Chapter 127: Lao Tzu Just Took a Nap!
"May 27, 2007 at the Meazza Stadium was a moment of farewell, in the final match of the 2006/2007 Serie A season, Inter Milan beat Torino 5-0 at home, Ronaldo opened the scoring for Inter Milan, Figo scored from the penalty spot, scored Inter's fifth goal, and the two superstars who were about to leave Meazza were replaced by manager Leon in the final moments of the game, and they received applause from the fans......"
After the game, Inter Milan manager Li Ang spoke highly of Ronaldo and Figo, and the Chinese said that it was the pride of his life to lift the Champions League trophy with Ronaldo at the Stade de France a year ago. ”
Sports news was playing on the hanging TV in the bar, and just yesterday the 2006/2007 Serie A season officially came to an end.
It was a year since Leon's Inter Milan won the treble in the summer of 2006.
The summer of 2006 was a big year for Serie A and Italian football.
'Phonegate' is in full swing.
In the shadow of the 'phonegate', the Italian team went all the way to the end in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, they defeated the French team on penalties in the final, standing on top of the world, Zidane headed Materazzi, and the scene of the French superstar falling and the Hercules Cup passing by is the most unforgettable memory of this World Cup.
The World Cup victory did not dispel the gloom over Italian football, the trial of the 'phonegate' incident came out, Juventus was sentenced to relegation, and the Bianconeri started the new season in Serie B with nine points deducted, fined 120,000 euros, and stripped of three home qualifications. Former club general manager Moggi and former chairman Girawudo are not allowed to participate in football-related affairs for five years.
The Rossoneri were able to retain their qualification for next season's Serie A, but deducted eight points for the new season. Last season deducted 30 points, but AC Milan are still third and therefore qualifying for next season's Champions League. Deprivation of a home stadium and a fine of 100,000 euros. Milan official Meyani is not allowed to participate in football-related affairs for two and a half years.
The Blue Eagles Lazio also avoided relegation penalties and continued to play in Serie A for the new season, but deducted 3 points in the new season and 30 points from last season, disqualified from Europe, stripped of two home qualifications, and fined 100,000 euros. The club's president, Lotito, is not allowed to participate in football-related matters for two and a half years.
In addition, Fiorentina also avoided relegation penalties, but deducted 15 points for the new season and 30 points for last season, disqualified from European competition, stripped of two home qualifications, and fined 100,000 euros. The club's president, André de la Valre, is not allowed to participate in football-related matters for three years. The club's honorary president, owner Diego de la Valle, is not allowed to participate in football-related matters for three years and nine months.
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The impact of the 'phonegate' penalty on Italian football and the Italian league was huge, especially in the 2006/2007 Serie A season, where Inter Milan, the only one of the giants to survive, was one step ahead of many rivals before the season even started, while the biggest rival Juventus went to the second division.
Therefore, in the 2006/2007 Serie A season, Inter Milan can be said to have been unbeatable from the beginning of the season, and in the words of "Milan Sports Newspaper", the steady pace of Inter Milan coached by Leon is trembling.
In the end, in the 2006/2007 season, Leon led Inter Milan to win the league ten rounds ahead of schedule, creating the first early title in the history of Serie A.
Serie A defended its title, which is not surprising, and after the 'phonegate' scandal, there was little doubt that Leon's Inter Milan would continue their Serie A hegemony.
Leon and Inter Milan are aiming to defend their Champions League title, but their way to defending their title has suffered a major blow, with Leon's Inter Milan and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea putting on the most 'tenacious' in Champions League history. A total of five players were sent off in two legs, the referee showed a total of five red cards and sixteen yellow cards in the two legs, and the total score of the two legs was 2-2, and the two sides were forced to draw 1-1 by their opponents at their home stadium, and finally in the penalty shootout, Chelsea won, and Inter Milan's road to defending the title ended when it was only one step away from the semi-finals.
Truth be told, Inter Milan ended up in the quarter-finals as the defending champions and lost on penalties, which is not unacceptable for Inter Milan and Leon.
However, the problem lies in the body of Inter Milan's rival AC Milan, the aging AC Milan was dragged all the way by a Brazilian golden boy named Kaka, and finally on the night of Athens, he successfully took revenge on Liverpool and stood on the top of Europe.
After Inter Milan stood at the top of Europe last season, AC Milan also stood at the top of Europe, which is good for Milan City and Italian football.
However, for Leon and Inter, it was a failure.
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"What do you want, dear?" Alice kissed Leon on the cheek and placed a glass of water on her husband's table in a daze.
That's right, they're married, and just a year ago, the summer when Inter Milan won the treble, Leon and Alice had a lavish wedding in China.
CCTV Sports Channel even broadcast the wedding live.
For Chinese fans, Leon's wedding is the closest they can get to the biggest stars in world football.
On the day of the wedding, the entire Inter Milan team, including stars such as Ronaldo, Adriano, Figo, and Mata, as well as stars such as Albertini, Franck Ribery, Diego Milito, Pepe, and Benzema, who had been coached by Leon, also attended the wedding.
The Chinese sports media even called the wedding the 'wedding of the century', and the pomp and circumstance was unprecedented.
It has been more than a year since the wedding, and Alice has been gradually reducing her working hours, on the one hand, to accompany Li Ang, and on the other hand, the two of them are already preparing for pregnancy and preparing to have children.
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"Nothing, don't worry. Qin Feng hugged Alice and smiled gently, he didn't want his work and emotions to affect Alice's mood.
Alice didn't continue to ask, helping Leon with a massage, and after a while, the tired Leon fell asleep and let out a snoring sound.
Alice stooped down and pulled out a newspaper from under the coffee table, a copy of Torino Sport, with a huge headline on the front page: The end of the Inter myth of Leon!
In fact, this remark is really biased, Inter Milan defended the league title, the Champions League also reached the quarterfinals, this season can not be regarded as a failure, but, in the context of AC Milan winning the Champions League, Inter Milan's problems are infinitely magnified, it seems that AC Milan stands on the top of Europe, Inter Milan does not, this is a huge failure!
Now, this huge title has been crossed out by Leon, and a few sentences are written next to it.
Alice is already learning Chinese on her own, and she has made great progress, she understands the Chinese on it:
Bastard!
Damn it!
Lao Tzu just took a nap!
Lao Tzu will be back!