All the players and staff of the Hamburg team walked up to the podium. UEFA President Platini and German Chancellor Merkel, accompanied by the Chairman of the German Football Association and the Mayor of Hamburg, hung the gold medals one by one on the players' necks.
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"Did you intentionally hit that point on the ball, or was it a coincidence?" Merkel asked with a smile while shaking hands with Chen Zhuo. She seemed to be extremely interested in the precise "point of impact."
Chen Zhuo chuckled and said, "I'll probably kick you ten times, but I'll miss it two or three times."
"Wow! It only deviated two or three times out of ten times, then that..." Merkel turned to Platini and his entourage behind him and said: "Isn't China very dangerous to European teams in this year's World Cup?"
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Everyone was embarrassed for a moment. Merkel was obviously not a real fan. The World Cup was less than a month away, and she didn't even know that the Chinese team was not a finalist.
"Haha, they didn't let me join the Chinese team, so they didn't make it to the finals. There won't be our Chinese team in the competition in South Africa next month..." Chen Zhuo joked to himself.
"It doesn't matter! I will definitely see you at the London Olympics in two years' time!" Merkel also said with a smile.
The Olympic Games and the World Cup are different... Forget it, everyone laughed along with her and stopped correcting her. There was no need for her to understand the rules of football very clearly. She was not the German Sports Minister or the Chairman of the Football Association.
After Platini shook hands with Chen Zhuo, he also patted Chen Zhuo on the shoulder and said: "Patton, I hope I can give you awards often!"
Chen Zhuo smiled and expressed his gratitude to Platini for his blessing.
As the captain, it was Chen Zhuo who took over the trophy from Platini. Everyone unanimously decided that Chen Zhuo would complete this historic moment, the moment when the trophy was raised high to greet the sky with flying ribbons and deafening cheers.
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The predecessor of the UEFA European League Cup is the UEFA Cup, and the predecessor of the UEFA Cup is the City Fairs Cup in 1955.
In 1955, Swiss Ernst Toman, Italian Ottorino Barassi and English Sir Stanley Laws co-founded a celebration during the exhibition to promote international trade exhibitions.
Teams come from European cities where trade fairs are held.
It is particularly pointed out that Ernst Tomann later served as the vice president of FIFA. He was also one of the founders of the International Toto Cup, and his real identity is the founder and owner of the Swiss Football Betting Company, so
, from the beginning, the European football industry has been inseparable from the gambling industry.
Later, this international trade exhibition was merged into the World Expo, but this event with audience attendance and ratings was not cancelled, but was taken over by UEFA. It was the 1971-1972 season. After UEFA took over, it changed its name.
For the UEFA Cup, the trophy was designed and manufactured by Bertoni of Milan in 1972. It is made of pure silver. The silver trophy is mounted on a marble base and weighs 15 kilograms.
Since then, the UEFA Cup, together with the Champions League founded in the 1955-1956 season and the Cup Winners' Cup founded in the 1960-1961 season, has been called the "three major cups" in Europe. Since the "City Fairs Cup" is not an official UEFA event, the history of the UEFA Cup
Starting from the 1971-1972 season, the previous "City Fair Cup" results are not included in the historical results.
The UEFA Cup has no handles and is beautiful in its simplicity. Above its base is a group of players competing for the ball fiercely. They are the supports for this octagonal trophy. The trophy is decorated with the UEFA logo.
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Since its inception, the UEFA Cup has stipulated that any club that has won the championship three times in a row or five times in total can permanently own this trophy. However, until this season's restructuring, no club met the conditions to permanently own this trophy.
This season's reform is also the sixth reform since the establishment of the UEFA Cup.
The first restructuring was in the 199495 season, when a preliminary round was added.
The second restructuring was in the 1996-97 season, when a qualifying round was added.
The third restructuring was in the 199798 season. The preliminary rounds and qualifying rounds were collectively referred to as the qualifying rounds, becoming the first qualifying round and the second qualifying round. The finals were changed from home and away games to one game at a pre-selected venue.
