In view of the recent rumors, a number of media have approached Tang Shun, chairman of the Chinese XX Football Association, and Lin Yao, executive vice chairman, hoping to get useful information from them. ∈ ♀ top novel,

What the media didn't expect was that Tang Shun and Lin Yao didn't hide it at all, but admitted it very generously.

In an interview with the media, they said in a very high-profile manner: "I believe that everyone's eyes here are bright, judging from the Asian Cup that has just ended, our country's football level has been a big step ahead of other Asian countries, if we continue to stay in Asia to develop, it will seriously affect the progress of our country's football level, Europe...... It's football's paradise! ”

“…… Now that our Football Association has been separated from the management and belongs to a social organization, it is completely possible for the Football Association to join UEFA independently, so everything is possible! ”

Although Tang Shun's remarks made many Asian media feel very unhappy, I have to say that there is a lot of basis for these words.

The Chinese team won the championship in the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup and the just-concluded 2015 Australian Asian Cup, and the Asian teams were not on the same level as the Chinese team at all.

Even in the AFC Champions League, Chinese teams have won four consecutive championships, and if it were not for the AFC in early 2013, it would be very likely that the Chinese Super League teams would meet in the AFC Champions League finals for four consecutive years.

In the Club World Cup, he even defeated the Copa Libertadores champion for two consecutive years and met Valencia in the final.

At this level, you should be on the Champions League, the world's top stage!

This situation is not only what the Chinese Football Association wants, but also the hope of fans, who used to watch the Champions League in front of the TV, if the Chinese XX Football Association joins UEFA, then you can watch the Champions League at home!

It's really exciting to think about.

On April 8, 2015, the Chinese Football Association officially provided the AFC and UEFA with the application documents for joining, hoping to 'leave Asia and join Europe'.

If the strong Chinese team leaves Asia and joins Europe, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the AFC, and it stands to reason that the AFC will not agree, but if the Chinese team stays in the AFC, it will damage the interests of the football associations of other Asian countries, so ...... Multiple votes agreed.

But after this procedure, the problem arises.

UEFA disagrees!

Why?

First of all, UEFA President Platini has a big personal grudge with Iro, and as long as it is related to Iro, he will subconsciously oppose it.

Secondly, China is deep in the eastern part of Asia, and it is very inconvenient to participate in various competitions held by UEFA.

Finally, at the Champions League level, teams from the Chinese Super League could have an impact on the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A, which have a large number of Champions League places.

While the impact may not be significant in the short term, what about the long term?

No one can guarantee it!

Now the level of Chinese football is rising rapidly, and it has faintly caught up with the footsteps of European teams.

You must know that the Chinese national youth team in the 20th World Youth Championships in recent years has been listed as the favorite team to win the championship, and the Chinese national youth team held in New Zealand this year is listed as the top seed.

In the long run, progress is unimaginable.

Maybe at the beginning the Chinese team won very few Champions League places, but in a few years, ten years from now?

Therefore, many UEFA member associations voted against and did not agree with the Chinese XX Football Association to join UEFA.

But Tang Shun, chairman of the Football Association, and Lin Yao, vice chairman of the Football Association, did not give up because of this, and they kept going back and forth to the Eurasian continent, hoping to pull enough alliances.

During this period, Iro, as the biggest signboard of Chinese football, also joined in the persuasion, but he could not prevent the Chinese XX Football Association from applying to join UEFA, which fell into a stalemate.

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In the 2014-2015 season of La Liga, Valencia won the final league championship without any suspense, and in the Champions League, Valencia led by Iroh created a miracle, defeated Barcelona in the final and won the championship, equaling the magical record of five consecutive Champions League titles created by Real Madrid in the early days of the Champions League.

However, anyone who knows the game knows that modern football is very different from the last century, so there is no way to beat the record set by Valencia for a long time to come.

Iroh was once again propelled to the altar.

Not because of Valencia, of course, but because of himself.

Ailuo, who is already a winner in life, should have no desires, but he still maintains enough hunger for the championship after leading the Chinese team to the world championship, which is admirable.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who were pressed under him and breathless, expressed their admiration for Iro.

This season, Valencia won the treble again.

However, it is worth mentioning that compared to previous seasons, Valencia has made it more difficult to win the title.

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In September 2015, the BBC suddenly broke the news that the Swiss police were investigating FIFA Blatter for alleged mismanagement and misappropriation of funds, and UEFA President Michel Platini was also interrogated.

The FIFA Ethics Committee immediately launched an investigation into the two, during which the pair imposed a 90-day lockdown and UEFA turmoil began.

UEFA Secretary-General Gianni Infantino acted as President of UEFA, and at this time, Tang Shun, President of China, seized the opportunity to apply to UEFA again.

