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BBC Noon News: "The FA and Auston terminated the contract"

"Mirror": "The FA Auston broke up peacefully. Last year, he renewed his contract until the end of the European Cup." "Daily Mail": "Hodgson took over as the coach of the Three Lions. The press conference said that England should slow down The pace of the competition" "The Times": "Being criticized for lack of initiative, Hodgson was embarrassed by media questions at the inauguration meeting" "Marca": "The German Football Association officially announced the termination of Loew's contract, and the new coach has not yet been selected" "Süddeutsche Zeitung": "Beckenbauer is dissatisfied with Loew: He has problems with his selection and appointment" "Sunday Telegraph": "Auston's London residence disappeared and evacuated early to hide from the media" "Le Monde:" "Loew: European Cup I Made a big mistake, it's time to take responsibility" "Transfer Market": "Explosion: The German Football Association internal meeting said that it would be shameful not to win the championship again" "L'Equipe": "A mistake will cause eternal hatred, take stock of those chess mistakes The head coach who missed the championship with one trick" "Gazzetta dello Sport": "Rational Discussion: Is Loew the one who took the blame?"Can the German team really win the Hercules Cup with a different coach? "Bild" headline: "The next stop Loew may choose a club to prove himself" "Confidential": "Europe's largest gaming company opens a new betting market, Auston's next stop becomes the focus" "The Sun" : "Bet with Ding Ding: Auston and Love are dumped and the other is dumped" "Daily Sports": "Is this a suitable summer for breaking up?Guardiola, Joachim Love, and Auston have resigned successively. "Los Angeles Daily": "Auston surprised the LA Galaxy and is busy watching football with Beckham's family." "Los Angeles Daily News": "Delicious on the tip of the tongue, Real Madrid The Galaxy game boosted the sales of cotton candy in Los Angeles" "New York Daily News": "Auston's itinerary was exposed, and the European media frantically rushed to the United States" After the European Cup ended, there was another sensational news in football.

England and Germany lost their coaches successively.

The media were so excited that they didn't know what to write.

England and Germany occupy an important position in Europe in terms of politics, economy, culture and football. Now the two national teams have lost their old coaches and need to choose a new coach. In addition, the two famous coaches who have left have not yet decided yet. Where to go at one stop, no matter from which angle the two topics are approached, there is a lot of room for reporting... It's a rhythm that doesn't have to worry about what to write about the headlines for a month.

Among these several news, the one that attracted the most attention is naturally the new job of Karl after he regained his freedom.

The ex-England boss is coveted by every club that left a manager at the end of last season.

But within three days after the FA announced the news of the termination, no media knew where Carl had gone.

The reporters were going crazy.

Carl's whereabouts information represents money at this moment - a famous coach that teams all over the world are eager to get leaves home and goes to other places. This matter has too much room for Lenovo to play. In newspapers, the news is still sold to others, and reporters who get first-hand information will definitely get rich returns.

For the first time, the Los Angeles media became the envy of European sports journalists.

They first found Carl near Beverly Hills and provided a candid photo.

European journalists ordered flights to Los Angeles one after another, heading for the United States one after another.

Carl's whereabouts were exposed in the early morning of Real Madrid's game against Los Angeles Galaxy.

At that time, European journalists were still flying in the sky.

When a large wave of European media rushed to the United States, they saw the sad face of their counterparts in Los Angeles: "Auston disappeared again..."

Whether it was the hotel where Real Madrid stayed or the Beverly Hills mansion of the Beckhams, there was no sign of the former England coach.

So much joy that countless reporters almost crushed the recording pens in their hands.

At this moment, Karl, who is being "deeply missed" by countless media, is also flying in the sky.

It was not that he had predicted the actions of the media in advance before he left Los Angeles. He bid farewell to his friends and boarded the flight because he received a call earlier.

A call from Munich, Germany.

Orr said on the phone in his weak but firm voice: "Come to Munich, Karl, I have something important to discuss with you."

……

Munich was still as Karl remembered it.

Even the hospital ward where Orr lives is the same as it was four years ago.

Only the people who live in it have changed.

become older.

After several years of fighting against cancer, no matter how strong-willed and optimistic the person is, they cannot avoid rapid aging and weakness.

But Orr's spirit seems to be fine: "I really didn't expect that Wildmoser would walk ahead of me."

The opening topic of the former chairman of Munich 1860 was to talk about another former chairman of the club.

Carl sighed: "I can't think of it either."

Wildmoser, who once made Carl's teeth itch, died three months ago.

