Arthur's two most important teams, Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA, didn't start 2012 particularly well, but there was good news for Arthur personally. Pen~fun~gewww.biquge.inforanw?enw?w?w?.

On March 8, Forbes magazine released the 2012 list of the world's richest people, and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim once again topped the list, with an estimated personal net wealth of $69 billion, ahead of Bill Gates' $61 billion and Warren Buffett's $44 billion.

The much-talked-about Arthur ranked fourth after Carlos Slim, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett with $41.6 billion, becoming the youngest billionaire ever on the Forbes rich list and the fastest entrepreneur to make money. Not only that, a total of 4 self-made entrepreneurs under the age of 30 on this year's list are all from Facebook, an online company invested by Arthur.

This is the first time that the 35-year-old Arthur has entered the top 4 of the world's richest list, and has beaten Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France, to become the richest man in Europe.

Although Arthur has not been able to rise to become the richest man in the world as quickly as other urban rebirth novels after inheriting a large inheritance from his grandfather, he is still on his way to achieving this goal, and he is expected to reach the top in the next five years.

Because at present, in the industry owned by Arthur, in addition to Blackburn and Golden State Warriors, Belshort and other sports clubs, as well as Tesla, Apple and a few other high-tech companies, most of Arthur's wealth is concentrated in Internet companies, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, China's JD.com, Alibaba and many other listed companies or about to be listed, as the stock prices of these companies continue to rise in the next three or four years, Arthur's ranking on Forbes is also destined to rise step by step.

Arthur, who has just been named the fourth richest individual in the world, has ushered in a new position as the head of the British Olympic men's football team a week after the Forbes rankings were announced, and he is also the de facto boss of the British Olympic team.

June 21, 2011 will be an unusual day in the history of the British Olympic Games. On this day, the British Olympic Committee announced that four FIFA member organisations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will join forces to form the British Olympic football team for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In a statement issued by the British Olympic Committee, the British Olympic team will conduct non-discriminatory selections among players of appropriate age in all regions of the United Kingdom, in accordance with the IOC's constitution.

"The FA has consulted with other partner associations including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to set the criteria and timetable for the selection of players." The statement said.

The coaches of the British men's and women's Olympic football teams will draw up their respective squads, and the players on the squad will also confirm their participation. The two squads will then be further streamlined to meet the Olympic criteria, and the final list will be finalized in the summer of 2012, before the start of the London Games.

For historical reasons, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have always been divided into four different teams in FIFA competitions. In addition to the FA, the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland FAs all briefly opposed the joint team proposal for fear of a threat to their FIFA independence rights.

The British Olympic team will play Brazil in Middlesbrough on 20 July, the first time in 41 years that the British Isles have teamed up to play in football.

The friendly will take place on 20 July at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, after the last time Great Britain played in an official match was in 1971 when they faced Bulgaria in an Olympic qualifier. Since Rome 1960, Great Britain has not competed in football at the Olympics for 52 years. On July 26, the British Olympic team will begin their Olympic journey in London under the leadership of coach Pierce. The first match for England will be at Old Trafford in Manchester, where they will face Senegal.

Although the four joint participation is the general trend, but there have been a lot of changes before, such as Wales and the Scottish Football Association do not cooperate, except for England, the other three are worried that their players will not be able to enter the British Olympic team, etc., at this time, it is necessary for a big man who has a huge reputation in the UK and knows how to play football to come forward to reconcile, and Arthur has become a candidate unanimously approved by the four football associations at this juncture.

Arthur has been firmly in the position of the richest man in Britain in recent years, coupled with the connections made by his grandparents, Arthur has a pivotal position in the whole of the United Kingdom, and for Arthur, who has been praised as the "strongest team in the 21st century" Blackburn, Arthur can no longer be described as just knowing the ball, so it is reasonable for Arthur to be recommended as the leader of the British Olympic team.

Of course, the reason why Arthur will enter the eyes of the four football associations is also the factor that he himself is pushing behind the scenes, as for the reason, it is very simple, that is, Arthur hopes to use this once-in-a-century United British Olympic team to benefit Blackburn, such as promoting Blackburn's young talents to the outside world, such as adding another honor to Bale's personal achievements this year.

Yes, Arthur fears that Bale can't match his worst enemy, Messi, in terms of individual club results, so he wants to add to the glory of Britain's only ever Olympic gold medal.

After joining the British Olympic team and becoming the team leader, Arthur's first task was to find a suitable head coach for the British Olympic team.

The current head coach of the British Olympic team is Pierce, but Arthur is not happy with this choice at all.

Pierce stepped down from his role at Manchester City in 2002 and remained as coach until he was promoted to head coach in 2005, only to be ousted after just two years in charge. He currently coaches England Under-21 and Great Britain.

The main reason why Pierce can be the head coach of the British Olympic team is that he is the head coach of England Under-21, but the question is, as the head coach of the national team's youth team, how much can he have?

And once Pearce continues to be the manager of the British Olympic team, will he be able to keep Bale and Phil Jones at bay?

Indeed, compared to the Mexican Olympic team and the New Zealand Olympic team, whose names are so unfamiliar to us, the British Olympic team composed of first-class players in the Premier League is indeed star-studded, but British fans ignore the two biggest facts of the unity within the team and the strength of a few opponents.

The internal unity is the dressing room problem in English football for a long time, let alone the first time in 52 years that the "British Olympic team", even in England and Scotland, the dressing room problem has always been the most headache, so it is necessary to have a strong and excellent manager to lead the team.

