I Want to Be the King of Football

Throughout the afternoon, whether at the hotel or at the award ceremony at Place Cardin on the Champs-Elysees, Su Dong was busy dealing with all kinds of people, including representatives from sponsors and media representatives from various countries. , and a football legend.

Baggio, Van Basten, Papin, Gullit, Rummenigge, Keegan... Even the old Mr. Di Stefano came.

This made Su Dong a little confused.

There are too many famous places, many of whom have only heard their names and have never seen them.

Not to mention specially invited guests like Pele and Maradona, each of whom is a famous legend in world football.

In front of them, Su Dong was like a fledgling baby.

Luis Suarez once said something that Su Dong thinks makes sense. That is the so-called legend, all of which have survived the test of time and were left behind by big waves.

That's why the same Ballon d'Or winners are always remembered by fans, while others are quickly forgotten.

Among the many legendary places, there are two that impressed Su Dong the most.

One is the vice chairman of the French Football Association, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, and the only French legend Platini who has won the Ballon d'Or for three consecutive years.

There are players who have won three Ballon d'Or, such as Cruyff and Van Basten, and there are even two winners, such as Rummenigge, Cruyff, Van Basten and Keegan, but consecutively. Platini is the only one who has won the three Ballon d'Or, looking at the history of world football.

This is undoubtedly very rare.

After retiring, Platini began to engage in politics, first responsible for organizing the 1998 World Cup, then entering FIFA, working with Blatter, and then returning to the French Football Association.

Not long ago, it was reported that Johansson might step down as UEFA president. Platini soon came forward to say that he was interested in participating in the UEFA presidential election. It was obvious that he was on the road to politics Keep going.

I just don't know if his political skills are as good as his football skills?

But in the Cardin Square, Su Dong saw Platini's long-sleeved dance.

When I saw Su Dong, his smile was like a spring breeze, and his words and deeds were quite tolerant. He was not tall, but his speech was clear, his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he could chat with anyone. The role of the former host is very familiar with everyone.

Another impressed Su Dong was the football emperor Beckenbauer.

Different from Platini's spring breeze, Beckenbauer seemed to have the aura of the protagonist as soon as he appeared, and he compared everyone around him. He was not as articulate as Platini, but he was concise and eloquent. Even Rummenigge, who won two Ballon d'Or awards, was eclipsed by his side.

As for Beckenbauer, Su Dong listened a lot.

He is the only two legends recognized by FIFA, one is the title of Pele's football king, and the other is the football emperor of Beckenbauer. At the FIFA Centennial Celebration in 2004, he won the century The two men of Footballer are precisely Beckenbauer and Bailey.

But what really surprised Su Dong was that when Beckenbauer saw him, he took the initiative to walk towards him.

The emperor of football first made a polite sentence to Luis Suarez next to Su Dong, and then started a chat with Su Dong, nothing more than caring about his situation in Barcelona and encouraging him not to be satisfied with the status quo prematurely, to maintain That hunger.

You know, when you were at Sporting Lisbon and Valencia, we had two chances to sign you, but unfortunately, we all missed it, which is a very, very regrettable thing.

Beckenbauer said this with sincerity.

So, if you want to leave Barcelona in the future, be sure to give us a chance to work together.

After Luis Suarez heard it, he took over with a smile, Franz, Su is very expensive now.

Beckenbauer laughed and nodded,

Of course, of course, we know, but as long as he comes, I'm confident I can sign him.

It was said with great arrogance and confidence.

After he finished speaking, he nodded towards Su Dong again, I hope to see you wearing a Bayern Munich jersey and walk on this podium again one day, this is not only for you, for Bayern, for the Bundesliga, for Germany Football can be a wonderful thing!

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Louis, does this count as face-to-face poaching?

After sending Beckenbauer away, Su Dong asked Luis Suarez a little funny.

The Spanish celebrity nodded slightly, I think it's okay.

But the Bundesliga has not been very good recently. Su Dong said.

There are four major leagues and five major leagues in the fan base, but it is nothing more than one more Ligue 1 league.

A few years after the turn of the century, the Bundesliga flourished for a time, and some Bundesliga teams led by Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen ushered in the peak, but with the bankruptcy of the Kirsch Group in 2002, the Bundesliga declined rapidly.

In recent years, the momentum of the Bundesliga has not been as good as before, and there are even signs of being caught up by Ligue 1.

Don't underestimate the Germans! Luis Suarez reminded.

How to say?

Don't look at the other three major leagues, but think about it, how did the small World Cup in Serie A come about? What is the current situation in Serie A? In addition to Real Madrid, what is the business situation of La Liga, including Barcelona?