The cause of death was a massive pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest after a benign tumor was removed.

Wildmoser's funeral was very big, and there were a lot of celebrities in the political and business circles in Munich, but the main fan organizations of Munich 1860 did not respond on the day of the funeral-they still sell the team for Wildmoser Gritting teeth in hatred for the 200 million euros earned-only some old fans who thanked Wildmoser for the club in the 90s went to the grave after the funeral.

"I think when I die, there should be fans coming to the funeral." After suffering from cancer for several years, Orr has gradually looked down on death, and even smiled when he mentioned topics related to death: "After all, I used to play for the club. brought you."

"Father." Brooke Auer, the eldest son of Auer who had been sitting silently on the sofa in the ward and a surgeon at the hospital, suddenly said: "The most important thing for cancer patients to have a long life is to remain optimistic. Mentality, your condition is under control now, as long as you don’t argue about dying every day, you will have no problem living another ten or eight years.”

Glancing at his son, Auer asked meaningfully: "You mean, I am very likely to see the day when Munich 1860 rises again?"

Brook didn't answer, but looked directly at Carl.

Orr also looked at Carl.

From the eyes of the father and son, Karl felt something unusual.

"I knew you wouldn't call me to Munich for no reason." Shaking his head, Karl said with a wry smile, "Do you want me to go back to 1860?" Next, he said that he had accepted the invitation from Manchester United said.

Orr seemed a little disappointed, but not too disappointed: "Munich 1860 has been on the verge of relegation for the past few years. It is too small for you now. If you think about it, it is indeed a big club like Manchester United. It is more suitable for your development, and it can also allow you to better express yourself. Actually, I called you here today not to let you return to 1860 as a coach, but—do you want to buy the club shares in my hand and become a The major shareholder of Munich 1860?"

After a pause, Orr said again: "I have about 19.00% of the shares in my hand." Then, he quoted a figure that was far below the market price.

Even Karl, who has a strong psychological quality, was shocked by these words.

What shocked him was not only that Auer wanted to sell the shares of Munich 1860 to him, but not directly to his son-after Wildmoser died, the shares were all inherited by his son Wildmoser Jr.- And the price that Orr said was not only cheap, it was unbelievably cheap.

Karl didn't answer Al right away, but looked at Brook Al who was sitting on the side.

Brooke, who was wearing a white doctor's robe, nodded to him: "This is a decision after my father and I discussed it together. I have no interest in inheriting the shares of Munich 1860. I am a surgeon and my future goal is to become a doctor. The best surgeon in Germany and even in Europe, and I was already helping my father's sausage factory in my spare time, football? Running a club? I had neither interest nor time for it."

Orr took his son's words: "Put away your embarrassing expression of taking advantage of me, Carl, forget how much money you made me in the past few years? When I was the chairman, I once bet on you, I made a lot of money through gaming companies and the stock market, and even tripled the production and operation scale of my sausage factory. Later, Wildmoser was kicked out of the chairmanship. Although he lost a lot of investment opportunities, he As the second shareholder of the club, I have also received a lot of dividends for those large-scale transfers. I have actually gained a lot from you over the years, so let me repay you now. Besides, although I It is to buy shares for you, but it is not completely without request."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Little Wildmoser is like his father. He is very talented in how to hollow out the club's assets, but he is short-sighted in management. After you become the second largest shareholder of the club, you will immediately win everyone's heart. ——Whether it’s the grasshoppers in the club who have long regretted supporting the Wildmoser family, or the fans in the city, I believe that as long as you say that you want to be the chairman of the club, you will definitely get a support rate of 90.00%. The only negative vote was that of Wildmoser Jr. himself."

Perhaps he was brainstorming while talking, and the smile on Orr's face was very bright: "It doesn't matter even if you don't want to be the chairman right away. Your status as a shareholder and your popularity status can completely make most people on the board of directors refuse to hesitate. Support you, interfere with the decision of Jr. Wildmoser - if he wants to do something that endangers the development of the club, stop him, and put forward your own ideas and plans, you will succeed. Then wait for dozens After two years, if you don’t want to, or if you don’t have enough energy to fully coach a team, Karl, how about returning to Munich for retirement? Club chairman is definitely a position suitable for the development of ambitious old people.”

Carl finally agreed to Auer's proposal and told the other party one thing: "Actually, as early as a few years ago, I had already started to secretly acquire the shares of Munich 1860, but my shareholding is not much, only a little over 5.00% .”

"It's great!" Auer said in surprise: "This is simply great! Your shares plus my shares are only a little bit short of Wildmoser Jr. In the future, you will have the right to speak in the board of directors." There will be more!"

