Football giants

Chapter 653 Group of Death
"Hi, Miss Lahiri!"

When Charlene Lahiri walked into the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco together with Stephen Howard, the chief reporter of The Sun, someone immediately shouted to stop them.

Charlene Lahiri, who was dressed in a black and white OL professional suit, turned around, only to find that it was two black-haired and yellow-skinned oriental men who called her. One of them should be around 30 years old, and the other is less than [-] years old.

It was the young man in his 20s who shouted to stop them, slightly fat, with short hair, and wearing a neat suit.

Seeing this person on the first day of Chuchu, Charlene Lahiri felt a little familiar, but couldn't remember who it was, so she frowned slightly.

"Excuse me, are you..."

The chubby young man was not recognized, and he seemed a little embarrassed. He scratched his head, "Miss Lahiri, have you forgotten? We met in Southampton not long ago, and we have to cooperate, remember?"

As soon as he said that, Charlene Lahiri immediately remembered.

"Oh, you are Mr. Qiu who knows how to play football!"

Qiu Zaifei was even more embarrassed this time, are all European and American girls so straightforward?

"Yes, Miss Lahiri, I didn't expect to see you here!"

Charlene Lahiri and Stephen Howard glanced at each other, both smiling secretly.

They are all journalists and guests invited by UEFA, and they voted for the best European player of the season tonight. How could they not be there?

But out of politeness, they will definitely not say these things.

"Miss Lahiri, let me introduce you. This is the editor-in-chief of the most authoritative sports newspaper in our country, Mr. Luo Mingluo. Their newspapers and magazines are cooperating with us!"

"Hello, Mr. Luo!"

"Hello, Miss Lahiri!" The middle-aged man Luo Ming hurriedly shook hands with Charlene Lahiri politely.

Others may not know it, but he knows it better than anyone else. Charlene Lahiri is currently the hottest top celebrity in the UK and even in Europe, and the person who is walking with her has a lot of background.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be Mr. Howard from The Sun!"

Stephen Howard was a little surprised. He didn't expect to be recognized by someone. He nodded with a smile, and then was polite again.

"By the way, Mr. Qiu, aren't you planning to find some famous columnists to cooperate with and translate their articles into your application software?" Charlene Lahiri suddenly thought of it.

"Well, yes!" Qiu Zaifei nodded.

"Then, Stephen is the most famous columnist in the UK, much more famous than Martin Samuel and others who often translate in your country, and his articles are very sharp and insightful!"

Luo Ming was surprised when he heard it. This Stephen Howard is the chief reporter of The Sun, and his column is indeed quite famous. Their newspaper had considered reprinting it before, but the other party didn't even pay attention to it.

Will it now be authorized to the newly launched new app, Knowing the Ball?
Unexpectedly, what happened next almost made Luo Ming's jaw drop in shock.

"Charlene, is this the new project invested by Master Huan that you mentioned before?" Stephen Howard asked with a smile.

"Yes, my column has been exclusively authorized to them. In addition, I also helped them contact several famous European experts, such as Cruyff, Alfredo Reilano, and Jose Ramon de la Morena and others' columns."

Luo Ming was immediately dumbfounded!
It goes without saying who Cruyff is. His column is reprinted and translated by all domestic media.

As for Alfredo Reilano, he is not well-known or even completely unfamiliar, but he is the editor-in-chief of AS, and he has worked in multiple newspapers and media such as Marca, Mundo Deportivo, El País and Ser Radio, and has been engaged in football for more than 30 years.

The columns he writes every day in Aspen are listed on the front page. The audience in Spain is very amazing, and they are often accompanied by fierce news and exclusive inside information.

As for Jose Ramon de la Morena, a well-known writer on Radio Searle, known as the No. 1 Spanish media, there is no need to say more about his influence. He belongs to the kind of authoritative whistleblower who can't be wrong once he speaks.

Luo Ming knew that under the investment of Yang Huan, the Emperor of the Ball had aroused huge repercussions in the domestic fan circle as soon as it was launched, but he didn't know that their ambitions were so big that they contacted so many famous European experts.

"You have contacted so many people, I should be the only one missing, right?" Stephen Howard said with a smile.

Charlene Lahiri pouted, "He must authorize your column by name!"

Stephen Howard was taken aback when he heard that, and shook his head with a wry smile, "Okay, since Master Huan ordered the general, then I agree!"

Luo Ming was shocked again. He really didn't expect that Young Master Yang Huan still has such influence in the European media circle.

Just at this time, a movement came from the gate, and everyone turned their heads to look.

I saw the smiling Yang Huan walking into the venue side by side with UEFA President Michel Platini. Along the way, you could hear the shouts of Master Huan. It seemed that Master Huan was much more favored than Platini.

"Master Huan!" Qiu Zaifei shouted excitedly when he saw Yang Huan approaching.

Yang Huan nodded and smiled at them, and after saying hello, he hurried past them.

Finally, under the attention of the audience, Yang Huan sat in the front row with Platini. The relationship between the two seemed very close. After sitting down, they whispered from time to time.

