It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 170 168 World Cup Group Stage Draw (Daily Transition)
Ibrahimovic looked at Guardiola talking nonsense on TV in confusion.

No partiality?

Never double standards?

TMD, you bald guy, you just know how to tell lies with your eyes open, your heart is about to fall to the Pacific Ocean.

Why the Pacific Ocean and not the Atlantic Ocean?

That’s because Charles’ hometown is east of Spain!
Ibrahimovic turned off the TV angrily.

He decided to park his Ferrari in front of Guardiola's office again tomorrow.

……

Cruyff watched his beloved disciple speaking on TV and nodded continuously.

He agreed with Guardiola's words.

While watching, Cruyff picked up his mobile phone and prepared to call Laporta.

He also knew what Ibrahimovic did in the hospital. Behavior like this of protecting teammates must be rewarded, and good people must not be discouraged.

At the same time, it is time to remind the La Liga Football Association what kind of club Barcelona is.

Damn, the last time I asked Laporta to pay a little more money to hire a new chef for Charles, Laporta just knew how to shirk his responsibilities.

This time it is also a good opportunity to see whether the money Laporta mentioned has been spent where he thinks it should be spent.

If not, then go to work at the La Liga Football Association with Calderon.

……

Later, when Ibrahimovic was still thinking about which Ferrari to drive tomorrow, the president of the Spanish Football Association, who already understood what kind of club Barcelona was, attended the press conference in person.

On the TV, I saw the President of the Spanish Football Association, dressed neatly and speaking with a serious expression.

"In the 12th round of the La Liga, during Barcelona's home game against Real Madrid, a scandal with a very wide impact occurred."

"In addition to the inappropriate behavior of both sides on the field, the accidents that occurred after the game also had a severe impact on the entire society."

"After the match, the Spanish Football Association committee attached great importance to and was concerned about the incident."

"On November 2009, 11, the Football Association Committee asked the Disciplinary Committee to conduct a detailed investigation into Pepe's foul on Charles, the referee's penalty scale, and the post-match situation in the Real Madrid dressing room."

"After investigation and hearing the police report, the Executive Committee reached the final conclusion at its meeting on December 2009, 12:"

"First, Pepe's foul on Charles on the field was a pretty serious violation."

"Secondly, the referee's penalty standards on the field were too lenient."

"Third, there is no evidence that the problems in Real Madrid's dressing room after the game had anything to do with Barcelona."

"Fourth, regarding the personal conflict between Ibrahimovic and Pepe, Ibrahimovic has been forgiven by the person involved, Pepe."

"Based on the above conclusions, after careful discussion, the Spanish Football Association Committee made the following decisions:"

"First, Pepe, who received two yellow cards and one red card, will be suspended for an additional three games;"

"Secondly, there is no explicit provision that allows us to impose mandatory penalties for missed calls by the referee on duty, so the referee on duty remains to observe;"

"Third, Ibrahimovic's uncivilized behavior after the game violated sports ethics. Although the person involved has been forgiven, it must serve as a warning to others."

"Ibrahimovic will be suspended for one more game and fined 30,000 euros!"

The Spanish Football Association had just finished speaking and the press conference had not yet ended when Ibrahimovic's cell phone rang.

Ibrahimovic, feeling mixed emotions, looked at his phone and he did not expect that it was Guardiola, who was so biased as to be as far away as the Pacific Ocean, who called.

"Good evening, Zlatan."

Ibrahimovic answered the phone and soon Guardiola's voice was heard on the line.

"Good evening, coach, what can I do for you?"

Guardiola held the phone in one hand and tapped the table slowly with the knuckles of his right hand.

"Zlatan, don't worry too much about the suspension. The next game is not very important. You can have a good rest."

"There is also the matter of fines. The money will come from the club and you don't have to pay the fine;"

Ibrahimovic listened quietly to Guardiola's Spanish.

"One more thing, we have reached an agreement with Real Madrid, so the matter between you and Pepe has also been resolved;"

"Finally, and most importantly, have a great night, Zlatan."

Guardiola said with a smile.

Ibrahimovic didn't know what to say for a moment.

A penalty like today's must have been implemented by the club.

"...Zlatan knows."

The call between the two ended quickly.

Ibrahimovic took a look at the mobile phone in his hand and finally put it in his pocket. At the same time, he put down the Ferrari keys and walked towards the garage.

Damn, Guardiola is so biased.

This was Guardiola's first phone call since joining Barcelona.

