I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 335 Football is Dead! Completely Exposed! The Key to Unraveling the Mystery! Come on, let's hurt each other! [Please Subscribe]

While Yang Cheng was enjoying watching the drama unfold, the Premier League match continued.

These are two distinct worlds.

Football is football, and football politics is football politics.

However, Yang Cheng still made some arrangements.

For example, he handed over the preparation and command of the last two rounds of the Premier League to Flick, with Brian Kidd assisting him.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to test Flick's ability to work independently.

More importantly, by gradually delegating authority, Flick was able to take over step by step and slowly build up his prestige within the team.

Having worked with him for the past season, Yang Cheng is most satisfied with Flick's personality.

how to say?

In a very short period of time, he was able to become one with everyone in the team.

That's his skill and personal charisma!

But when it comes to taking over Baswater from a Chinese perspective, he is indeed still somewhat lacking.

After all, as an assistant coach, he can become friends with the players.

When you become a head coach, you must make the players obey and accept your leadership.

That's another matter entirely.

Therefore, Yang Cheng proceeded with the original plan, gradually delegating authority.

In the 37th round of the Premier League, Basworth Chinese played against Newcastle at home.

This was also Flick's first match where he prepared and coached alone.

His pre-match preparations were very meticulous, and his starting tactics were very targeted, focusing on exploiting Newcastle's weaknesses.

Harry Kane opened the scoring for his team just two minutes into the game.

Then, in the 12th, 23rd and 38th minutes, Gareth Bale scored three more goals, completing a hat-trick.

Just before the end of the first half, Harry Kane scored again, completing his brace.

5 is better than 0!

After the break in the second half, Walcott began to exert his strength.

In the 51st and 53rd minutes, the Little Tigers scored two goals in quick succession.

In the end, Basworth Chinese thrashed Newcastle 7-0 at home.

After the 60th minute, the team made several substitutions and failed to score again.

Flick himself was quite satisfied with the match.

Yang Cheng, Brian Kidd, the technical team, and even the locker room have all given very positive feedback.

With the team united, employing effective tactics, and fully prepared, it's no surprise that the Chinese team at Beswaters won a resounding home victory against Newcastle.

But in this round, Manchester City defeated Swansea 4-2 away from home.

Manchester United drew 1-1 with Arsenal at home.

Chelsea suffered a humiliating 0-3 defeat at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Liverpool lost 1-3 to Crystal Palace.

After the match, the Basworth Chinese lifted the 14/15 Premier League championship trophy at Prudential Stadium!
But Yang Cheng still insisted on keeping a low profile.

The Champions League final is the key!

……

The final match of the 38th round of the Premier League.

Arsenal thrashed West Bromwich Albion 4-1 at home.

Manchester City defeated Southampton 2-0 at home.

Manchester United drew 0-0 away to Hull City.

Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-1 at home.

Liverpool suffered a humiliating 1-6 defeat away to Stoke City.

The Red Army suffered two consecutive defeats, mainly due to two reasons.

One reason is that the team has no chance of making it into the top four, so they have lost their ambition.

Another thing is that head coach Mancini announced his resignation at the end of the season.

Clearly, the Saudi consortium is also very dissatisfied with Mancini's coaching performance this season.

Due to the influence of the Champions League final, the Chinese team from Beswathe did not play as freely in this match as they did in the previous one.

This match is an away game against Leicester City.

Harry Kane opened the scoring for his team in the 16th minute.

But Gareth Bale didn't score a goal until just before the end of the first half.

After the break in the second half, the Chinese from Beswain scored a goal in just two minutes, with Hazard and Modric each scoring one.

Later, Leicester City scored a goal through Vardy.

But just before the end of the match, substitute Kevin De Bruyne scored a goal.

Ultimately, Baswater's Chinese team defeated Leicester City 5-1 away from home.

Flick won both of the two matches he took charge of.

And all of them were resounding victories.

All 38 rounds of matches have concluded, and the Premier League standings have been released.

