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Chapter 339: A Trip to Germany

George chose to agree to the invitation of Rummenigge and Beckenbauer to go to Germany to watch the Federation Cup matches. It was not a whim, but a decision made after careful consideration. Because he knew that if he refused the invitation from the side with good intentions at this delicate time, he would undoubtedly offend Beckenbauer and the German football world that only the football emperor was the leader, thus causing unnecessary trouble to himself and Tottenham!

What's more, George also had a very important thing to discuss with Beckenbauer in person. In order to avoid attracting attention from interested people, it is obviously a good idea to go to Germany to meet with the football emperor in secret under the pretext of "observing the players close to the Federation Cup".

On June 15, just as the opening match of the Federation Cup between Argentina and Tunisia officially started, George and Elizabeth, who had been traveling all the way, finally arrived in Frankfurt, preparing to watch the first group match between Germany and Australia, which is expected to be staged in three hours!

"George, you mean, I hope I don't compete with Blatt for FIFA President, but instead take over the position of UEFA President according to Johnson's previous idea?" Beckenbauer asked in the VIP box at Wald Stadium with a little displeasure, "You are so unfaithful to the outcome of the showdown between Blatt and me? Look at the seven years he served as FIFA President, not only did he have done anything good, but he also offended all his former supporters. So, now is definitely a great opportunity to overturn his stupid rule in FIFA!"

It is obvious that Beckenbauer is full of confidence in this FIFA presidential election. Especially South Africa, which had previously defeated Blatter and successfully won the 2006 World Cup, it has greatly increased Beckenbauer's confidence, believing that Blatter is already betrayal and that not many people will support this FIFA president whose credit has gone bankrupt!

"Franz, I admit that in terms of ability, you are definitely several levels better than that idiot Blatt. But don't forget how Johnson lost in the end with a huge advantage!" George knew Beckenbauer's source of confidence, but he also knew that compared with Blatt, this football emperor was too upright and was not a qualified politician at all!

In order to defeat Johnson, who had a great advantage, Blatt once wrote short checks to the AFC and the African Football Federation. Now, although Blatt's reputation has been severely overdrawn in recent years, as the president of FIFA, he can still use his same tricks to win votes from the Football Association of the Third World Member States!

After all, Beckenbauer did a very bad job in public relations in this regard. As a champion of elitism, those soccer associations in developed soccer areas will naturally support them, but those less developed countries will obviously not buy their accounts, even if Beckenbauer has the title of football emperor. In the eyes of these soccer associations, no matter how cheap Blatt's credit is, he can bring them more benefits than Beckenbauer in his position as FIFA president!

It is precisely for this reason that George is not optimistic about Beckenbauer's campaign path this time. Because he knows that without Beckenbauer's campaign program, it is absolutely impossible for those Football Associations to choose to support this German who cannot bring them enough benefits!

If Beckenbauer decides to run for UEFA President, then the situation will be completely different. Although European football is also divided into developed and underdeveloped regions, with the prestige of the football emperor and Germany's influence in Europe, coupled with John Song himself's secret support, it can completely suppress the fledgling Platini and successfully complete the transfer of power within UEFA!

However, Platini used the position of FIFA president as bait and successfully diverted Beckenbauer's attention, resulting in huge loopholes in Johnson's successor plan, and eventually he had to go into battle and resist the electoral offensive launched by the French again!

Although Johnson made extremely outstanding contributions to the development of European football during his fifteen years as UEFA President and made the UEFA Champions League the world's top football club event, his age and long-term experience as UEFA President have also become the target of Johnson's political enemies!

You should know that Johnson, born in November 1929, is now an elderly man who is about to turn 76 years old. He has been sitting in the position of UEFA president for fifteen years. At such a big age, he is still seeking re-election as president, which can easily leave people with the impression of being greedy for power. The most important thing is that those football associations of various countries who are dissatisfied with Johnson's still seeking re-election opportunities and those who are very interested in Platini's slogan "When taking office, they will provide financial support for football backward areas" are likely to unite to deal with Johnson!

That's why George immediately came to Beckenbauer after arriving in Frankfurt. Because the primary purpose of his trip was to make the football emperor realize the reality and change his mind, give up the idea of ​​competing with Blatt for the FIFA president, and follow Johnson's original plan to stabilize the basic UEFA first and then slowly plan for FIFA!

"I have to admit that what George said is indeed very reasonable." After listening to George's analysis, Beckenbauer's expression became solemn. "However, I think I may not be able to bear it for so long. Although he is younger than Lennart (Johnson), I am now a 58-year-old guy. Let me wait four years step by step before launching an attack on the FIFA president. To be honest, this is really a bit difficult. Besides, since George has pointed out these problems, I will correct it carefully next. I don't believe that if I do this, I will lose to Blatt, who only knows how to take power!"

What a stubborn guy! When George heard Beckenbauer's answer, he was speechless for a moment. He did not expect that he had analyzed the matter so thoroughly that the other party insisted on jumping into the pit that Platini was deliberately digging!

If Beckenbauer insists on running for FIFA president, then George can only find another way to stop Platini's campaign!

No matter what, Platini must not be elected as President of UEFA two years later as he did in his previous life. Otherwise, with his extremely inferior behind-the-scenes operation methods, he and Tottenham, who have a different position from Platini, will definitely be in great trouble at that time, and it is not impossible for him to create a White Hart Lane tragedy!

George didn't have the idea of ​​going to settle the score with Platini after he suffered a secret loss. He planned to prevent problems before he could happen and stifled all factors that might be unfavorable to him or Tottenham in the bud. This is what he liked and was best at doing the most!

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