Ibrahimovic rode a bicycle out of the garage to get some fresh air, but not long after he went out, he was surrounded by a group of reporters.

"Zlatan, what do you think of this punishment?"

"Ibra, have you really reconciled with Pepe?"

"So why did you beat Pepe in the first place?"

"The Golden Globe Awards will be announced soon. Are you confident you will win?"

"Zlatan, what do you think of Guardiola's Barcelona last season?"

Ibrahimovic placed the bicycle across in front of him and looked at the reporter impatiently.

"Zlatan will only answer the last question."

"Last season, with the squad that Barcelona had, Zlatan's grandmother could have led Barca to the title."

The reporters stared at Ibrahimovic with wide eyes and pressed the shutter buttons frantically.

They never thought that just by asking casually, they would come across big news.

Is there a conflict between Barcelona's generals and coach so soon?

Some reporters have even turned on their phones to start writing.

"Ibrahimovic is dissatisfied with Guardiola, shocking scandals broke out in Barcelona's locker room, and the attack in Real Madrid's locker room may be related to Guardiola"

"Guardiola's coaching ability has been questioned and he has lost control of the locker room."

Ibrahimovic may be sold in the winter window due to disagreements with Guardiola

"Guardiola is about to be fired, Pellegrini has not yet left Real Madrid, Barcelona fired Pep before Florentino"

"Zlatan, who is your grandmother?"

the reporter asked with a fanatical look on his face.

Whether you can get a promotion and a raise, and become the editor-in-chief, depends on this moment!

Ibrahimovic turned his bike around and got back on the bike, his face hidden in the darkness, leaving only his back to the reporter:
"Guardiola!"

Amid the stunned reporters, Ibrahimovic left in style.

But when he got home, it was not his wife who greeted him, but the cell phone in his pocket that rang again.

Ibrahimovic frowned and parked his bike next to the Ferrari. He took the phone from his pocket and walked slowly towards the living room. "Hello? Mino, what's the emergency?"

"Ajin, you have a new endorsement, a very impressive one!"

"What endorsement?"

Ibrahimovic asked in great confusion.

It shows that players like him have always been very famous, have no shortage of exposure opportunities, and naturally no shortage of endorsements.

But there are not many that are worth the agent's call late at night.

"Charles has a very wide influence in France and other French-speaking countries, especially in France and Monaco, where people love Charles very much."

"Now there are many sponsors coming to us, such as Van Cleef & Arpels watch endorsement, Hermès men's leather shoes endorsement..."

"In addition to these luxury brands, Barcelona also offers you a well-paid endorsement of HP ink."

"In short, that is, Ajin, we are going to be rich!"

Before the agent could finish his sigh, Ibrahimovic said: "Zlatan beat Pepe because a Fiat wanted to fight a Ferrari head-on, never for anything else!"

After saying that, Ibrahimovic hung up the phone.

After being in Barcelona for so long, except for some conflicts with Guardiola and parking his Ferrari in front of his office door, he has a good relationship with other people in Barcelona.

As a top club, Barcelona is completely different from other clubs.

It's more like a school.

Guardiola is the teacher of this school.

Whatever he says, all the players at Barcelona do, and they never ask “why?”

If Guardiola says "jump", all Barcelona players will jump.

This made him very uncomfortable.

Also, there are so many players nominated for the Ballon d'Or in one club, but each of them is as obedient as a student.

Xavi, Messi and other Barcelona youth players are not to be mentioned, it can be said that this is a habit for many years;

As for successful and older players like Henry, there is nothing to say. After all, he has almost gotten what he deserves, so he doesn't care much about it.

Then Charles is a pure oddity here.

Young, famous, not from the youth training camp, but damn obedient.

He had also heard of the endorsement brands that his agent had just told him about.

Isn’t the Van Cleef & Arpels the watch that Charles left all over the dressing room?

And that HP ink, he had seen Charles' endorsement posters many times.

He saw the intentions of Barcelona, ​​Guardiola and Charles.

But did Zlatan consider this when he beat Pepe?

Ibrahimovic put down his phone and looked at the scenery outside the window in confusion.

Forget it, I won’t drive the Ferrari tomorrow.

Ibrahimovic was lying on the sofa.

He forgave Guardiola for the time being.

God is never angry with ordinary people.

(Ibrahimovic quotes)
While Ibrahimovic was still confused, Charles didn't have time to think so much.

Because the draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is about to begin.

The South Africa World Cup group stage draw ceremony was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa.

