After Torino's hard-fought home win over AEK Athens, some Italian media criticised Limdoudi's line-up and insistence on a large rotation, arguing that the otherwise unsuspenseful game had become very ugly with the Torino coach being "overconfident" and "the team's attacking ability is still questionable". There are also many who feel that the exclusion of Immobile from the squad has almost caused a major disaster, which is the performance of the team's manager who over-inflated after a few achievements.

However, almost everyone praised the young player Pieto Pellegri who is not yet 17 years old, believing that it was his crucial goal that saved Li Mudi and the whole team, and it was also the youngster's first European goal, which was extremely significant. At the age of 16 years, 7 months and 2 days, he surpassed the current Manchester United Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku by two days, becoming the third-youngest goalscorer in the 46th edition of the Europa League and its predecessor, the UEFA Cup.

So in the next two or three days, the Italian media began to trumpet that a future star had risen, and many "experts" and celebrities began to frequently appear to express their views on the young striker in Torino. Of course, most of them are words of praise, one moment saying that Pellegri is a mixture of Vieri and Inzaghi, and the other time thinking that the young man has the shadow of Paul Rossi, I am really afraid that the world will not be chaotic!

And Germany's "Transfer Market" also came to join in the fun, and they adjusted the valuation of the player, who was only a little over 2 million when he moved to the Red Bulls in the summer, to 8 million at once, which is almost in line with the tens of millions of transfer fees paid by the Torino club for him (not counting the value of the player). This is just an estimate, and "Milan Sport" even broke the news that if it were not for the relationship between the clubs, Juventus would most likely spend 30 million euros to buy this demon striker with unlimited potential. At the end of the article, two sentences of praise for Li Mudi's eyesight were added, believing that the Torino team took a big advantage in the transaction of this player, and Genoa, who was still happy that he made a lot of money in the summer, is estimated to have regretted his death now. Not only have they sold the future superstar who might become the club's flag, but they haven't got enough value yet, which is sad enough.

Before the start of the league on the weekend, another news that caused a lot of shock in the football world and the people, that is, on Friday morning, the 2017 Forbes rich list was officially released.

On the list, Harry Potter author JK Rowling continues to dominate the top spot with an annual income of $95 million, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, one of today's two quasi-ball kings, and the Portuguese superstar unfortunately missed out on the top spot with $93 million. The Real Madrid winger's annual income is very high, which everyone knows, but few people can guess that they can harvest nearly 100 million yuan in assets in 12 months. In addition to his income at Real Madrid, Ronaldo, who has led the team to excellent results in the past two years, has also benefited from his personal brand CR7 and the remuneration of advertising endorsements (Nike, Samsung, Armani, FIFA18, etc.), and the name of the most profitable person in the sports world is well deserved.

In addition to him, there are seven sports personalities in the top 20 on the list, but there are only two football players, Bale and Ibrahimovic ranked 18th and 20th with 34 million and 32 million US dollars respectively, which is still quite different from the top gold absorbers.

However, when one looks down the rankings, one will find an equally surprising situation, although the Torino coach did not make the top 100 list, in the special list of the top 50 sports people, he actually ranked 37th with an annual income of 15 million euros, which greatly surprised everyone.

Although not as ostentatious as the Yankees, the combination of sports and business on the European continent is undoubtedly more diverse and standardized, and dozens or even hundreds of sports have a wide mass base and attention here, so those top athletes and even coaches in various sports can get a lot of income, such as tennis, golf, rugby, equestrian and other industry stars, are representatives of high-income people.

Football is the world's number one sport, and it is naturally one of the important birthplaces of multimillionaires, although it is not as exaggerated as the salary of NBA players, but there are a bunch of people in the Premier League with an annual salary of more than 10 million, not to mention the stars of giants such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Grand Paris. However, their annual salaries are all taxable, and the proportion is still very high, such as Harry Kane, who has grown rapidly in the past two or three years and has basically confirmed the position of the world's top striker, his annual salary after tax at Tottenham is only 5.75 million pounds, which is less than 6.6 million euros, which is less than one-seventh of Messi. The high income of people in the sports industry mainly depends on various endorsement fees, Li Mudi has taken a great advantage in this regard, his annual salary after tax is only less than 1.5 million, but a lot of commercial endorsement contract fees add up to more than 10 million, and it is also after tax, it can only be said that the tyrants of the Celestial Empire are rich, and they can't accept it!

In addition to Mourinho, Zidane, Guardiola and other big names that are also popular with major companies, although other coaches have a high annual salary, they are far inferior to Li Mudi in terms of business, and the total income is naturally slightly inferior.

This list not only slightly improves the status of the Torino coach in the sports world, but also once again shows the strength of the capital of the Celestial Empire, which makes all countries have to pay more attention to the influence of East Asia, and indirectly improves the unfriendly attitude of some Europeans towards the Celestial Empire, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.

However, when Li Mudi was caught by reporters after Saturday's training and asked for his opinion on entering the Forbes list, he said with a blank face: "I'm only ranked 37th, and I'm not a little bit close to the real rich people in front of me, what's the response?" This is what he really thinks in his heart, compared with the top Ronaldo and Messi (with an annual income of 80 million US dollars, ranking first in the list of Latin American countries and 14th in the world), there is still an almost unsurpassable gap, so it is still not worth mentioning.

After this wave of off-field turmoil gradually faded, the ninth round of Serie A also began in two days. There are two big games to play this weekend, one on Saturday night, when leaders Napoli host Inter Milan, and the head-to-head clash between the top two in the table is sure to attract the attention of football fans around the world. The second big game will be Sunday afternoon's prime-time affair between Torino and Roma, where two teams are considered serious contenders for Champions League qualification, with the winner adding a heavy weight to the final top-four tie in the league.

