Chapter 900

Yang Yang won the first FIFA Ballon d'Or!

As the grand event at the Zurich Opera House in Switzerland came to an end, the news spread all over the world in a very short period of time, and fans all over the world received the news in an instant, which caused heated discussions.

Yang Yang is the number one football player in the world. This is an indisputable fact and recognized by the world. But in this World Cup year, the Chinese team stopped in the round of 16, but Yang Yang won the FIFA Ballon d'Or. It's unacceptable to many people.

According to convention, the World Footballer of the World Cup year comes from the World Cup winning team, which is the consensus of all, and Yang Yang's election this year completely broke the consensus of the past two decades, which will naturally cause heated discussions in the outside world.

Especially after FIFA announced the details of the ballot, the discussion became more heated.

According to the voting situation, Yang Yang's total vote rate is about 22%, which is higher than the second place Messi and the third place Iniesta, but the advantage is not very large. obvious.

According to the selection method of the first FIFA Ballon d'Or, if you look at the three parts of the votes separately, Yang Yang ranks first in the national team coach and captain votes, but can only get fourth in the media votes position, behind Sneijder, Iniesta and Xavi.

That is to say, according to the selection method in previous years, Yang Yang can only get the FIFA World Player of the Year at most, while the European Ballon d'Or of the French Football Magazine belongs to Sneijder, who is the first in the media votes.

For this situation, the outside world has basically reached a consensus, because in the past few years, there have been such differences in the selection of the World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or, so many people think that the European Ballon d'Or is more Authoritative, and the world footballer values ​​fame more.

However, some media soon gave data to refute.

Among the national team coaches and captains of the top ten traditional football teams in the world, which are generally valued by many media and fans, Yang Yang won eight first choice, three second choice and five third choice, according to five points. , three points and one point rules, Yang Yang scored a total of fifty-four points.

Xavi got four first-choice votes, nine secondary votes and one third vote, and got 48 points, ranking second, six points less than Yang Yang, Messi, Iniesta and Seneca. Germany is further behind.

Among them, Sneijder had only three first-choice votes, three secondary votes and two third-place votes, and got 26 points, a huge gap.

According to this data, after FIFA and the French Football Magazine announced the merger, after comprehensively considering the performance of the entire 2010, Yang Yang's outstanding performance was still won by the national team coaches and coaches of the top ten traditional strong teams. The recognition of the captains is the most influential vote in the world of football.

Therefore, many media believe that although Yang Yang did not show very good results in the World Cup, he was able to lead the Chinese team to break through the group stage historically, and scored five goals in four games, tied for the World Cup Golden Boot , Yang Yang's performance should still be affirmed.

"It is not Yang Yang's fault that he was born in a weak football country. He was able to lead the Chinese team to make a historic breakthrough, which in itself is enough to prove his performance and strength, which should be recognized and affirmed."

There are even many media who believe that in the selection of 208 media, Yang Yang only won the fourth place, a very important part of the reason is that many media people still continue the traditional thinking of the past, identifying In the World Cup year, only the World Cup results are considered, and the performance of the clubs throughout the year is ignored.

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Not only was the controversy aroused within the media, but there were also strong divisions within the players.

After the award ceremony for the Barcelona players, Xavi first congratulated Yang Yang generously in an interview with El Pais, but at the same time he also expressed his complaints.

"This method of selection is obviously unfair, because it is based on the proportion of voting power of coaches and captains in countries such as Fiji, which exceeds that of many professional media in Europe, but it is obvious that they cannot have the same Information like the media keeps pace with the times.”

Xavi's statement is also what has been criticized for the selection of FIFA World Player of the Year, that is, many small countries and regions will only choose players they have heard of, and will not really consider him in the past year. how it performed.

In this way of voting, the famous Yang Yang is naturally more popular than the likes of Harvey and Sneijder.

Xavi later also said that it was a big regret for him to lose the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

"But I don't think it's a big loss. I think Yang Yang deserves the award. I saw a report the other day about those high-level players who failed to win the Ballon d'Or. I found that Baresi has not won the Ballon d'Or, but that doesn't stop the world from recognizing his greatness."

The Barcelona midfielder obviously wants to prove himself in this way.

