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Chapter 321 The scapegoat! Crazy for the Golden Globe Award [Big chapter of ten thousand words, begging to subscribe]

Otherwise, how would Yang Hao say that there is a problem with the Ballon d'Or selection mechanism of French Football Magazine?

If it was in the 90s, when information was not so developed, this approach of French football magazines would actually not be a big problem. But now in 2008, if this old routine is still used, the problem is obvious.

The biggest problem with the Ballon d'Or selection is that French football magazines are unwilling to give up the magazine's sales.

The issue in which the Golden Globe Awards are announced each year is often their largest circulation issue.

Unlike FIFA, French Football Magazine relies purely on magazine circulation and advertising, so it is impossible to give up magazine sales.

But in this case, the problem cannot be solved.

Even if Denis Chaumire tried every means to hide it, and even if Atletico Madrid tried to keep a low profile, the news still leaked.

French media photographed Denis Chaumire and his entourage at the airport heading to Madrid.

They claim to be secretive, but in reality they can't hide it at all.

On December 12, when they had just finished taking photos of Torres at Torres' home in Madrid and completing interviews, that night, the French side was exposed by the media.

In the Internet age, news spreads like wildfire and quickly spreads all over the world.

Everyone knows that Fernando Torres is the 2008 European Ballon d'Or winner.

When Shomir received a call when they first arrived at Madrid Airport, he made a prompt decision and made a change.

At 12 o'clock in the morning on December 2, the official website of France Football Magazine announced the 10 Ballon d'Or winner in advance.

This is also the 53rd winner of the Golden Globe Award.

At the same time, the votes obtained by all players were also announced.

The most eye-catching ones here are the top three.

Torres was elected with a high vote, followed by Messi in second place, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in third place, and Kaká in fourth place.

After that there are Casillas, Xavi, Villa...

Judging from the distribution of the entire Ballon d'Or, the top 10 players are all monopolized by La Liga.

This immediately shocked the entire European football world.

I knew La Liga was strong, but I didn't expect it to be this strong.

Moreover, except for Valencia's Villa, all are from the top three players in the Western Premier League.

This is enough to show the influence of the three Western Premier League heroes in the current world football.

When the Golden Globe Awards were forced to announce the results in advance, media and fans around the world were in an uproar.

Torres also quickly became a man of the hour.

After Luis Suarez, after a long absence of 48 years, Spain finally gave birth to a European Ballon d'Or winner again!

What exciting news!

All Spain cheered.

Whether it is Atletico Madrid fans or other teams, as Spaniards, they are all cheering for Torres and envying Atletico Madrid because Atletico Madrid has cultivated a superstar like Torres!

Atletico Madrid's official website made the announcement as soon as possible, and then the Spanish Football Federation and La Liga also sent congratulatory messages one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the Spanish royal family, the Prime Minister's Office, the Madrid Mayor's Office and the Madrid Parliament all sent congratulations.

Later, many La Liga teams, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​congratulated Atletico Madrid.

This is no longer just an honor for Atletico Madrid.

This is also an honor for Spanish football as a whole!

All La Liga teams are envious of Atletico Madrid for having trained local stars like Torres.

For local Spanish fans, they are also very happy that superstars such as Figo, Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, and Kaka won the Ballon d'Or, but they are foreign players after all.

Torres is a native Spaniard. He has played for Atletico Madrid his entire career so far, and he won the European Golden Ball after helping the Spanish national team win the European Cup.

This is a supreme honor for any Spaniard.

The Crown Prince of Spain, Prince Felipe, visited Atletico Madrid's Mahdajonda training base again the next day and met with Yang Hao, Torres and others. He congratulated Torres on winning the Ballon d'Or.

At the same time, he also thanked Yang Hao for his outstanding contribution to Spanish football.

Not only that, he hopes that Yang Hao can continue to work hard and strive to help Spain win the Confederations Cup and World Cup.

"I and all the Spanish people will be grateful to you!" Prince Felipe said sincerely.

After 48 years, the Golden Ball was born again. You can imagine how excited and excited the Spanish fans and Atletico Madrid fans were.

On December 12, in the 6th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid went north to challenge Sporting Gijon.

As a newly promoted team this season, Sporting Gijon's Morinon Quini Stadium has never been full. The stadium can accommodate 3 people, and the attendance rate is generally around 2 people. This is for a country with a population of only 27 people. For the city of Gijon, it’s pretty good.