However, the attention of the teams is not yet fully focused on this round of games, because next week will be a rare double match, the 10th and 11th rounds of the league will be held in four days, which will be extremely demanding for the players' fitness and competitive condition, and the managers of each team still need to plan in advance to prevent a direct collapse later. This is especially true for teams that have a difficult schedule. The Red Bulls will play Fiorentina away on Wednesday night after playing Roma, and they will return to their home stadium on Sunday to welcome Cagliari, who has just changed their manager, and next week is a double game in Europe, which is a bit of a big test, so a drop in results should be inevitable.

The only thing Li Mudi has to consider is how to arrange the players' playing time in the most reasonable way, get the best possible record at the minimum cost, and not dig a big hole for the later games, which will cause the club's pre-season plan to be meaningless before it has not been implemented.

Sampdoria, who have suddenly shown a rise this season, beat Crotone 5-0 at home in the first kick-off game on Saturday and continue to move towards the top of the table. This is an old powerhouse that the outside world expected, adding a lot of variables to the already fierce league competition, and at the same time making the entire Serie A more enjoyable, which is an unexpected factor that can have a positive effect on the small World Cup in the past.

But the battle for the top spot that started immediately made everyone's emotions pull down. Spalletti, who played away from home, naturally did not offer an attacking routine, and his defensive counter-attacking tactics worked wonders, although he only got 37% possession in the whole game, but while successfully limiting the main attackers of the home team, he also got only two fewer shots than the opponent, and the Inter coach's coaching ability was fully displayed. In the end, even as Maurizio Sarri continued to make adjustments to suppress the visitors, he was unable to score a goal before the final whistle, and the two sides ended the league tie with a dull draw. Napoli's Serie A opening winning streak has also officially been drawn as a stopper, and at the same time, Juventus and other chasers have seen hope of closing the gap.

At 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, that is, 20:30 p.m. Beijing time, the big match between Turin and Roma kicked off on time, and because of the right time, this game attracted more than 90 million fans in the Celestial Empire, surpassing the Turin derby, which had been slightly reduced in attention because the kick-off time was too late, and became the most watched live Serie A match this season.

Judging from the starting list announced before the game, the visiting team has no reservations at all, including De Rossi, Pellegrini and Stroman, who have just returned from injury, and all the main cores have played. This is also one of their advantages, because the Red Wolves will play both league games at home next week, and the opponents are still weak, so Di Francesco can directly put out the strongest team to beat the Red Bulls without thinking too much.

On the other hand, on the home team's side, Li Mudi naturally did not dare to be careless in the face of strong opponents, although he also sent his strong soldiers, but chose a conservative 4-3-3 formation, and the two wingers also sent Boyer with average attacking ability but strong running ability, Falke on the right and Immobile in front will be the main attack points that threaten the opponent's defense. In midfield, due to the absence of Benassi and Las Diarra due to injury, the combination of Musis, Vukocevic and Baseli can only be used, which is a big loss for the team's attacking organization. At the back, Silvestri, Ranocchia, Diego Llorente and Bareka lined up, and the goalkeeper was naturally Casillas.

The Torino coach's tactical arrangement before the game is still the defensive counterattack often used last season, although it is a home game, and the team's results in the new season are still so good, the outside world's requirements for them have naturally increased a lot, but in the face of the main center and midfield core injury, and then there is a series of hard battles in the unfavorable situation, he can only use the most economical tricks to deal with. Although the Roma team sold the "Egyptian Messi" Salah, there is the former Milan "little pharaoh" Shaarawy to fill the vacancy, and still maintains the top attacking strength, and it will undoubtedly not be a reliable idea to score goals against them in the case of their own incomplete lineup.

So even though he was ridiculed by reporters at the pre-game press conference, and it is estimated that he will be ridiculed after the game, Li Mudi still did it under pressure, hoping that the result of the game will not be in vain for his painstaking efforts to spoil everyone's mood to watch the wonderful game. In fact, a careful analysis can be concluded that the reason for this situation is that the overall strength of the Torino team is not enough, and there is still a gap between the top teams.

After the start of the game, the two sides did follow the set script first, forming a situation where the away team attacked the home team and defended it. In the first seven minutes, Roma had almost three-quarters of the possession, and with three world-class midfielders organised, the two wingers were unusually active, constantly trying to break through and cut inside. However, Torino's defence also quickly got into shape, and with the help of the midfielders, they squeezed several attacking routines that the opposition was good at, only allowing Nainggolan to kick a very reluctant long-range shot. And as time went on, when the Roma team relaxed a little, the Torino played another wonderful counter-attack, and almost changed the score.

In the eighth minute, after El Shaarawy's cross from the left was punched by Kassi, several of the home team's midfielders made a killing move through a series of rapid passes, and Barceli sent a through ball from about four or five meters in front of the midfield circle, as Mobile cut in at high speed and went straight to the opponent's penalty area. At this point, there was also a centre-back duo of Juan Jr. and Mexico international Moreno in front of him. I saw that Immobile first shook off Moreno's center of gravity with a feint of changing the line with an inside button, and then successfully got rid of the opponent's close marking with his speed advantage, and came directly to the line of the big penalty area. But just as he was about to continue to accelerate forward, the side of his body was hit by Juan Jr., who rushed over to intercept him, and the ball was cut off by the latter, and he fell to the ground at the same time.

This action with the suspicion of foul immediately caused boos from the home team fans, but the referee on duty Antonio D'Amato did not say anything, which made the Torino striker sitting on the turf and Li Mudi who was watching the game on the sidelines have an expression of disbelief, they think this is the black whistle of Hongguoguo!