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Chapter 334 Platini's defense is broken! There is a traitor in UEFA! Yang Cheng: I am full of this melon! [Subscribe]

Swish!
Platini opened the bedroom curtains and suddenly stood in the bright sunshine.

It even feels a bit dazzling.

Not far away you can clearly see the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

This immediately made him feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

Just last night, Manchester City beat Nice 1-0.

The situation where Yang Cheng's two teams would meet in the Champions League final was finally avoided!

This made Platini feel relieved.

But it’s still a bit regrettable.

Real Madrid failed to beat the Bayswater Chinese.

If Real Madrid won, the result would be even more perfect!
Thinking of this, Platini couldn't help but stretch his hands and stretch himself.

"What a nice weather today!"

Platini went back to the bedroom, changed his clothes, and went downstairs to have breakfast.

He still has a lot of things to do today.

I stayed in Paris in the morning and had lunch with some banker and investor friends at noon.

Isn't the most important priority this summer the joint investment promotion for several clubs under Yang Cheng?
UEFA is also following this matter closely.

What Infantino reported that day reminded Platini.

There may be a mole inside UEFA!
Or maybe there is a traitor in the third-party company cooperating with UEFA!
So he wanted to listen to other opinions and see if there was any way to deal with Yang Cheng.

It has to be said that he knows nothing about this and can only seek help from his friends.

Fortunately, he has many friends in France.

While eating breakfast, Platini casually flipped through the freshly published French newspapers.

Le Figaro is speaking out for Nice.

What this means is that in last night's game against Manchester City, Salah's second yellow card was a severe one.

And judging from the course of the game, the Norwegian referee Moen was clearly more biased towards the Premier League last night.

Le Figaro believes that there must be something fishy going on here.

"This is not the first time that Moeen has made such a bad decision in a Champions League knockout match."

"In the Champions League group stage last season, Real Madrid played against Dinamo Zagreb. Ronaldo was fouled maliciously by the opponent and had to get three stitches after the game. As a result, during the game, Moen was indifferent and missed at least three penalties."

"In last season's Champions League, Arsenal's Wenger accused Moeen of ruining the game because his penalty decision caused a lot of controversy and awarded Arsenal a penalty."

“Now, once again, low-level offences have been committed by Moeen, only this time the beneficiaries are Premier League club Manchester City.”

Le Figaro analyzed that judging from the enforcement of the entire game, Moon did favor the home team.

"Home whistles have always existed, but this kind of partiality, especially in such an important game, when Salah committed a minor foul and sent off the Egyptian, is killing Nice."

Le Figaro believes that, generally speaking, when a player has received a yellow card, the referee will tend to be more cautious when giving a second yellow card.

But instead of doing so, Moon gave him severe punishment.

"After the game, Martin Harrison, the chairman of Nice, who personally led the team to England to supervise the game, criticized the referee Moen's penalty in an interview with the media.

"It's obvious that someone doesn't want us to make it to the final!"

But Le Figaro believes that this may be a misjudgment, and Martin Harrison's accusations after the game were more like venting his anger after losing the game.

At least from the perspective of the entire game, Nice is indeed not as strong as Manchester City.

In addition to Le Figaro, many other media outlets including Le Monde, Libération and Le Parisien also reported on the game.

Their attitudes are basically the same.

In this larger context of confrontation between Britain and France, they generally believe that Nice has been treated unfairly.

At least that's the case when it comes to law enforcement.

Of course, many media also analyzed that Nice is indeed inferior to others in terms of skills.

As an authoritative sports newspaper, L'Equipe pointed out Ronald Koeman's tactical conservatism.

"He made a terrible mistake in the game where he shouldn't have made a mistake!"

But L'Equipe also believes that Moon was the key to Nice's loss of the game.

Originally, Nice could have ended the game with a 0-0 draw in the second leg.

"Their defense blocked Manchester City's attacks. Kante, Jose Fonte, Koulibaly and others almost all played their best games of the season or even their best games of their careers."

"But Salah's red card ruined everything!"

While eating breakfast, Platini quickly flipped through the newspaper.