However, on the 6th, the Molinon Quinney Stadium was packed.

A full 3 fans attended the event.

According to officials from Sporting Gijon and Atletico Madrid, demand is simply outstripping supply. There are still many fans rushing to buy tickets. Scalpers have even directly increased the price of tickets to 5 times or even 10 times the usual price.

This is simply outrageous!

When have Sporting Gijon tickets been so hyped?

But that's the truth!

This is the recognition of the Ballon d'Or by fans in northern Spain, who are all rushing to see Torres's grace on the court!

When Atletico Madrid arrived outside the Morinon Quini Stadium and stepped off the team bus, a large number of fans who could not buy tickets to watch the game gathered at the scene, and they were all shouting Torres's name. .

When Torres stepped out of the bus, there were enthusiastic cheers and screams from the fans.

That kind of enthusiasm makes everyone at Atletico feel very envious.

They were playing away games in Spain. When had they ever received such courtesy from fans?

Yang Hao and others also deeply felt that this is the difference between local players and foreign players.

In Spain, they are naturally closer to local players.

According to news from Atletico Madrid headquarters, Torres' No. 9 jersey has been completely sold out.

Tens of thousands of jerseys were all sold out in one day.

Not only that, fans are also very enthusiastic about booking.

At present, Atletico Madrid is in intensive communication with Nike and will officially launch the Golden Globe Commemorative Edition of Torres' No. 12 jersey on December 7, the moment Torres is about to go to Paris, France, to lift the Ballon d'Or.

When the news came out, not to mention the whole of Madrid, the whole of Spain was excited, and the number of fans who booked it was almost exploding.

Carlos Leo even told Yang Hao that after winning this Golden Globe Award, Torres's commercial value will soar at an extremely fast rate, and is even expected to catch up with Kaká.

The reason is very simple, he looks handsome.

Moreover, Torres is European.

This is not xenophobia or racial discrimination, but a very simple sentiment.

……

At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid showed an aggressive momentum.

Yang Hao stood on the sidelines, not worried about the players' enthusiasm at all.

These little guys even prepared a celebration program specifically for this game.

In the first 4 minutes, the team created a corner kick opportunity. As a result, Torres went to grab it, but failed to get the best position and missed it.

But just 1 minute later, Iniesta sent a diagonal pass from the right, and Messi volleyed a shot from the edge of the small penalty area, breaking through Sporting Gijon's goal and opening the scoring for Atletico Madrid, 1-0!

Later, it was obvious that Atletico Madrid players were doing everything possible to help Torres score. Torres himself also worked hard to score, but sometimes the more he did this, the less he could score.

Not only could they not score a goal, but throughout the first half, Atletico Madrid was in a dominant position without scoring.

Until the 41st minute, Messi dribbled the ball and cut inside. After a one-two with Torres, near the penalty spot, his left foot curved the ball into the far corner and hit the dead center in the upper left corner. Another victory, 2-0!

Scored twice!

During the halftime break, Yang Hao didn't plan any tactics, so he just let the kids make their own arrangements.

Listening to them over there, they are studying which angle has a better chance, which area is more open, how to pass the ball easily... They are all studying how to let Torres score a goal.

In the end, Messi and Kaka discussed it and decided, you should just stop thinking so much.

In the second half, he waited at the top of the arc and ran diagonally to the right side of the penalty area when he had the chance.

Either Messi or Kaká, the ball is guaranteed to be at your feet!

Torres said, no problem!

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Sporting Gijon obviously strengthened its defense, which created a lot of difficulties for Atletico Madrid.

But in the 57th minute, Messi and Kaka collided with each other on the right rib. Messi dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area, and when he cut inside to get rid of the defensive player, he suddenly sent a through ball.

Messi is not tall, but his movements are very fast and very hidden.

By the time the defensive player realized his pass, it was too late to stop it.

The ball penetrated Sporting Gijon's defense and fell to the right side of the penalty area behind him.

As promised, Torres quickly crossed into the right side of the penalty area and caught up with Messi's pass. He fired with his right foot and sent the ball into the near corner, 3-0!

After Torres scored, he turned around and ran away excitedly.