The fourth restructuring was in the 1999-2000 season. The Cup Winners' Cup was merged into the UEFA Cup. The three qualifying rounds before the top 8 matches were changed to four rounds. Starting from this season, teams eliminated from the Champions League can participate in the UEFA Cup.
The fifth restructuring was in the 2004-05 season. The UEFA Cup introduced the group stage. The forty teams were divided into eight groups. The top three teams from each group appeared, and the third place in the eight groups of the Champions League participated in the 116 finals.
The qualifying round was changed to two rounds.ue), followed by a series of complex and systematic procedures such as the first four qualifying rounds of the group stage. The seats that directly enter the group stage and the qualifying round are determined based on UEFA's ranking of national leagues.
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There is also a modification, which is to cancel the rule that after a club wins the championship for three consecutive years or five times in total, it will be able to keep the trophy permanently. It is revised to: the trophy will permanently belong to UEFA, and the winner of each championship can receive one.
A replica trophy that is exactly the same as the original trophy. If a club wins the championship three times in a row or five times in total, it will receive a special mark certificate to replace the original trophy.
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Neither Atletico Madrid nor Hamburg have won the UEFA Cup in history. The best results of both teams are to enter the final once. This time Hamburg had the last laugh, and Atletico Madrid once again missed the championship.
The moment Chen Zhuo raised the trophy high, the salute placed next to the podium shot colorful chaff and ribbons into the air, and the top of Hamburg's Nordschleife also threw countless ribbons onto the field!
At the same time, at the top of the stadium, pre-placed fireworks bombs were set off at the same time, making the entire night sky colorful.
While the fireworks in the stadium were set off, fireworks were also set off at six public display points throughout the city of Hamburg. Looking down from the air, this was a very grand celebration in the city of Hamburg today!
The trophy was passed in the hands of the players, and everyone kissed and raised it high in excitement. Janssen, who had basically recovered from his serious injury, and Guerrero, who had been heard about after recovering from his injury, also came to the scene to participate in the celebration.
, this is an overall victory, and they are also unforgettable heroes!
In the celebration after the award, champagne and beer were sprayed to celebrate, and then all the team players took the trophy and walked around the field to thank the audience in the stands.
Finally, the players took the trophy and boarded the float in the stadium to participate in the city-wide celebration of Hamburg, and the ceremony where Chen Zhuo was awarded the "City Key".
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Only those who have tasted the feeling of winning a championship understand how joyful the celebration after victory is. For Chen Zhuo, he is very excited today. He has two heavy personal awards, the Golden Boot Award and the Golden Ball Award, as well as a Europa League championship trophy.
, this is the explosion of his ten-year career accumulated in this half-season, which not only brings countless surprises and miracles to the city of Hamburg and the fans, but is also a huge surprise for Chen Zhuo himself.
When receiving the "key to the city" from the mayor of Hamburg, Chen Zhuo said that if possible, he would consider returning to the Hamburg team for the last season before retiring, and finally end his career with the Hamburg team, maybe in five years.
Seven or eight years, this is regarded as a promise.
The Hamburg fans were very touched by this promise. Chen Zhuo could not refuse a wealthy club like AC Milan. They knew this very well. Chen Zhuo was able to make such a promise and agreement, and they also cheered and applauded.
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For Spangwitz, this five-year "unequal treaty" needs to be re-drafted in just four months. He also miscalculated. The liquidated damages were written too low. Now someone is ready every minute.
I am willing to help Chen Zhuo pay liquidated damages so that he can terminate this "unequal treaty" and choose another agent.
As long as the cooperation conditions are reasonable, Chen Zhuo will not change agents at will. After all, the services and support provided by Spankwitz are not comparable to those of ordinary agents and brokerage companies.
With the victory in the Europa League final, the season for Hamburg and Chen Zhuo officially came to an end.
The season has come to an end, but for Chen Zhuo, his journey has actually just begun.