After securing the title early, the Chinese team at Basworth Field won two consecutive victories, ultimately achieving an impressive record of 34 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss, earning 105 points and breaking the 100-point mark again to become the Premier League champions.

Manchester City are second in the Premier League with 99 points.

This is arguably the most tragic runner-up in league history.

They scored 99 points in the league, but still couldn't win the championship.

As Guardiola said in an interview with the media, he is proud of his players.

Manchester City had their best season in recent years and achieved their highest points total in history.

Unfortunately, they encountered a stronger and more consistent Chinese team from Baswater.

Chelsea and Arsenal both scored 84 points.

Interestingly, Mourinho was forced to finish fourth in the Premier League because of the unexpected 0-3 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, which resulted in a goal difference lower than Arsenal's.

Despite a stunning start to the season, Mourinho's team has fallen short of the performances of Baswater and Manchester City as the season has progressed.

At least in terms of strength, the gap is still quite large.

Manchester United, on the other hand, has 73 points and is ranked 5th.

However, despite missing out on a top-four finish in the league, Manchester United performed exceptionally well in the Europa League.

In the semi-final, they defeated Napoli of Serie A 2-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Manchester United have reached the Europa League final, where they will face Sevilla from La Liga.

If Van Gaal's team can defeat Sevilla and reach the Europa League final, Manchester United will qualify for the Champions League group stage next season.

By then, the Premier League will have five teams participating in the Champions League group stage.

Manchester United's 0-0 draw against Hull City in the final round was actually due to Van Gaal saving his key players for the Europa League final three days later.

Regarding relegation, the three teams ultimately relegated to the Championship were Burnley, Hull City, and Aston Villa.

Hull City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, and Sunderland all finished with the same points.

Hull City and Aston Villa only fell into the Championship because they performed so poorly in terms of goal difference.

……

After the Premier League finished all its matches, other European leagues also concluded their seasons.

In Serie A, Atalanta largely continued their excellent performance from last season.

Center Luca Toni, in particular, remains as strong as ever and has put on a very impressive performance.

This season, the veteran once again contributed 26 Serie A goals, becoming the top scorer in Serie A.

This completely shocked everyone.

At the age of 38, winning the Serie A top scorer title for two consecutive seasons is simply unbelievable!

But that's not the most amazing thing.

After the team sold Iturbe and Romulo for high prices last season, the whole of Italy felt that Atalanta was likely to plummet.

At the very least, Luca Toni's goal-scoring ability is hard to maintain.

More importantly, Atalanta will also have to focus on the Champions League in the new season, competing on two fronts, which is a major taboo for smaller teams.

But actually?
Perotti, who joined at a very low price, quickly filled Iturbe's void and even performed better than Iturbe.

Brazilian youngster Felipe Anderson has also performed better and is more threatening than last season.

When Romulo went to Juventus and his performance was less than ideal, Portuguese youngster Cancelo shone brightly on the right wing of Atalanta and became the new darling of the Nerazzurri fans.

In midfield, the additions of players such as Barella, Cristante, and De Paul have further enhanced the team's midfield depth.

The arrival of center-back De Vrij has greatly enhanced Atalanta's defensive capabilities.

After a season of fierce competition, Gasperini's team delivered an amazing performance.

Atalanta has surpassed Roma in Serie A, ranking second with 77 points, only behind Juventus with 81 points.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that Atalanta defeated Juventus twice in the two-legged tie.

This made Gasperini's team famous.

If Atalanta's third-place finish in Serie A last season surprised everyone, then their runner-up finish this season has completely changed everyone's perception.

It is clear that after Yang Cheng took over, this young guard, which was previously overlooked by everyone, has shown amazing competitiveness.

Especially in the transfer market and team building.

Putting aside other things, they sold Iturbe for 2500 million euros and signed Perotti for 35 euros.

As a result, Perotti actually performed better than Iturbe.

Such a shrewd transfer, who else in European football can match that?

But for Atlanta, the biggest challenge right now is veteran Luca Toni.

