Otherwise, what does Yang Hao say, there is a problem with the mechanism of the selection of the Golden Ball Award of the French football magazine?

If it was in the 90s, when information was not so developed, this approach of French football magazines was actually not a big problem, but at the moment in 2008, it is still using this old routine, then the problem is obvious.

The biggest problem with the Ballon d'Or is that French football magazines are unwilling to give up their sales.

The issue of the Golden Globe Awards announced every year is often the one with the largest circulation.

Unlike FIFA, French football magazines are purely dependent on magazine circulation and advertising, so it is impossible to give up magazine sales.

But then the problem cannot be solved.

Even if Denis Chaumill tried his best to hide, even if Atletico tried to keep a low profile, the news was leaked.

Some French media photographed Denis Chaumill and his entourage heading to Madrid at the airport.

They claim to be secretive, but in reality they can't hide it at all.

On December 1, when they were just in Madrid, after taking photos of Torres at his home and doing interviews, the French side was poked out by the media that night.

In the age of the Internet, news quickly spread around the world.

Everyone knows that Fernando Torres is the winner of the 2008 European Ballon d'Or.

When the two of them arrived at the airport in Madrid, they received a phone call, and he made a decision to make a change.

At 10 o'clock in the morning on December 2, the official website of the French football magazine officially announced the winner of the 2008 Ballon d'Or in advance.

This is also the 53rd winner of the Golden Globe Awards.

At the same time, the votes of all players were also announced.

And the most eye-catching of these are the top three.

Fernando Torres was elected with a high vote, followed by Lionel Messi in second, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in third and Kaka in fourth.

And then there are Casillas, Xavi, Villa......

Judging from the distribution of the entire Ballon d'Or, the top 10 players are all monopolized by La Liga.

This immediately caused a shock in the entire European football world.

I knew that La Liga was strong, but I really didn't expect it to be so strong.

Moreover, except for Villa in Valencia, all of them are from the three masters of the Western Super League.

This is enough to show the influence of the three giants of the Western Super League in the current world football.

When the Ballon d'Or was forced to announce its results earlier, the media and fans around the world were in an uproar.

Torres quickly became a man of the show.

After 48 years after Luis Suarez, Spain has finally produced a European Ballon d'Or winner!

What exciting news this is!

All of Spain was cheering.

Whether it is Atletico Madrid fans or other teams, as Spaniards, they are cheering for Torres and envy Atletico because Atletico has produced a superstar like Torres!

Atletico Madrid's official website was officially announced for the first time, and then the Spanish Football Association and La Liga also sent congratulatory messages one after another.

This was followed by congratulations from the Spanish royal family, the Prime Minister's Office, the Madrid Mayor's Office and the Madrid Parliament.

After that, many La Liga teams, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, congratulated Atletico Madrid.

It's not just Atletico's accolade.

This is also an honor for the whole of Spanish football!

All La Liga teams are envious of Atletico Madrid, for producing homegrown stars like Torres.

For Spanish fans, Figo, Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Kaka and other superstars won the Ballon d'Or, and they were also very happy, but it was foreign aid.

Torres is a native of Spain, and his entire career has so far been with Atletico Madrid, and it was by helping the Spanish national team win the European Ballon d'Or after winning the European Championship.

This is a great honor for any Spaniard.

Prince Felipe, the crown prince of Spain, visited Atletico Madrid's Mahata Honda training base again the next day to meet Yang Hao and Torres, and he congratulated Torres on winning the Ballon d'Or.

At the same time, he also thanked Yang Hao for his outstanding contribution to Spanish football.

Not only that, he hopes that Yang Hao can continue to work hard and strive to help Spain win the Confederations Cup and the World Cup.

"I and all the Spanish people will be grateful to you!" Prince Felipe said sincerely.

After a 48-year absence, the Golden Ball was born again, and you can imagine how excited and exhilarating Spanish fans and Atletico Madrid fans are.

On December 6, in the 14th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid went north to challenge Sporting Gijon away.

As the promotion horse of this season, Sporting Gijón's Molinon Quini Stadium has never been full, and the 30,000-capacity stadium generally has an attendance of around 20,000, which is very good for the city of Gijón, which has a population of only 270,000.

However, on the 6th, the Molinon Quini Stadium was full.

A full 30,000 fans attended.