This time, because of the biggest resistance Platini's grounding, acting chairman Infantino and Tang Shun have always been friendly, so the next procedure went quickly.

On October 9, Infantino held a meeting of the UEFA Member States Committee to discuss the pros and cons of the Chinese Football Association joining UEFA.

The relationship between many member countries has already been cleared by Tang Shun and Lin Yao, coupled with the rapid development of China's economy, maybe it will also drive the development of other UEFA countries in the future, so there are many votes.

In accordance with the principle of the minority obeying the majority, in the afternoon of the same day, UEFA announced that the Chinese Football Association became the 54th member of UEFA Football Association.

Suddenly, the whole world was a sensation.

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In the early hours of May 29, 2016, the 30-year-old led Valencia to a new record!

They beat the star-studded Real Madrid 3-2 in the final to win the Champions League in 2015-2016, which means that since Arlo's return to Valencia in 2010, he has led Valencia to Champions League titles for six consecutive seasons!

Real Madrid, the best team of the 20th century, won the Champions League for five consecutive years, and Airo's Valencia has become a new historical record.

But then...... There is still a record waiting for Valencia to set.

That's right! It's Real Madrid's nine-time Champions League winner.

However, this does not seem to be a big problem for Valencia, who have now won the Champions League seven times under Elo, just two away from Real Madrid's nine.

But many times the difference is a thousand miles, and now Iroh is 30 years old, and although the decline in competitive form compared to previous seasons is not particularly ideal, his injuries have begun to increase.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the strongest winger system.

Although this system is extremely powerful, making Iroh the first person in world football, Iroh is still a person in the end, and he can't ignore the body's metabolism, and the decline in body function is inevitable.

Compared with many stars who have gone downhill at the age of 30, Iroh is still very lucky, and the decline in ability is not obvious.

At the European Championship in France from June to July, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal unexpectedly won the title.

What resonated with Iroh was that Cristiano Ronaldo went down injured in the final and was substituted.

Seeing that scene, Airo had to sigh: "The years are unforgiving! ”

In the 2016-2017 season of La Liga and the Champions League, the age of the gradually rising Ello athletic state has declined to a certain extent, but fortunately, at the critical time, Iroh is still the same Ello.

In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia, the Chinese team participated in the European qualifiers, because they just joined, even if the Chinese team ranks first in the world in the international ranking, according to the UEFA points ranking, the Chinese team is the last team.

But the Chinese team led by Iroh is unbeatable.

Countless players, media, and fans are envious of Elo's amazing competitive form, and in the decline in form brought about by Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi due to age, Ailo still maintains a high level of competition.

However, Iello still did not cross that hurdle, he was injured in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia against the French team, and the Chinese team, as the champion of the last World Cup, lost the backbone, and the French star Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in just five minutes to surpass the Chinese team with a score of 2:1 and advance to the final.

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On August 3, 2017, in a friendly match in the International Champions Cup, Eilo scored twice, bringing his personal total to 1,287, which means that he surpassed Brazilian legend Pele to become the most goalscoring professional footballer on the planet.

And...... This record will be further expanded because of the ...... Iroh is an active player and is still some time away from retiring.

There is no doubt that the record is amazing.

But for Iroh, breaking records is just a thing of the past, and the media and fans have a high immunity to it.

On May 27, 2020, the day after the 2019-2020 Champions League final, Valencia captain Elo, who turned 34, held a press conference to announce that he would leave Valencia after 13 years of service after his contract expires next year to join his own team, Changsha Star City Football Club.

Why did you choose to join your own club?

It's not that Iroh wants to add to the team's fame, it's ...... The current Chinese Super League is already a top league comparable to the English Premier League.

In terms of investment, it is even more than the Premier League.

In September 2021, 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo hung up his boots after announcing the expiration of his contract due to a knee injury.

The football battle of the three legendary superstars has come to an end.

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Two years later

In the 34th round of the 2022-20 Chinese Super League, the National Derby, Changsha Star City hosted Beijing LeTV, and the 37-year-old Iroh is still the captain of this team.

He was able to continue to be a regular player and captain at this age, not because he was the owner of the team, nor because of fame, but because his level of competition remained at a very high level.

He may not be as fast as he was a decade ago, but it's okay to run 12.5 seconds in the 100 meters, and football is not a track and field competition, it's more about explosiveness.

In this regard, Iroh is also the best in the world.

At the end of the 37th minute of the game, Liu Ruofan, known as China's No. 1 star, won a free kick about 30 meters from the goal for Changsha Star City.

In terms of set-pieces, Iello is still the best in the world, so he stands in front of the football without any suspense.

And standing in front of the goal is the active national Li Weijie.

It is worth mentioning that Iroh's current punishment method is significantly different from the past, and his explosiveness at the age of 37 has decreased to a certain extent compared to when he was young, so in terms of power, Iroh no longer relies on pure leg strength, he uses more power to drive the whole body in running.

