Chapter 898 Lost to Yang Yang Again!

After the merger of FIFA's World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or of French football, the selection mechanism for the first FIFA Ballon d'Or has also undergone major changes.

The selection of the FIFA Ballon d'Or is still mainly based on votes. In the past, the World Footballer was selected by the coaches and captains of the national teams under FIFA. The European Ballon d'Or was selected by the world media recognized by the French football magazine selection.

After the merger, the new rules have integrated the selection mechanism of the two major awards. The national team coaches and captains of 208 FIFA members are responsible for the selection. The votes are collected by FIFA, and there are 208 more Media from all over the world participated in the selection, collected by the French football magazine, and each of the three parts accounted for one third of the votes.

That is to say, the first FIFA Ballon d'Or has a total of 624 judges from all over the world.

The new selection mechanism has also brought many new and unexpected changes.

For example, until the top three candidates came out, everyone thought Sneijder was the No. 1 favorite.

The Dutchman had a prime season at Real Madrid, winning a La Liga and Champions League double, and then leading the Netherlands to the World Cup final, and it stands to reason that he definitely deserves this award.

There is also Barcelona's Xavi, the performance and strength of this world's top midfielder, as well as his importance to the Barcelona and Spain national team, needless to say, he is definitely the number one Spanish national team to win the World Cup hero.

But what no one thought was that they were not included in the final top three list, but Yang Yang and Messi were shortlisted.

Both Yang Yang and Messi failed to perform in the World Cup, but they were brilliant at the club. Needless to say, Yang Yang was the number one hero of Real Madrid's double crown, and also played in La Liga from 2009 to 2010. , Champions League and European Football Golden Boot winners.

Although Messi's performance in the World Cup was sluggish, he was brilliant at the club. So far this season, he has scored 30 goals and 15 assists on various fronts. His performance is very eye-catching. The total number of goals scored in 2010 reached 60 goals, which is comparable to that of Yang Yang, who was injured for more than two months.

From the finalists of Yang Yang and Messi, to the failure of Harvey and Sneijder, everyone seems to have caught a new signal, that is, with the merger of the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or, with the three points of voting rights , the World Cup gradually started to become less important.

Of course, the attitudes of various media are not consistent with this change.

For example, many media in Spain believe that after the merger of the two major awards, it has become more "politicized", which is obviously also an injustice for Harvey's defeat.

The British BBC refuted this statement, believing that such a selection is obviously more fair, because neither Harvey nor Sneijder can be compared with superstars like Yang Yang and Messi, even in the top three Among the candidates, they all believe that Iniesta will not shake the positions of Yang Yang and Messi.

"We can't ignore the huge gap between Yang Yang and Messi in all competitions in 2010 because of Iniesta's lore goal in the World Cup final. It's unfair."

Obviously, this type of voice believes that the combined FIFA Ballon d'Or will be awarded to the most consistent and best players in the past year, rather than one game in a major competition. Excellent player.

Debates are raging around the world.

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Having successfully won the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or for three consecutive years, it stands to reason that Yang Yang should have taken personal honors lightly, but in fact he did not.

This year, he still wants to take it.

Sometimes he will feel that he is too competitive? Or is it too vain?

Su Ye believes that this is not a bad thing, and a strong competitive spirit will motivate a person to keep working hard and making progress.

"There's nothing wrong with being competitive or vanity, everyone has it, but some people use it in the wrong place."

Su Ye's remarks enlightened Yang Yang, because he knew that if he didn't have a strong competitive spirit, he would never have made it to where he is today.

It is impossible for a professional player who has no desires and wants to live by, to achieve success.

Even if many people accuse Messi of not being diligent and self-disciplined enough, it is also relative to a top star like Yang Yang. Compared with other stars, Messi is definitely diligent and self-disciplined. Compared to ordinary people, Messi is definitely a model worker.

Like Wenger said, top stars are narcissists.

As is self-confidence, so is competitiveness and vanity.

However, after winning for three consecutive years, Yang Yang's control of his emotions has indeed become more in place, and he has not revealed any superfluous ideas to the outside world. In addition, this year is the year of the World Cup. According to convention, the biggest favorite should be the players of the World Cup winning team. , and according to this rule, among the top three candidates, only Iniesta is the only member of the World Cup champion.

Yang Yang publicly stated at the press conference that if Iniesta wins this award, he will give his heartfelt blessings.

The implication is that if Messi takes it, he will definitely not be convinced.