In what Atletico Gijón said to Atletico Madrid officials, the supply outside is simply in short supply, and there are still many fans rushing to buy tickets to enter, and the scalpers have directly fried the tickets to 5 times or even 10 times the usual amount.

This is simply outrageous!

When has Sporting Gijón's tickets ever been speculated like this?

But that's just the way it is!

This is the affirmation of the Ballon d'Or by fans in northern Spain, who are eager to see Torres in action!

When Atletico arrived outside the Molinon Quini Stadium and stepped off the team bus, there was a large crowd of fans who could not buy tickets to attend the game, all chanting Torres' name.

When Torres stepped out of the bus, there were enthusiastic cheers and screams from the fans.

That enthusiasm was the envy of Atletico from top to bottom.

When have they been treated like this by the fans when they have played away from Spain?

Yang Hao and others also deeply felt that this is the difference between local players and foreign aid.

In Spain, they are naturally closer to their homegrown players.

According to the news from Atletico Madrid's headquarters, Torres' No. 9 shirt has been completely sold out.

Tens of thousands of jerseys, all of them were sold out in one day.

Not only that, but the bookings from the fans are also very frenetic.

Now, Atletico Madrid is in intensive communication with Nike, and will officially launch the Ballon d'Or commemorative version of Torres' No. 9 jersey on December 7, the moment when Torres is about to go to Paris, France, to lift the Ballon d'Or.

When the news came out, not to mention the whole of Madrid, the whole of Spain was boiling, and the number of fans who booked was about to explode.

Carlos Leao even told Yang Hao that after winning the Golden Globe Award, Torres' commercial value will soar at a very fast pace, and he is even expected to catch up with Kaka.

The reason is very simple, he is handsome.

Moreover, Torres is European.

It's not xenophobic, or racist, it's a very rustic complex.

……

As soon as the game began, Atletico showed aggressiveness.

Yang Hao stood on the sidelines, not worried about the enthusiasm of the players at all.

The imps also prepared a celebration program for this game.

In the opening four minutes, the team created a corner kick opportunity, but Torres went to grab it, but he couldn't grab the best position and headed it off.

But just 1 minute later, Iniesta sent a diagonal cross on the right side, and Messi volleyed from the edge of the small penalty area to break through the goal of Sporting Gijón and open the scoring for Atletico Madrid, 1-0!

Then, it was clear that the Atletico players were doing everything possible to help Torres score, and Torres himself tried hard to score, but sometimes the more it did, the more they couldn't score.

Not only could they not score goals, but they made the entire first half, Atletico Madrid scoreless.

Until the 41st minute, Messi cut inside with the ball, and after a one-two cooperation with Torres, near the penalty spot, the left-footed arc ball went to the far corner, hanging straight to the dead corner of the upper left corner, and made another goal for Atletico Madrid, 2-0!

Brace!

At halftime, Yang Hao didn't arrange any tactics, so he let the little ghosts arrange it themselves.

Listening to them over there, they are studying from which angle they have more opportunities, which area has a larger gap, and how to pass well...... They are all looking at how to get Torres to score.

In the end, Messi and Kaka discussed, yes, you just don't think about it so much.

In the second half, he waited at the top of the arc and ran diagonally to the right side of the penalty area when he had the chance.

Either Messi or Kaka, guaranteed to get the ball to your feet!

Torres said there was a problem with the wood!

After the rematch in the second half, Sporting Gijón obviously strengthened their defense, which created a lot of difficulties for Atletico Madrid.

But in the 57th minute, Messi and Kaka collided with the wall on the right rib, Messi burst to the edge of the penalty area with the ball, and when he changed to cut inside to shake off the defender, he suddenly sent a straight stopper.

Messi is not tall, but he moves very quickly and is very hidden.

When the defender realizes his pass, it is too late to stop it.

The ball penetrated the Sporting Gijón defence and landed on the right side of the penalty area behind him.

Torres really cut into the right side of the penalty area diagonally as agreed, just caught up with Messi's pass, shot angrily with his right foot, and sent the ball into the near corner, 3-0!

After Torres scored, he turned and ran excitedly.

Everyone up and down Atletico also chased out at the same time, rushed to the sideline live camera, and caught up with Torres.

