Chapter 1 UEFA's Conspiracy

After the Champions League quarter-final draw was released, the English media erupted.

But not with joyful excitement, but with furious anger.

Although Liverpool and Manchester United are bitter rivals in England, both teams can be considered the strongest representatives of English football. The dignity and glory of English football in European competitions can only be defended by them. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham... all feel like they’re a step behind.

These teams lack a substantial foundation of Champions League titles.

Manchester United and Liverpool are the only teams capable of fighting for Champions League glory for English football. Now, UEFA has arranged for these two teams to meet prematurely.

This is simply a murder of English football!

The English media have been criticizing UEFA's bias against English football for over two decades, claiming it has never changed and is a disgrace to European football!

But no matter how the media criticizes, they cannot change the outcome of the draw.

Liverpool will still have to meet Manchester United ahead of schedule.

Apart from the English media, the media and fans of all other countries are happy.

Everyone wants to see strong teams clash in the Champions League, because only such matches have suspense and are exciting. What's the point of watching matches between strong teams and weaklings?

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The match between Liverpool and Manchester United is highly anticipated, but it won't happen until the end of March.

In the immediate future, the most attractive thing is a league match.

In the twenty-ninth round of the league, Liverpool challenges Manchester City away.

This is the most eye-catching match.

In the past eighteen seasons, every match between Liverpool and Manchester City, whether in the league or domestic cup competitions, has had enough gimmicks to stimulate people's attention.

The feud between Liverpool and Manchester City cannot be explained in three days and three nights.

All of this is because of a player named Chen Hero.

Before he came, Liverpool and Manchester City were just ordinary rivals. But when he arrived, Liverpool and Manchester City quickly rose to become bitter enemies.

It must be said that Chen Hero does have the ability to turn decay into magic, and mediocrity into magic.

Manchester City fans hate Chen Hero is well known to everyone.

The hostile relationship between the two sides reached its climax in a league match last April.

At that time, a Manchester City fan named Paul Gruul jumped off the stand to insult Chen Hero's son, and was kicked to the ground from behind by Chen Hero, breaking several ribs.

Chen Hero was subsequently banned by the English FA for nine months.

This matter was widely publicized and even reached the International Olympic Committee.

Chen Hero insisted on not apologizing or admitting his mistake in this matter, which made him the center of attention. It also pushed his hatred with Manchester City fans to a new height.

It is precisely because of this incident that Chen Hero and Liverpool are desperately chasing after the league title this season.

Otherwise, they would have completed their task last season and would just be messing around this season.

And because of Manchester City, their fifteen-game winning streak in the league was also ruined.

Manchester City hates Liverpool, and Liverpool also hates Manchester City.

The hatred between the two sides even surpasses the hatred between Liverpool and Manchester United.

With so much accumulated hatred, this reunion will inevitably be a great show.

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The first shot of the battle was fired by Manchester City fans.

They spent money to buy advertising space in several newspapers in Manchester and published full-page advertisements.

The background image of the advertisement is a silhouette of Chen Hero kicking Manchester City fan Paul Gruul. The picture is written in bold black letters: "Unite, let us fight against the murderer!"

The following small print lists Chen Hero's crimes against Manchester City over the years, filling the entire page. Even the fact that Chen Hero scored a goal and caused Manchester City to be eliminated from the game is on it, which can be described as "too numerous to record."

Manchester City fans call Chen Hero a murderer and hold on to what happened last year.

Their actions naturally aroused dissatisfaction among Liverpool fans.

Because from the later development of this matter, it is clear that Paul Gruul was not a good person, and Chen Hero's anger was justified. But Manchester City fans said so, as if Chen Hero was deliberately causing trouble, and the scum Paul Gruul had no responsibility at all.

Liverpool fans responded by spending money on television advertisements. They specially produced a video collection of the grievances between Manchester City and Chen Hero. In the video, they highlighted the bad image of Manchester City and used editing to describe Chen Hero as a victim who had been subjected to various unfair treatments and discrimination, and then fought back.

Of course, these are just propaganda tactics.

Don't believe it.

In fact, in the feud between Chen Hero and Manchester City, no one is a truly pure victim, and everyone is responsible.

So there is no right or wrong in this matter at all, it's just because of different positions. If Chen Hero had transferred to Manchester City instead of Liverpool, maybe the positions of both sides would have been reversed now.

Both fans are big spenders. Manchester City fans published full-page advertisements. Liverpool fans bought television advertising time to broadcast this video.

This level of fan conflict is rare among fans of other teams, but it is common among Liverpool and Manchester City fans.

The two teams meet at least twice a year, which has become a major event in English football.