The latter is already 38 years old, and how long he can maintain his condition is unknown.

After fully integrating with the Chinese team at Besworth, Atlanta completed the expansion and renovation of its training base, upgraded its medical facilities and physiotherapy system, and provided more comprehensive protection for its players.

However, age and physical condition are ultimately irreversible.

However, within the Atalanta team, Polish striker Milik scored 11 goals and provided 4 assists in Serie A last season.

In the team's Champions League matches, he played in 5 out of 8 games, scoring 3 goals and providing 1 assist.

Overall, Milik did indeed perform at a very good level.

……

In Ligue 1, Nice surprised everyone by defeating Paris Saint-Germain and topping the Ligue 1 standings.

This team from the southern coast of France is neither as extravagant as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, nor does it have a top scorer like Lacazette like Lyon.

Nice's main focus this season is teamwork.

In recent years, after selling players such as Pellè, Benteke, Aubameyang, and Mahrez, Nice has developed a formidable attacking trident of Mane, Martial, and Salah last season.

These three players primarily employ a run-and-gun offense.

The top scorer is Martial, with only 16 goals, ranking 7th in the Ligue 1 top scorers list.

Compared to Lacazette's 27 goals and Ibrahimovic's 26 goals, it's far less impressive.

The team's second-leading scorer is Mane, who had 15 goals and 15 assists last season.

The main focus is on comprehensiveness!
Oh, by the way, Martial also has 11 assists.

Salah has only scored 14 goals, but he has provided 13 assists.

Each of their attacking tridents, taken individually, wouldn't be considered a force to be reckoned with in Ligue 1.

All together, they scored 45 goals, the most in Ligue 1!

Young, energetic, able to run, fast, and with strong individual abilities...

When all these qualities come together, they create the vibrant Nice team.

They not only wreaked havoc on PSG and Monaco in Ligue 1, but also kicked Lyon out of the Champions League zone.

4比2大破巴黎圣日耳曼、5比1狂胜里昂、4比1击败摩纳哥……

Every single match was a classic!

Ronald Koeman's team has created a youth storm not only in Ligue 1 but also throughout European football this past season.

In addition to the front three, the midfield also featured players such as Kovacic, Kanté, Jorginho, Fabinho, Allan, and Bernardo Silva, all of whom performed exceptionally well.

It's fair to say that Nice was one of the most impressive teams in European football throughout the entire season.

Ronald Coleman became famous as a result.

Almost everyone is speculating that Ronald Koeman will join one of the top four European leagues this summer.

The most likely candidate is the English Premier League.

According to the Liverpool Echo, after Liverpool decided to sack manager Roberto Mancini, the last two candidates on the shortlist for a new manager are Ronald Koeman of Nice.

Another one is Jürgen Klopp, the famous German coach who was sacked from Borussia Dortmund.

In addition, Ronald Koeman is also on Tottenham Hotspur's shortlist for manager, ranking very high.

But there is one thing that French media and fans are most worried about.

Following their outstanding performance last season, Nice has attracted the attention of numerous European powerhouses.

The new season is likely to be dominated by numerous top clubs.

This is the fate of Ligue 1 teams!

But precisely because of this, the French media and fans are calling for an even stronger condemnation of Platini and Infantino.

If it weren't for Platini and Infantino, how could Nice have been eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals?
……

As the major European leagues gradually come to a close, the time quickly moves to the Champions League and Europa League finals at the end of May.

But there is another very important matter, which is the FIFA presidential election on May 29.

While French media and fans continued to condemn Platini, especially as the media unearthed more sensational news and bombshell revelations, UEFA, led by Platini, chose to remain silent.

No response to any questions!
Even Laurent Platini, who previously made a mistake when responding to the media, has now completely disappeared from the public eye.

Everyone is well aware that this is the consistent practice of UEFA and FIFA.

Solve problems by delaying.

But things turned out exactly as Yang Cheng had predicted; once the knife was thrown out, someone naturally came out to pick it up.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter gave an interview to several media outlets at the company's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

But this cunning Swiss man made no mention of the dinner at the Élysée Palace in Paris at the end of 2010; he focused more on the controversy surrounding the Champions League semi-final.