Li Weijie is currently the best goalkeeper in the Chinese national team, but in the face of Iro, he still looks a little immature.

Or rather, Iroh's strength is still so strong.

His direct free-kick flew over the wall and then plummeted, not to mention the fast flight speed of the football, and the angle was tricky, Li Weijie couldn't reach it.

However, this is not the most concerned part of this game, when the game reached the seventy-eighth minute of the game, the fourth official on the sidelines held up the electronic card of substitutions--- and in the score fell into a stalemate, Changsha Xingcheng took the lead in making substitution adjustments!

Down on the 19th, up on the 28th.

"Make a substitution on the sidelines!" The on-site director switched the camera to the fourth official, and Miao Lin, the LeTV commentator, saw the replaced player, and his voice suddenly rose an octave, and said: "This ...... This is! Changsha Star City made the last substitution adjustment of the game, and Li Ai, who was only seventeen years old, replaced Li Ming! ”

If you are an older generation of Valencia fans, you may be inexplicably excited about this scene.

Nineteen years ago, Valencia's absolute superstar Elo wore the number 28 on his debut, and the replacement wore the number 19 shirt worn by Sissoko.

Nineteen years later, Li Ai, who is wearing No. 28, will it be a reincarnation to replace Li Ming, who is wearing No. 19?

Of course, Miao Lin didn't know this, and what he knew was only the most basic information.

"This game is Li Ai's debut in the Chinese Super League, and at the same time, this game is also an extremely rare father-son soldier in international football so far! Iroh and Li Ai are competing in the same field!! But it's a little regrettable that Iroh still plays as a striker, while his son Li Ai plays as a midfielder......"

Li Shiyin, who was sitting in the VIP seat, felt inexplicably excited, this scene ...... It's finally staged!

Then, she turned her head to look at Taylor Swift, who was sitting next to her was 5-year-old Ai Ming, a mixed-race child.

Although Iroh and Taylor Swift eventually had a child, Li Shiyin is confident that as long as Li Ai's talent continues, she is still the most important thing in Iroh's eyes!

Getting back to the point, the game camera quickly focused on the father and son Ai Luo and Li Ai who hugged each other.

"Son, don't be stressed, come on! Just like the training. As a father, Iroh immediately ran to the sidelines to cheer up his son.

What he didn't expect was that Li Ai was very sensible and self-confident, and he said confidently: "...... Dad, don't underestimate me! I'm your son! Wait and wait for the goal! Because my passing is the most precise!! ”

"Good!" Ai Luo didn't say anything more, and patted Li Ai on the shoulder: "I'll wait!" ”

In the 87th minute of the game, Changsha Xingcheng launched a wave of offensive, Kevisel broke the ball in the backfield and gave the ball directly to Li Ai, who seemed to have eyes behind his back, and a Marseille maneuver passed Kovacic, and then kept making a long pass to his father Iro.

The parabola of the ball is not high, the flight speed is fast, and the direction of the flight is the same as that of Arrowlo's run, and the 28-year-old England international John Stones is ready to clear the ball with his eyes on the ball.

"--- be careful!"

At this moment, Shi Ke exclaimed loudly.

Stones only felt a blackness in front of him, and the big number nine behind him told everyone that Iroh jumped up before him and rubbed the ball towards the top of the arc of the penalty area.

It's so fast that I can't tell that Iroh is thirty-seven years old this year.

Shi Ke was too late to fill in the position, Ai Luo didn't make any adjustments, and shot directly on the line of the big penalty area, Li Weijie couldn't react, and the football crashed into the goal behind him.

"---Whoa!!"

Suddenly, the Ai Shen Professional Football Arena erupted in huge cheers!

Commentator Miao Lin appropriately shouted: "This is a textbook long pass counterattack!" The best part of this goal is the tacit cooperation between Ello's father and son! Li Ai makes a long pass, Ailo scores! This may not be the first father-son player in world football, but it is definitely the first father-son goal in world football!! ”

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In the end, Changsha Xingcheng defeated Beijing LeTV 3:2 in this game and continued to lead the Chinese Super League standings, and Iroh also regained the lead over teammate Liu Ruofan and topped the scorer list because of the two goals in this game.

After Li Ai performed well in the Chinese Super League Derby, manager Carlo Ancelotti gave him more and more opportunities to play, and he lived up to everyone's expectations.

In July of the same year, in the 20th World Youth Championships held on home, Li Ai, who was only 17 years old, played all seven games of the Chinese national youth team as the main midfielder.

But two years later, Li Ai, who has been tempered by many key competitions, led the Chinese national youth team to win the World Youth Championship.

All of this is expected to be reincarnated.

The tiger father has no dog son, and it seems that he is not wrong at all......

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