Because it's lively enough, and everyone can participate in it, it's open.

The fans of both sides first hyped up the atmosphere of the game, and then the reporters came out after hearing the news. They rushed to the training grounds of the two teams to interview those focus figures.

Chen Hero is naturally the focus of attention.

Outside the parking lot, he was surrounded by reporters.

Last season, he was banned for nine months for kicking a Manchester City fan. Everyone wanted to hear what he had to say about it.

Chen Hero also changed his low-key and silent attitude before the game against Inter Milan, and answered the reporters' questions without hesitation.

The reporters were also rude and asked questions full of gunpowder, stirring up the atmosphere.

"Excuse me, Hero, last season you were banned for nine months because of your impulsiveness, which caused the team to lose the league title. Do you feel regret?"

This is a word game. If Chen Hero says he regrets it, then he must be referring to the team losing the league title. But the reporters can interpret it as Chen Hero regretting kicking the Manchester City fan.

Chen Hero knows this, so he won't be fooled.

"My teammates all support me, and I never regret this matter. If I had another chance, I don't think I would just kick him once, I would ride on him and beat him so hard that even his mother wouldn't recognize him!"

"But you probably won't have such a chance, Hero. Paul Gruul has been banned from entering the stadium to watch Manchester City and Liverpool games for three years..."

"That's a pity." Chen Hero shrugged, looking regretful.

"After such a big incident, will it put pressure on you to return to the Etihad Stadium and face the anger of Manchester City fans?"

"Pressure? Did Manchester City fans treat me as warmly as a spring breeze before? I have said it countless times, the more fiercely Manchester City fans boo me, the better my condition will be. They have always been my source of strength, an important reason for my excellent condition. So I am not worried about their boos at all, I am even afraid that they will not boo me! Liverpool has been able to suppress Manchester City for so many years, and I would first like to thank the Manchester City fans. It is they who encourage me to fight, and they are the most lovely people in my eyes!"

Reporters who were pro-Liverpool and supported Chen Hero laughed when they heard this. They knew Chen Hero too well, this guy was saying the opposite. Look at the smug look on his face! That's what he meant!

In the laughter, a voice suddenly asked: "Although Paul Gruul is prohibited from watching Manchester City and Liverpool games and cannot come to the scene, there are still tens of thousands of Manchester City fans who will be watching the game at the scene. If they all follow Paul Gruul's example and jump onto the field and insult your son in front of you, would you still do that?"

The laughter stopped abruptly.

The reporters all turned to look in the direction of the voice. It was a short reporter who stood in the crowd as if he didn't exist. He was too lacking in presence.

But this question made him the focus of everyone's attention.

Although he became the object of public attention, the thin reporter did not stand tall and proudly. He just looked at Chen Hero calmly.

Chen Hero was also looking at him.

The smile on his face had long since disappeared.

Everyone remembers the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport under the International Olympic Committee.

In that ruling, there was a supplementary clause stipulating that Chen Hero would be on probation for one year after the end of the ban. If Chen Hero had a similar incident during this probation period, he would face more severe punishment.

As for how severe it would be, the Court of Arbitration for Sport did not say. But everyone knows that this time it will definitely not be solved by a nine-month ban. At that time, the English FA will have sufficient reasons to trample on Chen Hero at will. They can ban Chen Hero for two years if they want to, and three years will not be a problem.

Because Chen Hero has a previous conviction and is a repeat offender. Continuous offenses show that he cannot control his emotions at all, and no matter how justified the reason is, he must be severely punished.

This is why all the laughter disappeared.

With Manchester City fans' hatred for Chen Hero, they might really do such a thing! With the determination of moths to a flame, they rushed towards Chen Hero, using the most vicious, shameless and vile language in the world to attack Chen Hero's weakness - his son, and then anger Chen Hero, causing Chen Hero to lose his mind and kick the fan again.

The great revenge will be avenged.

Chen Hero will be banned again, and Liverpool will collapse completely due to two consecutive blows like this. From then on, Liverpool will no longer be able to pose any threat to Manchester City, or to other Premier League teams.

Even think deeper.

The English FA may be waiting for such an opportunity to appear...

It's great that someone sent a pillow when they were sleepy!

Someone shivered.

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In the end, Chen Hero did not answer this question. He silently pushed aside the crowd, then walked into the parking lot and drove his new Hummer H9 away from the Melwood training base.

As for the reporters who were left behind, those who supported Chen Hero looked worried. The reporters who were watching the excitement had their eyes shining, as if they had found the best gimmick.

As for the reporter who asked the question, when everyone reacted and looked for him again, they could no longer see him.