Moreover, he didn't mention Platini, but instead pointed to Infantino and Villar, who were named by the media.

Everyone knows that these two men are Platini's confidants.

“I have authorized the ethics committee to investigate this matter.”

"Undoubtedly, this is UEFA's business, but if they encounter some obstacles and are unable to perform their duties, FIFA has an obligation to provide some assistance."

"Isn't this precisely the time when we established the ethics committee?"

Blatter implied that FIFA's ethics committee might intervene in the investigation of the Champions League semi-final.

This is a big no-no!
For many years, FIFA and UEFA have been at odds, which is common knowledge.

If FIFA gets involved, it's easy to invite them in but hard to get rid of them; you can forget about ever getting rid of them again.

This matter has also caused a huge reaction within UEFA.

No matter how much trouble UEFA causes, that's UEFA's own business.

FIFA is getting involved?
no way!

Therefore, UEFA can no longer play dead.

Platini must be seething with anger, but he has no choice but to step forward and respond to some of the current hot news.

He also avoided mentioning the Élysée Palace, but repeatedly clarified that Laurent Platini's cooperation with Qatar had nothing to do with him.

Platini has repeatedly clarified the incident that occurred during the Champions League semi-final, stating that it was absolutely untrue.

“We have a dedicated organization that conducts very strict supervision of every match in the entire event, from before the match, during the match, to after the match, and we also have full records and filings.”

Regarding the red card that led to Nice's elimination in the semi-final, Platini stated that it was a misjudgment by the referee that should be forgiven.

"Our referee committee will question the Norwegian referee and give all the fans an explanation."

Platini also reiterated that Champions League matches must be open, fair, and just.

There may be mistakes in the referee's officiating, but there is absolutely no question of match-fixing.

"We will absolutely not allow anyone to rig the match!" Platini shouted righteously!

According to past tradition, once the FIFA president and the UEFA president have both made statements, the matter will soon come to a temporary end.

After all, very few things surfaced.

Everything will move to the desktop.

However, Yang Cheng was extremely dissatisfied with Blatter and Platini's first indirect confrontation.

The fighting isn't intense enough!

They're all big shots aspiring to become FIFA president, so can't they be a little more ruthless?
Why are they all holding back?
Do you still want to remain good friends?

……

"It's obvious that neither side has gone far enough!"

In the head coach's office at the Brent Training Center, Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier, who had run over, held a meeting behind closed doors.

Everyone assumed they were discussing the upcoming Champions League final in Berlin, Germany.

But who would have thought that they were lamenting that the recent news wasn't sensational enough?

"Of course, Blatter definitely wouldn't dare to go all out. A lot of Platini's dirty laundry will be exposed, and pulling up one radish will bring up another, and Blatter himself won't be able to clear his name." Xia Qing had an expression that said, "I knew it all along."

This is why FIFA, UEFA, and all their subordinate continental federations, as well as national football associations, are all in cahoots—they are a community of interests that has lasted for decades.

Did Platini want to kill Blatter?

I bet he dreams of it.

But what are the prerequisites for killing Blatt?
You need to clear yourself of any wrongdoing.

If you kill Blatter but also get yourself killed, wouldn't that just benefit someone else?
If this is the case between FIFA and UEFA, isn't it the same among the continental football federations and national football associations?
Therefore, many people said in Yang Cheng's previous life that the Chinese Football Association was truly a world model in terms of everything except football!

This is true.

"They're just being tickled like this, there's no real satisfaction at all," Adam Crozier said, quite frustrated.

They're all allies, a monolithic alliance, what can you do?
Yang Cheng has a lot of dirt on him now, but it's unclear how to expose it.

Because he knows many things, but has no evidence.

Moreover, things would get interesting if he himself were exposed.

