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Chapter 1007 The Defender of the Gunner Myth Questioned

The finale is about to reveal the mystery, and all eyes are on Guardiola. Before the award ceremony began, Guardiola presented this award as a guest, and fans and reporters thought it was Harvey and Iniesta who won the award. Evidence, because the previous awards all herald the special relationship between the presenter and the winner, such as the Kazakhstan national goalkeeper Sidrnikov awarding the award to Altentop who scored his goal.

Harvey, who is about to turn 31 years old, has never been involved in this award that symbolizes the highest personal honor. This year Spain won the first World Cup. He is the midfield commander of Spain. This year can be said to be his last chance. If he can't win this year, he won't be able to win this award again. Harvey, who has always been a low-key man and never likes to show off, can't calm down this time. He nervously watched every detail of Guardiola's movements and expressions. , seems to want to get some signals from his coach in advance.

Iniesta, who is the same year as Li Huan, is in his golden age. Even if he can’t win this year, he will still have a chance in the future, but he is not a striker who is good at scoring goals. Competing for the Golden Globe with talents like Li Huan, Messi, and Ronaldo It's easy, if you get a collective honor like the World Cup, you won't be able to win the award even if you score the winning goal in the final, and his chances of winning the award in the future may not necessarily be greater than Xavi. Iniesta is also very clear about this. So he was equally nervous, but the shy Xiaobai didn't look at Guardiola, but prayed for himself silently.

Compared with Iniesta and Harvey, who are favored by the outside world, Li Huan is much more relaxed. To be honest, he lacks confidence in his own award. You must know that the last time no world champion member won an award in the World Cup was in 1974. , Germany won the World Cup that year, and Cruyff won the award. In the World Cup year, even Cannavaro was able to beat Zidan to win the award. How much hope can he have? Harvey and Iniesta are better than Canna Varo is stronger and more ornamental.

"The winner of the Golden Globe is..." Guardiola paused for a moment, his face showing surprise, but he immediately returned to normal, "Li... Huan..."

"what!"

"what!"

"what......"

Eyeglasses shattered all over the place, and some people's jaws dropped in shock.It turned out to be Li Huan, which most people had never thought of before. Twenty years later, Cruyff was runner-up at any rate and performed extremely well in the World Cup. Li Huan, who hadn't even participated in the World Cup qualifiers, unexpectedly won the award.

There was an uproar in the conference hall in Zurich, and the stars at the meeting were all talking, and they couldn't believe the result of the selection.

"Haha, what's the matter, I knew it was my brother!" Li Xiao laughed out loud while grabbing his parents' hands, looking crazy.

Li Huan's parents also held each other's hands excitedly. They were invited to participate in this awards show, but they also knew that Li Huan's chances of winning the award were unlikely, but they never imagined that they would witness a miracle.

The faces of Iniesta and Xavi changed. They could think of their teammates winning the prize. They thought that their biggest opponent was their teammates. They never thought that Li Huan would come out from behind. Candidates stared at gold stars.

Li Huan himself opened his mouth wide in surprise. He said before that he was going to be an upset, but he was just talking, and he didn't really think that he could bring down the two world champions.He touched his nose under the complicated eyes of everyone, took a deep breath, and walked slowly towards the podium.

With a stiff smile on his face, Guardiola handed the golden ball to Li Huan and said, "Congratulations, defending the Golden Globe!"

Li Huan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, I was surprised and happy."

This is FIFA President Sepp Blatter came over, shook hands with Li Huan, asked him to take a photo with Miss World Football Marta, and then asked Li Huan to deliver his acceptance speech.

What Marta said just now burst into tears, but Li Huan quickly stabilized his emotions after being surprised at the beginning, and delivered his acceptance speech with a relaxed smile on his face.

"This is the most unexpected award for me. I feel like a domestic lottery. After all, in the history of the past 20 years, there has never been a Golden Globe awarded by a member other than the World Cup champion. In the history of the Golden Globe There has never been a player who won the World Cup without playing in the World Cup. I am the first one. I am very happy and proud.

I think I am an upset winner, but it does not mean that I think I am not worthy of this award. I think that all the reporters, captains and coaches who voted for me have good reasons, all in the name of football. I believe their vision even Believe in yourself.In the past year, my team-mates and I won the Champions League and the league title, and won it with an unbeaten record. Performance can better reflect the value and significance of the Golden Globes.

Of course, if the Golden Globe Award is awarded to Iniesta and Harvey, it is also reasonable. Their performance is also worthy of this Golden Globe Award. It is very difficult to win the World Cup. Spain has waited 80 years for this championship. For a long time, they totally need a golden ball to prove it. I think it is more appropriate to send a golden ball to each person.