And all this has nothing to do with Pierce.

Arthur needed the British Olympic team to win the Olympic gold medal, and everything else was a failure.

In Arthur's view, there are three conditions that must be met to become the head coach of the British Olympic team: 1. Champion coach; 2. Familiar with English football; 3. Able to work full-time.

Unfortunately, most of these managers already have contracts in place at the moment, such as the likes of Arsene Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti, so who can meet Arthur's requirements?

In the end, Benitez, who is currently at home, became Arthur's best choice.

Rafael Benitez has a wealth of coaching experience, a veritable champion and has managed Liverpool for several seasons, knowing England and English football very well and can get up to speed quickly.

The most important thing is that Benitez has a reputation as a "cup master", and in a cup competition like the Olympic Games, Benitez's coaching characteristics can be brought into full play.

"Then, it's him." After finalizing the candidate, Arthur did not hesitate at all, and in fact, time did not allow him to hesitate any longer.

Benitez, who is now idle at home, has no hypocrisy at all in the face of Arthur's personal invitation and the British Olympic Committee, and he knows that this coaching can only last until the end of the London Olympics at most, and after the London Olympics, there will be no United Football Olympic team, even if anyone wants to renew the contract, it must be the British Olympic team coached by Benitez, isn't it?

On the third day of Arthur's official appointment as the leader of the British Olympic team, the British Olympic Committee officially announced the resignation of the coach of the British men's Olympic team, Pierce.

In an official statement, the British Olympic Committee wrote: Stuart Pearce's departure from the British Olympic team is effective immediately.

In his first interview since taking office, Arthur said: "I want to thank Stewart and his team for their outstanding work in the past. During his tenure, he has demonstrated outstanding professional qualities. We have promoted a number of good young players and believe in what they can do at the highest level. All of us wish him all the best for the future, and we will announce a successor soon. ”

While the outside world was speculating about how fast Arthur was "soon", there was new news that night.

After the quick dismissal of Pierce, the British Olympic team quickly confirmed Spaniard Benitez as the team's manager on the same day.

In the afternoon of the same day, Benitez officially signed with the British Olympic team, and the Spanish coach announced the news on his personal Twitter, and also posted a photo of the signing with Arthur.

Benitez tweeted: "I am proud to announce that I am taking charge of the British Olympic team, this is perhaps the only chance to coach them, and it will be the beginning of my new adventure. ”

The tweet was accompanied by a photo of Benitez signing the contract and Arthur standing next to him smiling, showing that everyone was happy with the cooperation between the two parties.

After finalising the head coach of the British Olympic team, Arthur needs to think about the 18-man squad.

In the previous British Olympic squad, the power of politics was all too obvious.

Although Arthur did not look down on the British Olympic team in his previous life, in terms of manipulation and political wisdom, the British Olympic Committee did not deserve to lift the shoes of the officials of the Chinese Football Association.

In the previous life, if the selection of age-appropriate players for the British Olympic team was barely fair, then what the hell are overage players?

The three overage players selected by the former Pierce were Ryan Giggs, Bellamy and Richards.

These three are also slightly more reliable with Giggs, but look at Giggs's age at the Olympics, 39 years old!

Ryan Giggs is a reliable candidate, Bellamy? A second-rate striker in the Premier League at best.

Ryan Giggs and Bellamy's reasons for being selected are simple, as they are Welsh.

But Richards' selection is a bit confusing.

In the words of the elder Ray: "There are a lot of great overage players in England, like Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard. But Pierce chose Richards in the end, and he didn't even make it to the England team. ”

In Arthur's mind, not counting the three overage players, the 18-man squad for the British Olympic team must be as extravagant as possible, and the central axis must be almost dominated by Blackburn Rovers.

The goalkeeper position undoubtedly belongs to Blackburn's third goalkeeper Butland, and who better to be at the heart of the defence than Phil Jones, who has been the Blues' third defender this season?

Whoever plays in midfield is the absolute heart of last year's Ballon d'Or award-winning Tto Bale, while the forward line is led by former Blackburn Rovers and Reds number one Andy Carroll, who has scored 16 goals this season.

The central axis of Butland + Phil Jones + Bell + Andy Carroll, even if they play in the World Cup, they are not necessarily the absolute weak team that everyone is bullied, right?

In addition, there are Arsenal midfielder Ramsey, Chelsea winger Sturridge, Manchester United players Smalling and Cleverley and other potential new stars to assist, and then from the UK to find 3 overage stars, such as the backfield can find Terry, Ferdinand, Ashley Cole and other top players in the same position, such as the midfield can recruit Lampard, Gerrard and other superstars, the front line also has Defoe, Rooney and other killers on standby, Arthur really can't think of how his national Olympic team can repeat the sad experience of the previous regret to lose to the South Korean Olympic team.

What's more, for this London Olympics, Arthur gave Benitez Black's British players in the squad a guarantee that they can have whomever they want, including Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Phil Jones, Bale and Baines and other British players.

You must know that during the men's knockout round of the London Olympics, it is the start of the new Premier League season, which will definitely greatly affect Blackburn's results in the new season, but Arthur is really ready to give up the results at the beginning of next season for the sake of an Olympic gold medal. "This gold medal is not to be lost." Arthur waited for Benitez to get used to the job before leaving decisively, believing that Benitez, who has a lot of coaching experience, will have no problem coping with these things.

The reason why Arthur hurriedly let go of the British Olympic team was because Ancelotti sent him another "help" signal. (To be continued.) )