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Volume 8 2001 Volume 8 Chapter 448 Lobbying

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    Since Pei Wei got involved in the football industry, he has made many changes. These changes are all in favor of Chinese football. There are factors that Pei Wei took the initiative to do, and there are also accidental factors. These changes include the original  Xu Yiran, who has been dead for four years, is still active in the position of chairman of the Chinese Football Association and is full of curses. Adriano and Deco, two world-renowned players, have become part of the Chinese national team. The Chinese team is four years ahead of schedule.  They made it to the World Cup and added many Chinese players to the European leagues

    However, this change is almost the only one of all the changes that is unfavorable to the Chinese team - Asia is known as the top ten. In fact, everyone knows that at this stage, there are only five teams that are truly capable of competing in the World Cup. The top three in East Asia, China and Japan  South Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia in West Asia, and other teams basically play the role of accompanying the prince to study.

    Now Japan and South Korea have directly entered the World Cup as hosts. In other words, there are only three teams left that have the strength to compete for these two and a half tickets. The number of places allocated to Asia by FIFA for this World Cup is two.  On the surface, with the two hosts, the number of places allocated to Asia is four and a half, which is one more than the three and a half in the previous session. But in fact, the half of the places in Asia in the last session were and  In the competition for Oceania, Asian teams have many more opportunities, and half of this session is with the fourteenth place in Europe!  Everyone knows the difference!

    With half of the tickets basically missing, there are only three tickets left in Asia in addition to the one ticket that the host deserves, which is half less than the last time. For this reason, Asia  The Football Federation was very annoyed and even protested by leaving the FIFA meeting early in the first half of the year, but it was already a fait accompli.  Any protest is invalid.

    In this case, what the three top Asian teams of China, Iran, and Iran are competing for are only those two direct admission tickets. In other words, whichever group Iran, as the second tier, is in, that group is definitely the group of death!

    Now the Chinese team A has formed a group of death, which is exactly the opposite of history - how can Pei Wei not be surprised.

    But soon, Pei Wei figured out the key.

    There is no fairness in the so-called draw of matches. Those famous "groups of death" are often the product of behind-the-scenes operations - most of their purposes are to attract ratings and attract attention, such as the World Cup, European Championships, and Champions League.  In a competition like the league.  If the group groups are all divided into strong and weak groups, then there will be much less to watch. Therefore, it is common practice for major football federations to consciously draw together some teams that are relatively close in strength or have grievances in the past.  Tricks - For example, Chelsea met Barcelona ahead of schedule in the UEFA Champions League for several consecutive years. This is a typical example - the two most beautiful teams in European football and who have grievances have advanced in the Champions League knockout rounds or group matches for three consecutive years.  When we meet, it is really called seeing a ghost if there is no ghost.

    And this time the AFC¡¯s arrangement (even Pei Wei would not believe that Iran¡¯s placement in the Chinese group is a so-called coincidence).  I am afraid that more of the purpose is due to political factors.

    In the past few years, with the strong rise of China and Japan among the top three in East Asia (South Korea is a veteran football power, and they have always been the East Asian team with the best performance against West Asia) - the rise of these two countries is astonishing.  are similar. After having a league with strong financial resources, a large number of newcomers began to emerge. The level of the league also jumped to the top two in Asia, surpassing South Korea, which launched professional leagues very early. As for those in West Asia, they are all hot.  Not to mention the money-playing leagues. After the league clubs reached the top level in Asia, they sent a considerable number of players to Europe.  The overall strength has become well-deserved to be the first in Asia, and the teams in West Asia that originally had first-class strength, such as Kuwait, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and other teams, have declined very seriously in recent years and it is difficult to pose a threat to the top three teams in East Asia.  , in 1998, only one Iranian team succeeded in breaking through, which made the West Asian team lose face.  If only one team from West Asia enters the 2002 World Cup this time, then West Asia's say in the AFC will be lost - after all, football is a world that relies on strength. Veerappan has held the power of the AFC for so many years.  But his home country, Malaysia, is also an underdog in Asia.

    In this case, the AFC must of course find a way to crack down on the Chinese team. Iran can be regarded as the West Asian team with the best record against East Asian teams in recent years. Instead of letting them compete with Saudi Arabia, it is better to let them fight against them.  If China can be eliminated, West Asia's dominant position in the AFC will be maintained.

    And in history.  The reason why the Chinese team was able to get a good draw in this year's Asian qualifiers is because there is not much threat to Chinese football - it is not so much a diplomatic victory of the Chinese Football Association as it is the AFC's attempt to balance.  Use a trick.  At the same time, it is also for those who have just successfully bid for the Olympic Games.The country has a face.