Orr, who was very good-natured, held Karl for a long time and didn't let him go until it was getting dark.

After declining Brooke's invitation to dinner, Carl left the hospital alone.

In the taxi, he called Mendez and told them what had just happened in the hospital.

"I just signed you an extremely lucrative contract, and you are going to spend all your salary for the past few years? This behavior is simply too prodigal." Mendes complained: "However, nearly 1860% of Munich 20.00 Well, it's a good deal, very good deal. Wait for me in Munich, and I'll fly there right away."

……

The taxi passed the Allianz Arena.

The Allianz Arena turned out to be brightly lit, and the outer wall of the rubber boat is blooming with beautiful blue.

"Is there a Munich 1860 game tonight?"

The driver replied uninterestedly: "Yes, there is a friendly match against the Bundesliga team Unterhaching."

And the Bundesliga team?

Carl's mood is a bit complicated: Does Munich 1860 still continue this kind of competition?

Playing friendly matches with low-level regional teams during the summer break and donating all the ticket revenue to the opponent is the tradition of Munich 1860 during the years Karl coached.

At that time, it was also dubbed by the media: "The local rich clubs support the development of small teams in friendship."

Although Munich 1860 is no longer rich, it is unexpected that this tradition has been preserved.

There is also the city rival of the Lions, Bayern Munich also has such a tradition, and they implemented it earlier than Munich 1860.

Carl thought for a while and said, "Send me near the stadium."

"Are you going to watch the game?" The driver said in surprise, "I advise you not to go, this game must be very boring."

Carl was a little interested in what the driver said: "Are you not very interested in football? Or are you a Bayern fan?"

"I'm a fan of 1860 Munich." The driver shrugged: "But the team has broken my heart in the past few years. Since Mr. Alston left, I have been working and living like this to find fun by listening to games and team news. I mean, although the history of 1860 is not very good, we are not a giant like Real Madrid that has been rich since the last century, but when Mr. Auston was there, he was still there every year. We all won championships, our ambitions have been cultivated long ago, so we can’t accept the reality of fighting for relegation every year—it’s like a poor man who suddenly won a big prize and is worth millions, so He eats French meals every day, which has completely spoiled his appetite. At this time, let him lose all his property and only eat cold, hard dry bread every day. Think about it, who can bear such a gap?"

Carl's heart was also a little heavy, and he was silent.

The driver didn't seem very happy either, and they didn't speak to each other for the rest of the journey.

The taxi was parked in the square outside the Allianz Arena, and Karl paid the price shown on the meter.

When Karl got out of the car, the lights in the square shone through the window, clearly illuminating his face.

"You!" The driver accidentally glanced through the car mirror, and immediately shouted in shock: "You are O——!"

"Shh." Carl raised his index finger to his lips: "I just want to watch a game quietly, so do me a favor and don't attract other people's attention?" The game is about to start, and there are many people in the square who are anxious Entering fans.

The driver clenched the euro in his hand, looked excited, and nodded heavily.

Carl smiled and nodded at him, then lowered his head and walked quickly to the ticket window in a low-key manner.

The driver looked down at the money in his hand, his expression very tangled.

Would he follow along to buy a ticket to the game, or would he go home right away and put these meaningful bills in a picture frame and hang them up?

……

After leaving the city, Karl never watched a Munich 1860 game live.

Although he often learns about the Lions through newspapers.

Munich 1860 has not developed smoothly in the past few years, which can be seen through a friendly match.

When he was still here, even if 1860 Munich played against an amateur team that couldn't even play in the regional league, all the tickets in the Allianz Arena could be sold within three days.

But now, the game has already started, but the seats in the stands are only one-third full.

The cheers of the fans of Munich 1860 were not too enthusiastic, they were not even as active as the fans of their rival Unterhaching.

Returning to the old place, Karl didn't want to sigh.

But he couldn't help it.

The Lions on the court actually performed well. The teenager Moritz Leitner, who was born in 92, just scored a leading goal for the team. Goalkeeper Koch also easily saved the striker of Unterhaching several times in a row.

Karl still bought the seats in the stands of fans at the home stadium of 1860 Munich.

So his sigh was particularly eye-catching.

At least the fan in the blue home jersey in the row in front of him couldn't help but turn around.

Carl looked up just then.

Then he heard a piercing scream.

"AH!!! JESUS ​​CHRIST! I can't believe my eyes!!!"

Karl quickly gestured towards the fan.

