Galácticos 2.0

"Good morning, Florentino!"

In the private café of the hotel where Liverpool were staying, Yang Yang met Florentino, Real Madrid's only presidential candidate.

Accompanying him were Yang Yang's agent, Mino Raiola, and Florentino's senior personal assistant, Manuel Redondo, who was also fully responsible for carrying out the plan to return to Real Madrid.

"Congratulations!" Florentino smiled and shook Yang Yang's hand firmly. "You were absolutely brilliant in last night's match. I was sitting in the stands, and everyone was praising your performance. I heard that Prince William and Gordon Brown even went to the dressing room specially to congratulate you."

Yang Yang smiled and nodded. That was what had happened the previous night.

Prince William represented the royal family, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown represented the government. After the match, both of them had gone to Liverpool's dressing room to celebrate with the players and congratulate Liverpool on winning the Quadruple Crown.

In fact, Prince William had already presented Liverpool with their award as the royal family's representative at the FA Cup final.

That had always been the tradition of the FA Cup final.

Besides Prince William and Prime Minister Brown, the Queen of England had sent Liverpool a message of congratulations first thing that morning. Governments at every level had also sent their congratulations, celebrating Liverpool's outstanding performance in the Champions League.

This was more than just a victory on the pitch. It had also pushed Liverpool's standing in English football to a new peak.

Unfortunately, Liverpool were constrained by their finances, and the poor management of their two American owners had left the club's situation difficult to sustain. Otherwise, given Liverpool's current position, continuing to dominate the Premier League would not have been impossible.

Having missed this heaven-sent opportunity, who knew when Liverpool's next chance would come?

However,