    After thinking about this.  A sneer appeared on the corner of Pei Wei's mouth.

    The AFC¡¯s calculations are not bad, but can this really prevent the Chinese team from qualifying?

    The current Chinese team is not the Chinese team that has begun to decline in strength in history. This Chinese team participated in the last World Cup and has emerged with a large number of players who can gain a foothold in Europe. In addition, Adri  Two future world superstars like Jarno and Deco help out - let alone an Iranian team, even if Saudi Arabia is in this group, the Chinese team can rely on its strong strength to have an 80% chance of qualifying!

    The reason why I don¡¯t say 100% is because there is never a sure-win football game.

    Pei Wei saw on TV that the expression on Xu's face was very gloomy - the same was true for Zhang Long beside him. In any case, this time the Chinese Football Association was severely punished by the AFC, which made the recent AFC  The Chinese Football Association, which has become more and more eloquent in the league, has suffered a big loss. With Xu's character, he might have to go to Veerappan to have a good theory.

    Although the current Chinese team is not afraid of being placed in a group with any Asian team, no one will be happy to be tricked like this, and certainly not Xu.

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    ¡°***, I can¡¯t wait to beat up that guy Veerappan!¡±

    When Pei Wei called Xu the next day, he heard him complaining on the phone: "Damn it, these guys really don't follow any rules. They are obviously in trouble with our Chinese Football Association! If not  Zhang Long pulled me, and I wanted to go up and beat him up. Later, the guy pretended to come up and shake my hand, but I didn¡¯t even bother him.¡±

    "Old Xu, be normal, be normal." Pei Wei said with a smile: "What does it mean to be in a group with Iran? I dare to guarantee you that no matter how hard Iran tries, they can only fight for half of the tickets this time.  "

    "I absolutely believe this!" Xu Ping calmed down: "But if the AFC plays it like this, our Football Association will lose all face! Sooner or later we will have to settle this account!"

    "Don't worry, they are struggling this time." Pei Wei laughed: "This time we enter the World Cup again and achieve some good results, then East Asia will have an absolute advantage on the technical level, and Vera  Pan¡¯s term is coming soon, and it will not be easy for West Asia to control the AFC.¡±

    "It's not that simple." Xu said in a muffled voice: "Nearly three-quarters of the AFC executive committee members are from West Asia. They have an absolute advantage. Veerappan is not from West Asia. Why do you always go to West Asia? Not yet.  Because there are so many of them! There are only five countries in East Asia, of which Mongolia can basically be ignored. Although Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can also participate as regions, they can't speak at critical moments. Southeast Asia is just a wall, even if you change a secretary  Long, West Asia still has an advantage.¡±

    "How about you become the Secretary-General of the AFC? You are already the Vice-President now. It will not be difficult to take the next step, right?" Pei Wei came up with a crooked idea.

    "Are you kidding?" Xu laughed: "The secretaries-general of the AFC are all from Malaysia, because the AFC is based there! It is impossible for East Asia and West Asia to occupy this position. You don't have this common sense?  You know? Although the chairman has no rules, the chairman of the AFC has no actual power!¡±

    "Then you can run for FIFA Vice President or Executive Committee. Isn't South Korea's Zheng Mong the Vice President of FIFA? Thailand and Japan each have a FIFA Executive Committee member. Why can't you be? Monk  You can touch it, but I can¡¯t touch it?" Pei Wei said with a strange smile.

    Xu was stunned, and Pei Wei continued: "Why have South Korea and Japan basically not suffered these losses? Not only because they have good results, but also because they have people who can talk to FIFA! Our current results are absolutely nothing.  Problem, but there needs to be less important people on top!¡±

    "Yes, I can be the one." Xu laughed: "But if I do, who will be the chairman of the Chinese Football Association? Although these two positions can be held concurrently, I don't have that much energy.  If you are willing to take my hand, I can consider it."

    "You want to poach me again." Pei Wei said helplessly: "But I have no interest in an official career"

    At this point, the two of them laughed at the same time.

    Xu wanted to lure Pei Wei to the Football Association for a day or two, but Pei Wei refused every time - he didn't want to leave the Yunjia Tianyu Club, at least until he found a suitable person to take over.

    "Okay, that's it for today. Please think carefully about my proposal."

    After Xu finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Pei Wei held the phone in a daze.?Originally, I wanted to lobby Xu to run for FIFA vice-president, but Xu turned to poach him - after all, it was a confusing deal.
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