"Mr. Chelny, I've always wanted to see you."

Platini was not handsome, especially after he was fifty years old. But as a figure who stood at the pinnacle of world football for a while, Platini spoke calmly to Rist.

"Mr. Platini, I'm your fan."

Rist was also a compliment to Platini. Speaking of which, Rist has not seen Platini play, but just by hearing his story, Rist knows what level of player Platini is. If the recognized kings of world football are Pele and Maradona, then there are not a few quasi-kings.

For example, Di Stefano, Cruyff, and Beckenbauer are all among the quasi-ball kings. They all missed their last breath for one reason or another, and they couldn't become the king of the ball. And Platini's achievements in the playing era also belong to this ranks, and he is only one step away from becoming a recognized king of the ball.

Platini is a Frenchman of Italian descent who began his Ligue 1 debut at the age of seventeen. Michel Platini was one of the top players in Ligue 1, scoring nearly 100 goals in a 10-year Ligue 1 career before leaving Ligue 1 for Italy. Although he was already the top superstar in France, he became the best player of his time when he arrived in Italy and Juventus.

His most glorious years were in '83, '84, and '85, and he won the European Ballon d'Or three years in a row. At that time, European football was not short of good players, on the contrary, there were many top players in European football at that time. However, Platini was the best player in world football at the time. The year '84 was the pinnacle of Platini's career, winning the Serie A title, the European Championship and the Champions League for Juventus in the '84-85 season. That is, at the time of the famous "Heysel" tragedy, Platini's Juventus defeated Liverpool.

"God" and "King", these were the titles given to Platini by the media at that time. At the time of Platini's dominance, even the United States, a soccer desert country that did not pay attention to football, gave Platini the title of king of the ball in its own newspaper. It can be seen that Platini's status in world football back then.

Before the start of the '86 World Cup, there was only one king in the entire world of football, and that was Platini. Maradona, who was already twenty-five at the time, was no match for the thirty-one-year-old Platini. Before the start of the World Cup. All the media talked about Platini, and Maradona received a lot of attention compared to Platini. It's just that in the end, in that World Cup, Maradona came out, stole all the limelight, and became the real king of the ball after Pele.

Zidane's achievements in the last decade have been high. But in France, no matter what form of selection, Platini beat Zidane to win the first place. Because Platini is the first peak in the history of French football, a peak that future generations will not be able to surpass. Even a midfield master like Zidane can't overwhelm Platini in French football.

No matter how much Platini later hated him as a politician, no one can deny his achievements in football. No one can deny this top superstar who was once one step away from becoming the king of the ball.

"It's an honor to have a fan like you."

Platini is no simple player. The top stars of their generation all had the trait that they weren't just one player.

Beckenbauer, who preceded Platini, already showed extraordinary political talent as a player. No one can beat Beckenbauer in suppressing dissidents, promoting his descendants, and befriending the media. And it was the same when Cruyff was at Barcelona. While being a player, he was also able to establish a deep friendship with the Barcelona management. Then he became the head coach of Barcelona. And Platini is even better. When I was still a player. He established his own brand with his own jersey. His business acumen is brilliant.

"No, no, no. Mr. Platini. You may not be clear. People my age were mostly your fans when I was a kid. ”

Many people are not to blame. Rist didn't quite understand what Platini meant by looking for himself. But one thing Rist does know is that the future Platini is UEFA president.

Although Rist, as an agent predator, does not need to deliberately get closer to Platini. But with Platini's support. There are still huge benefits for Lister's players. Like Messi, he will be protected by UEFA in the future and will be able to be taken care of in some individual awards. Even Czech football will benefit. Such a good thing, of course, Lister would not refuse.

"It's been a long time since I played."