The Spanish center pulled open his jersey, revealing the white T-shirt inside, and saw a Ballon d'Or logo on it.

And everyone at Atletico Madrid, including goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, chased him out, gathered around him, and reached out to point to the Ballon d'Or on Torres' chest.

In an instant, the entire stadium, all 30,000 fans let out a deafening cheer.

Although, they are all fans of Sporting Gijón, at this moment, they will still cheer for Torres.

Because he is not only the center forward of Atletico Madrid, but also the center of Spain!

……

After scoring a goal, the whole person relaxed, and the goals came one after another.

In the 61st minute, Torres used a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area to break through the goal of Sporting Gijón again, 4-0!

After that, Messi sent a wonderful pass again, Iniesta stepped forward in front of the goal, and pushed the goal from close range, 5-0!

Torres received a direct pass from Kaka in the 81st minute, still on the right side of the penalty area, almost in the same position as just now, and hit the far corner to lock the score at 6-0!

Hat-trick!

In the end, Atletico Madrid beat Sporting Gijón 6-0 away.

But the most embarrassing thing is the players of Sporting Gijón.

They originally thought that the 30,000 fans were coming in to cheer for them, but they didn't expect that when they arrived at the game, they all "defected" one by one and cheered for Torres.

Especially at the end of the game, when Torres scored a hat-trick, the fans in the stands were almost about to lift the roof, and those who didn't know must have thought that this was Atletico Madrid fans who came to watch the game away.

Actually?

There were more than 2,000 Atletico fans at the scene.

They have a thorough understanding of the situation.

……

In Atletico's 6-0 thrashing at Sporting Gijón, Villarreal drew 3-3 at home to Getafe.

Villarreal played very badly in the first half of this game, conceding three goals in a row.

But in the second half, after Pellegrini adjusted, he chased three goals in a row, and finally drew 3-3.

Barcelona beat Valencia 4-3 at home.

Jose Mourinho made a brilliant move in this game, replacing Samuel Eto'o with Thierry Henry.

As a result, the French striker scored a hat-trick.

Although Valencia performed very well and pressed Barcelona throughout the game, they couldn't stand Barcelona's counterattacks sharper than one another.

This goal battle is also the best embodiment of the current La Liga.

When every team is growing by leaps and bounds, and at the same time they are more attacking than ever, it is often natural to concede goals, and even now it is as strong as Atletico Madrid, conceding an average of 2 goals per game, which seems to be no surprise.

This is something that Yang Hao never expected.

With his character, he would actually prefer to keep a clean sheet against his opponents.

But gradually, he got used to it.

As long as you can score more goals than your opponent, go for it!

Deportivo La Coruna beat Malaga 2-0 at home.

And the biggest upset of this game came at the Bernabeu.

Sevilla FC beat Real Madrid 4-3 away.

This took everyone by surprise.

Arsene Wenger's side have been defence-worse this season, mainly because Cannavaro has relegated to the second line and Samuel has been gradually replaced by Kompany, resulting in Real Madrid's backline being played by Gitorius Chiellini and Kompany.

Two young players did well but were inconsistent and prone to conceding goals.

But Real Madrid's attacking firepower is fierce.

So, there have been no major problems in the past.

But this time against Sevilla, he conceded a goal in the opening 3 minutes, and although he pulled one back, he conceded two goals in the first half.

Real Madrid actually chased back to 3-3 at one point, but in the last minute, Rakitic's goal helped Sevilla snatch three points from the Bernabeu.

Arsene Wenger's side suffered a defeat.

After 14 rounds, Atletico Madrid has 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, which is obviously worse than previous seasons.

Yang Hao's interpretation of this is that the competition in La Liga this season is more fierce and the opponents are stronger, which makes it difficult for Atletico to occupy an overwhelming advantage as in the past.

When the opponent is strong, there will be more accidents.

Atletico Madrid overtook Valencia with 35 points in this round and topped La Liga.

Valencia, on the other hand, is second in La Liga with 33 points after losing to Barcelona in this round.

Barcelona is third in La Liga with 32 points.

Real Madrid is fourth in La Liga with 29 points.

Villarreal also has 29 points, which is neck with Real Madrid.

This is quite a surprise indeed.

Arsene Wenger's side are now facing a change in defence, similar to Atletico's before, with Giorgio Chiellini and Vincent Kompany more mature.

