Football giants

Chapter 829
"Edgar, you must help me this time!"

In his office at the Nordbank Stadium in Hamburg, Horst Becker said with a teary face.

Sitting in front of him is the chairman of the Hamburg board of directors, Karl Edgar Kerkhove, and next to him is Hamburg's football director, Kerkhoff's champion, Oliver Kruse.

On weekdays, the three of them met almost every day, but this time, the atmosphere was obviously different from the past.

Both Kerkhoff and Kruse had serious expressions on their faces, and it was obvious that the matter was serious.

"Right now, it's just those reporters spreading the news, and the fans are still skeptical, but if they continue to dig deeper, then I'm definitely doomed, I'm definitely doomed!"

At the end, Horst Becker was almost on the verge of tears.

Kekhov still looked indifferent, looked at Horst Becker, shook his head and sighed: "How can you be so careless in doing things? You were caught by someone?"

"How do I know? I've been very careful recently, but who knows, he will check the previous accounts without saying a word?"

Horst Becker also feels innocent, he is already very cautious, okay?

Kekhov was also very upset, shook his head and said, "Then tell me, how can I help you when things have developed to this point?"

As soon as the pictorial was published, and it was the headline on the front page, the fans were immediately blown away.

In the past two days, I don't know how many calls have been made to the headquarters to inquire about this matter, which shows how much impact this matter has had.

In the final analysis, the team's outstanding performance was to blame for the recent period.

To say that in the past, the team's performance was half-dead, and the fans didn't care much about the team's operating conditions at all. There was no news on weekdays, and reporters and the media didn't pay much attention.

However, in the recent period, the team has performed so well, with consecutive victories in the warm-up match, coupled with the popular coach Tuchel, the team has recruited one after another, with high media exposure and high fan attention.

So, with the publication of the pictorial, they have nowhere to hide!
It is conceivable how angry the fans are now.

It’s okay if your results are poor and your management is chaotic, but now the team’s performance has improved a little, and you guys are making such news again. This is not to engage in cross-hamburgers, and you will never stop, right?
Kerkhoff is also very worried and has a headache now.

In this matter, none of Hamburg's management, even the past few managements, has a clean ass.

Now it's time to check the accounts, pull out the radish and bring out the mud, how much can be dug out, who knows?
Even, whether it will fall on his own head, Kekhov himself is not sure.

But he also has black material in the hands of Thomas Lake!
If he stood up now and publicly supported Horst Becker, if the media turned to bite him, wouldn't he have to pay for it?

This is why, two days after the matter came out, the management of Hamburg has never made a statement.

Seeing Kerkhoff's expression, Horst Becker understood in his heart, and turned to look at Kruse, winking for a while.

"Edgar, tell me, Thomas Lake and the others reported this to the reporter?"

Cruze, who was silent at the side, suddenly asked.

His question immediately shifted the main conflict.

If the media reports are only about the corruption of Horst Becker, then now, it is likely to involve internal conflicts and factional issues in the team management.

Kerkhove should support Horst Becker anyway.

Kerkhove shook his head, "I've read it. Thomas Lake did find out some things, mainly because of some interest disputes between Bernd Vermeer and Horst when he wanted to compete for the football director."

Kruse suddenly realized, no wonder Bernd Vermeer was involved, it turned out to be such a thing.

To say that he was able to become the football director of Hamburg back then, it was thanks to the strong support of Horst Becker and Kerkhoff that he suppressed Bernd Vermeer. It is said that the latter is still very angry about this matter.

"After Thomas Lake found out about this, he went to Beiersdorf as soon as possible. The two went to Alexander Otto's house, and Alexander Otto stabilized them at the time, saying that he would discuss this matter with the fan representatives, but don't make it public for the time being."

"Then why did Bild receive the news?" Kruse was very surprised.

Kerkhoff sneered helplessly, "Who knows? It's not like you don't know Bild's ability. Even the president's private debt can be dug out by them. What secrets do they have in this world?"

Come to think of it, the group of paparazzi in Bild is indeed too powerful.

"Then what are you going to do now?" Horst Becker asked in a deep voice.

Kerkhoff looked at the agitated head of the HR department in front of him, and it was difficult for him to answer.

He really didn't want to do anything.

"Could it be that you plan to sacrifice me?" Horst Becker asked in a very rude tone.

Kerkhoff's heart trembled, and he immediately wanted to defend himself.

"Let me tell you, I've been working in Hamburg for so many years, and I'm in charge of the HR department. If something goes wrong with me, you..."

Horst Becker pointed to Kerkhov and Kruse in front of him, "One, two, don't expect to be able to get away. At worst, I will let the reporter come over and explain everything clearly. Anyway, I am dead, and you don't even want to live!"

Kerkhoff and Kruse turned pale with shock.

