The Era of Emerald

() With the eager anticipation of the fans, the time finally came to May 22. Tonight, there will be a major sports event at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which is the 1995-96 European Champions Cup final!

The Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate more than 7 fans, is full of seats. Among them, only about 2 spectators are Ajax fans. It seems that more than half of the more than [-] tickets sold to neutral fans are in Italy. The country has been digested.

The staff responsible for selling tickets at the Olympic Stadium said that they absolutely sold the tickets impartially. As for why the majority of the [-] tickets were bought by Florence fans, they said they had no idea...

It is precisely because of this that what you see in the stands of the Olympic Stadium tonight is more purple representing Fiorentina, and there are much fewer fans wearing Ajax jerseys, which seems a little lacking in momentum.

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Since the UEFA Champions League final officially starts at [-]:[-] p.m., at [-]:[-] p.m., the Fiorentina players took the bus to the Olympic Stadium, preparing for the final field adaptation training and warm-up before the finals. Guided by members of the coaching staff, they enter the locker room of the home team through the player tunnel, where Ranieri will make the final pre-match mobilization and tactical arrangements for the game.

Although Zhuang Mingge is the chairman of the Fiorentina club, he has no right to enter the team's locker room without the permission of the head coach.Knowing that at this time, Zhuang Mingge should try his best to calm the players' minds, so naturally he would not commit this taboo at this time.

Therefore, Zhuang Mingge honestly brought the three beauties to the VIP box he borrowed from Rosella Sensi, but unexpectedly found that there was an unexpected visitor sitting in his box. Zhuang Mingge, who was not in the slightest of negligence, hurried forward to express his welcome to the visitor:

"Chairman Johansson, it's a pleasure to meet you here!"

"Haha, Chairman Corleone, I hope I didn't disturb your interest in watching the game. This time I just wanted to say hello to you, the half-host. My seat is in Box 1." Although Johansson was old, he He still noticed the three beauties beside Zhuang Mingge, who didn't know the details of the three women, he only regarded them as some insignificant people, teasingly made a look at Zhuang Mingge that any man could understand, and said.

Zhuang Minge knew that the other party was thinking wrong when he saw Johansson's expression, but he would not deliberately correct the other party's misunderstanding: "Where is that, Chairman Johansson, you are too polite, I should be the one to visit you, say To be honest, I really want to thank you very much.”

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"Without UEFA under your leadership, our European clubs would not have received such generous game bonuses, and European football would not have the popularity and appeal it is now." Zhuang Mingge's words are true. During Song's presidency of UEFA, the vast majority of the quarter-finals of each World Cup came from Europe, and the three major European cups organized by UEFA have also become more impressive, and the performance of European clubs in the Toyota Cup is no longer inferior. for South American teams.

It can be said that without Johansson, the popularity of European football would not have reached its current level.

"Haha, Chairman Corleone, you're flattering me. This is just my job." Although his mouth was very modest, the old man Johansson obviously took advantage of Zhuang Mingge's words, "Speaking of which, I also have something to thank you for. , I have never forgotten the helping hand you extended to me in Amsterdam."

In the presence of "outsiders", Johansson obviously had some scruples and did not directly reveal what happened in Amsterdam, but both Zhuang Mingge and Johansson knew it well, so naturally they did not say it clearly.

"By the way, Chairman Johansson, I have something to discuss with you..."

Next, taking advantage of the less than half an hour before the start of the game, Zhuang Mingge and Johansson discussed the reform plan of the three major European cups in the box.

"Antonio, you mean, it's better not to expand the Champions Cup and UEFA Cup at the same time, but to choose one of them, is that right?" But the address between the two has changed unconsciously.

"Yes, I think the expansion of the Champions League can indeed make the cake bigger and bigger. All teams participating in the Champions League can also get more generous TV broadcast fees and game bonuses than before. But if the UEFA Cup is expanded, the situation is completely different. Chairman Johansson, if you think about it, the expansion of the Champions League will inevitably poach many strong teams from the UEFA Cup, which will lead to a sharp decline in the attractiveness of this competition. The influx of brigades may further reduce fans' attention to this event."

All in all, what Zhuang Minge meant was to tell Johansson not to continue pouring water into the UEFA Cup, which is already very watery. Doing so will inevitably further reduce the attractiveness and attention of this event.

In Zhuang Mingge's previous life, UEFA handled the UEFA Cup in this way. As a result, the status of this competition, one of the three major European cups, has declined rapidly after its substantial expansion. Many fans would rather watch La Liga and Serie A than pay attention to the UEFA Cup. That is to take a look at who the champion is at the end of the season.

Are fans willing to watch the four major league games with countless strong teams, or would they like to watch a group match between two teams from Cyprus and Malta?You can think of it with your heels!

Seeing that the time was getting closer and closer to the start of the game, Johansson had no choice but to temporarily suspend the exchange between the two. After feeling that the trip was very fruitful, he and Zhuang Mingge made an agreement that "there will be time for further discussions in the future", Get up and say goodbye.

"The draw for the Champions League in Florence was just an accident. I hope you don't mind, Chairman Corleone. I personally promise that this will not happen again in the future." When the two hugged and bid farewell, Johansson leaned into Zhuang Mingge's ear He said this softly in a volume that no one else could hear, and then drifted away, leaving only Zhuang Mingge who was a little dazed in the box.

What type of situation is this?Could it be that he unknowingly worshiped a godfather for Florence?

Well, no matter what, as long as it is beneficial to Florence, then everything is ok~