The simplest question is, how did you, Yang Cheng, know all this?
Therefore, he immediately became the prime suspect!
“If things continue like this, I think it won’t be long before this fire goes out again,” Adam Crozier said, sounding quite helpless.

After all, they were an alliance built up over decades, not so easily broken. But Yang Cheng had no intention of letting them off so easily.

"Have you heard of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists?" Yang Cheng asked.

Xia Qing and Adam Crozier both shook their heads.

"This is a US-based organization founded in 1997, dedicated to protecting the public interest. Its main focus is on transnational crime, corruption, and accountability. It currently has nearly 200 journalists worldwide."

“2014年11月的卢森堡避税丑闻，2015年2月的汇丰银行瑞士分行协助全球客户隐藏1000亿美元资产，都是这个机构的记者揭露出来的。”

"They adopted a distributed investigation approach, distributing documents to journalists in different countries for localized verification, which made the investigation very fast."

Xia Qing and Adam Crozier were both somewhat confused.

"Are you planning to use this organization to investigate FIFA?" Xia Qing asked.

Yang Cheng smiled and shook his head, "No, I just wanted to anonymously provide them with some small clues."

The clues are indeed small, but these FIFA and UEFA matters are very high-profile, and I believe the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists would be interested.

Besides, these reporters are all shrewd and know very well that even the smallest clue can lead to a huge bombshell if you follow it closely.

Who wouldn't want to make headlines?

"What are you going to do?"

Adam Crozier thought about it for a moment and realized that it wouldn't be difficult to accomplish this.

"Using encrypted communication, he contacted the Obermeier brothers of the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Germany under the name John Doe."

"Why contact them using this name?" Xia Qing asked, somewhat surprised.

But Adam Crozier had already figured it out, looking at Yang Cheng with an expression of expertise.

Before he could even react, Yang Cheng had already planned his next move.

Great!

John Doe, also known as the Anonymous, has been used in England for centuries and is also frequently used in Canada and the United States.

For example, in court, to protect the true identity of a person, that name can be used directly.

There are also some unidentified corpses that use this name.

Later, this name gradually became used by anonymous individuals.

As for why it was the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Adam Klose didn't know.

After Adam Crozier explained the reason for John Doe, Yang Cheng also explained the reason for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

In the past few years, two major cases handled by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists were basically based on articles unearthed by the Süddeutsche Zeitung from data breaches, which contained a lot of secret intelligence from South America and the Caribbean.

More importantly, this newspaper has tasted success before, and they will definitely seize the opportunity to dig deeper.

Given their status within the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the investigation will likely proceed much faster.

As for the Obermeier brothers, they are well-known journalists in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, so there's no problem with them.

Yang Cheng's explanation is quite reasonable.

Whether it's for confidentiality or for other reasons, there's no major problem.

We will then contact the Obermeier brothers using encrypted communication.

“By the way, what do you want to investigate?” Adam Crozier asked.

"Over the years, many financial transactions between FIFA, UEFA, and even continental football federations and associations have been conducted through Panama, a money laundering haven. Mossac Fonseca law firm is an unavoidable channel for them."

Mossac Fonseca Law Firm?

It's impossible for bigwigs like Xia Qing and Adam Crozier not to have heard of this company.

The world's fourth largest offshore law firm.

With operations spanning the globe, this law firm serves a diverse range of clients, from political figures to ordinary international traders, and even arms dealers and drug traffickers active worldwide. Countless individuals use this firm to register shell companies to conduct various tax evasion and money laundering operations.

"Isn't this a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack?" Adam Crozier said with a wry smile.

Yang Cheng, however, was full of confidence. "Don't worry, they have a way."

This left Adam Crozier completely baffled.

Are all the reporters at the Süddeutsche Zeitung this impressive?
But trusting Yang Cheng, he decided to comply.

……

Bastian Obermeier, 37, is the head of the research department at the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

In the past few years, under his leadership, the Süddeutsche Zeitung has published a series of impactful investigative articles, which have generated a huge response in the global press.

He himself has won several awards.

