Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 848
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Built in 1922, the Rose Bowl Stadium, which has been rated as a National Historic Landmark of the United States, is famous for holding the American College American Football Rose Bowl on New Year's Day every year. So far, it has also held the 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987, and 1993 sessions. session, a total of five Super Bowls.At the same time, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic football finals were also held here.

Therefore, the Rose Bowl is extremely popular.The U.S. team's game allowed the Rose Bowl Stadium, which has a capacity of nearly 10 people, to open seats that are not normally used.As for the live broadcast audience of TV stations and radio stations, there are even more countless.

According to this trend, it is not difficult to imagine that every time the US team plays one more game, the number of Americans who follow will increase by a certain amount-naturally, the effect of advertising will be further amplified.

In fact, as early as 1930 in the first Football World Cup, the US team participated, and even got a third place, which can be called the best record of the US in the history of the Football World Cup.

However, because Americans traditionally lack interest in football, although the United States is a sports powerhouse, the strength of the American football team has long been far behind that of European and South American teams.So much so that starting in 1950, the US team lingered outside the football World Cup finals for 40 years.

In 1990, the United States team, which re-entered the finals of the Football World Cup after a long absence, lost all three games in the group stage and was completely disappointed.

It is such a football desert that won the right to host the 1994 World Cup.

The reason is nothing more than FIFA, which is keen on the commercialization of football and has tasted huge sweetness, wants to explore the huge market of the United States.

Of course, the richest man is very clear about the market prospect of selling shoes to consumers who have a tradition of not wearing shoes.

The Major League Soccer, which has been prepared, is about to be ready to go - the founders who start from scratch are easier to win fame than the latecomers who add icing on the cake.

The better the performance of the U.S. team in this FIFA World Cup, the brighter the market prospect of Major League Soccer will undoubtedly be.

In addition, Tang Huan has another way to understand the extent to which Americans pay attention to football, that is, the sales growth of EA's football video game "FIFA Series". This statistic is real and cannot be adulterated.

Under this layout, it is reasonable for the richest man to suddenly have "evil thoughts" when he watched the performance of the US team.

After the game, Tang Huan did not leave immediately, but waited for the noise to dissipate, walked slowly to the field, and watched the staff maintain the turf brought in by air, the consumption was astonishing.His urging on the details before was not in vain.

Now that I have participated in it, the poor organizational performance of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in the original time and space cannot happen under the nose——Mr. Richest Man retracted his gaze and left the stadium.

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The current head coach of the U.S. national football team is very familiar to Chinese people. He is Bola Milutinovic, also known as Milu, who originally led the Chinese team to the 2002 Football World Cup finals.

This man, after finishing his career as a football player, started his coaching career from Mexico, and even married a Mexican woman as his wife.

He led the Mexican team to the top 1986 of the 8 FIFA World Cup, and then led the Costa Rica team to the top 1990 of the 16 Football World Cup. His excellent ability to guide weak teams has earned him a reputation.

The U.S. team failed to win one of the only three group matches in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The disappointment of all parties can be imagined, so the U.S. Football Association invited Milu over in 1991.

As a result, Milu was indeed miraculous and led the US team to the top 16 in this Football World Cup.

To this end, Tang Huan and Alan Rosenberg, president of the U.S. Football Association and chairman of the 1994 U.S. Soccer World Cup Organizing Committee, made a special trip to visit the U.S. team preparing for the game in San Francisco.

The U.S. team's next knockout match against Brazil was held at Stanford Stadium, and the time was a bit special, as it was scheduled for July 7th, the National Day of the United States.

Although there is no deliberate pressure from political image engineering, and the opponent Brazil team is very strong, the US team still has a consensus-even if there is almost no suspense about being eliminated, the scene must not be ugly.You know, all the owners of the Major League Soccer are watching, and it really concerns their own "money."

In front of John Hucks, Eric Winalda and other players, Tang Huan smiled and encouraged: "Your attitude of 'soldiers' made me see the trend of a sharp increase in combat power. In fact, the evaluation of football as an overall sport is very reasonable. The Brazilian team is certainly strong, but you have strict discipline and stable performance. If you can persist until the overtime period, your opponent may be weak first."

The humor of the richest man made everyone laugh.

When talking with head coach Milu, assistant coach Steve Sampson and others, Tang Huan also mentioned the point of "persisting until overtime".

Milu reported knowingly: "The battle plan I made is to try to drag the game into a penalty shootout. I hope that by then, the Brazilians' shots will not be so accurate."

Alan Rosenberg said calmly: "It seems that there have been media reports in the past few days that some talented stars of the Brazilian team have secretly gone out to have fun."

"He has this capital, the group stage was won so easily!" The richest man took over the conversation and joked, "After beating Russia and Cameroon with scores of 2:0 and 3.:0 at Stanford Stadium, we won the Ponte in Detroit. The 1:1 handshake with Sweden at the Tijak Stadium was like a leisurely walk in the garden, without the slightest pain of exhaustion.”

Milu said with a wry smile: "Most of the stars in the Brazilian team have such innocent temperaments, and their combat effectiveness should not be affected."

"That's true. Romagno is the best example of a genius." Tang Huan nodded, "I hope you can drag your opponent to a penalty shootout and create a miracle."

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On July 7th, the National Day of the United States, the Football World Cup has two knockout matches, namely the battle between the Netherlands and Ireland at the Oakland Stadium in Florida, and the battle between Brazil and the United States at the Stanford Stadium.

