Johansson's side was in a panic, but Platini's side was making arrangements in an orderly manner. Because this opportunity is so rare, at this time it is necessary to pursue the victory and hit Johansson hard. Therefore, when Johansson
This side hastily pushed out Johansson. After Johansson was preparing to run for the UEFA presidential election again, he immediately incurred a strong counterattack from Platini's side.
“Go back on your word!”
"Assume that UEFA regulations are correct!"
"Johansson is not qualified to be a candidate for UEFA president!"
"This is contempt for the entire UEFA!"
Everyone criticized Johansson, and even many neutral media believed that Johansson's choice this time was wrong. Because in the meeting in 2004, which was clearly chaired by Johansson, everyone agreed that UEFA would no longer allow 70-year-old players to play football in the next term.
Those who are over 20 years old will continue to stay in office. At that time, this decision was unanimously supported and praised by the media, but now Johansson himself wants to break this rule.
This is simply a slap in the face. The media on Platini's side used the 2004 UEFA resolution to believe that Johansson is not qualified to be a candidate or re-elected. While other newspapers and media
They also criticized Johansson's decision for reducing the authority of UEFA. If UEFA's own rules can be overturned at will, then who else will listen to UEFA's words.
Of course, Johansson's camp is very powerful and they immediately organized the media to refute. However, their refutation was without any force, because anyone with a discerning eye could see that Johansson had done something wrong in this matter. According to the resolution made by UEFA in 2004
, Johansson is not qualified as a candidate for UEFA president.
Johansson stood up and prepared to be re-elected but lost completely in the first battle. Countless media criticized him. Johansson got off to a bad start. But Johansson himself was wronged. He never thought about re-election. He really wanted to
He was about to retire. If Beckenbauer hadn't withdrawn temporarily, how could Johansson have stepped forward in such a hurry.
Just when Johansson's side could only parry, Platini's second bomb began. Platini began to announce his policy agenda. Previously, he was general and vague about his actions after becoming UEFA president.
Talk, but now he starts to introduce in detail some of the things he wants to do.
For example, regarding the reform of the European Cup and the Champions League, he has only one central content, and that is fairness. He is opposed to several European football powers dividing most of the football resources. He believes that resources should be allocated to small and weak football countries. Just like
The European Cup will be expanded to thirty-two teams, the Champions League will include more small country leagues, etc.
This is a huge blow to the football powers. Therefore, it has attracted opposition from football powers such as England, Italy, Germany, and Spain. Especially the reform of the Champions League has been resisted by many European giants. Because Platini’s reform of the Champions League
, and more of them are taking profits from the major European clubs to subsidize those small league giants. England will react the most violently, because once Platini's reform is successful, the biggest damage will be done to the currently prosperous Premier League.
League.
However, this declaration has been supported by many small football countries. It is also welcomed by those small league giants. For them, the economic benefits gained from a European Cup and a trip to the Champions League are definitely making them salivate.
In the current UEFA, regardless of whether you are a strong football country or a small football country, they all have the same number of votes, just one vote. Therefore, Platini relied on this to win over many small football countries.
Platini's combination of punches this time has left Johansson with only the ability to parry. Of course, this is not because Johansson lacks strength or ability, but because he is inherently deficient and under-prepared this time. Fortunately, Johansson is in the European Football Association.
Although he seems to be very passive now, even Platini himself will not ignore Johansson. Because there are not just one or two die-hard supporters of Johansson, and currently, in terms of support, Johansson is still the strongest supporter.
Dominant. If voted now, Johansson will definitely beat Platini easily.
It's just that Johansson came out in a hurry and was attacked by Platini's camp, causing him to be in a hurry. When he stabilizes his position and raises his arms, the momentum will definitely exceed that of Platini. Therefore.
What Platini needs now is to keep expanding his momentum, keep winning over those neutrals, and then continue to suppress the current Johansson.
But Johansson is Johansson after all. Although there was some confusion at first, Johansson gradually stabilized his position. Then Johansson began to contact his direct relatives and began to prepare for the counterattack in an orderly manner. If Pula
Tiny is a deviant, and Johansson is a steady player. Because Johansson is strong enough and has excellent results in the past, as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, it will be fine.