But this fan is obviously a guy with extremely violent mood swings, because he can't control his volume at all: "Oh, Oston! It's Karl Oston! God!!!"

With a sound of "shua", everyone who heard the cry turned their heads.

Then the stand was surrounded by gasps and screams.

Then these reactions were also transmitted to other stands.

Twitching the corner of his mouth, Karl put away the helpless expression on his face, put on a smile, and waved to the fans who were staring at him all around.

So he created the most enthusiastic cheers from the fans at the beginning of the game.

"It's Auston!"

"I see Auston!"

"God! He actually appeared in Allianz!"

"Is Auston coming back?"

Sensitive camera footage followed the fan commotion and also captured Carl's location.

Carl's figure appeared on the big screen in the stadium.

Fans in the entire Allianz Arena were cheering towards Karl's seat, and finally attracted the attention of the two teams playing on the field.

The referee had to go over and warn certain players not to be distracted, they should be fully focused on the game.

In the next game, every time the big screen of the stadium played a game for one or two minutes, it was necessary to cut a shot of Carl.

Then the fans immediately cheer.

The fans of Unterhaching in the away stands said with emotion: "I have returned to the feeling of being a guest at the Allianz Arena four years ago. The fans of Munich 1860 at the beginning of the game, the cheers and now are completely two extremes!"

In fact, not only the fans, but even the selling power of the Munich 1860 players on the field has risen several levels.

In the end, Munich 1860 slaughtered Unterhaching with a score of 7:0...

During the game, the fans didn't dare to harass Karl too much. When the referee blew his whistle, crowds poured in from all directions immediately surrounded Karl.

Lions fans shouted Carl's name enthusiastically, their voices full of surprise and nostalgia.

After sending out hundreds of signatures, Carl left the already overcrowded stands under the guard of the stadium security.

He came to the stadium at the invitation of the current coach of 1860 Munich.

Not a single fan left in the stands.

Even the whole team of Unterhaching, who came as a guest, did not leave the stadium after the game.

The head coach of Unterhaching was waiting for Karl in the mixed zone, shaking hands and saying something about long time no see.

Karl first talked with the current coach of the Lions, and then shook hands with the 1860 Munich first-team players whose lineup had changed drastically.

There was applause all the time in the stands, and the big screen was also broadcasting the scene in the stadium at this moment.

Every Lions player is very enthusiastic about Karl, even if some have never met him before.

When it was the turn of Moritz Leitner, who had just performed well in the game, the young midfielder looked at Karl with an expectant expression, and secretly asked: "Are you coming back?"

Leitner is a player trained by the Munich 1860 youth academy, a talented midfielder, and Karl was impressed by him when he was still coaching.

In 08, Karl once wanted to promote Laettner to the first team, but later he gave up because he felt that the opponent was too young and should not be counterproductive.

In 10, Ferguson had taken a fancy to Laettner and wanted to buy him to Manchester United for 200 million euros, and he also invited Carl to be a lobbyist.

But Leitner rejected the transfer. He said that 1860 Munich needs him very much now, and he wants to stay and help the team rise again, and he doesn't want to switch to a giant, even if the giant is better for his personal development.

Leitner also called Carl and said he would wait for him to come back.

Now this talented young general can finally face to face and ask this question again in person.

Facing Leitner's expectant eyes, Karl hesitated before saying: "I will return to 1860 Munich, but not through coaching."

Leitner was confused: "Not coaching? Then how did you come back?"

Carl smiled at him mysteriously: "You will understand after a while."

Leitner's expression still looked puzzled, but he quickly nodded to Carl with a firm expression: "I'll wait for you."

……

An Audi parked in the square outside the Allianz Arena.

Standing outside the car was a handsome old man with white hair.

The moment Karl saw the other party, he murmured silently in his heart: 'Recently, I really can't take time off. '

He walked up and greeted the other party politely: "Good evening, Mr. Beckenbauer."

Beckenbauer showed a handsome smile: "Have a glass of beer together?"

"I don't quite get it, how did you know I was at the Allianz Arena?"

"Thanks to the well-developed Internet, the moment you were discovered at the Allianz Arena, news has already appeared on the Internet." Beckenbauer said: "I just happened to have something to ask you, so I rushed here without stopping-save By tomorrow morning, you don't know which media or which team has hijacked you."

Carl was slightly surprised: "What do you need to ask me?"

Beckenbauer turned and opened the car door: "Find a place to explain in detail."

Half an hour later, in a fairly quiet bar in Munich, Beckenbauer finally revealed his purpose.