Platini may have thought of his time in European football, and there was a lot of nostalgia in his expression. Then he smiled and said, "It's old." Mr. Czerny, what do you think now that the giants of European football have a monopoly on all resources, and a few strong leagues have a monopoly on the Champions League? ”

Platini and Rist were talking about something else, and all of a sudden Platini brought the topic to the point. Rist smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Platini, you should know that I am an agent. As long as you can make money. None of this has anything to do with me. ”

By this point, Lister had understood what Platini meant. Platini had already publicly stated his candidacy for UEFA presidency at the end of last year. However, many people did not take this sentence seriously at the time, after all, UEFA has always been Johansson's world. As long as John Pinson can't come down, then no one will be able to pull him down. No one in European football has yet challenged Johansson's authority.

And this year, Johansson said that he would not be re-elected as UEFA president, which was very beneficial to Platini. However, Johansson did not say that he supported Platini, on the contrary, Johansson said that he supported the "Emperor of Football" Beckenbauer to become the president of UEFA. This hit Platini again.

Platini is very strong. There was a time when he was the first man in world football when he was a player. But Beckenbauer is not easy to mess with, known as the "Emperor of Football", his status in football is only higher than Platini, and definitely not lower than Platini. Platini was the top player when he was a player, and he was the same as Cruyff at that time. After becoming a head coach, he went from a successful player to a successful coach.

Then he served as the chairman of Bayern Munich, and now he has been almost ten years old. This decade was the decade in which Bayern Munich dominated the Bundesliga. Beckenbauer himself made a name for himself as a player, was one of the best players in world football at the time, and received all the accolades he could get as a player. As a coach, he has won countless titles, both at club and in national team. And as the president of the club, I did my best.

Don't say anything else. With just two people playing fair, Platini was not confident that he would be able to beat Beckenbauer. What's more, now Johansson is fully supporting Beckenbauer, and Platini has no chance. Johansson, who has ruled UEFA for 15 years, is by far the most powerful man.

After Johansson supported Beckenbauer, Beckenbauer also said in March that he would run for UEFA president. The news was a huge pressure for Platini. With the cooperation of Johansson and Beckenbauer, Platini will never have a chance to defeat them. That's why Platini began to look for allies.

Among the European football powers, Platini does not have any advantage. There is only one thing he can guarantee, and that is his native France. The French Football Federation is very supportive of Platini becoming UEFA president. In addition, European football powers all support Johansson, because they have benefited the most from Johansson's policies. So definitely support Beckenbauer.

Platini couldn't get votes from the big football powers, so he had to find a way out from the small countries. But even getting votes from a small football country requires strategy. Platini found Rister.

"Mr. Czerny. I think the Champions League should be a little fairer. Clubs like Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic. Every season should have a chance to make it to the knockout rounds. The Champions League shouldn't just be a stage for the big teams. Clubs from other minor leagues should also have the opportunity to perform on stage such as the Champions League. ”

Platini is a politician, a politician who works hard for the UEFA president. He wouldn't tell Lister directly, and if Lister supported him, he would give Sparta Prague something good. Such words are not uttered by someone like Platini.

Champions. More and more becoming a cornucopia. Now a Champions League winner earns more than 100 million euros from the Champions League in a season. If you can come out of the group stage, you can get at least 30 million euros. Even if you only participate in the group stage, you will end up earning around 20 million euros.

If Sparta Prague were able to emerge from the Champions League group stage every season, the benefits of getting out of the Champions League would be more than €30 million per season. There are also some direct and indirect benefits, which add up to more than 50 million euros per season from the Champions League. This is the condition given by Platini.

"Yes. The Boseman Act came out too suddenly, which led to a rapid widening of the gap between the rich and the poor in European football, and also damaged the interests of some small leagues and small clubs. ”

Reesett nodded, but then said, "But it's precisely because of the Bosman Act that there is an agent like me." Isn't it? ”

It would be nonsense to get Rist to support Platini on this little promise. Of course, Rist would definitely choose to support Platini. Because Lister knew that the current Beckenbauer was preparing to run for the UEFA presidential election, but after the great success of the World Cup in Germany, Beckenbauer's appetite increased greatly. Beckenbauer is not satisfied with the UEFA president, he is ready to run for the presidency of FIFA.

