Legendary Broker

"Mr. Cherny, I've always wanted to see you."

Platini is not handsome, especially after he is 50 years old.But as a figure who once stood at the pinnacle of world football for a while, Platini spoke calmly to Rist.

"Mr Platini, I'm your fan."

Rist also complimented Platini.Speaking of which, Rist has never seen Platini's style of playing football, but just hearing his story, Rist knows what level of player Platini is.If it is said that Pele and Maradona are recognized as the world football champions, then there are not a few quasi-ball champions.

Just like Di Stefano, Cruyff, and Beckenbauer all belong to the ranks of the quasi-ball kings.They all took their last breath for one reason or another and failed to become the king of the ball.And Platini's achievements in the player era also belong to this rank, and he is only one step away from becoming the recognized champion.

Platini is a Frenchman of Italian descent who started playing in Ligue 17 at the age of [-].In the Ligue [-], Platini is the top player. He scored nearly [-] goals in his ten-year Ligue [-] career, and then left Ligue [-] and came to the Italian arena.Although he was already the top superstar in France, he became the best player at that time after arriving in Italy and Juventus.

His most glorious time was in 83, 84, and 85. He won the European Golden Globe Award for three consecutive years.At that time, European football was not short of good players. On the contrary, there were many top players in European football at that time.But Platini overwhelmed the pack and became the best player in world football at the time. 84 was the pinnacle of Platini's career.Won the Serie A championship, the European Cup championship, and helped Juventus win the Champions League in the 84-85 season.That is, at the time of the famous "Heysel" tragedy, Juventus led by Platini defeated Liverpool.

"God" and "King" were the titles given to Platini by the media at that time.When Platini was thriving, even the United States, a football desert country that didn't pay much attention to football, gave Platini the title of football king in his own newspaper.It can be seen that Platini's status in world football back then.

Before the start of the 86 World Cup, there was only one champion in world football, and that was Platini.The then 25-year-old Maradona was no match for the 31-year-old Platini.Before the start of the World Cup, all the media discussed was Platini. Compared with Platini, the attention Maradona received was heaven and earth.It's just that Maradona was born in that World Cup in the end.Steal all the limelight.He also became the real king of the ball after Pele.

Zidane's achievements in the past ten years are very high.But in France, no matter what form of selection, Platini beat Zidane to be elected first.Because Platini is the first peak in the history of French football, an insurmountable peak for future generations.Even a midfield master like Zidane cannot overwhelm Platini in French football.

No matter how annoying Platini became a politician later.No one can deny his achievements in football.No one can deny that this top superstar who was once one step away from becoming the world champion.

"It's an honor to have a fan like you."

Platini is no simple player.The batch of top superstars of their generation all have such characteristics.That is they are not just one player.

Beckenbauer, who was earlier than Platini.When he was still a player, he already showed extraordinary political talent.No one can compare to Beckenbauer in suppressing dissidents, promoting direct descendants, and making friends with the media.And it was the same when Cruyff was at Barcelona.While being a player, he was able to establish a deep friendship with Barcelona's top management, and then became the head coach of Barcelona.And Platini is even more powerful.When he was still a player, he built his own brand with his own jersey.His business acumen is brilliant.

"No no no. Mr. Platini. You may not know. Most people my age were your fans when they were young."

People do not blame.Riester didn't quite understand what Platini meant by looking for him.But Rist knows one thing, that is, the future Platini is the president of UEFA.

Although Rist, as a broker tycoon, does not need to deliberately get closer to Platini.But with Platini's support, there are still huge benefits for Ricester's players.Like Messi, he will be protected by UEFA in the future and can be taken care of in some personal awards.Even Czech football would benefit.Of course, Rist would not refuse such a good thing.

"It's been a long time since I played football."

Platini may have thought of the time when he was the all-powerful player in European football, and there was a lot of nostalgia in his expression.Then he smiled and said, "It's old. Mr. Czerny, now the giants in European football have monopolized all resources, and several powerful leagues have monopolized the Champions League. What do you think?"