When he comes across a topic that interests him, he will pay more attention to it and browse through it.

Platini had anticipated the French media's reaction to Nice's elimination.

After all, Nice is the best performing team in the French Ligue 1 in the Champions League this season.

The French media will definitely report it.

The current public opinion is basically within his expectations.

Even the complaint came from Nice president Martin Harrison.

"He actually guessed it right. There are indeed people who don't want Nice to reach the final."

Platini smiled and closed the newspaper without comment.

This kind of thing happens over and over again almost every season.

But so what?

Any decision made by the referee within his or her authority can be understood and forgiven.

Sometimes, even if there are some deviations, they can be used as an excuse for inaccurate law enforcement or misjudgment.

Does the club have any good ideas?

The answer is, no!

appeal?

Who to appeal to?

Shouldn't it be given to UEFA?

In the end, isn't it UEFA that has to act as the judge and make the decision?

Even in many cases, no matter how serious the matter is, it can still be resolved through various negotiations under the table.

If it doesn't work, we can "compensate" you appropriately next season, how about that?

But that's how it's going to turn out this season.

As for how well you can perform next season, that depends on your own abilities.

what?
Accusing UEFA?
Then go ahead and sue, and see if anyone responds!

In European football, UEFA is the dominant force.

European Union?

Indeed, to some extent, UEFA has to comply with EU law.

But can the EU control UEFA?

At least from a legal perspective, they can't do anything about it!

This is Platini’s confidence!

After breakfast, Platini began to prepare to go out.

While waiting, he casually turned on the TV in the living room. It was CANNL+ Sports Channel, which was broadcasting a news segment.

A British guy appeared in the news.

Platini felt that the face looked familiar, and then he looked at the subtitles and saw that it was Martin Harrison, the CEO of Nice.

The Englishman once again criticized the Norwegian referee Morn's officiating on French TV.

Platini scoffs at such clichés.

But just as he was about to turn off the TV and go out, he suddenly heard Martin Harrison on TV say something.

"I have evidence, someone told me with certainty that there is a hand controlling this game and they don't want us to advance to the final."

When Platini heard "I have evidence", he was obviously shocked.

He felt a little guilty.

So he immediately called Infantino and asked him about the specific situation.

Infantino said that he handled the matter cleanly and there were no problems.

Platini was still worried and called Bilal again.

The old Spanish man hasn't woken up yet.

The call was not answered.

Platini let out a long breath.

He still trusts Infantino's ability to get things done, but he is afraid that something might go wrong with the people below him.

However, he soon felt relieved.

It doesn’t matter. Nice is not a big team.

How many people can hear what Martin Harrison says?

Even if they heard it, how many people would care?
To put it bluntly, the vast majority of fans only care about top clubs and top stars. Who cares whether Nice was misjudged?

In fact, it is estimated that most fans would be happy about such a "misjudgment".

Why?

Because they can see superstars such as Messi, Aguero and Reus in the Champions League final.

This world is very realistic!
Thinking of this, Platini went out without any care.

Today’s weather is really nice!

……

"It should be very busy during this period!"

Yang Cheng said with a smile while watching the live news broadcast on the tablet while having breakfast with Xia Qing in his own restaurant.

The first fire has been lit!
Judging from the time, the US should be here soon too.

I just hope that when the time comes, the Americans won’t let me down.

It’s better to make it bigger!
"We still have to be cautious. Don't reveal our true colors and give others a chance to catch us." Xia Qing, who was sitting opposite, reminded gently. She was worried that the people under Yang Cheng would not be able to control themselves.

"Don't worry, Adam Crozier will have someone keep an eye on him personally."

Xia Qing also thought there was nothing wrong with it.

The entire plan was developed by a group of them who stayed up late last night to research and continuously improve it.

Yesterday, after watching the game in Manchester, Yang Cheng met with Martin Harrison.

It is obvious that whether it was the match between Bayswater Chinese and Real Madrid in London, or between Manchester City and Nice, the referee was too biased.

