The name of this new format is the same as in the previous life, called the Champions Cup. However, there are 64 teams that have qualified for the final competition, far exceeding the previous 32, and for this reason, the merger of the existing Winners' Cup and the Confederations Cup will be cancelled.

In fact, from the team's side, there will be no burden on the schedule. For example, the team that finally reached the final has increased from 13 games to 15 games, which is only 2 more. But in terms of the total number of games, it has more than doubled, both from the perspective of sponsors, broadcasters and fan clubs, and it is a good thing that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

In particular, the increase in the number of seats in the final race can be said to be a great joy for all. For example, top leagues such as England, Italy, and Spain can get 7 places (5th, 6th, 7th and cup winners need to play play-offs, the specific format will not be detailed here). And those football weak countries are equally willing, with more seats, of course they have more opportunities. In particular, a significant increase in prize money is the real benefit, and those football weak countries have never dreamed of winning the Champions Cup.

And Serena became the first CEO of the crown company. The sponsors and broadcasters who had signed letters of intent with the Golden League were all transferred to the new company through friendly negotiations.

To be honest, as the new season is about to start, there was a lot of pressure on the two sides to negotiate before, so there were many key points where both sides made big concessions. For example, UEFA has given up 40% of its shares, while the Angel Foundation has also signed a contract to allocate 10% of its annual revenue to operating costs, 55% to the bonuses allocated to the participating teams, and another 20% to support European football. In other words, only the remaining 15% is the annual dividend for both parties.

However, even so, all eight A-level sponsors have been signed so far, with a total amount of 162 million Swiss francs per year (about $162 million per year). In order to see clearly, especially now that the euro has not yet been issued, it will be directly converted into dollars in the future), 9 of the 16 B-level sponsors have been established, and the remaining 7 are in negotiations, if nothing else, the total amount of sponsorship will increase by $135 million per year.

The big part of this is, of course, the broadcast fee. Negotiations with several major soccer markets are nearing completion, with a total amount already reaching a staggering $366 million. You know, this is only a few European football powers, and although the others are weak football countries, the domestic broadcast market may not be low at all. And that's not even counting the whole world. For example, from the perspective of football, China deserves to be the fighting chicken among the weak chickens, but in terms of the commercial development of football, who dares to ignore the Chinese market?

Although these are just the beginnings, future commercial development may take off further. But it's such an achievement that has made everyone laugh from ear to ear. You know, this is nearly 10 times more than the total revenue of the three major European clubs in previous years! Surprised? Nearly 10 times that! This shows how serious the bureaucracy and corruption within UEFA have been in the past?

And in the operating costs, there is no longer a need to pay high salaries to support those incompetent UEFA officials, but to give referees a lot of subsidies, and a professional referee team will be further cultivated in the future.

The club was also quite happy with the big prize money. Even if the team eliminated in the first round loses a game, it will also receive an appearance fee of $1.4 million. For many small clubs in Europe during this period, the annual expenditure of $1 million was already a heavenly life. The prize money for the championship was a staggering nearly $20 million (depending on the number of wins, it fluctuates), what was this concept at the time? At that time, the top Italian AC, Inter Milan, Juventus and other teams also spent this kind of money.

It should be said that all parties are in high spirits, just waiting for the start of the new season to welcome this luxurious feast.

In addition, in order to improve the ornamentation, it is different from the previous life, and there are still quite a few reforms. For example, starting next season (this season is too late), the last place in the main tournament will be given to the "European national team", that is, as long as it is within the scope of UEFA, no matter what country, whether professional or amateur or not, as long as it is a team, all can compete for this place through the elimination qualifiers.

Although the gimmick of this "European team for all" is very strong, and the possibility of an amateur team reaching the main tournament is extremely small, who can guarantee that no miracle will happen? Football is round, and there are not too many classic matches in which the weak defeat the strong. And this is also to cater to the psychology of the fans, in a way, the "European team for all" is a team that represents the fans.

Then there is the reform of penalty shootouts. Jing Jian's reform is not so complicated, the penalty shootout has been increased from five rounds to six rounds, but before the start of extra time, the first three rounds will be played first. If the winner is decided in overtime, the score of the first three rounds will be void and the winner will be counted as overtime. If extra-time is tied, then the last three rounds will be decided on penalties.

This is the resentment of fans in his previous life, Jing Jian found that many teams did not seek merit after entering overtime, both sides played quite conservatively, and the game was lifeless and very dull. And after such a reform, the side that fell behind on penalties in the first three rounds, they will definitely have to fight hard. Until the last minute of the game, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents?

However, the proposal as a camera penalty was rejected by UEFA for the time being. The key is that the current technology is not perfect, and Jing Jian can understand this, so this proposal is temporarily shelved.

There is also a key point of disagreement – the transfer system and the development fee for young players. And on this point, both sides have made certain concessions. A 3+2 five-year transition period was provided. With this five-year buffer, the future will gradually enter a free transfer system similar to that of the previous life.

As a symbol, Mr. Boseman finally reached an out-of-court settlement with his club. After paying a transfer fee of $1 million and a further $1 million in various sponsorships, Portsmouth FC offered Mr Boseman a lucrative contract as the club's deputy head of technology (responsible for scouting and video analysis, and will join the coaching staff in the future).

Some facts are helpless, in a few years of lawsuits, Mr. Bosman, who has been suspended from training for a long time, is indeed abolished. However, he didn't want to be so down-ending in his previous life, but had the security of a new job, which was already a great blessing in misfortune for him.