Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1655

Pretoria is now like a steamed bun, everyone wants to come up to take a bite, if you can't take a bite, it doesn't matter, just rub some oil and water.

Whether it is hosting the Olympic Games or the World Cup, Pretoria has to make a statement. After all, both the Olympic Games and the World Cup require the cooperation of the Olympic Organizing Committee and FIFA respectively.

This is similar to selling trademarks, we do not produce water, we are only porters of nature——

It doesn't seem right.

It doesn't matter, that's probably what it means.

When the Crown Stadium is completed, Pretoria will have one of the best stadiums in the world.

Football already has a good mass base in southern Africa, and the enthusiasm of the fans is very high. For the game between the Los Angeles Eagles and Rhodesia United, some people did not hesitate to fly thousands of miles from Cape Town to Los Angeles to watch the game. Tickets are hard to come by. Please, there are no empty seats in the arena, and the radio broadcasts every game live. Even if the audience can't see the picture, listening to the sound of the scene is enough to make people excited.

When FIFA was first established, it proposed to the member countries to hold the World Cup.

It's a pity that football was not popular enough at that time, and there were not many countries interested in the World Cup, so this plan was stillborn.

After Remy was elected as the president of FIFA, he once again proposed the idea of ​​the World Cup to the national football associations, and assured the national Olympic committees that the World Cup would not conflict with the Olympic Games, and finally got the consent of the member countries of FIFA.

The first World Cup will be held in 1930, which is staggered with the Olympic Games, but coincides with the Commonwealth Games. When Rock expressed his dissatisfaction with the World Cup time, Remy immediately said that the time can be coordinated.

In order to win Southern Africa to join FIFA, Remy has also tried his best.

"Now the Olympic Games no longer last for several months like before. The just-concluded Paris Olympic Games only took two months. There are twelve months in each year, which is enough to hold multiple large-scale sports events. It is entirely possible to hold the Commonwealth Games in the first half of the year. , the World Cup will be held in the second half of the year, there is no conflict between the two.” Remy made a good plan, professional leagues in various countries are in the ascendant, and there will be more and more sports events in the future, Remy is looking forward to seeing that day.

"Yes, but the time needs to be coordinated. The Southern African Football League is held from February to October every year. It is best to stagger the World Cup with the Southern African League." The league gives way.

Regarding the game time, it is determined by the weather in southern Africa.

Southern Africa is the rainy season from October to February of the next year. 80.00% of the annual precipitation is concentrated in these five months. Football games are played outdoors and are greatly affected by weather factors. Therefore, the time is determined as the annual February to October.

"The specific time needs all of us to sit down and coordinate—" Remy was more cautious, not daring to make a decision easily.

Now in all countries in the world, only the United Kingdom, France, and southern Africa have leagues.

The British Football League was established earlier, and the league system appeared as early as 1888. However, compared with the Southern African Football League that just appeared, the British Football League has an imperfect system and the overall level is not high, which is different from the Southern African Football League. far.

This is the case in the UK, which is the most advanced football player in Europe, not to mention other countries.

The team that won the Football League Championship last year was Huddersfield Town, and the town—

To be precise, Remy does not know how the football level in southern Africa is. After all, southern African football has not yet gone abroad, and it has always been for self-entertainment.

But Remy soon found out.

The next day there was a friendly match between Biggonia Public School and Locke Middle School, and Rock invited Remy and Coubertin to watch it together.

Remy didn't take it seriously when he received the invitation. After all, it was a friendly match between two middle schools, and Remy didn't think it was worth watching.

However, Remy would definitely not refuse Rock's invitation. On the way to Purplewich College, Remy and Southern African Football Association Chairman Maran Andres took the same car. On the way, Malan took the initiative to introduce Purple The origin of Wei Public School and Locke Secondary School.

"Understood, it's like the rowing match between Oxford and Cambridge—" After listening to Malan's introduction, Remy disagreed.

Oxford and Cambridge, as the two most famous schools in the UK, have a long history of eight-person rowing competition. Since the first competition was held in 1829, it has a history of nearly a hundred years.

The competition between these two schools also has a long history, and they both think that they are the best schools in the UK, so the competition extends from the academic field to the rowing confrontation, which is easier to determine the winner. Every year, the rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge can win It has attracted the attention of all British people, and its influence has even expanded beyond the UK.