More than 1700 media reporters and 200 TV stations from all over the world reported on the draw ceremony.

With so many media coming to the scene, although their focus is all on the World Cup draw, there will definitely be many ceremonies before the most important reveal.

Before the draw, the organizing committee took the lead in arranging a red carpet ceremony.

The 32 teams of the World Cup went through the stages in alphabetical order of their country names. Defending champion Italy was the 31st to appear, and the last to appear was host South Africa.

Then representatives of the World Cup Organizing Committee and the FIFA Executive Committee walked across the red carpet, and the last to appear were FIFA President Blatter and South African President Zuma.

Charles was so bored watching the lottery ceremony on TV that he wanted to sleep, but he was worried about missing the draw.

Obviously, the essence of the World Cup draw ceremony lies in those short 28 minutes, but the whole ceremony is just like an old lady's foot binding, smelly and long.

The draw ceremony began with a beautiful aerial view of Cape Town.

In addition to the scenery outside the venue, the performances inside the venue are also indispensable.

At the scene, the famous singer Johnny Craig brought a song full of African style "SCATTERLINGS OF AFRICA". This is not the first time that African music has appeared in the history of the World Cup.

One of the theme songs of the 1998 World Cup, "Do You Mind If I Play Football?", was performed by Senegalese singer Youssou N'Doh and Belgian singer Axela Reid.

The singer finally finished singing, and then the leader gave a speech.

Former South African President Mandela did not attend the ceremony due to health reasons, but he also sent his best wishes for the World Cup through VCR.

After the top leader has finished speaking, it is the turn of other leaders.

In FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s “As soon as I saw the host I fell in love with South Africa!”

With South African President Zuma saying, "I hope the World Cup will allow fans around the world to have a better understanding of Africa, to better understand African culture and history, and to recognize the superb football skills of Africans.", the draw ceremony finally began.

But the lottery ceremony is not just about drawing lots.

After the Italian Football Association representative walked out slowly from the backstage with the World Cup trophy in his hands and completed the necessary procedures to return it to FIFA, the foreplay was not over yet.

After a few heartwarming conversations between old men and children about the history of the World Cup, host Theron finally invited FIFA Secretary General Valcke to appear.

(Theron)
At this moment, Charles instantly woke up from his drowsiness.

Mr. Valcke, as usual, explained all the rules of the drawing ceremony.

As the guests for the lottery walked to the front one by one, the exciting lottery ceremony began.

As France was pulled out, Charles' heart almost sank.

We finally made it through the play-offs, but when the World Cup draw came, we were drawn into the group of death.

While facing host South Africa, American powerhouse Mexico and two-time World Cup winner Uruguay are also capable of competing with France for the right to qualify for the group.

Although there are no weak teams in the World Cup, the team France drew this time is too strong, right?
It probably won’t be easy to qualify this time.

Henry will be one year older next year, and no one knows whether Anelka can maintain his form;
Ribery has missed the French team's final qualifying campaign, and it is unclear what form he will be in before the World Cup after recovering from his injury.

In terms of midfield organization, Gourcuff is still too green from the World Cup qualifiers;
The battle between Benzema and Gignac for center forward may not be concluded before the World Cup begins;
Most importantly, as an insider, Charles knows better than anyone that no one knows when the conflicts within the French team will break out.

Domenegue may be the best coach at astrology, but he may also be the worst at communicating with players.

Just like the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, the defending champion France was tied 0-0 by Uruguay in the group stage, which ultimately led to both France and Uruguay returning home after the group stage.

In addition to Uruguay, there is also Mexico.

In the past decade, Mexico has become a force that cannot be ignored in world football. Whether it was the last America's Cup or previous friendly matches, Mexico had remarkable performances against both the South American duo and European powerhouses.

The French team should not even think about pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. First, they should find a way to avoid being eaten by the tiger.

Charles sighed helplessly.

The lottery result is in the picture, but it is too late and cannot be reviewed for the time being. You can check it around 12 o'clock tomorrow.

World Cup schedule:
32支参赛队通过抽签分为八个小组，每个小组分别有四支球队进行比赛，每支球队都必须和其他三支球队进行且只进行一场比赛，每组4个队循环比赛，共打6场(a1-a2;a1-a3;a1-a4;a2-a3;a2-a4;a3-a4)，每场比赛90分钟，胜平负分别积3、1、0分。每个小组积分的前两名球队出线进入淘汰赛阶段的1/8决赛，共16支队，即“16强”。

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(End of this chapter)