And when Yang Yang took Su Ye across the red carpet and into the Zurich Opera House, he ushered in his first happy event.

He saw Marco van Basten, whom he had not seen for a long time.

The Dutch star was invited as a guest of honor tonight, and his award project is the best lineup.

Yang Yang is very happy about this, "I've been looking forward to winning the award from you, Marko."

Van Basten said that he is still very optimistic about Yang Yang, but if he cannot win the award tonight, I hope Yang Yang will not be discouraged.

"In my opinion, as long as you maintain your current performance, you can get at least three more times, maybe even five times."

Yang Yang's advantage is age, he is too young.

He has just turned 24 years old and is entering the golden age of his career. As long as there are no major problems, coupled with a top platform like Real Madrid, in the next five or six years, European football will be dominated by him.

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The best lineup "leaked" early and early was awarded by Van Basten.

Yang Yang was the last to receive the award. When he took over the trophy from Van Basten, he hugged his idol forcefully and thanked Van Basten for giving him in the following acceptance speech. guidance and care.

"To this day, he is still an example for me to learn from and the goal of hard work. Here I want to say, Marco, thank you for everything you have done for me in the past, I will continue to work hard and live up to your high hopes!"

Afterwards, Van Basten and Yang Yang hugged again and walked off the podium side by side.

Then came the Fair Play Award, which went to the Haitian U17 women's football team.

The best women's football coach was received by the German women's football coach Ned, and Bosque served as the presenter.

The best men's coach was awarded by Benitez and women's coach Ned.

Benitez's award once again made everyone see a clear sign that club competitions are overtaking the World Cup, so Benitez beat Bosque to win the award.

The FIFA President's Award was received by former South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tutu, for his active support of the World Cup in South Africa and his commitment to using football to enhance community life.

The Puskas award went to the great Altintop who played for Bayern.

Miss World Soccer was won by Brazilian player Marta, who was elected Miss World Soccer for the fifth time.

Finally, it is also the finale of the FIFA Ballon d'Or. The presenters are Guardiola and Maurinier, CEO of French Football Magazine.

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When Guardiola walked onto the podium holding a golden envelope, the audience burst into applause, especially from the Barcelona players, because many people believed that this was a signal that the Barcelona players won the award.

Among the three candidates, two Barcelona players formed a siege against Yang Yang from Real Madrid, and the presenter of the award was Barcelona coach Guardiola, which was interpreted as a very obvious hint.

Messi was sitting in the front row, and when he saw Guardiola and Maurinier come to the front, he started to get nervous, rubbing his knees with his hands involuntarily, even though he knew it would be difficult.

If according to FIFA's past tradition, the World Cup is the most important, then Iniesta is most likely to win the award. If the professional league is placed as important as the World Cup, then Yang Yang is likely to win the award.

Messi knew very well in his heart that he would not be able to compete with Yang Yang whether in the professional league or the national team.

So far, his biggest advantage is the rapid progress in the second half of this year, but that is based on Yang Yang's injury and truce for more than two months, and there is another Premier League Cristiano who is as good as him. Ronaldo.

The Portuguese did not even enter the top three this year, and it is said that they did not enter the top five at all.

Messi was very uneasy and uncomfortable at the same time, because he knew that he was a bit like running with him.

Is that Iniesta? Or Yang Yang?

Messi turned his head and looked at Yang Yang who was sitting beside him.

He saw that Yang Yang's girlfriend, oh, no, it should be his wife Su Ye at this time, reaching out and gently holding Yang Yang's hand, the two of them clasped their fingers, and looked at each other with eyes that were too thick to melt. Open affectionately.

At this moment, Messi suddenly felt that in Yang Yang's mind, maybe it didn't matter whether he won the award or not.

This opponent, whom he regards as the enemy of his life, has a stunning beauty that countless men all over the world dream of, and a love that even Messi himself envies. More importantly, the two of them look so sweet, so Like glue.

On the other hand, Messi is sitting next to Iniesta.

He came to Zurich alone, because not long ago, he had just finished arguing with his girlfriend, which was leaked by his grandfather when he was interviewed by the media in Argentina, and now the news of Messi's breakup is also abuzz.

It is said that Yang Yang and Su Ye have never quarreled!

Messi is not without envy, and even thinks a little jealously.

At this moment, he felt that he had lost to Yang Yang again.

On the podium, Guardiola also opened the golden envelope with the name of the first FIFA Ballon d'Or winner.