In Remy's view, the friendly football match between Bigwig College and Locke High School was obviously a forcible match for the rowing match between Oxford and Cambridge, but it was a pity that the meaning and intensity were far different.

"Indeed, both Bigwig College and Locke Middle School believe that they are the best middle schools in southern Africa. Since they are the best, they must be the best in all aspects. It was held three times. The first two times were Locke Secondary School winning, and the third time was Big Via Public School. There will be live broadcasts.” Malan doesn’t care about Remy’s attitude, it took 100 years for the rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge to have the influence it has now, and there is still time for Bigwig and Locke Secondary School.

"Do middle schools in southern Africa have football teams?" Remy's emphasis is obviously different from that of Malan.

"Of course, the popularization rate of football in southern Africa is very high. Nyasaland has done the best in this regard. Every weekend, countless parents will take their children to the football field to watch the game. Cultivating fans should start from an early age." Malan haha Laughing, the Southern African Football League now has a relegation system. There are a total of 20 teams participating in the First Division. In principle, every state has a chance.

A principle is just a principle. In terms of the number of teams, Nyasaland has a clear advantage. Among the 20 teams, 12 are from Nyasaland.

This is also helpless. The earliest urban league in southern Africa started in Los Angeles. Nyasaland football has the highest level. Among the 12 first-tier teams, Los Angeles has six teams, accounting for half of the country.

Under the first division, there are second and third divisions. The second division is a league organized by each state, and the third division is a league held in a city. According to last year's statistics, there are more than 600 football clubs in southern Africa. The club has started echelon construction, forming football teams of different ages to participate in the competition.

"Very good!" Remy finally had some expectations for the friendly match between Bigwig College and Locke Middle School. Although Remy still thought that the game would not be too exciting, it was a good opportunity to learn about southern African football.

The match was played at the stadium of Bigwig College.

What Remy didn't expect was that a middle school in Bigwei Public School actually had a stadium with stands, although there was only one stand, which surprised Remy.

You must know that many regular football clubs in Europe do not have their own stadiums, and many league matches between clubs are held on public venues.

Remy was also amazed by the enthusiasm Johannesburgers had for the football game.

Strictly speaking, Ziwei City and Johannesburg are two cities, but now with the development of the economy, the two cities have been connected together, which makes Remy mistakenly think that Ziwei City is also a part of Johannesburg.

When the team arrived at Bigwig College, there were many spectators around the football field who came to watch the game. Many of them were parents of students from these two schools, and some students who graduated from these two schools rushed back to watch Contest.

It can be easily seen from the clothes that the ones in white sportswear are supporters of Locke Middle School; the ones in lavender sportswear are supporters of Bigwei Public School.

What Remy didn't notice was that the football teams of the two middle schools actually had sponsors. The sponsor of Rock Middle School's football team was Bravery, and the sponsor of Bigwig College was Pinnacle. There is a clear distinction between true and false.

When they walked up to the stands, the staff brought two scarves for Remy to choose, and Remy chose the lavender scarf representing Bigwig College.

Then Remy noticed that Rock wanted both.

Sure enough, adults don't make choices.

Before the start of the game, Remy looked around. The only stand was already full, and the hillsides on the other three sides were also full of spectators watching the game. Remy estimated that there were at least 5000 people at the scene, which made Remy secretly startled.

British football matches, even the championship team Huddersfield, do not have so many spectators in every game.

The game on the field has not yet started, and the audience has already entertained themselves and played crowds. Although Rock Middle School is an away game, the fans' momentum is not weak at all. On the hillside facing the stands, the fans of Rock Middle School sit together, forming a crowd The huge phalanx was actually commanded by someone in front of the phalanx, and they were shouting rhythmically, cheering for the Locke Middle School team.

The fans of Bigwig College did not show any weakness. On this side of the stands, most of them were fans of Bigwig College. There were more than a dozen big drums in the front row of the stands. Qi flew around the field, and when he ran to the opposite hillside, he deliberately stopped to provoke.

This pause immediately aroused huge boos on the opposite hillside, but no one cursed, and the atmosphere was still very friendly.

Seeing this scene, Remy was simply too satisfied.

Not to mention how exciting the game was, the atmosphere at the scene fully met all Remy's requirements for a successful football game.

(End of this chapter)