Volume 1: When Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 84: If He Treats Me Like a Countryman, I Will Repay Him as a Countryman (Fourth Update)
Chapter 84: If he treats me as a national hero, I will repay him as a national warrior (fourth update)
After Chen Yingxiong left, Messi readjusted his emotions and issued a declaration of winning the award. He thanked his club and the Argentine national team.
But his thank-you speech for winning the award was very short and nothing too special. There was nothing much to say except thank you. Judging from his embarrassed expression, he was not in the mood to say anything more.
Chen Yingxiong made such a fuss, and the award ceremony that was supposed to be grand suddenly turned into a nondescript joke. Everyone's thoughts are no longer on the awards ceremony itself, and many people's hearts have followed Chen Yingxiong's retreating figure and left here.
Even when Messi was delivering his speech, some people were lowering their heads and whispering, exchanging their views on this unexpected incident. Some people think that Chen Yingxiong went too far, while others expressed sympathy and understanding for Chen Yingxiong.
But no matter what, on one thing, they all achieved an offensive - FIFA lost all face this time and suffered a great loss. Chen Yingxiong will embarrass them.
In fact, since last year's FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, the media have had a lot of doubts about the fairness of FIFA's selection. But... no one has done as well as Chen Yingxiong - in facing During the live broadcast around the world, he gave FIFA a slap in the face without any mercy, and thus nakedly exposed FIFA's ugly behavior in front of the whole world.
You can imagine how excited the world's media will be with his slap in the face tomorrow...
When they thought of this, everyone was no longer interested in paying attention to what Messi said on the stage. They just wanted to watch the show tomorrow.
Just like this, an awards ceremony full of style ended hastily. Although various ceremonies were held, anyone with a discerning eye could see that even the host and Blatter, who were pretending to be calm, were already a little distracted...
What will be waiting for Chen Yingxiong?
Global ban?
There is no such reason. I have never heard that anyone who scolds FIFA will be banned from the world. No matter how powerful FIFA is, it is impossible for FIFA to do such outrageous things when everyone is staring at them. People from FIFA are not fools...
Fines and a strongly worded statement in response are likely.
But Chen Yingxiong is not afraid of fines. He has plenty of money now. No matter how strong the statement is, it can't hurt him even a hair.
Thinking about it this way, Chen Yingxiong really had nothing to lose in this matter, except that he lost a Silver Globe Award...
According to the data disclosed by the host later, Messi only defeated Chen Yingxiong with a very weak advantage. That slight advantage was still calculated in decimal points... Messi received 35% of the vote points, while Chen Yingxiong received 35% of the vote points. The hero gets 34.48 percent...
Such a weak advantage also proves that the previous media speculation is still reliable. Everyone is indeed optimistic that Chen Yingxiong will win the championship. Even if Messi wins, it will be a fluke.
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"You really shouldn't do this, hero..." After returning to the hotel, the two people packed up their things and rushed back to Liverpool overnight. On the plane flying back to Liverpool, Niang was still blaming Chen Yingxiong for being too impulsive.
Chen Yingxiong raised his head and snorted from his nose: "They are unkind to me, so I am unjust to them! I absolutely do not believe that I will be inferior to Messi. Do you still need me to talk about FIFA's discord? You You must know better than me, right?”
Niang was speechless.
He does know very well, otherwise he would not be able to deal with football federations at all levels...
"But you are slapping them in the face. Do you think they will let you go easily?" He hesitated and said.
"Whatever they want, can they still ban me from the world? If they dare, I will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. I am not afraid of them!"
"A global ban is not possible... but you have left a very bad impression on Blatter and the others. I'm afraid that they will inevitably let you down in the future... I'm afraid..."
Chen Yingxiong smiled: "What are you afraid of? Just wait for me to use my absolute strength to crush all conspiracies!"
"It's very difficult to go against FIFA, hero."
"I haven't done anything difficult yet."
Niang shook his head and smiled bitterly. Chen Yingxiong's character really makes people love and hate him. "But don't worry, Liverpool FC will stand with you no matter what."
