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Chapter 690 What a Surprise!

Luke Hurst is a communications student at the University of Manchester who has just entered the Manchester Evening News as an intern.

But unlike the vast majority of locals in Manchester, their family does not like Manchester City, but Manchester United. This is a minority in Manchester, but he has been a hardcore Manchester United since he was a child.

As a senior fan, but also a graduate just out of school, he has great ambitions to make a name for himself in the media industry, because his goal is his predecessor, David Meek.

It is estimated that not the most senior Manchester United and Ferguson fans, few people will have heard of this name, but Luke Hurst not only knows, but is also very familiar, because David Meek was once the most famous reporter of the Manchester Evening News.

This man from the Manchester Evening News has followed Manchester United news for 40 years. He has a close friendship with Ferguson. Later, he was poached by Ferguson to work at Manchester United. He is known as an authority in the club.

It is said that Ferguson once revealed that if one day he decides to write an autobiography, the author will definitely be David Meek, "because no reporter can know me better than him!"

David Mick became known in [-] when he was diagnosed with cancer, and Ferguson visited him at his home many times to encourage him to overcome the disease, which moved David Mick very much.

Luke Hurst hopes that one day, he can join Manchester United from the Manchester Evening News like David Meek, his predecessor, and serve in this team he is willing to love his whole life.

But the premise is that he must start as an intern first and achieve results.

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Some people like to take shortcuts and run news through various relationships, but some people like to rely on their skills and gradually stand out with their own abilities, while Luke Hurst wants to rely on his own sense of smell.

Years of fan experience told him that December is here and the awards season is about to begin.

This year, the FIFA Awards Conference was postponed to mid-January, and it was still in Zurich, Switzerland. Before this night, no one in the world would know who is the World Footballer of the Year for the new year.

But the European Ballon d'Or is different. In order to launch the magazine in advance, the French football magazine always goes to the home of the winner and the team to shoot and interview one week in advance, which will inevitably expose the track.

This year's winner will undoubtedly appear between Yang Yang and Cristiano Ronaldo, but there are still different opinions about who it is. Some people say it will be Yang Yang, but some people think Ronaldinho is even better.

Yang Yang is definitely the favorite, but the Portuguese also has a Champions League in hand, and he has a lot of chips.

It's hard to say who it is.

But one thing is certain, that is, everyone is staring at these two superstars, two teams.

Luke Hurst was different from other people who stared at Carrington and Melwood. He chose to stare at the airport, and he found a fellow intern, and the two of them took turns staring at the airport 24 hours a day.

Every year, media reporters will follow and want to grab the news, so the French football magazine also hides them in a targeted manner, deliberately arranging their whereabouts very secretively.

For example, last year, Gérard Erno and his team suddenly appeared at the London airport. After being photographed by the media, they suddenly disappeared without a trace. No one even knew when he went to interview Liverpool and Yang Yang.

And this year, they will certainly do the same.

It's like a spy game of cat and mouse.

Luke Hurst chose to take the stupidest way, which is to sit on the sidelines.

And he chose to squat at Manchester Airport because he is a die-hard Manchester United fan.

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After nightfall, the temperature in Manchester dropped a lot.

Luke Hurst sat in the waiting area of ​​the airport lobby, rubbing his hands with the cold, cursing the damn weather.

If it weren't for the thought in his heart, he would not have come here to suffer from the cold in this cold winter no matter what. He would rather sit by the warm fireplace at home and watch TV and surf the Internet. That would be a life like heaven.

According to the schedule given by the French Football Magazine, the awards should be presented on December [-], but this year is different from previous years.

The former editor-in-chief Gérard Erno resigned, and the former deputy editor-in-chief Denis Chaumier was put on the post. This well-known media person who has worked in the French football magazine for many years and is familiar with European football began to carry out reforms.

It is now December [-]st, and it is estimated that the announcement will be in these few days.

"Wait for another two days, and if it doesn't work, give up." Luke Hurst said to himself.

Another wave of passengers from the Paris flight was sent away, but the target was still not found.

But just when Luke Hurst was about to give up, he suddenly saw two figures sneaking over from the gate, walking all the way to the gate.

Although the distance was a bit far and the light was a bit dim, Luke Hurst could see the difference between the two of them immediately. One of them was carrying a large suitcase, while the other was empty-handed. No matter how he looked at it, he felt something was wrong.

