The memories of football in 2006 have the beauty of the World Cup, but also the gray of the phonegate incident - May 4, 2006, was originally an ordinary day, because it is a World Cup year, the major leagues in Europe are about to dissipate in mid to late May, except for Barcelona and Arsenal, who reached the Champions League final, the internationals of other clubs are making final preparations for the end of the season sprint and the upcoming World Cup, and a month later, Germany is not far away will become their new stage. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Fans on the streets of Italy opened the day's edition of Sport as usual, and the first thing that caught their eyes was not the report of the upcoming World Cup, but the phonegate incident.

It was a simple phone call record, and the protagonists of the call record were Juventus' general manager Moggi and Serie A's referee-making official Pairetto.

A few days later, this simple phone call record set off an immeasurable ripple effect in Italian and world football, with the resignation of the president and vice-president of the Italian Football Federation, the collective retirement of the Juventus board of directors, and the announcement of Moggi's retirement from football at the end of the season.

The turmoil at the end of the season left Juventus almost overtaken by Milan behind them, but Capello and his players enjoyed their hard-earned 29th Serie A title amid controversy and cheers. It's just that no one in the celebratory crowd would have imagined that the pattern of Serie A and even the development trajectory of the European League would be completely rewritten at this moment.

Juventus was relegated, and teams such as Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina that have engraved the memories of a generation of Chinese fans have also been involved. And Moratti's Inter became the only lucky ones. They replaced Juventus and AC Milan and let the cheers of victory belatedly echo over the Meazza Stadium.

In the transfer market this summer, Capello and his disciples were divided between Blackburn, Real Madrid, Barcelona and other clubs, and in an instant, the players of the "old woman" seemed to have eaten all the birds and threw themselves into the forest, leaving a white land really clean, and the rules of Buffon, Piero, Nedved and Trezeguet illustrated the meaning of loyalty and the power of faith in such an era.

Although the strength of this perseverance seems fragile in the face of harsh reality, when the veterans returned to the Serie A with the Bianconeri shirt a year later, the applause in their ears was the best tribute to this loyalty.

Lippi's Italy painted the green field of the German World Cup with Mediterranean-like romance, but it could not save Serie A's decline. The scene of Cannavaro holding the Hercules Cup high is like the last elegy of Italian football, the 76-year-old Serie A was sad in 2006, he was like an old man walking on a mountain, and his back was even a little lonely when he turned around.

Arthur knew that this elegy also kicked off the nearly decade of world football. If there is one keyword for this decade, it should be - change. It's been a decade of constant change, a decade of confusion and shock for all footballers.

The fall of Serie A has changed the landscape of the top five leagues, and for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal, Bergkamp's farewell at the Emirates Stadium heralded the end of an era, the Emirates Stadium is not far from Highbury, but Arsenal have gone further and further from that former glory.

In the place of Arsenal in English football, it is the rising Blackburn Rovers.

After letting go of Deco, the thickness of Blackburn's midfield immediately shrank a lot, which made many Premier League powerhouses feel a little excited.

However, Arthur's Blackburn Rovers are no longer the obscure team that they wanted stars to join three or four years ago and asked their grandfather to sue their grandmother, and it soon showed its huge attraction to football stars in the transfer market.

"After the World Cup, I will definitely be able to finalize where my future lies in a short period of time." Sure enough, the day after Inter Milan officially announced Deco's joining, yesterday afternoon local time, the Premier League champion Blackburn Rovers officially announced the news of Ballack's joining the team.

The captain of the German national team will wear the shirt of the Blue Devils in the new season and will appear in the Premier League and Champions League next season.

Although the Bayern Munich hierarchy was very resentful of Ballack's abandonment of the contract extension, they were still very polite when the team's biggest name left, club president Rummenigge said: "Ballack will not be in the camp next season, I have worked with him for two years very pleasantly, I hope he can do well at Blake, but I have always said: I am happy for Bayern without Ballack." Because it will be very challenging to rebuild the team without such a charismatic player. ”

Commenting on leaving Bayern, Ballack said: "I think I made the right decision, I need to go to a new environment, to take on a new challenge, of course, I have the right to choose, Bayern did not force me, I am grateful to Bayern and the Bayern fans, I spent one of the best years of my career there. As for the boos from the fans, it doesn't matter, it just proves how important I am, and in the match against Borussia Dortmund last Saturday, I was always eager to change the opinion of the fans through my efforts, but they didn't show respect for me. ”

Just a day after Ballack's farewell performance at Bayern Munich, he had already thrown himself into the arms of Blackburn. Yesterday afternoon local time, the Premier League champions said that the club had reached an agreement with Ballack himself on a free transfer, that is, Ballack will officially become a member of the "Arthur's Army".