Finally, thank you for your applause, thank you friends who voted for me, and thank you to my family. I want to share this award with all my teammates, my family, all my supporters and all Chinese people. Thank you! "

Li Huan's acceptance speech was polite and neither humble nor overbearing, but also relaxed and humorous. As soon as his words fell, the hall immediately burst into applause. Everyone appreciated his elegant demeanor. Most people saw Harvey and Iniesta After the expression on his face, they all thought that Li Huan was a more suitable Golden Globe winner. At least Harvey and Iniesta were still a little bit short of star flavor and aura from the world's number one.

After the award ceremony, Li Huan unexpectedly defeated the favorites Harvey and Iniesta, and the news that he reached the top of the world for the second consecutive year spread all over the world, and the doubts about Li Huan's award were overwhelming. sounded.

Spain was outraged. "Marca" published the headline "Li Huan makes Spain lose the Ballon d'Or", and specifically pointed out that Li Huan, as China's top star, dared not even participate in the World Cup, how could he be the No. 1 in the world.

The "Le Monde" poll also showed that 77% of fans believed that the selection results were unfair.Spain's largest daily newspaper, El País, even said: "Li Huan's award is surprising, but Iniesta and Xavi deserve it."
Munius, director of the sports department of the Spanish "Interview" magazine, believes that FIFA's unexpected award for Li Huan is due to the need to "create a god": "The ultimate goal of FIFA is to continue to create a football god."

Casillas said he was "disappointed" with the result, saying that in an important year for the World Cup, it should have been a Spanish player.Butragueno, Barcelona's deadly enemy Real Madrid, also said: "I can't say that Li Huan is not worthy of the trophy, but the whole world is expecting a Spanish player to win the trophy, even if he is a Barcelona player."

Suarez, the only one in Spanish history who has ever won the Ballon d'Or, said before that the selection of the Ballon d'Or was fair, but after the result was announced, he also said: "I'm even more disappointed than those two boys (referring to Harvey and Iniesta) , which is obviously a very cruel fact."

For this result, the other two candidates remained calm. Harvey said: "I didn't feel disappointed at all. Standing with Andre and Li Huan is an honor. Will I win the award next year? Let us wait and see. I Nothing will change in my life because of the Ballon d'Or and I will continue to have the same passion for football."

Little Bai Iniesta said generously: "If people vote for Li Huan, it is because he deserves it. It is because he was right to win. He deserves the Golden Ball."

Spain's head coach Bosque also said: "Three players are eligible to win the Golden Ball."

In addition, the three major clubs and FIFA's official website also expressed surprise about the result, but the official website believes that two of the top three are Spanish players, which is indeed very happy for Spanish fans, but it is troublesome for voting.As we all know, the situation of "fighting in the same room" is a big taboo no matter it is Oscar or other selections. The split of votes will eventually lead to the tragic result of "both sides want to care, but in the end they can't care about either side". This is also Li Huan's upset important reason.

Of course, the Chinese fans and the media were the happiest about Li Huan's award. This gave the Chinese football fans who were desperate for Chinese football a YY target. After the awards ceremony, all Chinese media put Li Huan's award on the front page. Even China Central Television's news broadcast went out of the mode of "the first 10 minutes the leaders are very busy, the middle 10 minutes the people of the country are very happy, and the last 10 minutes the foreign people live in dire straits", broadcasting the news that Li Huan won the Golden Globe in 3 minutes.

Secondly, the British media and fans are happy. Now the Premier League and La Liga are very competitive. Everyone wants to compete for the title of the world's first league. Now many big names have gone to La Liga. Spain has also won the World Cup, posing a huge threat to the Premier League. , Li Huan snatched the golden ball from Harvey Iniesta's hand, which made the British media excited.

"The Times" stated that 2010 started on January 1 and ended on December 1. This year is not only the day of the World Cup final on July 12, but also the month when the World Cup is held. The most critical interpretation of Li Huan's ability to win the award.

"The Sun" said: For many years, whether it is the Golden Globe Award or the World Footballer, there has been an unwritten rule: the final award always belongs to the group of people who have won the most authoritative championship.Therefore, we have witnessed many tragedies such as Baggio, Zidan, Ronaldo, etc. If we say that the practice of awarding the trophy to the world champion is an outdated habit that must be amended!So today, Li Huan's award at least shows that this stereotype no longer exists. "

The voices of doubt and support for Li Huan's award are almost equal, but one thing is consistent, that is, Li Huan is worthy of this golden ball.

(End of this chapter)