121-minute winning detonates the FIFA chairman emoticon pack! Saudi gold dollar tear up European scripts

When the 2025 Club World Cup semi-final timer pointed to the 121st minute, Riyadh crescent striker Malcolm's finale not only ignited the Jeddah Stadium, but also brought FIFA President Infantino to the global hot search - In the broadcast footage, the Swiss's stiff facial muscles and twitching mouth were made into a "world famous painting" on social media.

This sudden Asian storm completely disrupted the carefully designed traffic script. When European giants such as Manchester City and Inter Milan were successively defeated by South American and Asian clubs, the originally planned "European Derby" became a hotbed of unpopularity. Broadcast data shows that the online discussion volume of events has dropped by 45% since the quarterfinals. The sponsor's urgently adjusted advertising strategy has caused the Zurich headquarters to light up the warning light overnight.

Dramatically, this crisis coincides with a critical juncture in the completion of the five-year plan of the Saudi Professional League. Ronaldo's sky-high signing in 2023 is like a huge rock that has been poured into deep water. In five years, the value of the league broadcasting rights has soared by 580%. Riyadh's victory and Jeddah's global audience exceeded 200 million. The results of Saudi Arabia's two top players in this Club World Cup have made fans of the "Top Five World Leagues" jokes reveal the truth of their three-pointers.

In the face of reporters' questioning, Infantino's congratulations were spoken without any loss, but the frequency of fingertips hitting the tabletop exposed inner anxiety. The reform of the Club World Cup promoted by the reformist chairman was originally intended to create the "Small World Cup of Football", but now it has been backfired by the "Golden and Yuan League" he personally supported. When the checkbooks of the rich people in West Asia began to exchange for competitive results, the balance of power in the football world was undergoing subtle tilts - perhaps this is the footnote to the era that truly makes those in power unable to stand.