Undoubtedly, the latter was analyzed by the sports media as the last chance for the hosts of this FIFA World Cup.

The attention of the battle between the United States and Brazil is not only reflected in the sold-out tickets of Stanford Stadium, which can accommodate more than 80000 spectators, but also by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. , FIFA President Joao Havelange and others will also be present to watch the game.

Appreciating the spectacular crowd of people, Tang Huan said softly to Alan Rosenberg beside him: "According to this trend, it is estimated that the surplus of this World Cup will exceed 5000 million US dollars, which is not a problem. It can be seen that the Major League Soccer The prospect is really attractive.”

Alan Rosenberg nodded approvingly, and then watched the various procedures before the start of the game on the field with concern for gains and losses, and asked: "Which team do you think has the most hope of winning this World Cup?"

The richest man smiled playfully, "After the Brazilian team defeated the US team, he will basically be the champion."

Alan Rosenberg burst out laughing immediately, "Don, when you put it that way, I feel that the US team is already a world-class team."

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At 12:30, with a whistle, the knockout match between the US team and the Brazilian team began among more than 80000 people watching the game.

There was no scene where the Brazilian team was overwhelmed. The performance of the American team can be described in the simplest but most appropriate words-excellent; the "dream combination" of the Brazilian team-Romario and Bebeto , nothing was achieved in the first 65 minutes.

In the 72nd minute, Bebeto's shot almost caused the US team to hate on the spot.

Then, the game was unexpectedly dragged into grueling overtime, which instantly made Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Pereira unable to calm down.

Then, amidst the unbelievable yelling of the commentators and the cheering and cheering of the audience, the US team, which should have been eliminated logically, dragged the mighty Brazil team into the cruelest penalty shootout.

Alan Rosenberg danced with excitement, and when he turned his head to share his joy with Tang Huan, he found that the richest man was covering his face with his hands.

"Don, is there anything you dare not look at?" Alan Rosenberg laughed happily.

"I'm doing eye exercises." Tang Huan put away his hands and replied lightly.

But at this moment, his heart is not as calm as it appears on the surface - this time the black hands are too cruel to bear to look directly at.

The richest man really played big this time. On the Brazilian team, Marcio Santos' penalty kick was saved; Romario's penalty kick was missed; before Bebeto played, the Samba Army Already headed home.

It's meaningless to speak now, and I can't hear clearly at all. Stanford Stadium is completely boiling, so it's more direct to look at the expression.

The President and his wife of the United States, who had been sitting hard for more than two hours, had a relieved smile on their faces; Joao Havelange, the president of FIFA, was full of confusion, and he didn't know whether he should be annoyed at his country's players' poor standards, or whether he should be angry. Happiness has clearly won the favor of Americans; in more places that cannot be captured by the camera lens, there are also thunderbolts and joy surrounding gambling-many American football whites have bet on the right treasure.

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It doesn't take long to know that after the game the media was completely incoherent - after a bunch of blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah to GET to win, BEG start pulling every member of the brazil team out whipping, what Romagno How did the foot suddenly become soft, how did Bebeto's shot miss, how sleepwalking on the field, the head coach Carlos Alberto Pereira is a little bit too big, etc. - the analysis is very interesting Make sense!

It wasn't until the US team was "normally" eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas on July 7 that the noise became quieter.But the big upset that broke out from the Brazilian team is still a mystery with different opinions, and it can be regarded as one of the charms of football.

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At this time, Mr. Richest Man has adjusted his mentality—compared with the original time and space, although the Brazilian team lost a star in a daze, but its record of losing chains has gone too far, it is not bad this time, but the American football market The popularity of the game has pushed the preparations for the Major League Soccer, and it has really taken a big step forward.

After reviewing the pros and cons of the professional football league that collapsed in 1984, MLS will operate as a single entity, compared to the usual league of independent teams. , that is, each team is owned and controlled by investors in the league.

More specifically, operating profits are shared by Major League Soccer in order to contain costs.More importantly, Major League Soccer not only negotiates players' contracts, but is also the main body for players to sign contracts.

This kind of system that players do not form an employment relationship with a single club is a major obstacle to the progress of the work of the Major League Soccer at this stage.

However, the fiery scene of this football World Cup full of stadiums made all parties in disagreement impatiently reach a compromise, and released rumors that the first tournament will be held next year.

Of course, only stakeholders care about this development, while the media around the world are still focusing mainly on the Football World Cup, which is entering its final stage - the winner of this year's championship will soon be known.

AC Milan has contributed a lot of players to the Italian team. It really is a slow temper. After the initial stumbles, it has now entered the state.Last year's European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year, Roberto Baggio, performed perfectly. Each goal was worth tens of millions of dollars, leading the Azzurri to the final.

After the 18-year-old Baggio was bought by AC Milan, before the opponent who suffered ligament injuries twice in a row became a "melancholy prince", the ship queen Christina almost became a "melancholy empress".

Fortunately, Mr. Richest Man's advice is correct. Baggio has begun to shine in recent years.

Seeing that the other side in the final was the Dutch team head coached by Dick Advocaat, Tang Huan knew in his heart who had benefited the most from his black hand—Arrigo Sacchi led the team. The Azzurri, obviously, had a better chance of winning than the Oranje. "Melancholy Prince" should not become a tragic hero, and the charm of football that people talk about has faded a bit.

Sure enough, the richest man standing on top of the world can't just reach out!

(End of this chapter)