For a long time, the biggest profitable event in FIFA is undoubtedly the World Cup, but it is precisely because FIFA's profit is overly dependent on the World Cup, so FIFA has been trying to open source.

In the club competition, FIFA took over the Toyota Cup and renamed the event the Club World Championship, striving to make this event a major competition comparable to the UEFA Champions League, but after so many years, the influence of the Club World Championship has always been limited due to the uneven strength of the participating teams.

In addition to a World Cup, FIFA has also taken over a Confederations Cup, in which all teams compete in continental cups from continents under FIFA's leadership.

Traditionally, the teams participating in this Confederations Cup are the host country, Brazil, the host country of the next World Cup, Germany, the champion of the European Championship, Uruguay, the champion of South America, Mexico, the champion of North America, Japan, the champion of Asia, Tahiti, the champion of the last World Cup, Spain, and the African Cup of Nations champions, who have not yet been decided.

Since 2005, the year before the World Cup, the Confederations Cup has been held in the host country of the World Cup, which of course does not rule out FIFA's own calculations, but this event also gives some teams the opportunity to participate in the tournament and hone their teams, and at the same time can also inspect the preparation work of the host country of the World Cup.

Continuing FIFA's practice over the years, they are also paying more and more attention to the draw ceremony for each session. This year's Confederations Cup was no exception, with invitations from the country's head coaches and football federation officials, as well as a group of superstars from within Brazil.

As soon as Yang Cheng walked into the Anebi Convention and Exhibition Center in São Paulo, where the lottery ceremony was held, he immediately ushered in a warm hug.

"Boss!" I saw the chubby Ronaldo grinning his big mouth, revealing his trademark big rabbit teeth.

Yang Cheng was tightly wrapped by his hands, almost out of breath, and pushed him away with all his might. "I say, are you going to murder?"

"Boss!" As soon as he finished speaking, another person behind him tapped him on the shoulder. It almost didn't scare him to death.

Looking back, it was Denelson, who had also been very blessed.

Yang Cheng saw that these two fat men who used to be on the court for a while, but now I am afraid that they can even take a few more steps to gasp for breath. Suddenly feeling a nightmare, he deliberately reached out to wipe the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and shook his head vigorously, "He, Brazil is terrible, I'd better go back to Europe!" ”

Ronaldo had the lowest laugh, and immediately laughed so much that he almost didn't fall to the ground, and Denilson was no better.

"Boss, you didn't come to Brazil easily, this time. We can't wait to treat you well! Ronaldo was full of ambiguous eyes and kept squeezing his eyes.

Yang Cheng was also very moved when he heard it, this Brazilian girl is famous for her enthusiasm, but he was afraid that if it was published by the newspaper tomorrow Yang Cheng was going out in Brazil. Then it's not easy to do, after all, this part of Brazil is messy enough, think about Ferguson's experience in Brazil......

"You're not too young, don't think about playing all day, take care of your family, Ronnie!" Yang Cheng put on a look of elders. A serious tone to teach Ronaldo a lesson.

"Don't worry, boss, Ronnie has recently been divorced again, and after returning to being single, he can now play without scruples!" Denelson said with a smile beside Yang Cheng.

"You're divorced again?" Yang Cheng was taken aback.

Ronaldo smiled and groaned, without the slightest embarrassment and shame, and it seemed that for him, divorce was nothing. …,

"Don't talk about me, chief, you came to Brazil, and I have a treat for food, accommodation, play, and prostitution in São Paulo!" Ronaldo looked very generous patting his chest, he had invited Yang Cheng to Brazil many times, but Yang Cheng had never come, and this time he came, he definitely couldn't let it go easily.

I said that it's okay to eat, live and play, but this old boy still talks about prostitution?

"Who are you and me?" Yang Cheng's face was full of waterfall sweat, this Ronaldo is really enough for that!

Although Yang Cheng has left the professional league, there are not a few contacts he has accumulated over the years, as well as the former Brazilian stars he has coached, and there are many people he knows, so as soon as he walks into the venue, it is natural that the boss is busy.

Finally, after finally getting rid of the entanglement, he was taken to the front row by the staff, and then he saw FIFA President Beckenbauer waving at him and pointing to the seat next to him, which was obviously reserved for him, right between Beckenbauer and Bosque.

"Vicente, there is a feeling that I always suffer when I sit with you!" Yang Cheng sat down in his seat with a wry smile.

In a casual conversation, he got some news from UEFA President Olsen that Brazil and Spain were seeded by FIFA among the teams participating in this year's Confederations Cup.

In the draw rules of the Confederations Cup, teams from the same continent are avoided in the group stage draw, and the host country is seeded, which everyone knows, while the other seeded team depends on the national team ranking, the winner of the tournament and other considerations.