Everyone at Atletico Madrid also chased out at the same time, rushed to the live broadcast camera on the sidelines, and caught up with Torres.

The Spanish center pulled open his jersey, revealing the white T-shirt underneath, and saw a Ballon d'Or logo on it.

Everyone at Atletico Madrid, including goalkeeper Neuer, all chased him out, surrounded him, and pointed at the Ballon d'Or on Torres' chest.

In an instant, the 3 fans in the entire stadium burst into deafening cheers.

Although they are all Sporting Gijon fans, they will still cheer for Torres at this moment.

Because he is not only Atletico Madrid's center, but also Spain's center!

……

After scoring a goal, the whole person relaxed, and the goals came one after another.

In the 61st minute, Torres used a long shot from outside the penalty area to score Sporting Gijon's goal again, 4-0!

After that, Messi once again sent a wonderful pass, and Iniesta stepped in front of the goal and scored from close range, 5-0!

In the 81st minute, Torres received a direct pass from Kaka, still on the right side of the penalty area, almost in the same position as before, and hit the far corner, locking the score at 6-0!

hat trick!

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 6-0 away from home.

But the most embarrassing thing is the Sporting Gijon players.

They originally thought that these 3 fans came to cheer them on, but they did not expect that during the game, they all "rebelled" and cheered for Torres.

Especially at the final stage of the game, when Torres performed a hat-trick, the fans in the stands almost lifted the ceiling. People who didn't know must have thought that these were Atletico Madrid fans coming to watch the away game.

Actually?

There were only more than 2,000 Atletico Madrid fans at the scene.

They finally understood the situation.

……

While Atletico Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 6-0 away from home, Villarreal drew 3-3 at home with Getafe.

Villarreal played very poorly in the first half of this game, conceding 3 goals in a row.

But in the second half, after Pellegrini adjusted, he chased 3 goals in a row, and finally ended with a 3-3 draw.

Barcelona defeated Valencia 4-3 at home.

Mourinho arranged a wonderful move in this game and replaced Eto'o with Henry.

As a result, the French striker scored a hat-trick.

Although Valencia performed very well and dominated Barcelona throughout the game, they could not withstand Barcelona's counterattacks, which became sharper and sharper each time.

This goal battle is also the best embodiment of La Liga at the moment.

When every team is improving by leaps and bounds and attaches great importance to offense, conceding goals is often a natural thing. Even now that it is as strong as Atletico Madrid, conceding an average of 2 goals per game, it seems that it is not surprising.

This was something Yang Hao had never thought of.

Based on his personality, he is actually more willing to keep opponents clean.

But gradually, he got used to it.

As long as you can score more goals than your opponent, then go for it!

Deportivo defeated Malaga 2-0 at home.

The biggest upset in this game happened at the Bernabeu.

Sevilla defeated Real Madrid 4-3 away from home.

This surprised everyone.

Wenger's team's defense is indeed relatively poor this season, mainly because Cannavaro has retreated to the second line, and Samuel has gradually been replaced by Kompany. As a result, Real Madrid's defense is composed of Chiellini and Kompa. Ni takes charge.

The two young players performed well, but were not stable enough and easily lost the ball.

But Real Madrid's offensive firepower is fierce.

So, there have been no big problems in the past.

But in this game against Sevilla, they conceded a goal in the first 3 minutes. Although they got a goal back, they conceded two more goals in the first half.

Real Madrid actually got back to 3-3, but at the last minute, Rakitic's goal helped Sevilla steal 3 points from the Bernabeu.

Wenger's team suffered a defeat.

After 14 rounds of games, Atletico Madrid has 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. This report card is obviously worse than the previous seasons.

Yang Hao's interpretation of this is that the competition in La Liga this season has become more intense and the opponents have become stronger, which makes it difficult for Atletico Madrid to have the overwhelming advantage it did in the past.

The stronger the opponent, the more surprises there will be.

Atletico Madrid overtook Valencia with 35 points in this round and topped La Liga.

On the other hand, Valencia ranked second in La Liga with 33 points after losing to Barcelona in this round.

Barcelona ranks third in La Liga with 32 points.

Real Madrid ranks fourth in La Liga with 29 points.

Villarreal also scored 29 points, keeping pace with Real Madrid.

This is indeed quite surprising.

