Chapter XXXVIII
In the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers, such a big thing happened, so that everyone was caught off guard, the players of the two teams waved their fists on the field, and the nature was so bad that it has never happened in the European arena in recent years.
The most unacceptable thing is that in this stadium brawl, on the one hand, the runner-up of the German Shijie Cup, on the other hand, is the traditional powerhouse of Europe, in the entire football shijie, there are a lot of fans of both teams, once this matter is not handled haode, it will be a big trouble.
Portugal have already lost their qualification for the European Championship after being eliminated by Belgium, and their attitude now is to die and pull a back.
Everyone knows that Belgium is Degan's team alone, although Degan is a victim of this stadium violence, but as the captain of the Belgian national team, he failed to control his emotions on the field, and also participated in the brawl, as long as he is banned for a long time, Belgium can do anything even if he goes to the European Cup.
All eyes are now on UEFA to see what kind of punishment they will impose on this violent incident.
Before the results came out, some people couldn't help but jump out and beg for mercy, but to people's surprise, the first one to stand up was actually Suo Pepe, who acted as the fuse of this incident.
This guy was beaten by Di Gan very much, the bridge of his nose and eyebrow bones were fractured, and a few ribs were broken.
"I know I did some foolish things on the field, I didn't know what I thought at the time, I daoqian to the fans and my teammates for my behavior, but I won't daoqian to one person, that person is Degan, it was he who insulted me first, he called me a mongrel monkey, which caused me to lose control of my emotions, I don't understand that everyone in weishenme put the blame on me, if I am at fault, then first of all Degan has a bigger mistake, If he hadn't insulted me, I don't think I would have done anything like that! β
The wicked sue first!
Typical wicked people sue first!
Digan held a press conference in Brussels on the same day after learning of Pepe's remarks, although he disdained to do these verbal disputes, but now that everyone has put the basin on his head, wouldn't it be too cheap for him to keep silent.
"The cause of the incident, I think you all know very well, the TV footage can testify, I was fighting for a header, but when I fell, that bastard Pepe viciously plotted against me, if it was just that, nothing would have happened, but what happened next, I think you all know."
At this time a Portuguese journalist stood up: "Mr. Wright! Pepe said that the reason why he lost control of his emotions was entirely because you said racist words to him, did you say it? β
Digan sneered when he heard this, and said, "I said racist words? Mr. Journalist, I would like to ask you a question! β
The reporter gestured to Digan, his eyes were full of provocation, this time Portugal failed in the European Championship qualifiers, the culprit is Digan, it can be said that Degan has now become the enemy of the whole Portugal.
With a sneer on his face, Digan asked, "Excuse me, which country was I from before I became a Belgian citizen!?" β
The reporter was about to answer, but before he could say anything, his face changed.
Digan continued: "As you know, I have dual Belgian and Brazilian citizenship now, and I'm not 100 percent white, so I'm going to insult someone of the same color as me in a racist way? If a white person insults a black man as a '', of course he is 100% racist, then a black man saying that a black man is a '' can probably only be understood as ridicule and laughter! And do you think I have time to say anything to him? In yesterday's game, I didn't have any verbal communication with him at all, everything was justified. β
Although the Portuguese reporter was countered by Digan, he did not intend to give up: "Mr. Wright, even if Pepe made the first move, but now the fact seems that he is more seriously injured, don't you think you shouldn't daoqian?" β
Of course, Digan knew the sinister intentions of this Portuguese journalist, and if he did, it would be tantamount to admitting that the main responsibility for the violence was on him, but how could such a thing be difficult to get Digan.
"If a man hits you, won't you fight back? Don't tell me no, or that you will reason with him, I'm different from you, I'm a bloody man, if someone bullies me with a fist, I will only give him a fist in return, this is the case, since Pepe doesn't plan to use football to split the winner with me, but turns the football field into a boxing ring, I will still accompany him! β
On the same day, Di Gan's words spread all over the country with the Internet, newspapers and TV programs, especially the sentence he said "I will accompany him", which actually attracted countless fans for him.
The noble son on the football field, the gentle and elegant football gentleman, although they are likable, but there are too many, and people are also prone to aesthetic fatigue, and now that there is suddenly such a tough guy, people, especially those young people, of course, want to be highly sought after.
Deegan denied that he had made any racist remarks, and soon a group of friends came forward to testify in his behalf, and Fiorentina also included people of colour, such as Thiago. Silva, Motta, and others.
"Deegan has always been a very good friend, he doesn't say anything to every friend, he never treats him differently because of his skin color, I just want to say that he is a good person, Pepe's false accusation is unreasonable!"
"Deegan is a racist, it's the funniest news I've ever heard, no! He was never because he was a person of color, and he wanted to discriminate against his own kind! β
"Every word Pepe says is a frame-up, he's despicable like a maggot, the facts have their own justice, I can only tell everyone that Deegan is definitely not what Pepe said."
This is the case now, people are helping Degan to speak and plead, although the Portuguese media is still vigorously slandering Degan's image, but compared to most European media, the little water they pour is really insignificant.
Now that the pressure is all on UEFA, how to punish both parties involved in this incident, and how to minimize the impact of this incident, has become Platini's biggest headache.