"You want me to coach a team?" There have been too many big incidents these days, and Karl has learned to accept the new explosive news numbly: "Is it Bayern Munich? But I heard that Heynckes Monsieur is doing very well at Bayern and in Munich, I will only manage one team."

"It's not Bayern." Beckenbauer looked into Karl's eyes: "It's the German national team."

"...Are you kidding me?"

"The German Football Association entrusted me to invite you, because there is still some friendship between us."

"but……"

"Before refusing, I hope you can seriously think about it." Beckenbauer interrupted Carl's speech neatly: "Remember? You once met Dr. Wolfart through my introduction and asked him to give About the treatment of several of your friends, originally your friends were almost disabled by quack doctors in England, but Dr. Wolfart rearranged his schedule for my sake and made them alive again In this matter, you owe me a favor, and now it's time to repay it, and you still owe Germany a World Cup!"

Carl covered his forehead: "Can I call my agent first? His afternoon flight has probably arrived at the airport by now."

Beckenbauer readily agreed.

After another half an hour, Mendez, who had just got off the plane, came to the bar out of breath.

Beckenbauer thoughtfully offered to go to the bathroom and sit at the bar for a while, giving Karl some time to talk to his manager.

But before getting up, he patted Carl on the shoulder with ulterior motives, and left a meaningful sentence: "Carl Oston, your father is a German, don't forget that you also have half German blood in your body."

After Beckenbauer left, Mendes, breathless, expressed his strong dissatisfaction with Karl: "I ran from Portugal to Manchester, and from Manchester to Munich, bargaining with different people every day. You are being harassed by those teams and the media, not to mention sleeping this week, I haven’t even eaten breakfast! You! Yes! Want! Tired! Die! Me!?”

Carl touched his nose guilty: "But in the near future, you can get a generous contract commission?"

Jorge Tired Furious Mendes was instantly cured by countless euros.

……

The Manchester United club first announced the news of Karl's joining, which caused a stir among European fans.

Manchester United official website: "Manchester United officially announces that Auston is the new coach, with an annual salary of tens of millions to sign a 6-year contract." What do you think about Ston's future in England? "Sky Sports: "In-depth analysis: why Auston is suitable for coaching Manchester United"

"The Sun": "Talk to the chest: Who is the number one head coach in football today?" "The Times": "All Hopes Come!Polls show 100% support from Alston fans." "Daily Mail": "Rejoicing: Red Devils fans take to the streets to celebrate the arrival of the new coach" "Sunday Mail": "How many beets will join Auston Manchester United? "Kicker": "Tactical Observation: Can Manchester United perfectly copy England's style of play? ""Turin Sports Daily": "Manchester United will spend [-] million signings in the summer!Alston plans to reorganize the Red Devils within three years" "Manchester Evening News": "Sir Alexis escorts his disciples and recommends Giggs Jr. Neville to join the Alston team" CNN: "Superstar Attractors, Netizens Are Hotly Discussing How Many Superstars Will Be in Summer Vote for Manchester United" "Munich Daily": "Koch hints that he is willing to follow: I have regained my freedom" "Aspen": "Real Madrid chairman fears that Portillo will leave the team and promises to sign another tens of millions of annual salary contract" But in the official news of Manchester United On the same afternoon as the announcement, another big news broke out in European football.

The news was first revealed by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

"Shocking news: the German Football Association selected Oston as the new national team coach! "Then the most well-informed "Bild" in German football also followed up with a news release: "The German Football Association's press conference in Frankfurt will announce new news that will shock the world of football!" "But at this time, the vast majority of media fans in Europe still don't believe it: while coaching Manchester United, you also coach the German team?Fake it, nonsense.

They also fully demonstrated their disdain in the report:

"Auston to sign for Germany?Today is not April Fool's Day! "

"Copying Hiddink's Coaching?Famous people say that it is completely impossible now"

"England fans dissatisfied with the German rumors, the online battle against German fans in reality" Until these media saw the press conference held by the German Football Association at the Frankfurt headquarters through live TV——

The chairman of the Football Association Nielsbach sat in front of the microphone and dropped a bombshell towards the world football with a smile on his face: "The German Football Association has reached a consensus with Karl Oston that Oston will become the new head coach of the German national team. We have great confidence in Alston and are looking forward to this cooperation. We hope that Alston can lead the German team to go further and accomplish our common goals and ideals!"

The author has something to say: PS: The text is over. From this ending, I think Karl has lived up to his position as a "big winner in life".

Next, let's take a small episode a day and finish this article thoroughly. (When I typed this line, I suddenly felt very complicated