I believe that in the second half of the journey, the situation will be much better.

After the top four, teams such as Deportivo La Coruna, Sevilla and Espanyol are all at the top of the table.

More surprising is Valladolid, which is very close to the points with several teams.

……

The day after the 14 rounds of La Liga, Torres departed from Madrid on a private jet to Paris, accompanied by Atletico Madrid president Cerezo, general manager Junior Hill, press director Andrew Barrasco and marketing director Carlos Leao.

The award ceremony was broadcast live in the studio of France Télévision.

In addition to Atletico's group, there were also Torres's parents, brother and sister.

Yang Hao couldn't go because of the midweek game against Juventus, but like the other players, he sat in Mahada Honda and watched the live broadcast.

When Torres appeared in a black straight suit, the audience applauded.

In order to participate in this award ceremony, Torrest made a very spiritual hairstyle, which matched his blonde hair, which looked particularly handsome.

There is nothing special about the whole process of the award ceremony, but there is an unexpected arrangement.

The scene first played a video of the whole team celebrating Torres' goal when Atletico Madrid played Sporting Gijon, and then suddenly connected with the players of Atletico Madrid, only to find that everyone was watching the live broadcast.

So there was a special show, where everyone rushed to the phone and said a word of blessing to Torres.

'I have to congratulate Fernando Torres, he proved to everyone that he is the best player in the world.

'I'm honoured to be able to coach a player as good as him.

"Congratulations, Ferdy!"

Torres was also very moved, with tears in his eyes on the live TV, he kept thanking everyone, and even read the names of a long list of Atletico Madrid players.

"I'm sorry, I have to read it for so long, or they won't let me go back."

Torres's sudden words not only made everyone at the award ceremony burst into laughter, but also made Mahadahonda's Atletico players lean forward and backward with laughter.

Finally, Torres once again expressed his loyalty to Atletico.

"I've had a great time here, my family and I are die-hard Atletico fans, I hope to be able to play here until I retire, I'm very, very grateful and love Atletico!"

In the end, Torres finally lifted the Ballon d'Or, coveted by countless professional footballers.

This is not an ornament in the office of the editor-in-chief of a French football magazine, but a Ballon d'Or specially made for Torres, engraved with his name, and exclusive to him!

……

The day after Torres won the Ballon d'Or, almost all the media reported, sending him flowers and compliments.

After winning the Ballon d'Or, almost everyone concluded that Torres would also basically win the World Footballer of the Year.

And rightfully so.

Because of the European Championship year, with Torres' performance, and he has already won the Ballon d'Or, it is also the right thing to win the World Footballer.

However, unlike previous years, this year's FIFA Awards ceremony was postponed to mid-January 2009.

This seems to be a deliberate attempt to take some time away from the presentation of the European Ballon d'Or.

In addition, unlike previous years, the number of candidates for this year's World Footballer of the Year has increased from 3 to 5, which also shows that FIFA wants to suppress the Ballon d'Or in the annual selection.

At present, they have announced the list of five people.

They are Torres, Kaka, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi.

From the current point of view, Torres is still the strongest and powerful candidate, but it is not ruled out that Messi will cause an unexpected upset.

Torres has the European Championships, but Messi has also performed well at this year's Olympics, and judging by his performance in the new season, Messi is indeed better.

But according to the inside information obtained by Yang Hao, Torres should be stable when he wins the award.

……

On the evening of December 10, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid hosted Juventus.

After Juventus couldn't win Bayern Munich at home, this game has actually fallen to Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets only need a draw to top the group.

Juventus, on the other hand, need to win.

In this case, the biggest suspense in this game is not who can win, but whether Ranieri dares to press it out?

The answer is, he really pressed it out.

But just for the opening period.

Juventus tried to take the lead on the road, but in the 12th minute, Didier Drogba opened the scoring for Atletico after receiving an assist from Angel Di Maria.

It was also the only goal of the game.

After Didier Drogba opened the scoring, Juventus went on to defend with a defensive approach.

Gotcha, Ranieri retracted again.

In the second half, seeing that Bayern had already scored, Juventus began to be anxious and wanted to fight back, but the attack seemed to be disorganized, and the players' physical consumption was also huge.

In the end, they were never able to find an effective way to attack.

