The 2006 World Cup ended with a vicious header.
Who would have thought that the defender who was sent off with a red card against Australia would eventually become a hero for the whole of Italy.
Zizou's Mediterranean hit Materazzi's chest hard.
This collision knocked France's Hercules Cup away.
The scene of Qi Zu’s red card intertwined with the Hercules Cup is heartbreaking, and football brings people far more than these topics.
In this new season, Serie A has been hit by the Calciopoli, the Bundesliga has lost all its big names, and La Liga insists on playing games while Chinese fans are sleeping. The Premier League has become the best choice for domestic fans.
The top players in the Premier League are gearing up for the new season, all dreaming of achieving better results based on the previous season.
Although Chelsea did not disclose the amount of Shevchenko's transfer fee, Kenyon has confirmed that it set a club record.
This means that, together with the nearly 20 million pounds spent on the introduction of Mikel and others, the Blues have once again become the largest transfer spender in the Premier League and even Europe this summer.
However, taking into account the 18 million pounds recovered from selling players, the current net expenditure of the Blues is basically the same as last year.
Of course, if the introduction of Ashley Cole is successful before the transfer window closes, the Blues' transfer fee investment and pure expenditure will set new records since Abramovich took over.
Among the big-name players introduced, Shevchenko and Ballack are the most eye-catching. Although both of them will be 30 years old by the end of September, maintaining their form in one or two years is not a big problem.
Another significance of introducing these two superstars is to further enhance the prestige and image of Chelsea Club, lay the foundation for attracting more superstars in the future, and establish a virtuous cycle.
Among the players released, Crespo scored 10 goals last season, but Sheva's arrival is enough to fill the gap.
Gudjansson's versatile nature lost its appeal as the striker and midfield were further strengthened.
Duff's departure was foreshadowed last season (only 18 starts in the league), and the Magic Birds will count on Kalaw and Wright-Phillips to fill the vacancies on the wing. In addition, Carlton Cole and Glen Johnson are considered to have exhausted their potential.
There are two biggest variables at Chelsea in the remaining days before the transfer window closes.
1. Whether Gallas stays? If the Frenchman stays on the team, both the left and right full-backs can be reinforced, and the central defender also has a strong third choice. 2. The transfer progress of Ashley Cole. If the poaching is successful, the strength of the left wing will be improved to a higher level.
Manchester United has bought very few players and is the team with the least spending among the Premier League BIG4.
In addition to the sky-high purchase of Carrick from Tottenham, the Red Devils ultimately only signed a backup goalkeeper on loan from West Brom.
In terms of transfers, Ruud van Nistelrooy moved to Real Madrid for £1,100, young forward Rossi went to Newcastle on loan to experience, and forward Miller moved to Sunderland on a free transfer.
It is also worth mentioning that due to Wang Xiaodong's outstanding performance at Southampton in the English Championship and Dong Fangzhuo's personal efforts in the second division, Sir Alex Ferguson finally decided to bring this Chinese "favorite" back to the team.
In fact, in the three games that Manchester United visited South Africa, Dong Fangzhuo started every game and even scored a key goal in the second game to help the team win 1-0.
After the game, Dong Fangzhuo also received high praise from Ferguson.
Although Xiao Dong has achieved stage-by-stage success at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson's godson is still the young man from Portugal.
But this time when he returned to Manchester, what Ronaldinho received was bursts of boos from all Manchester United fans, including even some Manchester City fans.
The reason why this happened was in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Lu Xiaopang kicked down Portuguese defender Carvalho. Under Ronaldinho's "instigation", the referee showed Lu Xiaopang a red card.
Shortly after Lu Xiaopang came off the field, the camera captured Xiao Luo's expression "winking" towards the sidelines.
England lost the game with one less player, and all the media in England pointed the finger at Ronaldinho. As a result, Ronaldinho did not dare to return to England for a period of time after the World Cup.
There are different opinions on this matter. Some people say that Ronaldinho has fallen out of favor, others say that Ronaldinho has moved to Real Madrid, and some even say that Ronaldinho and Lu Xiaopang have become feuds.
The final outcome of this matter is still unknown, but fans believe that if Sir Alex Ferguson does not resolve this matter, in the post-Ruud Ruud era, Manchester United will not have anyone to step up and carry the offensive beam.
What?
Dong Fangzhuo?
Do not make jokes!
He is not Dong!
After a lot of hard work, Arsenal finally stabilized their captain Henry.
Henry announced that he will stay at Arsenal for another season. This news is absolutely unexpected for all Arsenal fans.
For this reason, fans took to the streets to celebrate. They came outside the Emirates Stadium and asked loudly: "If Henry doesn't leave, will Ronaldinho come?"
Although Henry was retained, the Gunners suffered "heavy losses" this season.
Bergkamp's retirement and Pires' departure made the entire Premier League bid farewell to art. Although Fabregas and Van Persie continue to dance, and Wenger continues to pursue art based on the European Latin School, overall , the Premier League has entered the "mechanical age".
Chelsea, which is full of engineers, and Liverpool, which is powerful, have become the mainstream. Except for the Gunners and Ronaldinho, who likes to dive and flop, fans no longer expect "artistic football".
The Gunners are currently actively discussing with Chelsea whether to swap Ashley Cole and Gallas.
