Volume 1: Males Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 30 This Trophy Is Really Ugly (Third Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 30 This trophy is so ugly (Third update, please vote for me!)

The Grimaldi Conference Center in Monte Carlo, Monaco, was full of guests and music was playing. Those who can sit here are top sports journalists from 53 European countries and regions, and they will be the on-site judges.

In addition, there were representatives from various clubs who came to participate in the Champions League draw ceremony - the Europa League draw results came out a day ago.

Chen Yingxiong came to Monte Carlo with Liverpool's general manager Niang, and saw an old acquaintance outside the venue - Naples' representative general manager Bigang also came. Napoli was last season's Serie A champion and qualified for this season's Champions League.

Before the ceremony began, Chen Yingxiong also chatted with Bigang for a while. Everyone cared about each other. Bigang was concerned about Chen Yingxiong's life in Liverpool, congratulated him on his first goal, and then joked that if he was not happy in Liverpool, he would go back to Naples, and the door of the Sao Paulo Stadium would always be open to him. Chen Yingxiong laughed when he heard this, but obviously he didn't take it seriously. He was also concerned about the current situation in Naples. This season, due to a strike by the Serie A Players Union, Serie A is facing the danger of a league suspension, and the first round of the league has been postponed.

The two chatted for a while and then separated and sat down in their respective places.

The ceremony officially begins.

After the host said the scene, the big screen behind him began to play the promotional videos of the three candidates, which were highlights of their outstanding performances last season.

Messi and Chen Yingxiong both scored goals, and Xavi had more passing videos.

People who watched this video were excited. Even Chen Yingxiong felt that he was very stylish after seeing the highlights of his goals. Coupled with the passionate roar of the commentator, it really made people want to rush in and kick. The ball is gone.

After the highlights were played, the three candidates were ceremoniously invited to the stage amidst applause. The three stood side by side, waiting for the final result to be announced. However, the hostility between the two sides is still very strong. As teammates of the club, Messi and Xavi stood together talking and laughing. Chen Yingxiong deliberately stood two body widths away from them, with his eyes raised. , looking towards the ceiling in the distance. He used this action to tell the whole world very clearly - I am not used to the person next to me. He also deliberately wanted to stand with Messi instead of Xavi because he is much taller than Messi. Standing next to Messi can fully demonstrate this contrast in height... It makes him taller and Messi smaller...

The competition for the Golden Globe Award will be very fierce this time, mainly focusing on Messi and Chen Yingxiong. Because both of them performed well, Messi was Barcelona's top scorer last season, helping Barcelona win the league championship and reach the Champions League final. He made thirty-three appearances in the league, scoring thirty-one goals and eighteen assists. Played thirteen times in the Champions League, scoring twelve goals and assisting three times. Including seven goals and three assists in seven games in the Copa del Rey and two three goals in the Spanish Super Cup, Messi scored 53 goals and 24 assists in 55 games with Barcelona in the 10-11 season.

Without Chen Yingxiong, this performance would have been enough for Messi to win the first UEFA Golden Ball Award.

Chen Yingxiong's performance was a record-breaking 38 goals in the league. He only played seven games in the Champions League but scored 13 goals and was awarded the top scorer in the Champions League. Chen Yingxiong did not have many chances to play in the Italian Cup and did not score a goal. So he scored a total of fifty-one goals throughout the season.

Although the total number of goals is not as good as Messi, the assists are also far lower than Messi. But he won the Champions League, a very important championship, and his performance in the Champions League was completely jaw-dropping. Even "shocked" is not enough to describe the shock he brought to everyone.

The Champions League final was a separate duel between Chen Yingxiong and Messi. Before that, he was one goal behind Messi. He scored a hat-trick in one game, eventually completing the lead and helping Naples defeat Barcelona and win the Champions League.

Chen Yingxiong's personal honors and collective honors have surpassed Messi's, and he also has a temporary advantage in the selection of the UEFA Ballon d'Or Award.

In short, the suspense of this UEFA Ballon d'Or Award is only focused on Messi and Chen Yingxiong.

Messi is more famous than Chen Yingxiong, has more goals and assists, and the statistics are better. However, Chen Yingxiong’s championship is real, which will also allow the judges to fully consider it when voting.

There is a voting machine in front of each reporter, with a button corresponding to each of the three candidates. For whomever you want to vote for, just press the button corresponding to that person. Unlike the first round of "audition" voting, this time everyone can only vote for the best player in his or her mind. There is no first, second or third place. That is to say, if a certain player's advantage is too large, he is likely to win with an overwhelming advantage, and the loser's vote count may look very pitiful...