1-0, Atletico beat Juventus at home.

In the other game, Bayern beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 at home.

In the last round, the Ukrainian team, which had been eliminated in advance, broke the jar and basically lost its fighting spirit.

However, after six rounds of matches, Atletico led the group with 13 points.

But the second place in the group is not Juventus, but Bayern Munich.

The Bundesliga team won at home in the last round, with a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 9 points and surpassing Juventus.

The Bianconeri have 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, and have 8 points and are in third place in the group.

After the game, Ranieri was frantically attacked and blamed by the Italian media, who all believed that Juventus suffered a heavy defeat because Ranieri was too conservative in his use of troops.

This is reflected in the last two rounds.

The home team could not win Bayern Munich, and the two sides fought 0-0, and Juventus came under great pressure.

In the final round, if they can beat Atletico Madrid, who have already qualified, the situation can still turn around, and even beat Bayern to qualify as long as they draw.

Claudio Ranieri's side played more shit in the second half, with distractions and a mess in attack.

In the end, he was eliminated from the Champions League, which is a matter of course.

But Ranieri is to blame!

This has caused a stir in the whole of European football.

Some media even ridiculed, Ranieri is a tinkerer?

No, he's a backstabber!

……

After the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid qualified first in the difficult group of death, which is certainly a wonderful win, but the other three teams in La Liga are also not far behind.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia all topped their group.

Once again, this surprised the whole European football world.

It stands to reason that after the draw results came out, the draw of the four La Liga teams in the Champions League group stage was not good, but in the end, all four teams qualified first in the group, which is definitely the best proof of the overall strength of La Liga.

In addition, in the UEFA Cup, all four La Liga teams made it out of the group stage of the UEFA Cup and advanced to the knockout rounds.

Not only that, but 3 of the 4 teams won the group stage and qualified with their heads held high.

Only Racing Santander is in a group with Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Twente, and Schalke 04, but Racing Santander is still second in the group, joining Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in qualifying.

It was clear to all that La Liga was too strong.

……

After playing in the Champions League, the 15th round of La Liga ushered in, and Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis 2-0 at home.

The highlight of this round is the national derby, with Barcelona hosting Real Madrid.

As a result, Jose Mourinho's side beat Real Madrid 2-0 at home.

Samuel Eto'o converted a penalty in the 70th minute and then added a goal on the counter-attack in the 82nd minute.

Jose Mourinho's counter-attacking counter-attack was very effective against Arsene Wenger's side.

Valencia narrowly beat Espanyol 2-1 at home.

……

December 20, La Liga round 16.

Due to the Club World Cup, the Barcelona match was postponed.

Atletico travelled to Barcelona and beat Espanyol 3-2 away.

In this game, among the players of the Spaniards, there were many players who left a deep impression on Yang Hao.

Needless to say, Fellaini played in the number 10 position of 4231, but often acted as a tactical fulcrum forward and headed in from behind, which is very similar to the way Baptista played in Sevilla.

Valverde must have borrowed this style of play to some extent.

So Fellaini has also been very eye-catching this season.

But what surprised Yang Hao the most was Ziglinsky.

Previously, he had been worried that the Ukraine international would not be able to adapt to La Liga, as in his previous life.

Unexpectedly, he was too worried.

Ziglinski has been in great form this season.

In this game, the Spaniard's second goal was a long pass from the back of Tsygrinski, which was set up by Raul Tamudo for Baldo.

It's just that it was already the 90th minute, and Atletico was already 3-1 up.

This also made Yang Hao realize that there is no vanity under the fame.

Back then, Pep Guardiola could look down on Tsyglinsky, and this Ukrainian must have his strengths.

Maybe his situation is the same as Ibrahimovic's, that is, he simply can't fit into Barcelona's tactical system.

And when La Liga played all the fixtures before Christmas, Barcelona also defeated Ecuador's Universidad de Quito 2-0 at the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan to win the Club World Cup!

Mourinho said in high spirits that the race for the La Liga title has just begun, and it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose now.

……

After playing all the games before Christmas, Atletico Madrid began the Christmas activities in full swing.

This includes a range of community activities, such as organising players to go to schools and hospitals.

Finally, the team organized a huge Christmas dinner in Madrid.