The main problem for Wenger's team now is the replacement of players on the defensive line. The situation is similar to that before Atletico Madrid. Even Chiellini and Kompany are more mature.

I believe that the situation will get much better in the second half of the season.

After the top four, teams such as Deportivo La Coruna, Sevilla, and Espanyol are all ranked high.

What is more surprising is Valladolid, whose points are ranked very closely with several teams.

……

The day after the 14th round of La Liga, Torres, accompanied by Atletico Madrid Chairman Cerezo, General Manager Jr. Hill, News Director Andrew Balasco and Marketing Director Carlos Leo, boarded a private jet. Depart from Madrid and travel to Paris.

This award ceremony was arranged to be broadcast live in the studio of France Television Station.

In addition to the Atletico Madrid team, Torres's parents, brother and sister were also traveling with him.

Yang Hao was unable to attend the game against Juventus in midweek, but like other players, he sat in Mahadahonda and watched the live broadcast.

When Torres appeared in a crisp black suit, there was thunderous applause.

In order to participate in this award ceremony, Torrest had a very energetic hairstyle, which matched his blond hair and looked particularly handsome.

There was actually nothing special about the entire awards ceremony, except for an unexpected arrangement.

The scene first played a video of the whole team celebrating Torres' goal when Atletico Madrid played Sporting Gijon, and then suddenly connected to the Atletico players, only to find that everyone was watching the live broadcast.

So there was a special program, and everyone rushed to the phone to say a blessing to Torres.

"I have to congratulate Torres, he showed everyone that he is the best player in the world."

"I feel privileged to be able to coach a player of his caliber."

"Congratulations, Ferdy!"

Torres was also very moved. During the live TV broadcast, with tears in his eyes, he kept thanking everyone and even read a long list of names of Atletico Madrid players.

"I'm sorry, I have to recite it for so long, otherwise they won't let me go when I go back."

Torres' sudden words not only made everyone at the award ceremony burst into laughter, but also made the Atletico Madrid players in Mahdajonda burst into laughter.

Finally, Torres once again expressed his loyalty to Atletico Madrid.

"I have a very happy life here. My family and I are die-hard Atletico Madrid fans. I hope to play here until I retire. I am very, very grateful and love Atletico Madrid!"

In the end, Torres finally lifted the Ballon d'Or that countless professional players dream of.

This is not a decoration placed in the office of the editor-in-chief of French Football Magazine, but a Golden Globe Award specially made for Torres, engraved with his name, and exclusive to him!

……

The day after Torres won the Ballon d'Or, almost all media reported on it and sent flowers and praise to Torres.

After winning the Ballon d'Or, almost everyone concluded that Torres would also basically win the World Footballer of the Year award.

This is also a matter of course.

Because in the year of the European Cup, with Torres's performance and having already won the Ballon d'Or, winning the World Footballer of the Year is justifiable. But unlike previous years, this year's FIFA awards ceremony was postponed to mid-January 2009.

This seems to be intentionally separated from the European Golden Globe Awards by some time.

In addition, what is different from previous years is that this year's World Footballer candidates have increased from the original 3 to 5. This also shows that FIFA wants to suppress the Ballon d'Or Award in the annual selection. idea.

At present, they have announced the list of five people.

They are Torres, Kaká, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi.

From the current point of view, Torres is still the strongest candidate, but Messi does not rule out an unexpected upset.

Torres has the European Cup, but Messi also performed well in this year's Olympics, and judging from his performance in the new season, Messi is indeed better.

But according to the inside information obtained by Yang Hao, Torres should be sure to win the award.

……

On the evening of December 12, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid faced Juventus at home.

After Juventus failed to win Bayern Munich at home, this game actually fell to Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets Legion only needs a draw to take first place in the group.

And Juventus needs to win.

In this case, the biggest suspense of this game is not who can win, but whether Ranieri dares to press out and fight?

The answer is, he really pressed it out.

But just for the opening period.

Juventus tried to take the lead in attacking in the away game, but in the 12th minute, Drogba received an assist from Di Maria and opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

This is also the only goal of the game.

After Drogba scored, Juventus adopted a defensive strategy.

Yes, Ranieri retracted again.

In the second half, seeing that Bayern had scored a goal, Juventus became anxious and wanted to counterattack, but the offense seemed disorganized and the players' physical energy was also consumed a lot.