Beckenbauer's backlash caught Johansson off guard. Johansson, who was already preparing to retire, could only go into battle in person in a hurry. In the end, he lost to Platini in an upset. With Johansson's position at UEFA, Platini will definitely fail as long as there is time to prepare. But it was precisely because Johansson was in too much of a hurry by Beckenbauer that he was not prepared to rush into battle. In this way, Johansson only has two fewer votes than Platini, and this is when Platini has the full support of FIFA President Seppet. It can be seen that Johansson is strong in European football.

Anyway, Lister knows one thing, and that is that Platini will definitely win. Beckenbauer is no one's puppet, and no one can control what he thinks. Even a Johansson who supported him was the same. Beckenbauer will definitely give Johansson a very surprising answer after the World Cup in Germany.

"I admire the results of Czech football in recent years and the prosperity of the Czech league. President Merkley owes a lot of credit. If President Merkley were the chief executive of UEFA, I think European football would have developed better over the years than it is now. ”

Neither Rist nor Platini said anything about the UEFA presidency race. But it's all about bargaining. Hearing the conditions given by Platini, Rist couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Chief Executive Officer, Platini is ready to give Merkley the position of Chief Executive Officer. This position is very important in European football, which has 12 standing committees and two independent bodies, disciplinary inspection and appeal. The chief executive is almost the same position as UEFA's number two.

"I think President Merkley is very willing to contribute."

The chief executive officer is usually a direct descendant of the UEFA president. Like the current UEFA chief executive Olsen, who is Swede Johansson's right-hand man. Platini's choice of Merkley was not out of focus. He hopes to get the support of small football countries.

Now the Czech league is the center of the leagues in Eastern, Central and Northern Europe. After Merkley became the president of the Czech Republic, the Czech Republic won the World Cup and the European Championship in a row, and the Czech league became more and more prosperous. Therefore, Merkley has a high prestige in the football arenas of Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Northern Europe. Many national football federation presidents have a good relationship with Merkley.

As long as Merkley can be leveraged, Platini believes that it will further influence the football associations of Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.

In addition, Rist is the number one broker in Europe, and there are not a few countries that can influence. In particular, Rister's family is the owner of Sparta Prague, and with Sparta Prague's current influence in these areas, it can indirectly influence many minor league giants. In those small football countries, those giants can directly influence the decision-making of the Football Association.

If it weren't for the fact that there were so many benefits, how could Platini negotiate with Lister, how could he go directly to Lister. even took out such an important position as CEO to win over Merkley.

"Chairman Merkley will definitely be able to be the chief executive officer."

In just a few words, the two of them have exchanged most of the things. Now there is only a year and a half left before the UEFA presidency election, and it is not too long to say that it is not short. In fact, in the blink of an eye, Platini had to take advantage of the fact that Beckenbauer was still busy with the World Cup in Germany to win over the football associations of other countries.

"Mr. Platini, I think Barwell would be happy to talk to you."

Although the Czech Republic has won the World Cup and the European Championship in a row, its status in world football has always been low. In addition to the fact that the Czech Republic is a small country with a population of only 10 million and the strength of the country itself is not strong, the other biggest reason is that the Czech Republic does not have too strong relations with FIFA and FIFA.

If Merkley can really become the chief executive of UEFA, Czech football will also have the number one in UEFA. The position of CEO is a position with high gold content. Merkley is still young, and maybe after serving Platini, she may have the opportunity to become UEFA president. Even by virtue of his position, he was able to secure some UEFA executive committee positions for the Czech Republic. At that time, Czech football will not be afraid of anything.

Czech football has been represented in UEFA, and Nedved was able to work at UEFA after his retirement. Even from UEFA to FIFA it is possible.

Of course, Rist is not so noble. What Rist knows is that once Merkley and they enter UEFA, then Rist will also have a backer in UEFA. The better Czech football is, the better Riist's future will be. For things that are good for him, Rist will definitely vigorously promote.

"I look forward to meeting President Merkley."