Unlike previous years, in addition to the men's football team, there were also players from the women's football team and basketball club, so the scene was very lively, and the scene also attracted a lot of media reporters.

Although they are all in Mahada Hongda, Yang Hao has also seen people in the women's football and basketball department on weekdays, but he rarely has contact, at most he is familiar, and he himself does not understand women's football and basketball, so he naturally rarely asks.

After dinner, the team was disbanded and the players were left to prepare for Christmas.

According to the club's schedule, after Christmas, the team will organise a one-week training camp in the Middle East.

As is customary, players are still travelling with their families, and all costs are borne by the club and sponsors.

The second edition of the Hill Cup will also be held in Abu Dhabi, but this time against Real Madrid instead of Real Madrid, but Valencia.

No way, that's the "home field" of Valencia.

After the team was disbanded, the players also shared their things and went home for Christmas.

Just when everyone thought that the wind and waves were going to be calm around Christmas, they didn't expect the Milan Sports Newspaper to be the first to break the news of lace.

Yang Hao, who had just broken up with American Hollywood actress Blake Lively, met the Sicilian beauty Miriam Leone, who had just won Miss Italy, when he attended an Armani event in Italy.

The 23-year-old Miriam Leone graduated from the University of Catania and has just won the title of Miss Italy in the 2008 Miss Italy pageant.

According to the description of Milan Sports Newspaper, the most eye-catching thing about Miriam Leone is his height of 1.75 meters, good looks, and unique charming temperament, which make her favored by Italian men after honoring Miss Italy.

Not long ago, in the selection of the most beautiful woman in Italy, Miriam Leone won the crown, and even beat the ball flower Monica Bellucci.

There are also many Serie A stars who have launched fierce pursuits for him, but in the end they have not been able to achieve their wishes.

According to the Milan Sports Daily, Yang Hao went to Italy this time to participate in business activities, and also had dinner with Adriano's family, after meeting Miriam Leone, in just 3 days, the two traveled to Como together, in and out together, and their feelings grew by leaps and bounds.

Subsequently, some media even took intimate photos of the two when they traveled near Como, which made countless Italian men very envious.

The Italian press then "wailed".

Italy's best players, including the likes of Andrea Pirlo, De Rossi and Aquilani, have all been snatched up by La Liga.

"Now, the shameless La Liga is not only taking away our players, but also our most beautiful woman in Italy!"

There is an urge to hack Yang Hao to death on the spot in Italy.

But don't say it, it really caused a lot of movement on the Internet.

Italian fans, in particular, expressed indignation at Yang Hao's behavior.

"Aren't there women in Spain? Why do you have to come to our Italy to grab it? ”

But unfortunately, the day after Christmas, Miriam Leone appeared in Atletico Madrid's group of relatives and friends who went to the Middle East, and began to appear as Yang Hao's girlfriend.

……

Returning to Dubai, Atletico Madrid was warmly welcomed by Middle Eastern fans.

After two years, Dubai fans have been looking forward to Atletico Madrid for a long time.

Not to mention anything else, in the past two years, Atletico Madrid has emerged a lot of stars.

Messi is becoming more and more mature and famous, and he is now the second-ranked top superstar in the Ballon d'Or.

and Torres, who has already won the Ballon d'Or, and the World Footballer of the Year is just around the corner.

The likes of Andres Iniesta, David Silva, Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Xavi Alonso are all European Championship winners, giving Atletico a star-studded and talented spot.

Not only the United Arab Emirates, but also many fans from Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and other surrounding regions and countries have rushed to Dubai just to catch a glimpse of the Atletico Madrid stars.

The Sheets are also not refused, and their attitude towards the fans is excellent.

When the team was training in Dubai, Cerezo, Hill Jr. and Carlos Leao were in front of the team, accompanied by Antonio Ponte, from Madrid to Johannesburg, South Africa, and after full communication with the South African World Cup Organizing Committee, they went north to Dubai to meet the team.

The news this time is that South Africa invited Atletico Madrid to South Africa for a training camp in the summer of '09, and at the same time arranged the pre-season of La Liga to be held in South Africa.

Of course, it can't be all of it, it's just a part of the arrangement.

For La Liga, they are also looking to further develop the sub-Saharan football market, and South Africa is undoubtedly a key region among them.

