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"I'm sorry, guys, I'm late, forgive me."

Just as the lightning and thunder were thundering between Cui Zhengyuan and Haman, a deep voice came from behind, and then a middle-aged man who seemed to be Maitreya Buddha walked over step by step.

Looking at his unhurried official steps and the smile on his face, the corners of Cui Zhengyuan's mouth outlined a big smile.

It is impossible for people who are familiar with Chinese football not to know the identity of this person and understand the importance of this person.

Zhang Jil, Vice President of the AFC, Member of the FIFA Executive Committee, Chairman of the AFC Referees Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association.

Looking at this series of official positions, you can understand the weight of Brother Long.

But on today's occasion, the timing of Brother Long's appearance has exposed a big problem.

His position in the AFC is vice-president, below president Hammam. It stands to reason that he should have arrived early to meet with Haman.

But after Harman had met with everyone, he was late. Obviously, this shift says a lot.

If Choi Jeong-won's guess is correct, the contest between the East Asian Football Confederation and the AFC is over. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), once the world's largest regional football federation, has split.

Everything is going according to his ideas, and it is estimated that in the near future, the AFC will be gone.

In its place, there will be two organizations, the Western Pacific Football Association and the Middle East Football Association.

As the president of the AFC, Hamann certainly doesn't want to see that happen. Because of the existing organizational form, his power is unprecedentedly strong, and he can reap countless benefits.

If East and West Asian football splits, then his power will be reduced by half. Moreover, the Arab countries know each other well, and they will not be so easily at his mercy.

It's a pity that his rescue measures are not very effective, not only the football associations of various countries in East Asia have abandoned it, but also West Asia is not so monolithic.

Sashaman, who is currently interested in competing with him for the presidency of the AFC. had an ambiguous attitude and did not completely stand on his side.

Originally, he was within FIFA and had the support of Blatter, the president. But now, Blatter is being besieged by Zheng Mengz, Platini and other powerful figures, and the media has suddenly revealed many inside stories of FIFA corruption, bribery, and dark law enforcement, making him invincible with both fists and four hands, and he has no time to support Haman.

In fact, there is one thing that Hamann does not understand, that is, the division of East and West Asian football is not just the dissatisfaction of East Asian countries with the existing AFC system, but the common appeal of East and West Asia.

Asia is just too big. And they are not very connected to each other. Coupled with the large number of countries, there are various unfavorable conditions not only in the continental competitions of the clubs, but also in the World Cup qualifiers of the national teams.

In almost every continental match, the team playing away can be regarded as a labor expedition, and it has to adapt to force majeure factors such as jet lag.

Think about it, with so many unfavorable factors, how can the state of the players and the team be better?

Even without West Asia controlling the power of the AFC, the split of East and West Asian football is an inevitable trend in the future.

It's not impossible for regional sports organizations to be divided by continent, but it's definitely not suitable for Asia. Think of South Korea playing a World Cup qualifier. The opponent is Saudi Arabia.

As a result, it has to cross more than half the world, and the opponent is not weak, so it is necessary to recruit overseas players. As a result, after a game, the outcome is unpredictable. Even the form of the players is gone.

It will take a lot of time for the players to return to Europe to recover, and the suspension of domestic competitions is a big loss. When it all adds up, the price is too great.

Therefore, Choi Zhengyuan picked up the practice of splitting East Asian countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia to form their own continental football associations. It quickly gained support from East Asian countries.

This time, in the final of the AFC Champions League held in Ulsan, Hamann was personally present, and it is estimated that he will make another final effort.

I don't know what kind of conditions he has prepared. However, Choi Jung-won is pessimistic about this.

Because no matter what kind of compromise he makes, it can't compare with the benefits of East Asian football being independent. Now that this benefit has been seen by various countries, the short-sighted behavior of individual politicians basically does not play a role in obstruction.

No, Zhang Jil's appearance immediately made Haman's expression dim.

Because he has understood that the result will not change. In the era when the AFC called for wind and rain, East Asian football will not be included from now on.

After a commotion on the podium, everyone sat down, but there was no conversation between them. That cold look was visible even to the commentators at the scene.

"Ahn Jung-hwan, it seems to be very embarrassing on our rostrum today. So why didn't the big guys talk to each other? Football commentator Jung Yang-sub teased with his companions.

And his companion is former South Korea international Ahn Jung-hwan.