Spain and Germany are currently ranked first and second respectively in the national team rankings, plus Spain is the champion of the last World Cup, although the German team is the new European champion, but no matter from which level, the German team is still slightly worse, so Spain is proposed to be seeded.

In other words, the German team will definitely beat the host Brazil in the group stage!

Bosque, this old guy is cheap and well-behaved, and he has the posture of the Anthy coach in the slam dunk master, he smiled, and didn't say anything, but he seemed to have everyone's bearing, which made Yang Cheng slander in his heart, and felt that this Bo Dad was too much.

The draw began with Cafu, the former captain of the Brazilian national team. The official ball for the 2014 World Cup was shown, and then Beckenbauer gave an introduction to the Confederations Cup, which will start on June 15 and end on June 30, 2013, and will be the most important national team competition before the World Cup in Brazil.

Yang Cheng has already made a lot of preparations for the draw in his heart, but he couldn't get the seeded team and ran into Brazil. Yang Cheng felt that his head was big, because he had a hunch that Group A might be made into a group of death. Because with the strength of the Brazilian and German teams, whether they join Mexico or Uruguay, the competition will be very fierce.

It turns out. Yang Cheng's idea has figured out FIFA's plan, and Group A has indeed turned into a group of death in the end.

Brazil is in the same group as Germany, Mexico and Japan; Spain have been drawn in Group B with Uruguay, Tahiti and African champions, so the competition in Group A will be very tough no matter how you look at it, as Japan and Mexico are equally capable of challenging Brazil and Germany, while Tahiti are the recognized team to brush the numbers.

After the draw ended, Yang Cheng shook his head helplessly and stood up, ready to get up to attend the dinner after the FIFA draw ceremony, while Bosque on the side also stood up with a spring breeze on his face. also patted Yang Cheng's shoulder comfortingly, as if to tell him, little buddy, you just accept your fate!

However, it is not that FIFA is going to kill the German team, because the German team will not be seeded. It is destined to meet Brazil, and whether it is Uruguay, Mexico or Japan, any team drawn will produce very cruel competition, which is inevitable. …,

Of course, this is not to say that Spain is in a group that is not good. Uruguay and the African champions, these two teams will definitely be able to challenge Spain, but this BUG team is too strong.

In the final analysis, this world still believes in the law of the jungle, and whoever has the biggest fist has the advantage...... There is a saying in Brazilian football that at the foot of the Andes is a golden lake!

The reason for this is to describe the talent produced by many Brazilian professional clubs in the foothills of the Andes, such as da Gama, Flamengo, Fluminense and São Paulo, among which São Paulo is the most formalized, which boasts the most complete training base in Brazil.

When it comes to São Paulo's training base, you have to talk about Kaka.

It is rumored that after the Sao Paulo club sold Kaka to AC Milan, they used the funds to build this training base, which was a big squander for Brazilian football at that time, at least at that time, not many clubs could invest such a large amount of money to build such a training ground.

However, even now, it is still the most modern and well-equipped training base in Brazil, with not only a dedicated academy, but also a large first-team training area, as well as a well-developed scientific research facility, among which many sports and rehabilitation equipment are directly imported from Yang Cheng's research center.

At the beginning, the German Football Association wanted to find a training base, focusing on two areas, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, because of the convenient transportation, it is very convenient to go from here to any host city of the World Cup, and the climate is also suitable, it does not rain often, and it is suitable for use as a training camp for the World Cup.

As soon as Yang Cheng heard Sao Paulo, he remembered the Sao Paulo club that was well-known in Brazilian football, and he immediately mentioned this cooperative club to the German Football Association.

This time, taking the opportunity to go to Brazil to participate in the draw for the Confederations Cup, Yang Cheng specially took Bierhoff, accompanied by Ronaldo and Denilson, to the training ground of the Sao Paulo club.

"Welcome to São Paulo, Mr. Yang Cheng!" The famous Yang Cheng led the team to Sao Paulo, and the club president Juventio personally brought the club's management to the gate to greet him, at least for them, Yang Cheng was already a big man on the top, and they all wished they could get in touch with him.

"Hello, President Juventio!" Yang Cheng politely returned the gift.

After that, it was Ronaldo and Denilson who were polite to the Sao Paulo club, and then walked into the training base.

Coming in from the gate, stepping on the smooth cement pavement, the left and right sides are lined with green decorative gardens.

"On the right hand side is the club's administrative office of our club!" Juventio introduced a three-story tiled house on the right, which looked a bit old. But there is a different taste, the entire building of the São Paulo training base is this old-school architectural style, which is very local characteristics.