South Africa's move meant nothing else, it was purely an attempt to build momentum for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

After the Confederations Cup, Atletico Madrid went to South Africa for training, just to bring another wave of enthusiasm, plus the La Liga preseason, which can be a good warm-up for the World Cup.

Yang Hao didn't object, but he still said that the players' food and accommodation must be ensured, and there is training.

Now Atletico Madrid has a set of mature mechanisms to ensure the logistics of the team, and Xiao Hill is personally responsible for this part, he told Yang Hao that he personally checks it.

At that time, the South African side will also offer more convenience to Atletico Madrid.

'La Liga pre-season has now started to make a name for itself all over the world and there will definitely be more in the future, like the one in South Africa, and I think it's a good thing to extend an invitation to us. Antonio Ponte introduced.

Invitations like this often come in at a sizable sponsorship fee.

This is also an income for the participating La Liga teams.

"Then it's up to you to arrange this matter." Yang Hao usually doesn't set limits on this kind of thing.

At the level of Atletico Madrid, football alone is not enough, and commercial income can ensure the stability of the team's revenue and afford such a large group of stars.

Otherwise, the salaries of a few superstars alone could crush the finances of a mid-to-lower team.

Yang Hao is very aware of this.

That's why he's always trying to strike a balance between the competitive and the commercial side.

For example, this trip to the Middle East.

In fact, it's only been a week, and the itinerary is still quite intense.

But as soon as Emirates invited, and the team did not go to the Middle East for two years, it is also an obligation to squeeze and fulfill the promise to the sponsors.

More importantly, Atletico Madrid has been actively negotiating cooperation with companies in the Middle East, including Bahrain Telecom, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and other regions, and the progress is very good.

Carlos Leao has approached Yang Hao before, hoping to use this trip to the Middle East to open up the situation again, sign several contracts, and strive to catch up with Real Madrid as soon as possible.

Atletico Madrid are still in desperate need of money.

After all, two buildings are under construction, and spending money every day is as fast as burning, and it is not enough to earn it a little slower.

The marketing department is also now working on a new set of plans, including a focus on marketing Torres and Messi.

Kaka's brand image has now been established, and Torres has done a good job in marketing with the help of this Golden Globe Award, and the marketing department intends to strike while the iron is hot and strive to further build momentum for Torres in the commercial field.

For example, signing several blockbuster sponsorship contracts for him.

Messi has also been in the team's support in the past few years, and he will definitely have to work harder in the future.

At that time, Torres, Kaka and Messi, the three top superstars of Atletico Madrid, the commercial value is simply going to explode.

In addition, the commercial value of Xavi Alonso, Ramos, Drogba and others in the team is good, especially Ramos.

This kid is really surprising, and there are many sponsors who like him.

What is it called?

Ruffian, ruffian.

Yang Hao can only say, each flower into its own eyes!

But it's a good thing after all.

……

After four days of training in Dubai, the team travelled to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Compete here for the second Hill Cup.

It's a friendly in honour of Old Hill, and this year's team is Valencia.

It's a real coincidence.

The Hill Cup matches are set early, as is the La Liga schedule.

After playing the Hill Cup, in the next 17th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid will go to the Mestania Stadium to challenge Valencia away, and Yang Hao will meet Ancelotti.

That's kind of interesting.

In just 4 days, two teams have to play two games in a row, how is this calculated?

Yang Hao and Ancelotti also have their own routines for this.

For example, Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao disrupted all the player lineups and divided them into two teams to play half a game each.

Valencia played in the first half of the game and played as a substitute in the second half.

As a result, the two sides played a friendly friendly match in Abu Dhabi.

The scene was friendly, but the result was not very friendly.

The two sides fought 5-4, and it was a goal battle.

The stars were all set, the game was fast-paced, and both sides didn't give their best, but it was good enough.

Therefore, the current fans are still quite satisfied.

Carlo Ancelotti was a little less satisfied, as his side had lost by one goal.

"This one, I won it back at the Mestania Stadium at the weekend!" Ancelottimo said with a fist.

Valencia have led more than a dozen rounds this season before being overtaken by Atletico Madrid, leaving Carlo Ancelotti with a must-win for the weekend.

He needs a worthy champion to prove himself!

Isn't our monthly pass a bit small this month? Kneel and beg for a monthly pass! Bye, thanks, blah!!

(End of chapter)