Chapter 629 Is it really mad?

"Football is really becoming more and more profitable!"

In the chairman's stand at the FedEx Field in Washington, James Murdoch, the crown prince who has transferred to be in charge of News Corporation's North American business, sighed and lamented.

"If he had succeeded in acquiring Manchester United 15 years ago, the situation would be completely different for us now!"

This man in his early thirties, who had the best chance of becoming the successor to the world's largest media giant, did not hide the contempt, even disdain, in his tone of voice.

Even so, in the eyes of countless people around the world, he is already quite successful.

But so what?

It didn't change his son's opinion and perception of him at all!

Yes, this him is the helmsman of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch.

Yang Huan looked at the guy sitting next to him with great interest. He was wearing a pair of glasses and looked gentle. He could not understand what the relationship between them was.

If you really hate him, then just leave him and go far away. Why continue to work for News Corporation? Continue to listen to him, obey him, and even want to take over his empire?

If I don't hate him, then why can I feel a sense of resentment from just a few words?

Isn’t this too contradictory?

"James, you should know that it wasn't that he was unwilling at the time, but the British antitrust law and the fanatical Manchester United fans stopped him!" Yang Huan could only smile and defend the old man he had never met.

It’s not that he wants to flatter Murdoch, but he has always been like this, saying what he means and never lying.

When Murdoch wanted to acquire Manchester United, it was a huge news in the UK and caused a lot of trouble, but it ultimately failed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yang Huan finished speaking, James Murdoch laughed.

"My Young Master Huan, you should know that the so-called monopoly law and the so-called fans should not be obstacles for us at all, right?"

Yang Huan curled his lips and shrugged, feeling quite depressed.

My dear, even if what you said is right, even if you are the beneficiary of vested interests, I cannot ask you to not say it in such a revealing way, can you?

Let’s be a low-key, introverted, and well-behaved rich second generation, okay?

"The only explanation is that he made a huge misjudgment!"

James Murdoch seemed like a judge in a court, wearing a wig, sentencing a prisoner.

Yang Huan was becoming more and more confused about the relationship between the father and son, so he simply ignored it.

But we have to admit that what James Murdoch said was absolutely right. If Murdoch had taken over Manchester United fifteen years ago, the whole situation would be completely different now, and Sky TV would have more bargaining chips in the negotiations for the Premier League broadcasting rights.

But now, it's too late.

Even if Sky TV offers 1 billion, 2 billion or 3 billion now, it would probably be difficult to acquire a Premier League team.

Because at that time, the biggest obstacle to acquisition was in the UK.

But now, the influence of the Premier League is spread all over the world!

Even though News Corporation controls the world's largest newspaper and media empire, it is difficult to deceive the world.

What more could Yang Huan say about the matter between the father and son?

Silence is golden!

A fierce football game is taking place under the FedEx Field in Washington.

Defending champions Southampton encountered Barcelona from La Liga.

Neymar, who just transferred to Barcelona, ​​faced his old club in his first game after putting on the Barcelona jersey.

This undoubtedly caused a stir in the media all over the world, and there was crazy hype for several days in a row, just like a holiday.

After Vilanova was unable to continue as Barcelona's head coach due to health reasons, Rosell chose Luis Enrique. This Barcelona coach's coaching results in two seasons in Rome were not ideal.

Yang Huan was not familiar with Luis Enrique and had never heard of him.

The only time he discussed with Bielsa, the Argentine madman believed that the Barcelona management began to seek pragmatic change.

It is obvious that the setbacks during Vilanova's coaching career stimulated Rosell.

But Luis Enrique is a very high-profile guy. As soon as he arrived, he learned Mourinho's style and made it clear that Barcelona can only have one leader in the future, and that is him, Luis Enrique.

Upon hearing this news from the media, Yang Huan almost burst out laughing.

This guy is a typical person who is looking for trouble. He is the classic image of someone who needs to be taught a lesson at any moment!

Mourinho is so crazy, partly because he just won the Champions League in Porto.

That’s Porto, a team from the Portuguese Super League. Is it easy?

What about the other side?

How many real big names were there among Chelsea's players at that time?

A guy with the halo of a Champions League champion parachuted into Stamford Bridge and gave himself the halo of a savior. Who among those players dared to say anything?

But Barcelona is obviously different now!

Not to mention that they have a superstar like Messi, just look at Barcelona's local stars Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Pique and Valdes, etc. Which one of these people is easy to mess with?

Yes, you, Luis Enrique, are indeed a former celebrity, but so what?

In terms of honors, how do you compare with these players?

In terms of status in football, they only have one key player of the Dream Team III who is enough to defeat you.

As for influence, how can the stars of the 1990s compare with those of the new century?

Now, you, Luis Enrique, said you are the leader of the team, so what do you think of these people?