Chen Yingxiong punched him in the arm: "Good buddy! That's fun! I'll ask you to go whoring!"
"Whoring your sister!" Niang was speechless by his gratitude.
Chen Yingxiong laughed loudly: "I don't have a sister! Okay, can I treat you to a drink?"
"That's more like it... Who cares about your drink? Whether you invite me or not, I will support you. Whether it is from the personal relationship between the two of us or from a business perspective, I am obligated. Anyway, this You don't have to worry about it. No matter what FIFA has to do, just kick your ball. I'll wipe your ass clean. If you really have to go to court, the club will help you. The best lawyer in the UK. Don't worry about that! But I don't want these messy things to affect your performance on the court. You know, Liverpool can only rely on you now!"
When Chen Yingxiong heard what Niang said, he put his hand on the other person's shoulder and squeezed hard.
"We have a saying in China...what does it say?" He frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said, "Oh shit, I forgot! Anyway, you are interested in me, and I am interested in you too. It’s interesting enough! Liverpool is interesting enough to me, and I am interesting enough to Liverpool!”
Niang smiled. These words are quite in line with Chen Yingxiong's style.
If he treats me as a common man, I will repay him as a common man; if he treats me as a noble man of his country, I will repay him as a noble man of his country!
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As expected the next day, the entire world's sports media were discussing Chen Yingxiong's embarrassing incident of Blatter in person.
TV news, the Internet, newspapers, magazines... are all rushing to tell fans about this matter. It is simply a carpet bombing propaganda strategy. You are only allowed to say you don't see it, but you are absolutely not allowed not to see it.
The photos distributed by many newspapers are like this - Chen Yingxiong strode towards the stage with his head held high and his face full of anger and unwillingness. Not far from him, Blatter's face was full of shock. and embarrassment. Messi at the very edge of the photo is a little blurry due to the focus, but his surprise can still be seen.
This photo is captured very well. Within the limited space layout, the expressions of the three people are vividly displayed. No words are needed, it is enough to let the audience know what happened.
The media was divided into two rows, those who supported Chen Yingxiong and those who condemned Chen Yingxiong.
The English media and the Chinese media are the most firmly supportive of Chen Yingxiong.
It’s okay for the Chinese media to support Chen Yingxiong because he is Chinese. If the Chinese media doesn’t support Chen Yingxiong, how can he still be a traitor?
Domestically, some media revealed that the voting results for Camacho and national team captain Li Weifeng were exactly the same. Camacho voted for Casillas, Xavi and Iniesta, as did Li Weifeng.
Reporters found Li Weifeng, who was surprised: "I definitely did not vote for any of the three of them. The first person I chose was a hero, and the second one was Messi... I don't know why this happened. Things...don't ask me, I really don't know what's going on..."
In fact, everyone knows what happened, but it’s hard to say—FIFA must have tampered with the voting results.
This thing is not new at all. They did it once last year. Going back further, FIFA is a habitual offender...
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England has many considerations in supporting Chen Yingxiong, not only because Chen Yingxiong is currently a popular star in the Premier League, but also because the English media has always been at odds with FIFA. The last time Terry and Chen Yingxiong were involved in rumors of racial discrimination, Blatter made a very inappropriate speech about racial discrimination. The English media caught his sore foot and chased him hard, demanding that Blatter be dismissed from get out of class.
How could Blatter be dismissed from get out of class? I issued an apology statement without any pain and did not respond.
Although the English media cannot really let Blatter get out of class, it is disgusting that he is still capable.
Therefore, the English media has been working hard to find trouble with FIFA, exposing Blatter's suspected election bribery in 1998, revealing the shady secrets of FIFA's World Cup hosting rights, and the "shameful misjudgment" in the World Cup in South Africa between Germany and England. "Ah, what's the feud between Blatter, Hamann, and Johansson...
Anyway, these are things that make FIFA very worried.