What's more, Luke Hearst vaguely overheard their conversation in French.

He immediately opened his pocket and took out a fuzzy photo, which he had printed out from the Internet. It was a photo of Denis Chaumier, the new editor-in-chief of the French Football Magazine and the former deputy editor-in-chief.

The Frenchman is too low-key, even the Manchester Evening News does not have his photo, Luke Hearst can only use this method to identify, but now, it really looks like it!
The English guy secretly took a lot of photos of the two diagonally opposite and sideways, as well as their backs. After the two went out, he immediately chased them out and vaguely heard them mention a name, Cristiano Ronaldo.

A surge of ecstasy suddenly flooded Luke Hurst's heart.

Oh my god, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who won the award?

This is really surprising!

Most people thought that it was safe for Yang Yang to win the award, but they didn't expect Xiao Luo to win the award.

But after thinking about it, I think it is logical, because Yang Yang has won one term before. Although it is not without precedent, except for a Premier League champion, he really does not have any important championship trophies.

As for the fact that he has become the only player in the past 60 years to score more than [-] goals in a single season besides Gerd Muller, this is certainly an honor, but it should also be known that Cristiano Ronaldo also scored a lot.

[-] was the year of the European Cup, which was considered a major competition year. According to the usual practice, it should be for players who performed well in the competition. However, the Spanish team coached by Aragones did not have any single star that was too outstanding.

In addition to the European Cup, it is the Champions League.

Thinking of this, Luke Hurst became excited.

After he managed to chase out the gate, he saw that Dennis Shawmier and the photographer had left in a taxi, so he immediately ran to the parking lot, got in his car, and chased them out.

But when he crossed the road at the airport, he had lost sight of the other party.

The arrival of Denis Shawmill in Manchester is already the most obvious signal.

Thinking of this, Luke Hurst immediately drove to the newspaper office.

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Ferguson wasn't asleep yet.

He is thinking about playing Blackburn in two days.

This is a matchup in the quarterfinals of the League Cup.

Except for Chelsea, the three Premier League top three have entered the quarter-finals, Arsenal played against Burnley, Liverpool played against Watford, Manchester United played against Blackburn, and Stoke City played against Derby County, of which the Red Army and the Gunners were both away games.

The league fell behind a lot, and Ferguson didn't have much confidence in his heart, so he began to pay attention to the League Cup.

This is his consistent style of coaching Manchester United, that is, try to avoid empty-handed.

Staying up late before games is normal for him.

In the silence, the vibration of the Nokia mobile phone on the table suddenly came from the study.

Ferguson took it over and saw the caller ID, David Mick.

It's so late, something must be up.

Ferguson answered the phone immediately, "Hey, David, what's going on?"

"Boss, just received a call from Paul Horrocks, editor-in-chief of the Manchester Evening News. One of their reporters has just met Dennis Shawmill at the airport."

"What?" Ferguson stood up from his seat when he heard it, "Is this true?"

"It's true. There are photos. They will be on the headlines early tomorrow morning. They gave me a message in advance. Dennis Shawmill is coming to Manchester." David Meek is an old man of the Manchester Evening News. He still has close contact with the people in the newspaper. He has always been the middleman between Ferguson and the media. His news is absolutely reliable.

"So, it's Cristiano?" Ferguson was full of surprise.

"Otherwise it wouldn't be in Manchester." David Meek laughed on the phone.

Ferguson laughed at first, but quickly shook his head again, "That's not right, they didn't call us in advance."

"Maybe it's a new style of work. Xiao Mier just took office and made a lot of bold reforms." David Meek said.

It is said to be a bold reform, but why is it not forced to change by FIFA?
"But Manchester Airport is also very close to Liverpool." Ferguson thought of another possibility.

"There are direct flights from Paris to John Lennon Airport," says David Meek.

Liverpool and Manchester are indeed very close, and Manchester Airport is bigger than Liverpool's John Lennon Airport, but after all, they are separated by tens of kilometers and more than an hour's drive. According to common sense, there is no reason for Xiaomier and others to turn to Manchester and then go to Liverpool.

Unless, his destination is Manchester.

If this is the case, then the final winner will be revealed.

Ferguson was ecstatic in his heart, because this will be the first European Ballon d'Or in the history of Manchester United, which will make history.

However, the Scottish coach quickly regained his sanity and calmed down.

"There is no result yet, let's put it aside for now, don't be too happy." Ferguson said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)