Platini and Rist were talking about other things, and suddenly Platini brought the topic here.Rist smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Platini, you should know that I am a broker. As long as I can make money, it has nothing to do with me."

When he got here, Rist already understood what Platini meant.At the end of last year, Platini publicly stated that he would run for the UEFA presidency.However, many people did not take this sentence seriously at the time. After all, UEFA has always been Johansson's world.As long as Johansson can't get down, no one can pull him down.No one in European football can challenge Johansson's authority.

And this year Johansson said that he would not be re-elected as UEFA president, which is very beneficial to Platini.But Johansson did not say that he supported Platini. On the contrary, Johansson expressed his support for "Football Emperor" Beckenbauer to become UEFA President.This hit Platini again.

Platini is very strong, and he was No.1 in world football for a period of time as a player.But Beckenbauer is not easy to mess with. He is known as the "Football Emperor", and his status in football is only higher than Platini.Definitely not lower than Platini.Platini was the top player in his player era, and he was bright with Cruyff at the time.After becoming a head coach, I went to the next level, from a successful player to a successful coach.

Then he served as the chairman of Bayern Munich, and it has been almost ten years now.This decade has been the decade in which Bayern Munich dominated the Bundesliga.Beckenbauer himself became famous as a player. He was one of the best players in world football at the time and won all the honors that a player can get.As a coach, he has won countless championships, whether it is in the club or the national team, he has won the championship.And as the chairman of the club, he did his best.

Not to mention anything else, Platini has no confidence in being able to beat Beckenbauer if two people compete fairly.What's more, Johansson is now fully supporting Beckenbauer, and Platini has no chance.Johansson is the boss who has ruled UEFA for 15 years.He is currently the most powerful figure.

After Johansson supported Beckenbauer.Beckenbauer also stated in March this year that he would participate in the UEFA presidential election.This news is a huge pressure for Platini.With the cooperation between Johansson and Beckenbauer, it is absolutely impossible for Platini to have a chance to beat them.That's why Platini started looking for allies.

Among the European football powerhouses, Platini does not have any advantages.There is only one thing he can guarantee, and that is his own country, France.The French Football Association is very supportive of Platini becoming UEFA president.In addition, European football powers all support Johansson.They benefit the most from Johansson's policy.So definitely support Beckenbauer.

Platini couldn't get votes from football powerhouses.So we can only find a way from a small country.But even if it gets votes from a small football country.It also requires strategy.Platini found Rist.

"Mr. Czerny, I think the Champions League should be fairer. Clubs like Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic should have a chance to enter the knockout rounds every season. The Champions League should not be just a stage for the giants. Clubs in the league should also have the opportunity to perform on a stage like the Champions League."

Platini is a politician, a politician who works hard for the UEFA president.He would not tell Rist directly that if Rist supported him, he would give Sparta Prague any benefits.Such words are not spoken by people like Platini.

The Champions League has increasingly become a cornucopia.Now a Champions League champion can definitely earn more than hundreds of millions of euros a season from the Champions League.If you can emerge from the group stage, you can get at least 3000 million euros.Even if you only participate in the group stage, the final income will be about 2000 million euros.

If Sparta Prague can emerge from the Champions League group stage every season, then the benefit of getting from the Champions League every season will be more than 3000 million euros.There are also some direct and indirect benefits, which add up to more than 5000 million euros from the Champions League every season.This is the condition given by Platini.

"Yes. The Bosman Act came out too suddenly, causing the gap between rich and poor in European football to widen rapidly, and also harming the interests of some small leagues and small clubs."

Rister nodded, but then said: "But it is also because of the Bosman Act that there are agents like me, isn't it?"

It is nonsense to make Rist support Platini with this little promise.Of course, Riester will definitely choose to support Platini.Because Riester knows that the current Beckenbauer is preparing to participate in the UEFA presidential election, but after the great success of the World Cup in Germany, Beckenbauer's appetite has greatly increased.Beckenbauer is not satisfied with UEFA president, he is preparing to run for FIFA president.