Influenced by him, his younger brother Frederick Obermeier also joined the investigation department of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

When brothers work together, they can cut through metal.

In recent months, they and their team have been secretly studying a batch of documents.

These documents came from an anonymous whistleblower named John Doe in early 2015.

The documents totaled 1150 million, involving two to three hundred thousand tax evasion networks and individuals and businesses from more than two hundred countries.

The time span is from 1970 to 2015.

The total file size is as high as 2.6TB.

Obermeier and others shared these documents with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and gave them the code name "The Panama Papers."

According to John Doe, the documents came from a database leak from Mossac Fonseca, the world's fourth-largest law firm based in Panama.

The other party was only reporting the incident, not for the reward.

This is very much in line with the usual style of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

They never pay for intelligence; it's a matter of principle.

For the past few months, the Obermeier brothers and their colleagues have been working on these documents.

They tried every means to unravel the various connections from the massive amount of documents.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain.

Mossac Fonseca is one of the world’s largest suppliers of anonymous shell companies, and they are well-known in the industry for their indiscriminate use of clients.

More importantly, this company is like an impenetrable firewall.

Whenever Obermeyer and his team tried to dig deeper, they always came to an abrupt stop in front of this wall.

It's either on this side of the wall or on the other side.

Mossac Fonseca in the middle is like a black hole.

Anyone who has conducted research knows that if the clues on both sides cannot be connected and an effective closed loop cannot be formed, then all efforts are in vain.

Not to mention the massive amount of files and data.

Several months have passed, and they have made no progress and have no solutions.

This left the Obermeier brothers feeling very frustrated.

That very night, Bastian Obermayr received an anonymous, encrypted message on his phone.

John Doe!

But it was clear that this was not the person who had secretly sent him the documents a few months ago, but someone else.

"I've heard you have a lot of secret data from the Caribbean and South America. Are you interested in investigating a corruption scandal involving FIFA and UEFA?"

One sentence was enough to stun Bastian Obermayr.

"who are you?"

Just as Obermeier was about to send the message, he immediately realized that once it was sent, the other party would probably back down.

So he silently deleted it and typed it again, "Are you willing to help? We don't offer any compensation."

"Of course, I just really hate those parasites."

This statement resonated with Obermeier.

So does he.

"How should we proceed?"

Have you heard of Peñarol Club in Uruguay?

"Of course, one of the powerhouses in the Uruguayan league."

Do they know who their chairman is?

"do not know."

"Juan Pedro Damiani, a prominent Uruguayan lawyer and a staunch ally of Uruguayan Eugenio Figueiredo."

"Wait, who is Eugenio Figueiredo?"

"FIFA Vice President, Treasurer and President of CONMEBOL."

“Over the years, Damiani, using his position as a lawyer and through his law firm, helped Figueiredo, as well as his predecessor, former FIFA vice president and CONMEBOL president, Argentine Julio Grondona, to secretly register 200 offshore companies at the Mossac Fonseca law firm in Panama.”

"If you follow this line of investigation, you're sure to find something."

Bastian Obermayr was ecstatic.

If he was previously adrift at sea, with no idea where to begin...

So now, the clues provided by this anonymous person have pointed him to the coordinates and location.

This is the key he has been waiting for!
"Didn't Julio Grondona die last year?" Obermeier is also a fan.

This person is also FIFA's treasurer and is known as Blatter's money bag.

Based on this alone, Obermeier clearly realized that once he uncovered this secret, it would be a major news story that would shock the whole world.

“That’s right, but Figueiredo inherited everything from him, and they have always been the most loyal allies, including Damiani.”

That's right!

Obermeier nodded repeatedly.

This kind of thing absolutely requires a lawyer; otherwise, it simply cannot be done.

"You investigate first. Once you've investigated this matter thoroughly, I'll give you another message."

TV series?
Obermeier was immediately excited.

This is going to be a series of explosive news stories.

With that massive amount of files and the key now in hand, he can crack the mystery immediately!
……

As the Champions League final draws ever closer, more and more fans are flocking to Germany, especially the capital, Berlin.