When a group of people reached a fork in the road, they saw Juventio pointing to the road on the right.

"The one on the right is the training ground and match pitch leading to the youth team, where the youth team matches and training are located, just across the river, and it's all separated from the first team. In addition, the youth team usually does not take this road, and there is its own door to enter and exit. If necessary, close the bridge on the riverside and the two sides will be completely separated! ”

"On the left is the club's first-team training area. There are a total of 3 standard playing fields as training grounds, and 5 smaller fields of different sizes and sizes, and we also have a dedicated indoor soccer complex, as well as locker rooms and gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, and so on. ”…,

Yang Cheng walked and listened to the introduction, he had never been to São Paulo, but the first impression of this club's training base was that even if it was placed in Europe, it would definitely be the top training base. Or I dare not say that it is the most scientific, but the facilities are perfect and the environment is first-class, which is absolutely inescapable.

What makes Yang Cheng most satisfied is the indoor soccer stadium, and he likes to play small-field soccer games. He also likes to have players train in such small venues, so when he hears that there is an indoor soccer stadium, he immediately goes over with interest to check it out.

Indoor football is very popular in Brazil, and almost all the famous stars have had experience in indoor football, and even many technical stars such as Ronaldinho and Robinho have started their experience in indoor football, and many of their improvisational moves have come from indoor football games.

"It really doesn't look like a Brazilian club!" Bierhoff was also the first to see the training base in São Paulo with his own eyes. He also admired the modernity of the other party and the perfection of the equipment.

"They also have a lunch break dormitory where our players can rest without having to travel to and from the hotel, which is also very ideal for us!"

Yang Cheng couldn't help nodding after listening to it, the most rare thing is that every dormitory here is equipped with air conditioning and independent toilets, recreation rooms and computers with Internet access, table tennis, basketball, badminton and other sports, it is almost like a perfect hotel.

You know, when Yang Cheng was in charge of Inter Milan, the club did not have air conditioning in the players' dormitories, and many European clubs have not done this yet, so it is really good that Sao Paulo can have such facilities.

Another thing that makes Yang Cheng satisfied is that this training base is not in the city of São Paulo, but in the south of a small town called Cotia in the west of the city.

Even if you touch it, there are many high walls around it, unless you sneak into the training base, you can't expect to be able to spy on any confidential information, which is also in line with Yang Cheng's requirement to keep it secret.

"What do you think?" Bierhoff is very satisfied with this place, but it is Yang Cheng who really calls the shots.

Yang Cheng thought about it, looked left and right, and nodded: "I don't have a problem either!" ”

At that time, the German team can train in Sao Paulo during the Confederations Cup, and if there are any problems, they can slowly improve, or wait until the World Cup to change their location, which is not difficult at all.

"Then I'll start talking to them!" Bierhoff nodded.

Yang Cheng also nodded, "It's rare for me to come to Brazil and go around for a tour!" "He's actually a travel enthusiast, and since he's in Brazil, there's no reason not to walk around, especially the statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro not far away...... Brazil will be the most watched region in the world in the next few years, with the 2013 Confederations Cup, the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, all three international competitions being held in Brazil, which undoubtedly provides favorable opportunities for Brazilian sports, especially Brazilian football.

Sao Paulo also attaches great importance to this cooperation with the German national team, hoping to take this opportunity to enhance the club's influence in international football, and even use the influence of the German team to open the way for players to the Bundesliga, so in the negotiations, Sao Paulo also gave enough sincerity.

If the German team enters the Cotia training base in São Paulo, then the São Paulo side will provide the best convenience for the German team in terms of staff, waiters, accommodation and other aspects.

Of course, all this they provide is not free, the German team wants to provide Sao Paulo with 300,000 euros as a fee in half a month of the Confederations Cup, in the name of helping Sao Paulo renovate the training base, in fact, it is a reward, and Yang Cheng also promised that he will give a discount when buying some equipment in Sao Paulo, which is a kind of reward.

But Yang Cheng also mentioned that he hopes that Sao Paulo can provide protection to the team in many aspects such as confidentiality and security, and Juventio patted his chest and assured that he will definitely do his best to cooperate with the German team in these aspects, and he will also convey this matter to the city government of Cotia, and the city government will arrange the police to escort the German team at that time.

Yang Cheng is very satisfied with Juventio's arrangement, because with the Cotia training base in São Paulo, the German team can arrange the hotel in a safer and better hotel in the city of São Paulo, instead of staying in the Brazilian countryside.

This is another big convenience for the German team.

After the draw and residency were settled in Brazil, Yang Cheng began to enter a vacation period, and after Ronaldo and others were retained, Yang Cheng stayed for a few more days until mid-December. (To be continued) RQ