In this match at the Prudential Stadium in London, there was even a scene where a penalty was not awarded and a goal was cancelled.

If the Chinese in Bayswater were not tougher and stronger, they would have been defeated long ago.

But Nice was not so lucky.

The team was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, having taken the advantage of 3-2 in the first leg. However, Ronald Koeman made a mistake on the tactical level, which gave Guardiola the opportunity to seize.

But the turning point of the game was Salah's red card.

Therefore, Yang Cheng asked Martin Harrison to bombard directly.

And they are bombarding with confidence.

Light the fire first!

This is actually not a big deal.

After every season's Champions League games, there are always senior executives coming out to criticize and accuse.

Martin Harrison first launched a slam in Manchester, and then after returning to France, he continued to launch a slam in an interview.

Starting today, public opinion will bring in Platini and Infantino.

Yang Cheng was certain that these must be these two people.

According to Yang Cheng's original plan, he would also accept media interviews today and use the Prudential Stadium incident to accuse these two people, further boosting public opinion.

But after Yang Cheng said this, Xia Qing expressed her opposition.

The couple "argued" behind closed doors for a while, but still felt that it was not appropriate.

Therefore, Adam Crozier was called from the nightclub to attend a meeting overnight, along with Omar Berrada, and several of Yang Cheng and Xia Qing's trusted lawyers, public relations consultants, and others.

The final conclusion is that if Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater come forward at this time, it would be tantamount to self-destruction.

It won't do much harm, but will instead divert the subject!

What do you mean?

Because although fans hate Platini's behavior, they may not necessarily like Yang Cheng's behavior of owning teams such as Bayswater Chinese and Nice at the same time.

From a business perspective, this is indeed a logically self-consistent business.

But when dealing with fans and the general public, you have to appeal to their emotions.

Some things are better known than seen.

The media and fans all guessed that Bayswater Chinese and Nice were one and the same.

But Yang Cheng could never come out and admit it himself.

This admission is of a different nature.

It's like the relationship between Vitesse and Abramovich.

There are also teams such as Granada, Watford and Udinese that have connections with the Pozzo family.

Therefore, Xia Qing and others dissuaded Yang Cheng that the Chinese in Bayswater must not be involved in this matter.

Once you get involved personally, you will immediately muddy the waters.

Now it’s Nice that’s confronting UEFA.

Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese, then it becomes Yang Cheng, Bayswater Chinese and Nice against UEFA together.

At this time, many rational people will have a new question in their minds: Although you, Yang Cheng, the Bayswater Chinese and Nice have no relationship at the legal level, what does it mean for you to stand up like this openly?
Besides, Nice is now a victim and the weak party. Standing up to UEFA will give it a natural advantage in gaining sympathy.

But the Chinese in Bayswater won and will play in the final next.

You won the game, and you still stand up and criticize the referee?
Putting aside whether there is any real evidence, doesn’t it at least seem a bit pretentious?
Will it cause a counter-effect?
After a few people calculated and pondered, they re-drafted the plan.

So Martin Harrison continued his interview with CANNL+ TV this morning.

Next, public opinion will gradually turn to Platini.

Why?

As a Frenchman and the president of UEFA, why don't you help the French Ligue 1 teams? Why do you help the Premier League? Help the Middle Eastern capital?

More importantly, Martin Harrison will reveal one thing in an interview.

He has proof!

So do Yang Cheng and his team have any evidence?

If this is true, is there still a need to fight a war of public opinion?
Why do you still say that?
Because the next step will involve a company.

Remember when Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie was threatened with relegation by the Dutch Football Association, the jersey sponsor spoke out?

Who are their sponsors?

Burrda Burrda.

An emerging sports brand headquartered in Switzerland, but actually belongs to Qatar.

Since landing in Switzerland in 2011, Burda has developed rapidly in recent years and sponsored many teams, including American handball and rugby teams, and European teams, especially those in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom.

Why does this company spend so much money in the European sports market?

note.

In this world, at least in European football, you can't do whatever you want just because you have money.

Is American real estate tycoon Steve Ross rich enough?
After entering the Premier League, they are still being screwed by Queens Park Rangers.