In addition, the Gunners also spent 800 pounds to buy Borussia Dortmund's Rosicky and Denilson Jr. from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Especially the latter. Although this young player has to be loaned out for a year to experience, it fully demonstrates Professor Wenger's hobby of tapping young people.
Just as time entered August, 22-year-old Spanish international Reyes logged in at the Bernabeu within 24 hours.
At the same time, as part of this loan transfer deal, Orc Baptista came to the Chiefs from the Bernabeu to fill the gap after Wenger's failure to purchase Wang Xiaodong.
Finally, the Gunners' main center back Campbell "agreed" with Arsenal to go to Portsmouth as a free agent for a "new journey." After losing their main central defender, the Gunners' defense has become the biggest worry for Gunners fans.
Although the Red Army did not burn as much money as Chelsea, they also welcomed several strong players.
They are Pennant on the right, Bellamy on the left, and Kuyt in the center. Next season, these three will be responsible for robbing the midfield and frontcourt, leaving only the tall guy Crouch to look out.
It’s not Liverpool’s fault. Ever since Owen left, Liverpool’s forward line has been “deficient”.
This season they sold Pongler, Morientes, Cisse and Mellor. These players have more or less become the "Red Army's forward saviors" in the media's mouth in the past two seasons.
But neither Morientes's acclimatization, nor Cisse's repeated injuries, nor the flash of inspiration of Pangler and Mellor can save the Red Army. In the end, it will have to rely on captain Gerrard to stand up and shoulder the responsibility. When the goal flag was raised, Gerrard almost had one goal and two goals.
Facing the four players on the front line this season, Gerrard once again looked down upon them.
He shook his head and complained loudly: "The one I bought is a troubled boy, one is a domestic slave with three surnames, and one is a sick boy. Benitez is simply crazy!"
Regarding such comments, Pennant, who had just arrived, did not dare to offend Captain Huwei, so he could only say sincerely: "Captain, I used to be a drunkard, a boxer, a playboy and a street killer, but I promise that such incidents will not happen again in the future. If so, feel free to beat or scold him."
Gerrard nodded at Pennant's statement and turned to look at Kuyt.
Kuyt stood up immediately, took off his clothes and showed off proudly: "Captain, look at my body! Think about it, if I was still sick, how could Benitez buy me?! Like this , if I get injured again, you can just feed me sleeping pills, what do you think?"
Gerald laughed, very satisfied with his attitude.
Bellamy also came over, scratching his head: "Captain, what are the three surnamed domestic slaves? It's normal for professional players to transfer."
"Fake Squid! I said you are who you are!" Gerald held his head high, "You are a slave of the third surname. Why don't you defend yourself?!"
Gerrard, who was born in Liverpool's youth training, is much more famous than his classmate Owen.
Bellamy was also angry: "Captain, you are prejudiced! You can accept it from troubled teenagers and tuberculosis people, so why do you have to fight against me?"
Gerald was about to retort, but Pennant beside him couldn't hold himself back.
He knows that in order to gain a foothold in Liverpool, the key is to flatter Gerrard well, and he must be competent in the role of "dog leg".
He immediately shouted: "Don't be rude, Bei Qizi!"
Without waiting for Bellamy to react, he immediately rushed forward and slapped the other person.
How has the latter ever been so angry?
It’s okay for Gerrard to hit me. Who do you think is the elder?
Everyone is new here, who is afraid of whom?
With that said, he rushed forward with a counterattack, and the two of them started fighting.
Looking at the two men fighting in the field, Gerrard shouted loudly from the side: "Pennant, come on! Pennant, come on!"
In the midst of the excitement, Kuyt, who was standing aside, suddenly yelled and fell to the ground, clutching his chest and foaming at the mouth. It looked like he was about to die.
Now Gerald panicked, Pennant and Bellamy also stopped, and the three of them quickly came up to check.
Kuyt's fall came without any warning. He looked in pain at this moment, his whole body was twitching, and his eyes almost rolled in circles.
Gerald hurriedly knelt down and held his head with one hand, pinching his philtrum with the other.
Just when he was considering whether to give artificial respiration to the mouth full of foam, Kuyt suddenly woke up.
Pennant: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! It's so strange. All the captains of the Red Army are immortals! Bei Zi, look at the captain's medical skills!"
Bellamy: "Yes, yes, yes. The captain can also serve as the team doctor."
Gerrard yelled: "You are so big, what are you looking at? Go call the team doctor quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bellamy ran away in a hurry.
Gerrard: "Kuyt, what's wrong with you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Kuyt had a weak look on his face: "Captain, captain, just now I was standing there watching dogs bite dogs. Suddenly I was swept away by their punches. I can't do it anymore. I guess I suffered internal injuries!"
Gerald: "Fuck, where's the shank meat that we promised?"
Kuyt closed his eyes in shame and turned his head to the side.
In the blink of an eye, Bellamy ran back with the team doctor on his back. The team doctor came down to check, shook his head and sighed: "Hey, this injury is too serious, I will be out for at least five weeks."
Hearing the number "five weeks", Gerald raised his head angrily and looked towards Pennant.
The latter blushed and murmured: "Captain, if you dare to act like a man, you can scold me if you want. I will bear the scolding no matter how unpleasant it is!"
"Fake, where's 'beat'? Where's 'beat'?" Gerrard's fist hit Pennant's shoulder like a violent storm, "Didn't you just say that beating and scolding is free? 'beat' will make you eat. ?”