The voting process went very quickly, because these media already had their best names in mind.

They allocate seats to these three candidates in the first round of voting, and it is rare for anyone to change their mind at the last minute.

After the voting results came out, Platini got the results. He looked down and had an indescribable expression on his face.

Then he walked onto the stage, holding the trophy of the first UEFA Ballon d'Or in his hand - a silver jersey-shaped one with two sleeves raised slightly, as if it was a player celebrating a goal after scoring a goal. .

But...this trophy looks ugly. Although it is called the "UEFA Ballon d'Or", it is neither gold nor spherical.

Chen Yingxiong curled his lips and didn't like the look of this trophy.

But if it was given to him, of course he wouldn't want it, so he could only reluctantly take it.

Platini held the trophy and stood with Xavi, but he did not stand with Chen Yingxiong. This led some people to speculate - is this award not for Chen Yingxiong?

Either it's for Chen Yingxiong, or it's for Messi, Xavi? impossible! Everyone has simply ignored Xavi in ​​their hearts. It's a pity that the most awesome midfielder in football today is mainly doing green leaves for others every time he gets on the podium...

Platini raised the trophy in his hand and said to the camera: "In the past season, we had two players who performed very well... They are both very good. If I had to choose, it would really be a headache... …”

He smiled, and the people below him became very sensible and laughed.

However, Chen Yingxiong looked calm because he didn't think there was anything funny about this at all.

"The winner of the UEFA Ballon d'Or in the 2010-2011 season is..." Platini paused here.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is a show-off by the UEFA president, adding some suspense to the awards ceremony and whetting appetite. This is a trick commonly used by award presenters or hosts at many award ceremonies, and it’s nothing new.

But only Platini knew - he was unwilling to do so.

But no matter how unwilling he is, the result must be announced. There are so many people below looking at him eagerly.

He coughed, more to avoid embarrassment than to clear his throat.

"He is... a hero."

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When the name "hero" was read out, Naples representative Bigang and Liverpool representative Niang stood up from their respective seats at the same time, raised their hands in the air and cheered.

At the same time, warm applause also broke out in the hall.

Chen Yingxiong, who had always had a straight face before, now smiled - he was indeed a little nervous. If he lost to Messi in the end, he thought this would be a completely unacceptable result.

Fortunately, this scene did not happen.

At the same time, the final votes of the three people were also printed at the bottom of the screen:

The first is the vote count for third place Harvey, who received ten out of fifty-three votes.

Messi received 18 votes in second place.

The first place, Chen Yingxiong, received support and recognition from 25 continental European media.

The influence of collective honor is indeed too powerful, and Chen Yingxiong has nothing to be picky about in terms of his personal performance. Although he has two fewer goals than Messi, considering his poor number of appearances in the Italian Cup, he has not participated in the Italian Super Cup. All his goals come from the most valuable and difficult games. In the league and Champions League, he only scored two fewer goals than Messi. It can even be said that he has defeated Messi in terms of number of goals.

Especially 13 goals in seven Champions League knockout games, this kind of performance is simply god-level... almost no one can do it again.

What Mazzarri said is indeed correct. Maybe there are still people who are not convinced yet, but even they have to admit that in the face of numbers that don't lie, Chen Yingxiong's scoring ability is indeed better than Messi.

As for statistics such as assists... Chen Yingxiong is a center, and his only task is to score goals. It is normal for him to have fewer assists and does not need to be considered at all.

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When Platini handed the trophy to Chen Yingxiong, he had a stiff smile on his face - he didn't like Chen Yingxiong at all, because Chen Yingxiong gave him troubles time and time again, and sometimes he wanted to To ease the relationship between the two parties, the other party will not buy it. It is really shameless.

So he also figured it out - the other party is unwilling to reconcile with me, why should I look good to the other party?

Therefore, he even made this smile a little stiff on purpose, that is, he wanted the whole city to know that I, Platini, don't like Chen Yingxiong. No matter what you media say, I just don't like him anyway!

Chen Yingxiong's reaction after receiving the trophy indeed proved why Platini hated him so much.

"To be honest, this trophy is so ugly!" He raised the trophy in his hand, took a look at it, and said into the microphone.

Platini is right next to him. He really doesn't give the head of UEFA and the second-largest figure in world football any face!