Now that Chen Yingxiong unexpectedly failed to win the Ballon d'Or, the English media found an excellent opportunity to attack FIFA again.
Chen Yingxiong fired "Lexington's first shot", and they quickly followed, and overwhelming criticism came to FIFA in various forms.
In this matter, the English gave full play to their British cold humor, laughing and cursing, and making all kinds of jokes. It is also very enjoyable for readers to read.
Of course, various calm analysts are also indispensable. Through their articles, everyone will not just join in the fun, but also know why Chen Yingxiong is so angry.
"We later learned that Messi's advantage over the hero was only 0.52 percentage points! You can imagine how frustrating it is to be defeated by such a weak advantage... The key to the problem is not this number, but The thing behind this number... As we all know, the FIFA Ballon d'Or award selection method is that journalists vote, national team coach vote and national team captain vote each account for one-third. Why did the media say that heroes can win the award before? Because they Indeed, they all voted five points for Chen Yingxiong. Among the votes from the sports media, Chen Yingxiong ranked first with a support rate of 15%, and Harvey ranked second with a support rate of 7.53%. Messi's approval rating ranks third at 5.96. In other words, if the selection is based on the previous European Ballon d'Or model, Chen Yingxiong is the absolute champion. But with the addition of FIFA rules... the situation is Changed. Generally speaking, the hero's reputation among the national team coaches and captains is still not as good as Messi's. His outstanding performance in the Champions League has not changed everyone's stereotypes - Messi's support rate from the national team coaches is 100 Nine point seventy-two percent, the approval rate for the captain of the national team is 8.55 percent..."
"Is this fair to Chen Yingxiong? In any case, Chen Yingxiong won the Serie A championship and the Champions League championship in the past 2011. In the absence of the World Cup, performance in the club should be the most important criterion. And what about Messi? After winning a La Liga championship, he has nothing. He should even have the effect of deducting points in the performance of the national team in the Copa America... Chen Yingxiong won the top scorer in Serie A. This is his third consecutive year. He won this honor for two consecutive seasons, and he also won the Champions League top scorer for two consecutive seasons. You must know that this was achieved after he missed all the group matches. He also broke the single-season scoring record after the Champions League was restructured... ...Is such an outstanding performance not worthy of a Ballon d'Or? What's even less tragic is that the hero conquered the world's media with his performance, but failed to win the support of the national team captains and coaches who are stubborn..."
"The development level of football is not consistent around the world. What kind of votes can you expect from the coaches and captains of Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands... these football wild places? They One vote has exactly the same effect as the votes in football-obsessed countries such as Italy, Spain, Germany, and England! The natural hidden danger of this voting method is that players with greater reputations are more likely to be favored! Although Chen Ying, the one in the past He had an amazing performance this season, but he is a rising star, and his reputation around the world obviously cannot catch up with Messi..."
"After a year, Sneijder's tragedy has happened again. Such ridiculous results have appeared for two consecutive years. Shouldn't FIFA reflect on it?! Why does UEFA set up a separate 'UEFA Ballon d'Or Award? '? Does Blatter really think that they can control the voters and the number of votes at will, so they are unscrupulous? But people all over the world are watching them and watching this farce they are playing!"
"On the surface, FIFA's annexation of the 'Ballon d'Or' is a combination of powerful forces, and the introduction of journalist voting also increases fairness. But in fact, the number of votes for the old 'World Footballer' has changed after the merger. The proportion of the Ballon d'Or awards has reached two-thirds, which is an absolute majority. FIFA still has the dominant power. Whoever they want to win can win. The Ballon d'Or is no longer about honoring players in the past. The highest honor for a year’s performance has become a packaging method needed for commercial promotion!”
"Last year Sneijder missed the top three, and Xavi lost to Messi, but both players maintained enough restraint and grace. But this time, FIFA played a trick on Chen Yingxiong. Who is a hero? Then But what a fucking character! He didn’t give FIFA any face, and slapped him with unwillingness and anger in front of the whole world during the live broadcast! As a bystander, all I have to say is - well played. ,hero!!"