Every industry has its own special industry rules.

If you are not familiar with the rules and rush in rashly, you will definitely be eaten to the bone.

So why has this Qatari sports brand, founded in 2007, developed so rapidly in European football?

Because it's headquartered in Switzerland?
Do not!
Because its CEO has an amazing name.

Platini!

……

On the morning of July 5.

Nice CEO Martin Harrison's accusations and attacks on the referee did not attract much attention.

As Platini expected, Nice received little attention at all.

Except in France.

Nice was eliminated from the Champions League, causing strong indignation among the French media and fans.

How many years has it been since a French Ligue 1 team reached the Champions League final?

The last time was Monaco in the 03/04 season, which was more than ten years ago.

Now, Nice finally had a chance, but it was hacked.

Can you bear this?
As a result, the French media also began to hype this matter.

Many media with a keen sense of smell, including reporters from L'Equipe and Le Figaro, have smelled something and started paying attention to what Martin Harrison called the "evidence".

In Europe, the media is a very inward-looking industry.

This group of inward-looking reporters rushed to Nice frantically, blocked the gate of Nice, and demanded that Martin Harrison explain the matter.

Is there evidence?
Then make it public!

There are also various rumors and revelations, and public opinion has gradually mentioned two names, UEFA President Platini and Secretary General Infantino.

This is unacceptable to French fans.

As a Frenchman, and it was France that put him on the UEFA presidency, is this how Platini gives back to Ligue 1 in the end?
Doesn't he know that Nice is a French team?
If a French Ligue 1 team could make it to the Champions League final, or even pull off an upset by defeating Bayswater Chinese and winning a Champions League, wouldn't the revival of French Ligue 1 be just around the corner?
Angry French fans began to accuse Platini on the Internet.

But at this point, things are still under control.

At best, it is fermenting on the Internet, such as on Onefootball, the world's largest football information website, and some media news websites and forums.

After noon, Nice CEO Martin Harrison was blocked in his office and forced to accept a group interview from reporters from multiple media outlets.

Under the "aggressive" media pressure, he had to state his so-called evidence.

"Before the game, someone warned me very confidently that the referee had received an order not to let us advance to the finals. As for who gave the order, I believe you can guess it without me saying it."

"He also told me that if we had accepted sponsorship from the Swiss brand Burda, what happened last night would not have happened!"

All the media reporters were disappointed.

That's it?

In the end, it's still just a conspiracy theory!
If this could be used as evidence, I would have been the President of FIFA long ago!

A small club is a small club, and they are completely irresponsible in what they say and do!
There are conspiracy theories like this. I hear 100 of them every day in Paris!
Wait, the Swiss brand Burda?

sponsor?

What the hell?
This sports brand has this ability?

Since they all work in the same circle, many media reporters immediately smelled something.

In the past few years, Burda has developed very rapidly in countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom, and has spent money like water.

But can a mere sports brand really influence the Champions League games?

Some media reporters with a keen sense of nose immediately took action.

Otherwise, how can we say that this world is just a group of makeshift teams?

Media reporters quickly dug up a piece of news.

It turns out that Burda no longer belongs to Qatar.

In other words, it does not entirely belong to the Qatar Investment Authority.

It is a Pilatus Sports Management company founded in Switzerland in 2011.

The company took ownership of Burda from Qatar.

This is even more strange.

The media reporters immediately followed the clues and dug deeper, and finally dug out Burda's CEO Laurent Platini.

This stuff is big and explosive enough!

Although Laurent Platini is very low-key, he can't hide it at all.

Because his father is the current UEFA president, Michel Platini.

As the saying goes: A good father will have a good son.

This 34-year-old young talent studied law. After graduating from university in 2005, he went straight to Paris Saint-Germain as head of legal affairs.

Everyone knows what the situation was for Paris Saint-Germain during those years.

So, in February 2009, he left Paris Saint-Germain and went to the sports department of Lagardere Group, a world-renowned sports and entertainment giant, as vice president of legal affairs.