But on this day, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, headquartered in Munich, Germany, suddenly published a bombshell report.

This has added fuel to the fire of the already incredibly popular world football scene.

Bastian Obermeier, a renowned investigative journalist for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, wrote a lengthy investigative report exposing a corruption case involving FIFA Vice President and Treasurer Figueiredo and Uruguayan club Peñarol president Juan Damiani.

Since the end of the last century, they have been using Panama, a money laundering haven, to secretly establish more than 200 companies specifically for money laundering and tax evasion for officials of FIFA, UEFA, and even continental football federations.

Between 2011 and 2015, he paid salaries and bonuses totaling $8 million to FIFA President Blatter, Secretary General Jerome Valcke, and Corporate Services Director Marcus Katner.

This report lists every single account and contract in great detail.

For example, in 2011, before the FIFA presidential election, Blatter instructed Valcke and Katner to sign eight-and-a-half-year contract extensions.

The contract terms state that if Blatter fails to win re-election and both lose their jobs, they will receive severance pay of $1760 million and $990 million respectively from FIFA.

The reason was that Blatter was unsure whether he could be re-elected.

The purpose of this was to protect the interests of Valcke and Katner.

Furthermore, four months after the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the three received a total of $23.5 million in special bonuses.

The money was not in any contract, but it was approved for payment by the late FIFA finance director Julio Grondona.

During the 2014 World Cup, the three received a bonus of $1430 million.

In June 2014, they received a prize of $15.8 million for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

All of this was unearthed by the Süddeutsche Zeitung from the massive amount of documents in the Panama Papers.

Furthermore, FIFA Vice President Figueiredo, through a company established by Damiani in Panama, provided "loans" to officials of many sports organizations.

Just this February, Damiani also requested the law firm Mossac Fonseca to grant Figueiredo's wife special powers over a company called Gilson Overseas SA.

This is a real estate company founded on May 9, 2003, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, with dedicated offices in Europe and Asia.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung not only published the report, but also released the relevant documents.

This immediately caused an uproar around the world!

It turns out that not only is UEFA corrupt, but FIFA isn't much better.

This is absolutely insane!

From FIFA President Sepp Blatter to Vice Presidents to Secretary General...

God, the world of football is so corrupt!

……

boom!
In his office at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Blatter angrily slammed his fist on the desk in front of him.

"Has Platini gone mad?"

Blatt was so angry he was trembling all over.

"He dared to expose even these things? Does he really think I don't know about the dirty things he's done?"

Standing before Blatter were Secretary General Valcke and Vice President Figueiredo, both of whom wore expressions of anger.

They've been completely exposed!
"It's all over. Juan Damiani just called me. All our offshore companies have been exposed. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is digging deep to find dirt on us."

Figueiredo was seething with hatred as he spoke.

"Damn Platini, he's going to wage war against us!"

Blatt was also seething with hatred.

Previously, he and Platini simply played a game back and forth as usual, providing entertainment for the media and fans. Once things calmed down, people forgot about it.

For so many years, FIFA has always handled things this way.

Now, he's gone and just flipped the table over.

"That unruly bastard!" Blatt cursed.

"If you want me dead, then you won't live either!"

"Jerome, go and make arrangements to expose the 200 million Swiss francs he received in 2011!"

Blatt also became ruthless.

This is called courtesy!
……

With Swiss media exposing that UEFA President Platini illegally received a sum of 200 million Swiss francs from FIFA in 2011, UEFA has once again come into the spotlight for media and fans worldwide.

FIFA was just announced here, and now UEFA has taken the stage again.

This drama was truly spectacular!

But the Süddeutsche Zeitung is even more important.

It's still an investigative report by Bastian Obermayr.

In 2006, Gianni Infantino, then UEFA's legal director, signed a deal with Cross Trading, a shell company based in Panama, for the broadcasting rights of the Champions League, UEFA Cup and European Championship in Ecuador from 2006 to 2009.

The amount signed was only 97000 euros.