Today, Blackburn will also hold a press conference to announce Ballack's arrival.

Although Blackburn did not disclose the details of this signing, according to the British media, the introduction of Ballack is definitely a big investment for Blackburn. Blackburn signed Ballack on a four-year contract with a total annual salary of £20 million, making him currently the highest-paid footballer in the world.

"I am very happy and proud that Ballack chose Blackburn in the end. We had a good conversation and he decided to fight alongside us. Lippi, who has always been optimistic about Ballack, said after the signing: "Ballack told me that he believes in us, in Blackburn, in Blackburn, in Blackburn and in achieving his Champions League dream here, and that the next four years will be the days to look forward to in his career." We're the same and it's really exciting to see such a great footballer in the Premier League. ”

Ballack's arrival Lippi is indeed the happiest one, not only because Ballack's addition can make the Silver Foxes a big addition to the team's lineup, but more importantly, compared with the old man in the Blue Devils lineup, Ballack, the new signing, is easier for Lippi to turn him into "his own man".

Although Ballack was not a player signed by Arthur himself, the 29-year-old captain of the German national team had prior contact with Blackburn as early as Germany's elimination from the World Cup.

Speaking to Bild on Sunday, Lippi said: "Ballack has everything, his intelligence on the pitch has impressed me, I've been watching him for a long time. ”

Ballack's arrival is set to spark a battle for a place in midfield within Blackburn's squad, with Frank Lampard, Marcos Alonso and Makelele all likely to be attacked. Blackburn's midfield is likely to change from last season's trio to a four-man formation, with no one going to be the absolute mainstay, with Frank Lampard, Alonso and Ballack all competing for the position of playmaker in midfield, while Cambiasso and Claude Makelele will compete for a defensive midfield position, although Cambiaso, who has an age advantage, may have more opportunities.

Lippi was very happy to get a big-name player like Ballack who could attack and defend well. He says Blackburn Rovers will bring in two other top stars this summer, and his former pro-apprentice Montella will be one of them.

After signing with Ballack, Blackburn Rovers successfully signed "******" Montella on loan from Serie A Roma.

After Montella concluded his last training session in Rome on the 11th, the Italian side confirmed that he would be on loan at Blackburn. The Roma striker will undergo a medical arranged by Blackburn Rovers before '******' will take off again in the Premier League.

With Montella's departure from the Premier League, many Roma fans pulled up banners reading "Montella, eternal love" outside the Rome training ground to bid farewell to the Roma hero.

Speaking to reporters, Roma defender Mexes confirmed Montella's loan move to Blackburn Rovers and gave him his best wishes, saying: "I hope he can score a lot of goals in England and then come back to Roma one day." ”

Montella scored 102 goals in his six years at Roma, including 83 in the league, eight in the Coppa Italia, eight in the UEFA Cup, two in the Champions Cup and one in the Italian Super Cup. Montella had previously played for Empoli and Sampdoria and has been known for his continued high productivity and nose in front of goal.

Montella is the second-highest scorer of any active player in Serie A, with just one less than Siena's veteran Enrique Chiesa's 137 goals, but it now looks like he will struggle to beat that record.

Blackburn Rovers have the right to buy out Montella's contract at the end of the season following his loan spell. It's just that Lippi signed Montella on the one hand to make up for the problem of only 4 strikers in the team, including Ronaldo.

On the other hand, Lippi is also in order to have more descendants in Blackburn - Montella, as an Italian international during the Lippi period, has a good personal relationship with Lippi.

After spending Montella on loan, Lippi's move to Blackburn's 'own man' continued and he soon had a new target. (To be continued.) )