrawal from this campaign has already given Platini's side a three-point chance of winning.
"kindness."
Although there is a better chance of winning, a few people still can't be too careless. After all, Johansson is too strong, so everyone still makes careful plans to win this time.