But the company immediately sold itself to Amazon TV for three times the price.

Investigations revealed that the shell company was affiliated with a company called Full Play, which was founded by Hugo Kinkis and his son Mariano Kinkis.

They are Argentinians.

FP is an Argentinian sports marketing company that specializes in advertising but has consistently acted as an intermediary, facilitating illicit payments between sports marketing companies and football officials.

This includes the late FIFA Vice President and CONMEBOL President Julio Grondona.

Grondona was also Argentinian.

In other words, Infantino is suspected of profiting from the sale of UEFA broadcasting rights at a low price!
Furthermore, the Süddeutsche Zeitung went even further and discovered who the current Director General and Legal Director of CONMEBOL, who is also a close associate of FIFA Vice President Figueiredo, is.
Gorca Villar, a Spaniard.

The son of UEFA Vice President and Spanish Football Federation President Villar!

Everything makes sense now!
It turns out that UEFA is not the only one doing this; FIFA is no different.

A Spaniard went to South America to become the Secretary General of Football Association?
What kind of internationalist spirit is this?
Even more outrageous, as the investigation deepened, more and more dirt on Bilal and his son was unearthed.

The world is as black as crows!

When the whole world was looking forward to the Champions League final, no one expected that such shocking news would be revealed.

The whole world is in an uproar!

……

Kill crazy!

They've gone completely berserk!

Platini, sitting in his office at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, was completely bewildered.

He was completely enraged!

Because he realized that he had been completely exposed.

Not only him, but also Infantino, Villar, and others below him, were all exposed without exception.

And the person most likely to expose him is Blatter!
By eliminating himself and his trusted confidants, Blatt would be the biggest beneficiary!
"That damned old bastard, he's a scumbag, and now that he's been exposed, he's trying to drag me down with him!"

Platini had no doubt that the exposure of himself and his son was Blatter's doing.

Of course, there must be a mole inside!
Okay, so you want to stab me?
Come on then, let's see who dies first!

……

The day before the Champions League final, UEFA President Michel Platini, before departing from Nyon, Switzerland for Berlin, gave an interview to reporters in his office, publicly criticizing FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

He believes that Blatter's obsession with power is the root cause of the current chaos and corruption in world football.

"In fact, as early as 2011, I asked him not to seek re-election, but he couldn't bear to give up the power he held!"

As for the 200 million Swiss francs, this further convinced Platini that Blatter was the one who leaked the information.

“That wasn’t some kind of unethical income; it was my salary from working at FIFA, which had been delayed until 2011.”

But these words sound particularly weak and powerless.

Platini then revealed how Blatter exploited the competition between bidding countries to gain illegal benefits during several World Cup bidding processes, as well as his bribery during his campaign for FIFA presidency.

This immediately sparked another round of heated discussions around the world.

Has anyone ever seen the UEFA president file a formal complaint against the FIFA president?

Blatter was no pushover either, publicly accusing Platini of malicious slander and defamation.

"I have instructed the Ethics Committee to begin an investigation into the alleged corruption and favoritism of certain key officials during Qatar's bid to host the World Cup. If the allegations are substantiated, we will punish them severely!"

Platini immediately retaliated.

"Does this even need an investigation? Why doesn't he dare to release Garcia's full investigation report? He's guilty! It contains evidence of him accepting bribes!"

Blatter immediately responded, denying that he had accepted bribes and accusing Platini of profiting from his son's influence!

When the two most powerful figures in world football were hurling insults at each other in front of the media like shrewish women, no institution was able to effectively restrain or punish them, leaving the media and fans around the world dumbfounded.

Why did Blatter and Platini dare to do this?
Because he knew that no one could punish them!
At least, under existing laws, there is no way!
Is corruption within FIFA and UEFA a secret?
No.

Although there has never been concrete evidence in the past, the news has spread all over the world.

But now, even if we have evidence, so what?
Who can punish them for their impunity?
nobody!
This is the saddest thing!
Football is dead!

(End of this chapter)