In the end, they were never able to find an effective way to attack.

1-0, Atletico Madrid defeated Juventus at home.

In another game, Bayern defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 at home.

In the last round, the Ukrainian team, which had been eliminated early, was defeated and basically lost its fighting spirit.

But after 6 rounds of games, Atletico Madrid led the way with 13 points and qualified first in the group.

But the second place in the group is not Juventus, but Bayern Munich.

The Bundesliga champions relied on a complete victory at home in the last round and achieved a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 9 points and overtaking Juventus.

斑马军团是2胜2平2负，拿到了8分，位居小组第3。

After the game, Ranieri was wildly attacked and criticized by the Italian media. They all believed that the reason why Juventus suffered a disastrous defeat was because Ranieri's use of troops was too conservative.

This is reflected in the last two rounds.

Unable to win Bayern Munich at home, the two sides fought 0-0, and Juventus encountered tremendous pressure.

In the final round, if they can break the boat and defeat Atletico Madrid, which has already qualified, the situation can be turned around, and they may even be able to beat Bayern to qualify as long as they draw.

But Ranieri's team played even more like shit in the second half. They were disorganized and their offense was in a mess.

It was natural to be eliminated from the Champions League in the end.

But Ranieri should be responsible for this!

This caused an uproar throughout European football.

Some media even ridiculed, is Ranieri a tinker?

No, he is a scapegoat!

……

After the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid qualified first in the group in a difficult death group. Although it was a wonderful victory, the other three teams in La Liga were also not far behind.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia all qualified first in their groups.

This once again surprised the entire European football world.

Logically speaking, after the draw results came out, the draw of the four La Liga teams in the Champions League group stage was not considered good, but in the end all four teams qualified first in the group. This is definitely the best proof of the overall strength of La Liga.

In addition, in the UEFA Cup, all four La Liga teams made it out of the UEFA Cup group stage and advanced to the knockout rounds.

Not only that, among the four teams, three teams won the first place in the group stage and qualified.

Only Racing Santander is in a group with four teams: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Twente, and Schalke 04. However, Racing Santander still ranks second in the group and joins hands with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain to qualify.

Everyone clearly saw that La Liga was too strong.

……

After playing in the Champions League, we ushered in the 15th round of La Liga. Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis 2-0 at home.

The focus of this round is the El Clasico, with Barcelona facing Real Madrid at home.

As a result, Mourinho's team defeated Real Madrid 2-0 at home.

Eto'o first scored a penalty kick in the 70th minute, and then counterattacked in the 82nd minute to score another victory.

Mourinho's defensive counterattack was still very effective against Wenger's team.

Valencia narrowly defeated Espanyol 2-1 at home.

……

December 12, the 20th round of La Liga.

Barcelona's game was postponed due to the Club World Cup.

Atletico Madrid traveled to Barcelona and defeated Espanyol 3-2 away from home.

In this game, many of the Spanish players left a deep impression on Yang Hao.

Needless to say Arshavin, Fellaini plays the tenth position of 4231, but often acts as a tactical fulcrum forward and headers from behind. This is similar to the way Baptista played in Sevilla. very similar.

Valverde must have learned from this style of play to some extent.

So Fellaini has also performed very well this season.

But what surprised Yang Hao the most was Zygrinski.

Before, he had always been worried that the Ukrainian international would be unable to adapt to La Liga like in his previous life.

Unexpectedly, he worried too much.

Zyglinski has been outstanding this season.

In this game, the Spaniard's second goal was Zyglinski's long pass from the backcourt, and Raul Tamudo assisted Baldo to score.

It was just the 90th minute and Atletico Madrid was already leading 3-1.

This also made Yang Hao realize that there are no good people under the reputation.

At that time, Guardiola could like Zygrinski, and this Ukrainian must have his own merits.

Maybe his situation is the same as Ibrahimovic, that is, he simply cannot integrate into Barcelona's tactical system.

When La Liga finished all its pre-Christmas schedule, Barcelona also defeated the University of Quito in Ecuador 2-0 at the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan and won the Club World Cup!

Mourinho said very energetically that the La Liga championship competition has just begun, and it is still difficult to say who will win and who will lose.

……

After playing all the games before Christmas, Atletico Madrid began its intense Christmas activities.

