Chapter 472 Karaze Switzerland Invites You
In the year when Marco Polo left Quanzhou, Fujian Province because he missed his hometown, the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden in the Alps secretly formed a permanent alliance to oppose the rule of the Habsburg dynasty, the Swiss Confederation. Thus established.
Today, there are seven countries in the world that have declared themselves permanently neutral, but in International Law, Switzerland is the only country marked as a registered neutral country.
Neutrality does not mean that you can establish it if you want to. Both Belgium and Norway have declared themselves permanently neutral, but as soon as they finished speaking, they were rubbed on the ground by Germany and ignored you at all.
Switzerland's permanent neutrality is not actually because all the people are soldiers. There is only such a small land and a small population, so what if all the names are special forces? Which of the countries that were reduced to rubble in the two world wars was not more militarily powerful than Switzerland.
Switzerland is not alone because it is a mountainous country. There are few countries in the world without mountains. If there are mountains but there are no mountains, they will still be beaten when they deserve it.
You can only be neutral if everyone thinks you can be neutral. Switzerland's ability to become a permanently neutral country is the result of compromise and balance between European and American powers.
In addition to being surrounded by powerful enemies, the evil wolf needs such a buffer zone, and indeed even if it is defeated, it is not cost-effective. Switzerland's greatest reliance on becoming permanently neutral is its banks.
The world is a global village. Great powers need a relatively neutral banking settlement system. Good people need to use this system to ensure the safety of their funds. Bad people need to use this system to launder funds and continue to do bad things.
Therefore, the Swiss banking system is not only safe, but also very confidential, providing an ideal trading environment for people with ulterior motives.
Today, Zhuo Yang came to Julius Baer Bank in Zurich, Switzerland. And this trip was also very sudden for him.
I went to Hannover from China with three children and three young women, including Li Zimo and his mother. After settling the people in Madibao, Zhuo Yang stopped asking about the details.
The youth training system of Madibao is trustworthy, and the people in Madibao are also reliable. Unless Zhuo Yang plans to teach three children to play football himself, there is little point in staying in Madibao. Integrating the three children into the German youth training system as soon as possible will be conducive to their football growth.
After leaving Hannover, Zhuoyang was originally going to Gdansk in Poland, where the quarterfinals of the 2012 European Championship between Germany and Greece would be duel.
In fact, what Zhuoyang wants to see most is Spain versus France, but he dislikes Ukraine as a little far away.
This year's European Championship was co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland. Coincidentally, both hosts were eliminated in the group stage.
The 16 teams are divided into four groups. Four years later, the number of participating teams in the European Championship will be expanded to 32. Zhuoyang feels that from the perspective of football competition, 16 teams participating in the main game is actually the most appropriate, and 32 teams is a bit exaggerated.
But from the perspective of balanced development and long-term prosperity of football, it is a good thing for more teams to participate. The bigger the plate, the more each practitioner will have in their bowl. This is true for the European Championships and the World Cup.
It is not unusual for Ukraine to be eliminated in the group. Facing the two football giants England and France, they were able to beat Sweden and finish third in the group, which is considered an honor even though they lost. Shevchenko went from strength to strength and scored all two goals for Ukraine.
But Poland is really difficult to clean up, because there are no traditional football powers in the same group. After evenly tying Greece and Russia, in the final life-and-death battle, they were defeated by the Czech Republic, which was in the sunset. It was really humiliating.
Lewandowski's youth comes out,
But came back empty-handed.
The elimination of the host Poland is not the biggest upset. The World Cup runner-up Netherlands is at the bottom of the group. When Zhuoyang called, Detu was so angry that he stood up at home and didn't want to see anyone. He didn't even return to the Netherlands, but went directly to Madrid La Finca to hide.
Group B is the group of death, including Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Denmark, but the Netherlands also died too quickly. After losing all three battles, it's no wonder that Detu has no face to see others.
The Netherlands are still the same people who were in the World Cup, from Robin van Persie to Sneijder, they are all shining names, but in the first game they were beaten 1:0 by Denmark, who had changed a lot.
Next, Gomez scored twice, Germany 2:1 Netherlands, and then Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals, Portugal 2:1 Netherlands. The brothers helped Detu make excuses, saying that Holland's fate was bad, but Detu knew in his heart that his teammates had no fighting spirit.
In this peak showdown between Portugal and Germany, just like when Real Madrid faced Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals, Cristiano Ronaldo was pinched by Boateng, and the trolls once again defeated Pepe, who was in poor condition. Germany 1:0 Portugal.
Italy and Spain played evenly in the group opening match, but the 1:1 score was not the focus of attention.
In the 50th minute of the second half, Mario Balotelli received a direct pass from Meng Er and formed a single goal. He was about to break into the penalty area and face Casillas, but he inexplicably slowed down. Ramos, who was shocked, relaxed easily. Sabotage the rescue.
Balotelli seemed to be still mumbling something. Everyone said he was thinking about life. Unable to bear it, Prandelli immediately replaced him.
Balotelli is the highlight of Italy, but after the collective withdrawal of the group of meritorious veterans in 2006, Italy's overall performance is not strong, and Prandelli's 3-5-2 seems a bit awkward.
Fortunately, Italy still has Buffon, Jiaojiao, Pi Shao and Meng Er. They advanced with Spain with one win and two draws, and the process was relatively smooth.
The French team played a bit suspense. In the first game, they drew with England 1:1 with Scar's goal. In the second game, they relied on Scar's pass and shot to defeat Ukraine 2:0. But in the third game, they were inexplicably defeated 0:2 by Sweden, which had no hope of qualifying, which was shocking.
Although Scar is fierce, Zhuoyang is not optimistic about France's good prospects against Spain in the quarterfinals. As for Germany VS Greece, Portugal VS Czech Republic, there should be no suspense.
As for Italy and England, Zhuo Yang believes in Pi Shao, Meng Er and Jiao Jiao, and of course, Balotelli.
Zhuoyang plans to go to Gdansk to watch the game live, not all for Germany. Although the city of Gdansk is not large, it has the largest and densest collection of ancient buildings in Poland. The Gothic and Renaissance styles of the entire city attracted him.
But just before departure, Zhuoyang received a call from Kaha Kaladze, inviting him to come to Zurich.
Kaladze said: I have a big deal to discuss with you, a very important big deal. Let’s meet and talk in detail, I’ll wait for you.
Zhuo Yang smiled knowingly.
He is not slow. When he first arrived at AC Milan six years ago, Kaladze took the initiative to make friends with him. He must not have fallen in love with him, but must have some agenda.
There is no profit and no early start. The life circles of Zhuoyang and Karadze do not have much intertwining. Over the past six years, they have continuously brought their relationship closer in various ways. Zhuoyang has been wondering what medicine he plans to sell in his gourd.
Apparently, Tangtang was stuck, and it was finally time for a showdown.
Zhuoyang was very curious about this, and his interest was much higher than the European Championships and the castle walls of Gdansk.