In January 2011, Qatar got the right to host the 1 World Cup as it wished. European votes led by Platini abandoned the United States and voted for Qatar.

Not long after, Laurent Platini left Lagardère Group and founded Pilatus Sports Management in Switzerland. After the establishment of this company, it immediately received investment from the Qatar Investment Authority, not only investing money, but also obtaining the ownership of the Burda brand, and began to frantically poach people from Nike, Adidas and Puma to expand vigorously.

When did Twente sign the contract with Burda?

2011 4 Month 5 Day.

In fact, Burda also contacted Nice at that time, hoping to win the jersey sponsorship of Nice.

They can even help resolve the contract between Nice and Puma.

But Nice rejected it.

In the past few years, Burda has expanded rapidly in European football, especially in Western Europe.

The Qatar Investment Authority has a strong business sense. They not only want to cultivate top football teams like Paris Saint-Germain, but also hope to enter the field of sports equipment and create their own sports brand.

It turns out that Burda is the "property" of the UEFA President.

This also explains why the Burda brand, with Qatar's money, can do whatever it wants in European football?

Consider again Martin Harrison's statement.

At first, Burda wanted to sponsor Nice, but was rejected by Nice.

If Nice had agreed at the beginning, wouldn’t there have been no red card last night?
What the hell!

Everything makes sense!

Especially when combined with the 2014-page, long and detailed report in the British Times in 17.

There is also a French football magazine that has a 20-page investigative report.

Both authoritative media outlets devoted a lot of space to reporting on how the Qatar Investment Authority applied to host the 2022 World Cup.

But in this, both the French government and the Qatari government got the benefits they wanted.

The only thing missing is Platini.

Is Platini too kind?

In the past, everyone just thought that Platini received an invitation from French President Sarkozy and changed his original decision to vote for the United States and vote for Qatar for the sake of France's interests.

But unexpectedly, Platini did this not for France, but for himself.

Apart from anything else, the Burda brand is now worth a lot of money.

How much money have the Qataris spent over the past few years? How many teams have they sponsored?

And Laurent Platini.

If he didn't have the support of his father, the UEFA President, would he have made it to where he is today?

And now, Platini even instructed the referee to blacklist Nice in Ligue 1 for his own personal gain?

Is this still the legendary star in their impression?
This is simply a black-hearted politician who is only interested in profit!

Especially when combined with the series of scandals caused by Platini's opposition to Gareth Bale winning the award.

Countless French fans were completely devastated!
Even starting to get angry!

……

Now is a fast-paced era.

Everything happened quickly.

Especially public opinion.

By May 5, when Platini received the news, he was already in Nyon, Switzerland.

When he saw the news that had already flooded the Internet and in reality, he became completely Spartan.

It felt like having my underwear taken off in public.

He couldn't believe it.

"What's going on? Weren't we talking about Nice being given a red card? How did it get to Pilatus Sports Management? How did it get to Laurent?"

Platini's defense was also broken!

This is his Achilles' heel!

He was hit directly with one strike!
Last year, the two reports in The Times and France Football magazine certainly made him angry, but he did not lose control.

But now, with his son's identity exposed, he was completely furious.

"Who is it? What's going on? Give me an explanation!"

Platini roared at Infantino and others standing in front of him.

He was really panicked!
That's why I need to use roaring to cover up my inner panic.

"Things were under control and nothing serious had happened. We all thought Nice were just like any other team, complaining and it would be over."

"But I didn't expect that public opinion would ferment so quickly. The media, especially the French media, dug deeper and deeper, and somehow it involved Burda."

Infantino also felt that this matter was weird.

Although public opinion is difficult to control, it is not without traces.

But this time, it seemed to come very suddenly, even a little inexplicable.

"Could it be that someone is deliberately discrediting us?" Platini immediately smelled something strange.

He himself often hides behind the scenes and manipulates such things.

"What is Yang Cheng from Bayswater Chinese doing recently?" Platini was the first to suspect Yang Cheng.

"In preparation for the Champions League final, didn't the Bayswater Chinese win the championship early recently? He declined all interviews and celebrations and focused on preparing for the game in the training center."