This includes a series of community activities, such as organizing players to go to schools, hospitals, etc.

Finally, the team organized a huge Christmas dinner in Madrid.

Different from previous years, this time in addition to the men's football team, there were also players from the women's football and basketball teams, so the scene was very lively and attracted many media reporters.

Although they were both in Mahadahonda, Yang Hao had met people from the women's football and basketball teams on weekdays, but he rarely had contact with them. At most, they were just familiar faces. Moreover, he didn't understand women's football and basketball, so he rarely asked about them.

After dinner, the team disbanded, leaving the players to prepare for Christmas.

According to the club's schedule, after Christmas, the team will organize a one-week training camp in the Middle East.

As usual, players still go with their families, and all expenses are borne by the club and sponsors.

The second Hill Cup will also be held in Abu Dhabi, but this time the opponent is no longer Real Madrid, but Valencia.

There's no way, that's Valencia's "home field".

After the team was disbanded, the players distributed their belongings and went home for Christmas.

Just when everyone thought things would be calm around Christmas, Gazzetta dello Sport was the first to break the news.

Yang Hao, who had just broken up with American Hollywood actress Blake Lively, met Miriam Leone, a Sicilian beauty who had just won Miss Italy, while attending an Armani event in Italy.

The 23-year-old Miriam Leone graduated from the University of Catania and just won the 2008 Miss Italy beauty pageant and won the title of Miss Italy.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the most eye-catching thing about Miriam Leone is his height of 1 meters, good looks, and unique charming temperament. These have made her ready to win the honor of Miss Italy. Favored by Italian men.

Not long ago, in the selection of the most beautiful woman in Italy, Miriam Leone won the crown, even beating the ball belle Monica Bellucci.

There are many Serie A stars who have pursued him fiercely, but in the end they failed to get what they wanted.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Yang Hao went to Italy this time to participate in business activities and also had dinner with Adriano's family. After meeting Miriam Leone, the two became friends together in just 3 days. Traveling to Como, going in and out at the same time, our relationship develops by leaps and bounds, and we move forward with each passing day.

Later, some media even took intimate photos of the two while traveling near Como, which made countless Italian men envious.

The Italian media then issued a "wailing".

Italy's best players, including Pirlo, De Rossi and Aquilani, have all been snatched away by La Liga.

"Now, the shameless La Liga has not only taken away our players, but also taken away our most beautiful women in Italy!"

This made me want to kill Yang Hao on the spot in Italy.

But let alone, it really caused a lot of commotion on the Internet.

Especially Italian fans expressed indignation at Yang Hao's behavior.

"Are there no women in Spain? Why do they have to come to Italy to snatch them?"

But unfortunately, on the day after Christmas, Miriam Leone appeared in Atletico Madrid's group of relatives and friends traveling to the Middle East, and began to appear as Yang Hao's girlfriend.

……

Coming to Dubai again, Atletico Madrid received a warm welcome from Middle Eastern fans.

After two years, fans in Dubai have been looking forward to Atletico Madrid for a long time.

If nothing else, in the past two years, Atletico Madrid has emerged with many stars.

Messi is becoming more and more mature and famous. He is now the second-ranked top star in the Ballon d'Or.

And Torres has already won the Ballon d'Or, and the World Footballer is just around the corner.

Iniesta, David Silva, Ramos, Pepe and Xavi Alonso are all European Cup champions, which makes Atletico Madrid bright with stars and talents.

Not only the United Arab Emirates, but also many fans from Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and other surrounding regions and countries have rushed to Dubai just to catch a glimpse of Atletico Madrid stars.

The Sheets Army also welcomes everyone and has an excellent attitude towards the fans.

When the team was training in Dubai, Cerezo, Hill Jr., Carlos Leo and others flew before the team, accompanied by Antonio Ponte, from Madrid to Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the World Cup in South Africa. After full communication with the organizing committee, they headed north to Dubai to meet the team.

The news this time is that South Africa invited Atletico Madrid to South Africa for training in the summer of 09, and at the same time arranged the La Liga pre-season games to be held in South Africa.

Of course it can't be all, just a part of the arrangement.

For La Liga, they also hope to further develop the football market south of the Sahara Desert, and South Africa is undoubtedly a key area.