From the bottom of his heart, Platini wants to punish Digan severely, not only because Digan eliminated France in the German Shijie Cup, but also because of last year's Golden Ball Award, Digan actually released UEFA pigeons, which made Platini intolerable, his first Ballon d'Or as president of UEFA, Digan actually did not come to cheer, clearly to embarrass him.
Although Platini knows very well that he has no direct contact with Degan, the reason why Degan boycotted the Golden Globe Award is entirely because Blatter offended Degan, but it is the same, after all, the Golden Globe Award was also not given to Degan.
But Platini now does not dare to punish Belgium severely, without Portugal, and now England's qualifying situation is also in jeopardy, without these two traditional powers, if the heavy penalty on Degan leads to Belgium's participation in the European Championship squad is incomplete and the strength is insufficient, then what else is there to see in the European Cup?
Personal feuds aside, Putatini now has to think about his first major tournament since he became UEFA president.
Did Deegan ever say anything racist?
This matter does not need to be investigated at all!
No one will insult themselves unless that person is crazy!
So how to punish it?
There are too many players involved in this violent incident, and the impact is so great, heavy penalties are not good, but if the board is raised high and gently falls, it will not work, after all, people's eyes are on it.
One of the problems that Platini still has to consider is that if Digan is given a light sentence, the Portuguese Football Federation will not be convinced and will take the matter to the FIFA Arbitration Committee, which will be troublesome.
FIFA and UEFA have always been at odds with each other, and their interests are very frequent, and if FIFA uses this to put its hand into UEFA, it will not work.
What to do?
Platini felt like his head was going to crack.
In the end, after careful consideration, Platini still communicated with the football associations of the two countries, and quickly announced the punishment results.
The Portuguese Football Federation fined 200,000 euros, Simao, Petit and Carvalho were banned from playing two national team matches and fined 10,000 euros, and the perpetrator Pepe was banned from playing ten national team matches and fined 500,000 euros.
The Belgian Football Association fined 200,000 euros, Gul and Van der Haig were banned from playing two national team games and fined 10,000 euros, and Digan was banned from participating in three national team games and fined 300,000 euros.
As soon as the result of this punishment came out, there was an uproar, Pepe was to blame, and even people felt that treating a thug like him on the court should be banned for life, and what surprised people was that the punishment for Degan was only three.
You must know that although Degan is the victim's side, the video of him beating Pepe on the field has now spread all over the Internet, it can be said that the degree of damage, Degan basically has no, but Pepe needs to recuperate on the ice for at least two months, but Degan's ban is only one-third of Pepe's.
In other words, Deegan can still participate in the European Championships, provided that Belgium can successfully qualify from the group.
What is even more surprising is that the Portuguese Football Federation then announced that it had accepted the punishment and then died down.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, were dissatisfied, having just found a good centre-back before being beaten to a hospital bed by Digan and unable to play for the team for at least two months.
Real Madrid coach Schuster was furious after learning the punishment result: "My player was beaten to be out of action for two or three months, but the murderer does not need to come back at any price, what kind of bullshit is this, UEFA is so partial, it is really unconvincing, I don't know what happened behind this incident, but I want to say that all this is not normal, the punishment received by Digan is too light, this will be a connivance to him!" β
Also standing up to speak was Scolari, who had just stepped down as head coach of the Portuguese national team: "It's disappointing that Pepe joined the Portuguese nationality under my persuasion in order to realize his dream of a major tournament, but when it happened, the Portuguese Football Federation, which was supposed to stand behind Pepe, chose to remain silent, which is sad." β
Pepe himself said: "I can't understand that I was hurt more and I was punished heavily, and it was unbelievable that Deegan could get away with it! β
But after saying this, Pepe updated a message on his personal Twitter: I have decided to accept the punishment and to the people I have hurt and daoqian, everything is over, and I hope this matter can be settled.
Pepe succumbed?
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The reason is very simple, the Portuguese Football Association has made efforts in this, as for why the Portuguese Football Association will bow its head, in the final analysis, football is just a sport, and it has not risen to the level of national events at all, as for the reason, to sum up three points, first, the economic situation in Europe is very bad, second, the Portuguese government is very poor, and third, the Belgian government is very rich.
Europeans are always very efficient, and when things happen, behind the scenes, or to be more precise, the communication has already begun, Portugal needs to restore the country's economy, and the Belgians want to be able to raise their eyebrows in football.
The only person who is unhappy now is only one person left, Cristiano. Ronaldo!
The first opportunity to lead Portugal to an international tournament as a captain, but he missed the goal with a kick, and you can imagine how unhappy he was.
What made Camaro most unbearable was that this time he lost to Digan again: "Violence, I don't want to say anything, what is the truth, one day people will know, I only want to say one sentence, the European Cup is not perfect without Portugal!" β
Hearing Jin Mauro say this, it feels a little familiar.
At the end of last season's Serie A, Galliani wanted to say something similar: the Champions League without AC Milan is not perfect.
Is the Golden Mauro still counting on UEFA to show mercy and let Portugal play with a wild card?
It turns out that the Golden Mulo is completely whimsical, the earth will rotate without anyone, and the European Cup will continue as usual without that team, and now the situation is very clear, this time the European Cup, not only will there be a lack of Portugal, but England, as a traditional powerhouse, is also hanging.