The name of this new competition system is the same as in the previous life, and is called the Champions League. However, there are 64 teams that qualified for the final main competition, far exceeding the 32 teams in the previous life. For this reason, the original Winners Cup and League Cup that have become useless will be cancelled.

In fact, from the team's perspective, there will be no burden on the schedule. For example, the team that finally reached the finals has increased from 13 games to 15 games, only 2 more games. But in terms of the total number of games, it has more than doubled. Whether from the perspective of sponsor broadcasters or fan clubs, it is a great thing that has more benefits than disadvantages.

Especially the increase in the final main game, everyone can be said to be happy. First-class powers have received a lot of more places. For example, top leagues like England, Italy, and Spain can get 7 places (ranking 5, 6, and 7 need to play in the playoffs with the Cup champion, and the specific competition system is not described here). Those weak football countries are also willing, and there are many seats, and of course they have more opportunities. In particular, the significant increase in prize money is the real benefit, and those weak football countries have never dreamed of winning the Champions League.

Selina became the first Croco. The sponsor who originally signed a letter of intent with the Golden League, after friendly negotiations, all of the broadcasters transferred to the new company.

To be honest, since the new season is about to begin, the pressure on negotiations between the two sides has been great, so in many key places, both sides have made great concessions. For example, UEFA gave up 40% of the shares, while the Angel Foundation also signed a contract, with 10% of the annual revenue as operating costs, 55% of the bonus allocated to each participating team, and another 20% is the promotion fund to support European football. In other words, only the remaining 15% is the dividends of both sides every year.

However, even so, among the contracts signed, all 8 A-level sponsors have been in place, with the total sponsorship amounting to CHF 162 million per year (about 162 million US dollars per year). In order to see clearly, especially since the euro has not been issued, it will be directly converted into US dollars in the future); there are 9 of 16 B-level sponsors, and the remaining 7 are in negotiations. If nothing unexpected happens, the total sponsorship amount will increase by 135 million US dollars per year.

The other big head is of course the broadcasting fee. At present, negotiations with several major football markets are coming to an end, with a total amount of 366 million US dollars. You should know that these are only a few European football powerhouses. Although the other football countries are weak, the domestic broadcasting market may not be low at all. This is not included in the whole world. For example: from the perspective of football, China is well deserved to be a fighting cock among the weak chickens, but from the perspective of football commercial development, who dares to ignore the Chinese market?

Although these are just good starts, future commercial development may take off further. But such achievements have made everyone laugh. You must know that this has exceeded the total revenue of the three major European clubs in previous years! Am I surprised? It is nearly ten times! This shows how serious the bureaucracy and corruption within UEFA were in the past?

Moreover, in operating costs, there is no longer a high salary to support those incompetent UEFA officials. Instead, they will provide considerable subsidies to referees, and a professional referee team will be further cultivated in the future.

The club is also quite satisfied with the high bonus. Even if the teams eliminated in the first round, they will still get a $1.4 million appearance fee. For many small European clubs during this period, the annual expenditure of $1 million was actually a paradise. The championship bonus was as high as nearly $20 million (it depends on the number of winning games, and there will be up and down). What was this concept at that time? At that time, the top teams such as the Italian Ac, Inter Milan, and Juventus were also in this way.

It should be said that all parties are excited and are waiting for the start of the new season to welcome this luxurious feast.

In addition, in order to improve the viewing, it is different from the previous life, and there are still quite some reforms. For example, starting from next season (the schedule of this season is too late), the last place in the main competition will be given to the "European National Team", which means that as long as it is within the UEFA scope, no matter what country, whether it is a professional or amateur, as long as it is a team, you can compete for this place through the elimination qualifiers.

Although the gimmick of the "European National Team" has a strong gimmick and the possibility of amateur teams entering the main game is extremely small, who can guarantee that no miracles will happen? Football is round, and there are not too many classic events where weak defeat strong. This is also to cater to the psychology of fans. In a certain way, the "European National Team" is a team representing fans.

There is also the reform of winning the penalty kick. Jing Jian mentioned this casually, but he didn't expect that the European football world, which has always been conservative, actually accepted it. Jing Jian's reform is not so complicated. The penalty kick winning has increased from five rounds to six rounds, but before the overtime starts, the first three rounds will be held first. If the overtime decides the winner, the scores of the first three rounds will be invalidated, and the overtime victory will be determined by the overtime victory. If the overtime draws, then the penalty kick winning the next three rounds will be held.

This is a resentment from fans in the previous life. Jing Jian found that many teams did not seek merit after entering overtime. Both sides played quite conservatively and the game was dull and dull. After such reforms, the side who fell behind in the first three rounds of penalty kicks would definitely fight to the death. Who can guarantee that there would not be any accidents until the last moment of the game?

However, as a proposal for camera punishment, it was temporarily rejected by UEFA. The key is that the current technology is not yet perfect, and Jing Jian can understand this, so he put this proposal on hold for the time being.

There is also a very critical point in the transfer system and the training fee for young players. In this regard, both sides have made certain concessions. A 3+2 five-year transition period is stipulated. With these five years of buffering, the free transfer system will gradually enter a similar free transfer system in the future.

As a symbol, the hero Mr. Boseman finally reached an out-of-court settlement with his club. After paying $1 million in transfer fees and another $1 million in various sponsorships, the Portsmouth Club gave Mr. Boseman a generous contract with the club's deputy technical director (responsible for scouts and video data analysis, and will join the coaching staff in the future).

Some facts are helpless. In the lawsuits of several years, Mr. Boseman, who had been suspended for a long time, was indeed aborted. However, he did not expect to be so miserable in his previous life. Instead, he had the guarantee of a new job. For him, this was already a blessing in disgrace.
Chapter completed!