South Africa's move has no other meaning. It is purely to build momentum for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

After the Confederations Cup, Atletico Madrid went to South Africa for training, which just happened to bring another wave of enthusiasm. Coupled with the La Liga pre-season, it can be a good warm-up for the World Cup.

Yang Hao didn't object, but he still said that the players' food and accommodation must be ensured, as well as training.

Now Atletico Madrid has a complete set of mature mechanisms to ensure the team's logistics work. Xiao Hill is personally responsible for this aspect. He told Yang Hao that he would personally check it.

At that time, South Africa will also provide more conveniences to Atletico Madrid.

"The La Liga preseason has gradually become famous all over the world, and there will definitely be more in the future. Similar to the situation in South Africa, I think this is a good thing for us to be invited." Antonio Pang Te introduced.

Invitations like this often require a considerable sponsorship fee.

This is also an income for the participating La Liga teams.

"Then it's up to you to arrange this matter." Yang Hao usually doesn't set limits on this kind of thing.

At Atletico Madrid's level, pure football is not enough. Only commercial income can ensure the team's stable revenue and support such a large group of stars.

Otherwise, the salary of just a few superstars may crush the finances of a mid- to lower-tier team.

Yang Hao knew this very well.

So he always tries to maintain a balance between the competitive and business aspects.

For example, this trip to the Middle East.

In fact, it’s only been a week, and the schedule is quite tight.

But once the Emirates Airline invites the team, and it is true that the team has not been to the Middle East for two years, it is also their duty to squeeze in and fulfill the promise to the sponsors.

More importantly, Atletico Madrid has been actively negotiating cooperation with companies in the Middle East, including Bahrain Telecom, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and other regions during the past period, and the progress has been very good.

Carlos Leo had mentioned to Yang Hao before that he hoped to use this trip to the Middle East to open up the situation again and sign several contracts in order to catch up with Real Madrid as soon as possible.

Atletico Madrid is still in urgent need of funds.

After all, two buildings are under construction. Spending money every day is as fast as burning, and making money at a slower pace is not enough.

The marketing department is now also formulating a series of new plans, including focusing on marketing Torres and Messi.

Kaka's brand image has been established now, and Torres has done a good job in marketing with the help of this Golden Globe Award. The marketing department plans to strike while the iron is hot and strive to further build momentum for Torres in the commercial field.

For example, he signed several major sponsorship contracts.

Messi has been highly praised by the team in the past few years, and he will definitely need to work harder next.

When that time comes, the commercial value of Torres, Kaka and Messi, Atletico Madrid's three top superstars, will simply explode.

In addition, Xabi Alonso, Ramos, Drogba and others in the team have good commercial value, especially Ramos.

This kid is really surprising. Many sponsors actually like him.

What is this called?

Bad, bad, bad.

Yang Hao can only say, each flower is in his own eyes!

But this is ultimately a good thing.

……

After training in Dubai for four days, the team headed to the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Here for the second Hill Cup.

This is a friendly match in memory of the old Hill, and the team participating this year is Valencia.

It sounds really coincidental.

The Hill Cup matches were decided early, as was the La Liga schedule.

After playing in the Hill Cup, in the next 17th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid will go to the Mestania Stadium to challenge Valencia away from home, and Yang Hao will face Ancelotti.

This is a bit interesting.

In just 4 days, the two teams have to play two games in a row. How can this be calculated?

Yang Hao and Ancelotti also have their own methods for this.

For example, Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao disrupted all the player lineups, divided them into two teams, and each played half of the game.

Valencia played half the game with the main team and the second half with the substitutes.

As a result, the two sides played a very friendly friendly match in Abu Dhabi.

The scene was friendly, but the outcome was not very friendly.

The two sides fought 5 to 4, which was simply a goal battle.

The stars gathered together and the game was fast-paced. Although both sides did not try their best, it was exciting enough.

Therefore, the current fans are quite satisfied.

Ancelotti was a little dissatisfied because his team lost 1 goal.

"I won this goal back at the Mestanha Stadium on the weekend!" Ancelotti said eagerly.

This season, Valencia led for more than ten rounds, but was overtaken by Atletico before Christmas. This made Ancelotti determined to win this weekend's game.

He really needs a significant championship to prove himself!

　Is our monthly ticket a little low this month? Begging for a monthly ticket! Thank you! !

　　

　

(End of this chapter)