Unlike Jung Yang-sub's eloquent talk, Ahn Jung-hwan is not so good at words, but at least there is still humor. "Maybe they didn't negotiate it because of the celebration program after the game."

After saying that, the two laughed together.

Both of them are engaged in professions closely related to football, and it is impossible not to hear the rumors of the imminent split of the AFC within the industry.

However, for such a major matter, they didn't dare to talk nonsense on the show before the specific results were released.

You must know that today's game, hundreds of millions of viewers around the world are watching. If one is not good, it will lead to serious consequences.

Of course, most of these hundreds of millions of viewers are Chinese.

There is no way, Evergrande represents the Chinese football club and reached the AFC Champions League final for the first time in history, which naturally aroused the enthusiasm of countless Chinese fans.

The seats on the rostrum today are very interesting, and you can detect the subtle atmosphere just by looking at it a little.

Hamann, who is the president of the AFC, sits in the middle, but the person to his left is Wei D, the chairman of the Chinese Football Association.

In the past, there were some officials of the AFC, and there were no hosts from China and South Korea.

To the right of Haman, next to him is Jung Mong-Z, the chairman of the Korean Football League, followed by Jang Gil-l.

If you look any further, you'll be amazed. Because next to the person who is the vice president of the AFC. It's Cui Zhengyuan.

It was followed by Xu Jiayin, Ma Yun, Ju Li and Yu Li.

It can be said that the people who can speak up on East Asian football affairs are basically here. With Hamann and Zheng Mengz as the boundary, it really separates East Asian and West Asian football.

Unlike the other side of the side, the crowd on the East Asian side had a lively conversation with the referees and athletes as they entered.

Cui Zhengyuan suggested to Zheng Mengz and Zhang Jil: "I paid attention to it, most of the referees in Asia are full-time. It's not good, it's easy to be bought by money, and the game gets out of control. I think from now on. We should strengthen the training of referees, and learn from Europe and turn to amateurism. ”

Referees in European football are not full-time referees, and those who have their own jobs in addition to officiating matches.

The advantage of this is that in addition to enforcing the game, the referee does not have much contact with the football industry, and there is no such deep entanglement.

And who will officiate each game every time is chosen by UEFA and the national football associations.

That's it. This avoids the possibility of participating clubs and gambling groups manipulating the game through referees.

After all, you don't know who's going to be in charge of the game until it starts. And when the referee is announced, you also need to find out where the person is from and what he does.

What is the character of this man? You won't be able to figure it out for a while. In case someone is an upright person, if you bribe someone, you may be reported.

Unlike the football referees in Asian countries now, they are basically for life. The results are on track. It can be easily manipulated by the outside world and thus have an impact on the outcome of the game.

The world of professional football cannot be without shady scenes, because there is a stake. This is essential.

But from the perspective of the Football Association, there can be shady scenes, but only I can play them. Everyone else has to go through me to familiarize themselves with the rules and become a participant in the game.

For example, the biggest problem of the Chinese Football Association is that it is not able to control this pass, which leads to too many forces that can influence the game and the championship, and in the end they can't pick it up.

Assuming that it can be set up carefully and scientifically from all aspects to reduce the possibility of external establishment, especially the participation of gambling groups, then all clubs in a league can only and must play in accordance with the rules set by our Football Association.

Will the Football Association itself influence the game? Of course it will.

Otherwise, if the football game is played in a natural way, many teams may never win the championship, and some strong teams will always monopolize the championship.

In the long run, others can't get benefits, who will play with you?

Therefore, the Football Association must consider coordinating the relationship between winners and losers, making the league competitive, and finally reaching the level that fans like to see.

But all of these prerequisites are that all external factors must be eliminated and absolute control over the affairs of football must be eliminated.

The first step is naturally the training of referees that is closely related to the game.

If this point is not resolved, then it will be a joke for East Asian football to become independent and host tournaments.

The only thing that makes Cui Zhengyuan more pleased is that the major countries in East Asia, whether it is South Korea, Japan, or Australia, are all countries with a very high level of economy.

It is not a difficult problem to promote the training of referees in these places.

Even China looks shady. But as long as the Chinese Football Association has the heart to do it, it is not difficult to establish a team of referees with excellent professionalism.

As long as these four most important countries take the lead, the remaining countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Mongolia, and North Korea will definitely follow in time. (To be continued......)