So, although it was the first warm-up match for the new season and also the opening match of the International Champions Cup, Barcelona's players clearly lacked fighting spirit on the field. Even though Luis Enrique was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan on the sidelines, the players on the field still played slowly and methodically.

What's going on? Aren't you the leader of the team? Why don't you show me how to lead the team?

When Yang Huan saw this scene, he shook his head in his heart.

Southampton's squad was greatly affected after they lost Neymar, Gareth Bale and Vidal.

However, they have introduced Suarez and Sanchez, and in terms of overall strength, they may not be weaker than last season.

The key is still that sentence, it depends on how Bielsa can integrate the team.

Judging from the actual combat reaction, we still need to keep working hard!

Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Sometimes, the theory on paper is very good, but the actual effect is difficult to meet expectations.

This is true for Neymar and Messi, and is it not the same for Southampton?

When James Murdoch heard this meaningful sigh, he didn't know what he was thinking about, but he was deeply touched. He also sighed and shook his head vigorously.

"How many people who play football these days are smart?"

Yang Huan was a little surprised to hear this nonsensical sentence and asked, "What do you mean?"

James Murdoch sneered, but it was obviously not directed at Yang Huan, but at others.

"Wasn't there a lot of controversy over the recent FIFA vote on hosting the World Cup?"

"Hmm?" Yang Huan nodded, but felt even more puzzled.

“Hasn’t this been a dispute for three years?”

After the end of the World Cup in South Africa, FIFA announced that it would vote on the hosting rights of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups at the end of 2010, and the hosting rights of the two World Cups would be decided at the same time.

This is the first time in FIFA's history.

Not only that, this time FIFA's usual behind-the-scenes operations also caused an uproar.

Anyone with a little common sense can see that there are shady plots behind Russia and Qatar's winning of the rights to host the two World Cups, especially Qatar. Regardless of the right time or location, why should it host the World Cup?

But FIFA President Blatter insisted on his own way and resolutely awarded the World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar.

Three years have passed since this incident, and the protests from outside are growing louder and louder, but what can be done?

FIFA does not belong to any country or any government, so who can control them?

At the beginning, the EU even had to make exceptions for many laws, including labor laws, specifically for professional football. Even though there were many shady dealings in professional football, the judiciary had no access to it.

Therefore, no matter how the outside world protests, FIFA remains unmoved, not without reason!

However, James Murdoch seems quite pessimistic.

“This time it might be different!”

"Different?" Yang Huan was a little confused again, "How is it different?"

James Murdoch looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention to what they were saying. Then he moved closer and whispered in a voice that only Yang Huan could hear, "The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom are really angry!"

"What?" Yang Huan was very surprised.

Is it really the US and UK governments that are really angry?

Speaking of the world today, who doesn’t know that the United States is the superpower and the world’s police?

As for Britain, although it has long since declined, a rotten ship still has three pounds of iron. After all, it is still the former world hegemon and a close friend and good brother of the current world hegemon.

Speaking of the United States and the United Kingdom, this pair of good friends have joined forces, who dares to be arrogant?

"FIFA is asking for trouble. The outside world has been protesting for three years. Blatter was forced to launch an internal investigation due to the situation and pressure, but the lawyer they hired was an American."

At this point, James Murdoch shook his head and sneered, "What's even more ridiculous is, do you know? This American lawyer has a senior FBI background. Don't you think this is courting death?"

When Yang Huan heard this, he also found it unbelievable.

Don’t the old men at FIFA who made this decision know how powerful the FBI is?

Even if you don’t know it in real life, you must have seen it in movies and TV shows, right?

Furthermore, the United Kingdom applied to host the 2018 World Cup, while the United States applied to host the 2022 World Cup.

But what happened to you? In order to prove your innocence, you went to find an American lawyer to investigate yourself?

Do you really think you are an organization without borders, an entity that exists beyond all countries and governments?

Do you really think that the Americans and the British won't hold a grudge against themselves for losing the right to host the World Cup?

Or is Blatter so arrogant that he thinks he is capable of competing with the US government?

Yang Huan could only respond to this stupid act of shooting himself in the foot with a wry smile.

In his heart, he was thinking that Miracle Media, which he commanded, might have to quickly cut off its relationship with Blatter.

Otherwise, if Blatter gets into trouble, he will probably suffer as well.

Fortunately, after he acquired Swiss Infront in the past few years, he has been splitting and reorganizing Swiss Infront and IMG, consciously downplaying his relationship with Blatter and FIFA.

Therefore, for Miracle Media, now it is just a matter of speeding up the planning steps.

But Yang Huan soon had a doubt.

"By the way, James, where did you get the news?"

For such an important matter, Yang Huan must confirm the authenticity of the news.

Otherwise, if it turns out to be a big misunderstanding in the end, wouldn’t it become a laughing stock?

It would have been fine if he hadn't asked this question, but once he did, James Murdoch just burst out laughing.

"The American lawyer employed by FIFA told us!" r1148