Platini frowned.

The reason why he thought of Yang Cheng first was because Yang Cheng was the biggest victim in the penalty shootout in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Bayswater Chinese and Nice are both his teams.

Moreover, Platini and Yang Cheng had a quarrel over the Gareth Bale incident and parted ways unpleasantly.

If Yang Cheng wanted to deal with him, Platini would fully understand.

"And what about the rest of the Bayswater Chinese?"

Infantino shook his head, "No movement, everything is normal."

After a pause, Infantino added, "Moreover, most of the reports in this case were from the French media, and also from Germany's Onefootball, who are constantly digging deeper into the inside story."

Platini was in a state of great headache.

The Internet is like a double-edged sword.

Onefootball is a German Internet company that has been established for many years. It is second to none in the world and is known as a unicorn in the field of football. Their forum attracts countless fans from all over the world and is very popular.

Therefore, it is normal for public opinion to ferment here.

As for the French media, Nice is the French team.

Everything looks normal.

But it is precisely because it is too normal that it seems abnormal.

Platini also has his own connections and channels in France.

So he immediately made a few phone calls to his friends in France and found out about the matter.

Platini is certainly no pushover to be able to reach the position of UEFA president.

It only took him one afternoon to capture the key information.

The source of Burda's involvement came from Martin Harrison's words.

But Platini was even more confused.

Who warned Martin Harrison before the game?
Or, does this person really exist?
Platini thought of Martin Harrison's confident expression of "I have evidence" on the Cannl+ sports channel, which made it difficult for him not to believe it.

Who is that?
Yang Cheng?

How could Yang Cheng know?
If Yang Cheng knew in advance, would the game still be like this?
Before the game, very few people knew about this, maybe just a few.

Platini raised his head and looked at Infantino, Bilal and others in front of him with a suspicious look.

Everyone present is his confidant.

Even someone like David Gill, a reliable person who was entrusted with important tasks by Platini and had early access to FIFA, was not invited here.

Now it seems that someone among his confidants leaked the news.

The key is who to reveal it to?

Platini found himself unable to make any judgement at all.

Because there are too many people who might have leaked the information.

For example, Infantino.

Is he really reliable?
At the beginning, he wanted to support Platini to go to FIFA, and it was natural for him to take over the position of UEFA President.

So, after Platini reconciled with Blatter, Infantino repeatedly questioned him about the reason.

And Bilal.

This Spaniard's ass isn't clean either.

Like Van Praag of the Netherlands, he is ambitious and wants to climb up the ladder whenever he gets the chance.

It's like a Game of Thrones!

Platini suddenly realized that there was no solid foundation behind him.

He couldn't even see clearly who would stab him at the last moment.

Just like now.

Few people know about Laurent Platini's relationship with Pilatus Sports Management and Burda.

Neither The Times nor France Football had found out before.

But now, the whole world knows.

Only those who are close to you can find clues from the traces and then follow the clues to find out the news.

At the critical moment, throw it out again, trying to bury yourself!

Who benefits most from burying himself?
Platini couldn't imagine it.

Blatter, Infantino, Villar...all are possible.

Do they even join forces?

Isn't this what Blatter does best?

He originally transferred himself from FIFA to UEFA, and then supported himself to get rid of Johansson.

Now, he won’t support another person to kill himself?

In the final analysis, he and Blatter had already been in a situation of life and death, and there was no trust at all.

After realizing this, Platini suddenly felt depressed.

"You guys go out first, I'll think about it carefully."

Platini waved his hand weakly, signaling everyone to go out.

Infantino wanted to say something, but when he saw that Bilal and others had all gone out, he hesitantly followed them out.

Platini was left sitting alone at his desk, his fingers clasped together, his chin supported, his eyes like lightning, staring gloomily at the door that had closed again.

He is now a lonely man!
……

The development of public opinion is increasingly beyond the control of everyone.

Including Yang Cheng.

As public opinion continues to ferment, more and more media get involved, and more and more truths begin to surface.

It even includes many unknown inside stories.