Johansson was caught off guard by Beckenbauer's backlash.Johansson, who was about to retire, could only rush into battle in person, and finally lost to Platini in an upset.With Johansson's status in UEFA, as long as there is time to prepare, Platini will definitely fail.But precisely because Johansson was too rushed by Beckenbauer, there was no preparation to rush into battle.Even so, Johansson is only two votes less than Platini, and this is the case when Platini has received the full support of FIFA President Blatter.It can be seen that Johansson's strength in European football.

Anyway, Rist knows one thing, that is, Platini will definitely win.Beckenbauer is not anyone's puppet, he can't influence anyone.Even a Johansson backing him up.After the end of the World Cup in Germany, Beckenbauer will definitely give Johansson a very unexpected answer.

"I admire the achievements of Czech football in the past few years, as well as the prosperity of the Czech league. Chairman Merkley has contributed a lot. If Chairman Merkley is the chief executive of UEFA, I think the development of European football in these years must be better than that of the Czech Republic. Good now."

Neither Rist nor Platini said anything about the UEFA presidential bid.But inside and outside the words are bargaining.Hearing the conditions given by Platini, Rist couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Chief executive, Platini is preparing to give Merkley the position of chief executive.This position is very important in European football. UEFA has 12 standing committees, as well as two independent institutions for disciplinary inspection and appeal.Among them, the chief executive is almost the same position as the second figure in UEFA.

"I think Chairman Merkley is very willing to contribute his strength."

The chief executive officer is generally a direct descendant of the UEFA president.Just like Olsen, the current chief executive of UEFA, is the right-hand man of the Swede Johansson.Platini's choice of Merkley is not aimless.He hopes to get the support of a small football country.

And now the Czech League has become the center of leagues in Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Northern Europe.After Merkley became the chairman of the Czech Republic, the Czech Republic won the World Cup and the European Cup consecutively, and the Czech League has become more and more prosperous.Therefore, Merkley has a high prestige in football in Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Northern Europe.Many national football association presidents have a good relationship with Merkley.

As long as Merkley can be leveraged, Platini believes that it can further affect the football associations of Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.

In addition, Rist is the number one agent in Europe, and there are not a few countries that can be affected.In particular, the Rist family is the owner of Sparta Prague. With Sparta Prague's current influence in these areas, it can indirectly affect many small league giants.Among those small football countries, those giants can directly affect the decision-making of the Football Association.

If it weren't for so many benefits, how could Platini have negotiated with Rist, and how could he have directly approached Rist.Even took out such an important position as CEO to win over Merkley.

"Chairman Merkley will definitely be able to be the CEO well."

In just a few words between the two, most of the things have been exchanged.Now there is only one and a half years left before the UEFA presidential election, whether it is long or short.In fact, in the blink of an eye, Platini had to take advantage of Beckenbauer's busy time with the World Cup in Germany to win over the football associations of other countries.

"Mr. Platini, I think Pavel would be very willing to talk to you."

Although the Czech Republic has won the World Cup and the European Cup consecutively, its status in world football has always been very low.The reason is that the Czech Republic is a small country with a population of only tens of millions, and the country itself is not strong. The other biggest reason is that the Czech Republic does not have a strong relationship with FIFA and FIFA.

If Merkley can really become the chief executive of UEFA, Czech football will also be number one in UEFA by then.The position of chief executive officer is a position with high gold content.Merkley is still young, maybe after serving Platini well, he might have a chance to become UEFA president.Even relying on his own position, he can also win some UEFA executive committee positions for the Czech Republic.At that time, Czech football will have nothing to fear.

Czech football is already represented in UEFA, and Nedved will be able to work in UEFA after he retires.Maybe even from UEFA to FIFA.

Of course Rist is not that noble.What Rist knows is that once Merkley and the others enter UEFA, then Rister will also have a backer in UEFA.The better Czech football is, the better the future for Riester.For things that are good for him, Rist will definitely promote it vigorously.

"I look forward to meeting Chairman Merkley." (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!