Johansson played steadily step by step, and many of Platini's previous advantages began to slowly diminish. But just when Johansson was about to continue to press Platini, FIFA President Blatter suddenly jumped out
Public support for Platini.
"I have no right to referee the match between Platini and Johansson. Only the European football federations have the right to choose who will lead them in the next four years. What I can say is that I have a good impression of Platini."
This is naked support for Platini. The relationship between Blatter and Platini is very deep. Platini is currently the vice president of the French Football Federation, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, and the FIFA Executive Director.
Committee member and chairman of the FIFA Technical and Development Committee. Although Platini is a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, his work has always been on the side of FIFA. In 1998, Blatter ran for FIFA President
At that time, Platini was Blatter's general and publicly supported Blatter to become FIFA president.
Now Platini is running for president of UEFA, and Prague also publicly supports it. Of course, Blatter supports Platini, and he also hopes to bring UEFA, which has always been against him, under his management. Platini
Having been a collaborator for many years, he is suitable to break into the current UEFA and oust Johansson, who has always been against him.
Blatter is so powerful, and he chose the right time at this point. As soon as Johansson started to improve, he gave Johansson a heads-up. Johansson had just stabilized his position, but Blatter's intervention once again caused a huge crisis.
A crack. And it's not an ordinary crack, it's an irreparable crack.
In the past, when Johansson was strong against Blatter, his supporters didn't care about Blatter. No matter how good you are as FIFA president, they are all affiliated with UEFA. Blatter can still leapfrog to interfere with them.
Anyway, Johansson is there, and they don’t care about Blatter. So they are even willing to follow Johansson to fight against FIFA. But now Johansson is old, already seventy-seven years old. And Blatter is only seven now.
Ten years old, and Blatter is ready to continue to be re-elected as FIFA president.
Although the difference is only seven years, many people have to start to consider Johansson's age. Just like many loyal ministers in Chinese history, even the most loyal ministers began to retreat when the emperor got old.
Because the emperor is old, it means that he will not be alive for long, and everyone has to find a way out. This time Blatter publicly supported Platini, which brought a lot of trouble to many people in the Johansson camp.
Shock. They are all thinking about what they will do if Johansson fails this time, or if Johansson is already very old.
"Blatter really dreams of incorporating us into UEFA."
Looking at Blatter's support, although it is very beneficial to Platini, Merkley is curled up. Although Merkley has always been the chairman of the Czech Football Association, he despises Blatter.
It can be said that FIFA’s corruption is well known. There is no clean person in FIFA from top to bottom. And Blatter, the dictator of FIFA, is one of the biggest factors. This person has always been in conflict with UEFA.
Confederation of African Football and the Asian Football Confederation have huge conflicts. However, the African Football Confederation and the Asian Football Confederation are not strong enough to really fight against Blatter. Only UEFA has always been the vanguard against Blatter.
This time Blatter supports Platini because he hopes to include UEFA, which is the most opposed to him. Everyone understands this intention. Although Merkley supports Platini, he actually does not want UEFA to
Become a vassal of Blatter.
"What does Platini mean?"
List also does not want European football to completely fall under Blatter's rule. The disunity among the various forces in world football will give agents like List more room to operate. If major places in the world
If everything falls under Blatter's rule, then there really will be no room for big agents like List to move around.
"Thank you, just thank you."
"Platini, this is not a simple brother."
"yes."
Merkley nodded. After having been in contact with Platini for a long time, Merkley knew that Platini was a born politician. Merkley finally said with a smile: "Blatter wants to incorporate UEFA. He is really too ambitious."
That's wonderful. Maybe now Platini really has a good personal relationship with Blatter and they have common interests. But when Platini becomes the president of UEFA, will he really listen to Blatter's words? Platini
Tiny is not a born slave."
Merkley shook his head. Not just Platini, even if he were to become the president of UEFA, anyone would not listen to Blatter's words. Now Europe has completely become the center of world football.
After becoming the president of UEFA, his status in world football is second only to that of the president of FIFA. Such a position will definitely not make him a echo of FIFA.
"Whatever he does. Anyway, Platini wins this time."
"Yes. It will be fun to watch the battle between Blatter and Platini in the future."
Liester gloated. Now Blatter is supporting Platini in order to defeat Johansson. It would be really fun to continue to confront Blatter after Platini becomes UEFA president. I wonder what Blatter will do then.