Especially when the media reporters follow the line of Laurent Platini and move upwards, the content becomes more and more explosive.

After coming under pressure from public opinion, Laurent Platini took the lead in coming out to clarify, saying that his father was an upright man who had allowed him to choose his own life, study and career since he was a child.

“He respected and trusted me.”

The reason why he joined Paris Saint-Germain after graduating from university was because he has always been a loyal fan of Paris Saint-Germain.

Why did you choose to establish Pilatus Sports Management and take over Burda?

Laurent said it had nothing to do with his father.

It was because of his outstanding performance during his time at Paris Saint-Germain that he was recognized by his colleagues and had a very good relationship with the club's major shareholders at the time.

In order to increase his credibility, he also emphasized two names, Sebastien Bazin, the then chairman of Paris Saint-Germain, and Guillaume Cooperfils, a famous French lawyer.

Laurent Platini said that it was because of the recommendation of these two predecessors that he was valued by the Qatar Investment Authority, which led to the establishment of Pilatus Sports Management and the taking over of Burda.

Cooperfils is a very famous lawyer in France who provides consulting services to many private equity funds and investment companies.

In football, he is best known for his role as legal advisor to Paris Saint-Germain from 2006 to 2011.

What happened to Paris Saint-Germain during this period?
At that time, Paris Saint-Germain was in a business crisis, and three private equity funds acquired the French capital's top team. They were Colony Capital, Butler Capital and Morgan Stanley from the United States, each holding 33%.

By 2008, Colony Capital bought the majority stake from Butler Capital, which retained only 5%.

The specific transaction amount was not disclosed.

Then in 2011, Colony Capital sold Paris Saint-Germain to the Qatari consortium and must have made a profit in the process.

Colony Capital is an American private equity fund headquartered in Los Angeles, and its president for Europe is Sebastien Bazin.

Following the interview with Laurent Platini, the media reporters once again followed the clues and dug deeper, directly locking onto Sebastien Bazin.

This is a legendary figure!
Everyone who knew Sebastien Bazin praised him as an elegant French gentleman.

He has always given people the impression of being gentle and elegant.

But in fact, his background was not good.

After graduating with a master's degree in management from the Sorbonne University, he decided to try his luck in New York, USA. He joined his father-in-law and joined an aluminum company where his father-in-law served as a trader.

But unfortunately, in 1987, the company was sold.

After returning to France, Bazin's life still seemed to be going quite badly.

Until September 1993, 5.

On that day, a hostage-taking incident occurred in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a western suburb of Paris.

There were 21 children kidnapped.

Of course, nothing unfortunate happened, because the later French President Sarkozy stepped in and quickly rescued the children. This earned Sarkozy widespread praise across France and laid a solid foundation for his future ascension to the presidency.

The youngest of these 21 children is Sebastian Bazin's youngest daughter.

And just like that, because of this incident, Bazin became Sarkozy's best friend.

Bazin's career also began to flourish, and he successfully joined the American private equity fund Colony Capital. Relying on his experience in the United States, he gained the trust of his American boss and became the head of the European region.

It was not until 2006 that he successfully took over the position of chairman of Paris Saint-Germain.

What is less known is that Sarkozy is a football fan, and a fan of Paris Saint-Germain.

So, after Bazin took over Paris Saint-Germain, Sarkozy would often appear at the Parc des Princes, and the two would watch games together.

During those years, Bazin also became a frequent guest at banquets at the Palace of Versailles, interacting with politicians and celebrities from various countries.

In 2010, Sébastien Bazin was present when Sarkozy met with Qatar's top leaders and Michel Platini at the Elysee Palace.

What happened next is a script that everyone knows.

Qatar Airways ordered 2022 aircraft from Airbus after Qatar won the right to host the 50 World Cup.

Doha-based Al Jazeera announced its entry into the French market, spending hundreds of millions of euros to buy the Ligue 1 and Champions League rights.

After French President Sarkozy lost the 2012 general election, there have been reports that he received a commitment of 2.5 million euros from the Qatari sovereign fund to set up a private equity fund.

