Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Chapter 243 Armani spokesperson and UEFA best team (page 12)

Arsenal defeated visiting Liverpool 2:0 at home, setting the tone for the two-leg knockout round.

But Anfield is not a stadium that can be conquered easily, so even a two-goal lead is not very safe.

In a regular press conference after the game, Klopp, who was interviewed by the media, was confident about the second leg at home and said that the defeat in the first leg would not have much impact on the second leg.

Because Liverpool is born with a reverse gene.

The London media scoffed at Klopp's response, but they didn't say anything harsh. After all...Liverpool is indeed very good at reversals.

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger, who was interviewed by the media later, was completely opposite to his previous low-key tone. He smiled at the reversal gene mentioned by Klopp: "Before the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals comes, we will compete with Liverpool next weekend. There will be a league clash at Anfield, and then we can experience the reversal gene Jurgen mentioned."

Captain Arteta, who was also present, shrugged: "We'll wait until the end of the trip to Anfield."

Liverpool fans who watched Arsenal's post-match interview were immediately angry. They believed that Wenger and Arteta did not respect Arsenal at all!

By then, be sure to give Arsenal some color at Anfield!

After finishing the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Arsenal still had the task of playing in the FA Cup three days later. The team quickly shifted their attention to the third round of the FA Cup against Sunderland at home.

This team is ranked second from the bottom in the league after 20 rounds of the league. It is also playing away from home, so naturally it will not focus too much on the FA Cup.

For them, staying in the Premier League is the way to go.

However, the continuous battles also made many players feel exhausted. Wenger realized that proper rotations should be made, otherwise it may lead to unnecessary injuries to players who played too many games.

Especially Martin, who is only 19 years old, is not only the absolute core of the team, but also the team's most indispensable player.

Therefore, Wenger has plans to rotate Martin.

The day after the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Liverpool ended, another EFL Cup semi-final first leg ended at Goodison Park.

In the end, Everton defeated Manchester City 2:1 at home.

That evening, Martin received a call from the FIFA Liaison Officer, inviting him to attend the FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony held at FIFA headquarters in Zurich at 11 pm on the 7th.

However, he did not directly agree to the invitation for the first time in his career, but said that it depends on the team's arrangements.

According to the team's schedule, the team will visit Anfield at 8pm on the second day of the FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony.

Participating in the FIFA annual awards ceremony is hailed by many players as a great career honor, and generally no player refuses.

However, players also have special circumstances, such as the team preparing for a particularly important opponent, special events, and players' temporary commitments, which may result in their inability to participate.

FIFA's contact specialists are used to this.

Martin's answer mainly depends on the team's arrangements.

After hanging up the call from the FIFA contact specialist, Martin put his cell phone on the coffee table and it rang again.

This time, there are notes.

Agent Mendez.

He has reached an agreement with Armani, an internationally renowned clothing brand, for 400 million euros a year and a three-year contract.

Later, he also mentioned that if Martin has no problems, he will choose one day to complete the signing.

Martin thought that he had entered the rotation list for the third round of the FA Cup. According to convention, players get two days off on the match day and the day before, so he replied to Mendes, saying that he could go to Milan, Armani's headquarters, to sign a contract on the 8th.

"OK."

Mendes acted resolutely and quickly set the signing date with Giorgio Armani, the head of Armani, at 1 a.m. on January 8.

Although Martin is on the rotation list, as a player he should still go to the court to encourage his teammates.

On the afternoon of the 7th, after finishing the extra training, Martin took a shower at the training base, changed into cold-resistant clothing, and then drove to Heathrow Airport to take a pre-booked flight to Milan.

At nearly ten o'clock in the evening, Martin arrived at Milan's Malpensa Airport.

Agent Mendes and an Armani executive were waiting at the international arrivals gate.

According to the introduction, that person was John Hooks, Armani’s vice president.

Martin has become the global spokesperson for Armani clothing. The two parties are a strong alliance and have revealed everything before signing the contract, so there are a large number of media reporters waiting at the international arrival gate.

'click', 'click', 'click'

Accompanied by the constant flashing of the flash, the crisp sound of professional camera shooting continued to sound.

Martin, who has long been accustomed to this kind of life, took the initiative to wave and say hello with what he thought was his most handsome smile.

I briefly chatted with Armani Vice President John Hooks, shook hands, and gave me a polite hug, and then headed to the commercial vehicle in the airport parking lot under the guidance of dedicated staff.

Along the way, Martin met several fans.

Thinking it wouldn't be in the way anyway, I took a group photo as a souvenir.

After about half an hour, the commercial vehicle stopped at the five-star hotel built by Armani in the city center.

This five-star hotel was opened by Armani in 2012.

There are only two Armani five-star hotels in the world.

Another opened two years ago in Dubai.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Martin finished a sumptuous breakfast in the hotel restaurant, took a short rest, and then took a commercial vehicle to Armani's headquarters in Milan, accompanied by his agent Mendes.

The receptionist was still an old acquaintance, John Hooks.

Along the way, he introduces founder Giorgio Armani's legendary fashion empire.

Starting from a two-year interruption in medical school, to starting from scratch, self-taught and the arduous process of starting a business.

Although Giorgio Armani, who was born in 1934, is now over eighty years old, he still maintains a very high enthusiasm for his work, is rigorous and must do everything himself.

It was Giorgio Armani's idea to sign Martin as Armani's global fashion ambassador.

What impressed Martin to become the spokesperson of Armani was not the endorsement fee of up to 400 million euros, but Giorgio Armani's initiative to mention that he would design Martin's formal attire for every public occasion while he was healthy.

The Armani five-star hotel is very close to the headquarters, and you will arrive at No. 40 Via Bognor in Milan in a blink of an eye.

That is... Armani's headquarters.

John Hooks pointed to a silo-shaped building and said: "This is the fashion museum built by the boss Giorgio Armani to commemorate his 40-year design career. It was converted from a granary in the 50s, and the entire building remains While retaining the original structure and unique silo original shape, our boss also personally designed and supervised the entire renovation process, which together with several surrounding office buildings constitutes Armani’s headquarters.”

"awesome."

Martin couldn't help but praise.

Whether it's Armani's Fashion Museum or the office building next to it, they are all full of fashion.

The transparent texture exudes simplicity and grandeur.