Iniesta also said in an interview that it is unfair to select only one player for the Ballon d'Or, because everyone will focus on the attacking players in the frontcourt, which is an inherent characteristic of football .

"I think in collective sports, individual awards are always unfair. Throughout history, awards have always been awarded to strikers who scored goals, rarely to midfielders, defenders or even goalkeepers. This is unfair. Yes, I think the best way is to have an award for each position."

But soon, Marca published an article in support of Yang Yang and publicly refuted some of Harvey and Iniesta's claims.

The article stated that Harvey believed that Yang Yang was promoted to the first FIFA Golden Ball by a group of small countries and few people, but from the selection of the coaches and captains of the top ten traditional powerhouses, Yang Yang's vote rate was still the first. Six points more than Harvey, who came in second, shows the authority of Yang Yang's award.

"In Spain, Yang Yang appeared among the first choices of Bosque and Casillas, and got two valuable first-choice tickets from the Spanish national team coach and captain."

In addition to Spain, which avoids its own players, the first-choice votes for the coaches and captains of the two major football powers, the Netherlands and Argentina, are also given to Yang Yang, which is enough to prove that Yang Yang deserves the award.

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Yang Yang didn't know that he was questioned by his competitors, but after the award ceremony, when he was interviewed by media around the world, he also publicly stated that this award made him a little sincere.

"Actually, before the winners were announced, I thought Sneijder and Iker Casillas deserved the most."

"Wesley played the best season of his career. Whether he was in the professional arena or in the World Cup, he showed unparalleled excellence. I think he deserves more recognition and affirmation."

"And Iker Casillas, I think Spain can pick up the world championship trophy, he's the most important player in the team, he's got a lot of credit because he made a lot of key saves in the game, like the one against Paraguay. The ball, saving Robben's single-handed shot in the final, is the key to Spain's victory."

Yang Yang also mentioned Xavi and Iniesta. He believes that these two Barcelona midfielders should also be recognized. In the past few years, they have set off an epoch-making football concept change in world football.

As for his award, Yang Yang said without being humble or arrogant that he is a lucky one.

"I never thought that one person could win the game."

"The reason why I can get this award is because of Sneijder passing the ball behind me and the support from my teammates. This is not only an honor for me, I hope to share with all people to share."

As for what to do, Yang Yang said that he had not thought about it yet.

A media reporter even joked on the spot that Yang Yang might consider building a trophy memorial to display all the personal honors and trophies he has won since his debut, and introduce the history behind the honors and trophies, so that everyone can remember the heroes behind the scenes. name.

Yang Yang was greatly moved after hearing this, "This is a good idea."

But everyone thought it was just a joke.

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Yang Yang returned from Zurich with honor and was warmly welcomed by Madrid fans.

This is Yang Yang's second highest personal honor after joining Real Madrid. Last year, he also won the World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or, but everyone knows that it is more because of his outstanding performance in Liverpool.

But this year, Yang Yang won the first FIFA Ballon d'Or again, and successfully won the highest personal honor for four consecutive years. It can be said that he has left his own glorious history in world football.

More importantly, the era that belongs to Yang Yang is not over yet. He is only 24 years old and is in his prime. All Real Madrid fans have no doubt that Yang Yang will continue to lead this team for a long time to come. Real Madrid rides on the waves.

On the third day after Yang Yang returned from Zurich, the whole world was discussing whether Yang Yang should win the first FIFA Ballon d'Or. At the same time, Real Madrid ushered in the second round of the Spanish King's Cup.

Due to the 8-0 home victory over Levante in the first round, Yang Yang scored a double hat-trick of goals and assists. In addition, the main players in the team went to Zurich to cheer for Yang Yang, so they played Levante away. In the second round of the match, Real Madrid played with an all-substitute lineup.

The teenagers, including Morata and Jesse, both got the chance to play in the game, but due to the weak performance of midfielders such as Gago and Granero, Real Madrid did not play well in the away game against Levante. A zero-to-two away loss.

Although they lost the second round, Real Madrid still managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey 8-2.

At the time of the draw, Barcelona had the best luck, drawing Real Betis, which had already been relegated to the La Liga, while Real Madrid had the worst luck, drawing the rival city Atletico Madrid.

For Real Madrid, which has little hope of reversing the league and is aiming for the cup, this is undoubtedly a signing.