Chapter 90: The Doping Control Scandal

For the media that hyped the Champions League match between Manchester United and Rangers into a battle for British supremacy, neither the course nor the outcome of the game could satisfy them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

First of all, in terms of the intensity of the game, although the two sides fought against each other in this game, at least when the Rangers players had enough physical strength, the rhythm of the offensive and defensive transitions on the field was fast enough, but it lacked the necessary gunpowder flavor, and there was no such intense feeling as when Manchester United played Leeds United.

Apart from the fact that Scottish fans were emotionally driven by the media hype, the Rangers players were not carried away by outside public opinion under McLeish's management.

So, overall, it's just a tight game that's in the normal range.

On the other hand, judging from the result of the game, it was only Manchester United's narrow victory over Rangers. There were no upsets, no big wins, and even massacres, which belonged to the most unattractive results.

With such an economical score, there is no room for media reporters to add ingredients to their reports.

It is no wonder that when the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game, the reporters in the media box at the Ebrox Stadium all collapsed, did not move, and sat weakly in their positions.

Luckily, there's that Asian kid from Manchester United. This is probably the common thought in their hearts at this moment.

They may not like Li Lei personally, but they admire Li Lei's ability to create news hotspots and explosive points. At this point, they couldn't help but complain about how beautiful the world would be if every football player was like this Asian kid.

If that happens, the world may really be a paradise for them.

It's just that reality is reality, and for the sake of their jobs, they can only spend a lot of pen and ink again and put most of the news points on Li Lei.

"Oh my God!" At this moment, a news reporter from London who flipped out his mobile phone to check the latest news information suddenly exclaimed, and his voice was full of surprise.

There is a case! The reporters, who are as keen as hyena noses for hot news, suddenly cheered up, and there were big fish that they didn't know which damn lucky companion had caught.

Why not me, jealous, they immediately took out their mobile phones and checked them.

Then, in an instant, there was a mess in the media booth.

"Oh God! Is this true?! Oh my God, I love you to death!! ”

"I can't believe that such a thing could happen!"

"Oh, it can't be, it's absolutely fake!" This is a local newspaper reporter from Manchester.

"Oh yes!! This group of Manchester United guys has a big deal right now! "This is a journalist from Liverpool.

......

For a while, in this small press box, there were all kinds of exclamations, noisy and noisy.

"Hurry up and grab a spot at the press conference!"

I don't know who shouted this sentence first, it was immediately like adding cold water to a hot oil pot, and it boiled in an instant. Originally, they had nothing to look forward to the press conference of this game, and the weak reporters immediately rushed towards the press conference site like chicken blood, scrambling for fear of being one step behind others and being squeezed into a corner.

Experienced they know very well that the press conference that will be overcrowded after a while.

At the same time, there was a sudden change in the Manchester United dressing room, which had been a peaceful laugh.

"Damn it! Who the hell leaked it out!! I knew that none of those damn officials could be relied upon!! After Phelan suddenly ran into the dressing room in a panic and whispered a few words in Ferguson's ear with an anxious face, the Scottish coach, who had a relaxed and comfortable face, immediately changed his face and yelled angrily.

In an instant, the Manchester United players who were still laughing and talking about the wind just now suddenly quieted down, looking at Ferguson, who looked furious, and his mind was confused, not knowing what was going on.

However, Li Lei suddenly looked at Ferdinand on the side with some feeling, and the England central defender's face was already white at this moment.

Sure enough, after Ferguson roared, he immediately said to Ferdinand: "Leo, you can go first in the car arranged by the club and fly back to Manchester." Don't have any contact with the outside world, don't make any statements, don't say anything! It's up to me and the club to take care of it, understand? ”

Ferdinand was so frightened that he couldn't speak, but nodded a little dejectedly, indicating that he understood. Then, he and Phelan left the dressing room under the stunned, bewildered gaze of all the United players.

Then, Ferguson said to Li Lei and them with an ugly face: "You are the same, remember that I will not allow anyone to be interviewed by any media during this time!" ”

After saying that, he also left the locker room in a hurry, very resolute.