"Horst, don't worry, Edgar didn't mean that!" Kruse hurried over to appease Horst Becker.

Kekhov clearly knew that the other party was threatening him, but there was nothing he could do.

If everything is really made public, it will not only be the end of Horst Becker, but also the end of his chairman.

Not only will you be ruined, but you may also go to jail.

"Edgar, Edgar!" Seeing that Kerhoff was silent, Kruse immediately called him, "Say a few words!"

After finishing speaking, he kept winking at Kerkhoff.

Kerkhoff had no choice but to stand up, walk to Horst Becker, sigh in his heart, and said softly: "Don't worry, Horst, I will definitely help you with this matter."

After a pause, he said again: "In this way, I will immediately clarify this matter publicly as the chairman of the club's board of directors, and resolve the fans' misunderstanding about you. Look, is this okay?"

Horst Becker was relieved after hearing this.

With the chairman of the board of directors to endorse, the pressure on him will be much easier.

It's just that Kerkhoff's expression became more solemn.

Because he knows the German media too well.

They are like a group of hungry and crazy sharks in the raging sea, and they are fat meat bleeding with blood. There is no need to say more about the ending and fate.

It seems that we should have a good talk with the fan representatives!

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"As the chairman of the board of directors, I can tell the fans with certainty that all the media reports about the corruption of Hamburg's management are all fabricated and fabricated. We do not rule out that we will file defamatory accusations against individual newspapers to prove our innocence."

"Horst has worked in the club for many people. His ability is obvious to all. He has also made outstanding contributions to the development and stability of the club. We will absolutely not allow such a good person to be accused and slandered for no reason!"

"I support Horst unconditionally for no reason!"

When Kerkhove's loud and powerful counterattack appeared in front of Bild editor-in-chief Dickmann, the German football media boss couldn't hide his excitement immediately, and laughed.

"You bastards, you are really pigheads. One or two are such a bastard. No wonder the burger has become so corrupted in your hands. You also fabricated it out of thin air and accused it. Do you really think everyone is a fool?"

Not to mention, in this world, rumors are inherently more contagious and contagious than truth.

Just tell the truth.

In the reports published by Bild, at least there are real dry goods, but what about you Kerkhove?

Just a few words, what evidence is there?
In the past, Hamburg spent so much money to support players and transfers every year, and the team's performance is getting worse and worse. This is a fact, can you refute it?

Maybe, all the fans have already secretly doubted in their hearts, but we just lifted that layer of window paper.

At this moment, the phone on the desk in front of Dickman rang.

"Hey, what's the matter?" He was excitedly preparing to deploy the next step.

"Editor-in-chief, Mr. Kerhoff, chairman of the board of directors of Hamburg, called and said he wanted to talk to you." The secretary outside said on the phone.

Kerhoff?
Call at this time?

What do you want to do?
Is it...

Dickman couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

Unexpectedly, there are so many fools in this world.

Back then, the majestic German President Woolf died of this trick, and now this Kerkhove is also doing it?
"Take it over!"

After speaking, Dickman immediately hung up the phone and pressed the recording button at the same time.

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Two days later, a recording of the phone call suddenly appeared on Bild's website.

The content of the telephone recording is that Kerhoff, chairman of the board of directors of Hamburg, called Dieckmann, editor-in-chief of Bild.

On the phone, Kerhoff hoped that Dickmann would not continue to entangle the corruption of the Hamburg management.

But Dickmann has always adopted an ambiguous attitude, but unknowingly, he used words to induce Kerkhove, making him unconsciously acquiesce to Horst Becker's corruption.

Even on the phone, Kerhoff dared not give a positive response or deny the various corruption issues in Hamburg raised by Dickmann, giving people a very guilty feeling.

If a professional media reporter heard this, they would definitely bow down to Dickman.

In terms of interview skills and the arrangement of language traps, Dickman is no less than the best journalists in the world.

Poor Kerkhoff, I don't know whether to call him stupid or unlucky.

Now that he has learned from former President Woolf, he still wants to convince Dickman that he hasn't learned his lesson yet?
Didn't he know that the editor-in-chief of Bild is famous in the industry for wanting news and not being moral?
As soon as the recording of the phone call was released, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet, and quickly spread all over the world.

The news from Bild followed suit, and it was full of news for several days in a row. It even included the inside story of how Kerkhove became the chairman of the Hamburg board of directors, which surprised everyone.

Hamburg fans were shocked and outraged.

They never thought that this group of managers of the club would be so corrupt.

This is just like the paperback version of FIFA!
If the team's performance is good, then they will feel a little better in their hearts.

But the team's performance is going from bad to worse. Last season, it was almost relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in history. May I ask, can Hamburg fans feel better?
As a result, the wall fell and everyone pushed, and the management of Hamburg was in danger!

(End of this chapter)