Through the operation of Sebastien Bazin, Paris Saint-Germain was sold to the Qatari consortium.

In 2013, Sebastien Bazin also jumped from Colony Capital to Accor, the largest hotel chain in Europe, as their CEO.

It's like a big woven net that connects all the things that originally seemed to be unconnected.

Laurent Platini himself did not expect that the two names he casually mentioned to prove his credibility would lead to such explosive news.

Not only the whole of France was shocked, but the whole of Europe and even the whole world was in an uproar.

What is wonderful?
Can fiction be as exciting as reality?

When Yang Cheng saw the media reports, he was shocked.

He really doesn't know so many secrets.

But he knew about Accor Group.

In 2017, Sarkozy became an independent director of Accor Group.

This is the first time since the 50s that a retired French president has served as a director of a company.

It's like the revolving door of American politics.

Sarkozy has set a precedent.

This caused a lot of uproar and everyone knew about it.

But I didn't expect that Sebastien Bazin had such a relationship with Sarkozy.

“This melon is too big!”

Yang Cheng ate until he was full.

Fortunately, neither he nor the Chinese in Bayswater were personally involved.

Nice just added fuel to the fire.

The fact that it has been burned like this is really beyond everyone's expectation.

Why?

The French government has been investigating Sarkozy's issues.

Now that things have been revealed to this extent, can Platini and his son still shirk their responsibility?

"I guess Sebastien Bazin and Sarkozy now want to find Laurent Platini and kill him to silence him!" Adam Croser couldn't help laughing.

This is so interesting!

How could this kid just expose it so casually?
Don’t you know that something that seems ordinary to you is a privilege in the eyes of others?

Why are you still talking nonsense everywhere?

"I guess Platini is going crazy now!" Yang Cheng laughed.

Definitely.

When the matter had been exposed to this extent, involving so many people and so widely, Platini simply could not explain it.

Because he had no way of saying how many agreements were reached at the Elysee Palace that night.

Which of these agreements belong to the French government?

Which ones are their own?

In fact, if you dig deeper, you might find something even more exciting than what you have now.

Yang Cheng had completely anticipated this.

I have already handed the knife to Blatt, why doesn't he pick it up and stab him?

If Blatter lets Platini off so easily, he won’t be Blatter anymore!
Will Platini be willing to be eliminated like this?

Will he just sit there and wait for death without fighting back?

What’s coming next will be even more interesting!

……

In the offices of UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, finance director David Gill was stunned and eating melon throughout the whole process.

The surroundings were already in chaos.

The entire UEFA is in a panic.

Everyone realized that the era of Platini was coming to an end!

If he can get away with it after such a big incident, he is not Platini, but the Son of God!

But David Gill was clearly more shocked than anyone else.

Because he knew that behind the whole thing, there really was a pair of hands silently controlling everything.

He had no idea that Yang Cheng was as surprised as he was.

He just felt that Yang Cheng and the people behind him were really terrible!

This is no longer something a UEFA president, or even a FIFA president, can contend with.

If Sarkozy had not abdicated, the whole thing could really overthrow a government!
This ability to create clouds with a flip of one's hand and rain with a flip of one's hand is simply not something that one person can do.

Could it be that behind Yang Cheng stands...

But David Gill shook his head again.

Because in his impression, this country has always been a harmless country that endures humiliation.

Or, the United States?
Or are the two countries cooperating on this matter?
The more David Gill thought about it, the more horrified it became.

But considering Yang Cheng’s various legendary deeds, especially before, Yang Cheng repeatedly and confidently told him to stay calm, it seems now that this is what it means to be in control of the situation and to be sure of victory!

But David Gill thought of something else.

At this point, both Platini and Infantino are probably finished.

Bilal is unlikely to be spared.

It's a matter of time.

But what about Blatter?
He is the only candidate for FIFA President.

Could it be that Yang Cheng still has some final trick up his sleeve that's specifically aimed at Blatter?

David Gill looked out the window with a confused look on his face.

This cloudy weather is so scary!
(End of this chapter)