No one is a fool, and when they saw Ferguson, Ferran and Ferdinand and others behaving like this, they all guessed that Ferdinand must be in very, very big trouble.

After Ferguson left, the Manchester United dressing room was filled with a moment of overwhelmed silence, full of depression that was about to come.

Everyone looked at each other a few times, but they didn't know what to say.

It wasn't until a while that Keane, as the captain, stood up, clapped his hands, and cleaned up the situation and said, "Okay, this matter has to be dealt with by the club, so we don't have to think too much." If you haven't washed up, hurry up and wash up, and we're going to leave in a hurry. ”

In the locker room, Li Lei and the others moved just now, but the atmosphere has been very depressing, and the players' voices have unconsciously become much quieter.

Li Lei has been cold and silent on the surface, but in fact, he has been thinking about this matter. At this time, although he didn't know what was happening, his heart was like a dark cloud before the storm, and his uneasiness was rapidly expanding.

At the same time, the news that Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand missed an anti-doping raid on September 23, 2003 and did not carry out a make-up test until the next day has already caused an uproar in English football and even world football, causing a violent shock in public opinion.

When competitive sports and doping are linked, especially when it comes to Manchester United, which has a huge global presence, the news is destined to be a tsunami.

This news was probably put on the official website of the "Sun" when the game between Manchester United and Rangers was almost over, but in the short period of time when Li Lei and the others were on the bus, this news completely dominated the front page of any football website or forum, and became the only hot topic, the focus of everyone's debate.

In such a situation, I am afraid that even if Li Lei and the others have no intention of looking for it, they will know about this news, because the scope of this news is too wide and the influence is too deep.

Looking at the sensational news headlines on the mobile phone screen, such as "Rio Ferdinand may be banned for two years", Li Lei and the other Manchester United players sitting on the bus looked solemn and silent.

It's terrible. Thinking of the picture of him and Ferdinand having just established a tacit friendship in this game, Li Lei wrinkled the media tightly.

It's not just for Rio Ferdinand, it's for Manchester United, it's for himself. If Rio Ferdinand does have a two-year ban, it will have a huge and far-reaching negative impact on either of them.

Although he couldn't witness how Ferguson would be frantically questioned by the press at the post-match press conference because of the news, he could roughly guess that he had been frantically chased and intercepted by reporters for a while.

Old man, it's not going to be easy now. He thought to himself.

In fact, just as he had guessed, when Ferguson returned to the team bus, the old coach was so green that he could hang down his rusty face, and the whole bus fell into a long dead silence, and the United players were so frightened that they couldn't help but breathe lightly.

And that's not all, it's just the beginning, and when Manchester United return to Manchester, they are really in the eye of the storm in the news.

Sure enough, when the Manchester United bus returned to Carrington's training base, they were frantically chased and intercepted by reporters. Looking at the blackened reporters outside the bus and the flashing lights that lit up the night like day, Li Lei almost wondered if reporters from all over England had come here.

In the end, it took Li Lei and others a lot of effort to finally break through the strict encirclement of the reporters, and each returned to their respective homes in silence without saying a word.

Early the next morning, when Li Lei, who hadn't slept well all night because of this incident, got up and went downstairs for breakfast, his eyes were immediately attracted by a newspaper on the dining table.

The front page of the newspaper should be a photo of Ferguson at the press conference yesterday, only to see the old handsome man with a furious face, his face flushed and pointed at a certain reporter in the audience.

In this photo, the old handsome's eyes are extremely expressive, and the angry eyes exude a thunderous rage-like coercion, which makes all the viewers feel related.

On the side, a photo of a middle-aged white man in a suit and leather shoes with a big belly is attached.

The middle-aged man named Pound, who is labeled as WADA, the current president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said this: "Ferdinand has seriously violated the rules of the International Sports Anti-Doping Organization and should never be tolerated, he should be banned for at least two years!" ”

Seeing this, Li Lei's brows instantly furrowed.

It's really happening!

Thinking of the lack of Ferdinand's protection in front of him, Li Lei instantly felt that a big mountain was pressing on his heart.

It's a thousand pounds!

I can't breathe!!