Let's talk about the Premier League. Everton mortgaged Rooney to the bank before selling Rooney. Other Premier League teams are also unable to make ends meet. Only a few top teams can barely maintain it.

Su Dong nodded, professional football has never been a profitable business, and I have never heard of running a club to make money.

The current Bundesliga is not very loud, but it is the healthiest financially, especially with Germany, the most powerful country in Europe's economy, and since 1998, Beckenbauer and others have set off a bang in Germany. The reform of the youth training should have achieved results in the past few years.”

what do you mean……

The results of Spain's youth training reform have come out. Aragones decided to recruit Marcos Senna into the national team. A number of players such as Xavi and Iniesta will also enter the national team. Cesc Fabregas, David Younger groups such as Silva are also under investigation.

In Spain, we generally believe that the team most likely to become Spain's rival in the future will be Germany, and you have also seen that Germany is inviting Klinsmann to carry out radical reforms.

Su Dong was shocked when he heard this.

He has heard of both the Spanish youth training reform and the German youth training reform many times, as well as the Portuguese golden generation, which is also a product of the youth training reform, but now, Luis Suarez actually foresees that in the next few years, Spanish football will become a reality. It will go strong and Germany will become Spain's number one enemy, which is indeed a bit surprising.

What about Italy? Su Dong asked with concern.

This is the most powerful football power in the world right now.

Luis Suarez let out a long sigh, In the next few years, if you really leave La Liga, it's best to go to the Premier League or the Bundesliga, but don't go to Italy.

why?

It is prosperous and will decline. Italy will soon usher in a talent gap. After a group of players headed by Nesta, who else can take over? In today's Serie A, how many young players can you count?

Su Dong thought about it carefully in his mind, it seemed to be true.

The hottest young player in Serie A is Cassano, but in fact, his development is not as good as expected.

Adriano reached a new height last season, but this season seems to be a little weak, and even started to indulge, which is really surprising.

Only a few people, such as Kaka, Ibrahimovic and Pirlo, are developing smoothly.

But Serie A has a very serious big problem, and that is no money.

They don't even own the stadium, how can they get the financial resources to compete with the Premier League and La Liga for talent?

Before Totti tried to sell himself to save Rome, it is the epitome of the entire Serie A.

Even if it is the three giants like Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, apart from the old lady, which of the Milan duo is not relying on the big money behind him to invest?

Luis Suarez has a deep relationship with Inter Milan, but after what he said, Su Dong really felt that the decline of Serie A seemed to be a matter of time.

Of course, this is also normal.

Don't the four major European leagues have ups and downs like this, each leading the way for several years?

No league can last forever. A small World Cup like Serie A has prospered for so many years. Sooner or later, there will be a trough. Maybe, as Luis Suarez said, in the next few years.

Of course, the so-called trough is also relative.

For a team like Italy, no matter how weak it is, it is still a strong team in the world.

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The subsequent selection of the Ballon d'Or also seemed to confirm Luis Suarez's judgment.

The list of the best team for the Golden Ball is: goalkeeper Cech, three backs are Maldini, Terry and Carvalho, midfielders are Juninho, Lampard, Makelele, Gerrard, Ronaldo Nardinho played the attacking midfielder, and the two forwards were Henry and Su Dong.

In the eleven-man list, Serie A has only one seat and La Liga has two seats, but the Premier League has performed very strongly, winning seven seats in the best team, and Ligue 1 has also won a seat.

In the 50-man roster for the Ballon d'Or announced shortly after, Juventus was the team with the most nominations, with a total of nine finalists, but it is interesting that six of the nine were scored zero points.

Among the 24 people who got the votes, Serie A still occupied the majority. It can be seen that the influence of the small World Cup is still not weak, but none of the top five are Serie A players, namely Sudong, Ronaldinho, Lan Pad, Gerald and Henry.

The next five are Shevchenko, Maldini, Adriano, Ibrahimovic and Kaka, all Serie A stars.

Although there is no one in the top five, but the top ten can occupy half of the country, which is considered strong.

But only two Italian players got votes, Maldini and Buffon.

As the grand finale, Su Dong took the heavy golden ball from Erno without any suspense.

Although this is the second time he has won the award, he is still full of excitement.

He thanked everyone up and down Barcelona, ​​not a single one was missed.

And he also hopes that he can once again be on the podium.

I will definitely come again!

Su Dong's determination also won him bursts of warm applause.

Under the podium, many old legends looked at Su Dong, who was only 21 years old, with envy and nostalgia in their eyes.

Young is the limitless possibilities!