Charlene Lahiri and Stephen Howard sat in the media area, while Qiu Zaifei and Luo Ming could only sit in the back row.

"Unexpectedly, this Young Master Huan has such a wide network of contacts in Europe!" Luo Ming was a little surprised.

Qiu Zaifei also felt honored, and nodded with his head up and chest out: "That is, our Young Master Huan is in European football, and those are all big figures who can cause earthquakes by stomping their feet. Who is welcome?"

If before, Luo Ming would definitely be against it, but now, he really believes it a little bit.

The circle of European football is said to be closed, and it is indeed very closed, full of a lot of traditional rules such as ranking seniority.

Therefore, it is as difficult as climbing to the top of the pyramid from an outsider.

Otherwise, with Abramovich and others' connections, resources and financial resources, why have they not been able to get into the inner circle after so many years, and still become the nouveau riche that Platini, Florentino, Russell and others look down upon?

Therefore, it seems that it is really not easy for Master Huan to be able to reach the status and influence he has today!

As for some people in China saying that he is a spendthrift rich second generation, that's even more ridiculous!
If a rich second generation who only knows how to spend money can get along with UEFA President Michel Platini, then UEFA is too worthless.

But what surprised Luo Ming even more was the lottery ceremony that followed.

Although Southampton won the Europa League championship and counterattacked Manchester United, as a newly promoted team, won the Premier League championship, but the team's top star Zlatan Ibrahimovic still lost to Cristiano Ronaldo in the selection of the best player of the season in Europe.

This is not surprising at all, because Real Madrid won the Champions League last season, so it is natural for Cristiano Ronaldo to win the European Player of the Season.

But in the subsequent draw ceremony, Southampton took advantage.

As a new team in the UEFA Champions League, the Saints have won the UEFA Europa League for two consecutive seasons, accumulating a total of more than 60 points in the European war, which put Southampton in the third in the Champions League group.

Ever since, the other powerful European powers were scared to pee!

Needless to say the strength of the teams in the first tier, the teams in the second tier also gathered Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, AC Milan and other super-strength teams.

But in the third tier, there are still difficult teams like Manchester City, Leverkusen, Southampton, and Dortmund. Tell me, can the teams in the top two tiers not be afraid?

As for the fourth tier, Real Sociedad and Naples are also teams with superior strength, which is scary when you think about it.

If one is not careful, it may be a group of death!

But the result of the final draw was indeed scary, and there was indeed a group of death, but it was not Southampton or Atletico Madrid.

Southampton is the team in the third tier. The first team drawn is Porto in the Portuguese Super League, the second team is Zenit St. Petersburg, and the fourth team is Austria Vienna.

The result of this lottery is quite satisfactory, especially for Southampton, which is a team in the third tier, who can avoid the top two tiers of wealthy teams and draw Porto and Zenit St. Petersburg consecutively. It is not bad luck.

But Atletico Madrid's luck in the draw was significantly better.

As the team in the first tier, Atletico Madrid's opponents are Schalke 04, Basel and Steaua Bucharest, which can be said to be the luckiest result among all the teams.

Relatively speaking, Arsenal's luck is sad. As the first team, the opponents drawn by the Gunners are Marseille, Dortmund and Naples. They are all strong teams in the other three teams, which can be called the death group.

Manchester United's luck is not ideal either. Shakhtar Donetsk, Leverkusen and Real Sociedad are drawn, and the situation is also quite unfavorable.

As for Manchester City, as a team in the third tier, Manchester City is not bad luck, encountering Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Pilsen Victory.

In terms of strength, as long as Manchester City performs normally, the possibility of qualifying in the group is quite high.

As soon as the result of the lottery was released, the entire Grimaldi Conference Center was in an uproar.

Everyone exclaimed, and everyone's expression was completely different.

Some are secretly elated about their team's good luck in the lottery, while others are beating their chests and feet, feeling depressed about their poor lottery luck, and some people are purely here for soy sauce, but they gloat over the situation of some people.

In short, in the Grimaldi Conference Center, you can find all kinds of people and expressions.

Atlético de Madrid drew the best signing in the game. Soriano breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately raised his chest and shrunk his abdomen. He was obviously full of confidence in the fact that the Sheets could stand out from the group stage.

And this often represents unceasing money and interests!

As for Southampton, luck is also quite good, Peter Kenyon is also in a good mood, Yang Huan glanced at Platini meaningfully, the latter smiled tacitly, and said nothing more.

After the lottery ceremony was over, Yang Huan didn't stay in the Grimaldi Conference Center for a long time, so he couldn't get cheap and act good, right?

However, he can completely foresee that tomorrow, after the whole world knows the result of the lottery, the voices of conspiracy theories will definitely emerge again. By that time, I don’t know how many people will envy and hate Southampton!

In fact, everything went as Yang Huan expected.

The next day, the media almost all over the world were hyping the result of the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

But there was one thing that Yang Huan didn't expect!

(End of this chapter)