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Chapter 898 Lost to Yang Yang again!

After the merger of FIFA's World Player of the Year and French Football's European Ballon d'Or, 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 based on votes. In the past, the World Player of the Year was selected by the head coach and captain of the national team under FIFA, while the European Ballon d'Or was selected by the world media recognized by the French football magazine.

After the merger, the new rules combine the selection mechanism of the two major awards. The national team coaches and captains of the [-] FIFA members will conduct the selection. The votes will be collected by FIFA, and [-] media from all over the world will participate in the selection. The French Football Magazine will collect the three votes.

In other words, the first FIFA Ballon d'Or has a total of 620 four judges all over the world.

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

For example, before the top three candidates were released, everyone believed that Sneijder was the number one favorite.

The Dutchman played a peak season at Real Madrid, won the La Liga and Champions League double, and then led the Netherlands to the World Cup final. It stands to reason that he definitely deserves this award.

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

But what no one expected was that none of them were included in the final top three list. Instead, Yang Yang and Messi were shortlisted.

Both Yang Yang and Messi failed to perform in the World Cup, but they shined in the club. Needless to say, Yang Yang is the number one contributor to Real Madrid's double crown, and also the Golden Boot winner of La Liga, Champions League and European football from [-] to [-].

Although Messi's performance in the World Cup was sluggish, he shined brilliantly in the club. So far this season, he has scored [-] goals and [-] assists on all fronts. His performance is very eye-catching. The total number of goals in [-] reached [-] goals. This figure is not far behind Yang Yang, who has been injured for more than two months.

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

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

For example, many media in Spain believe that after the merger of the two awards, it has become more "politicized", which is obviously to complain about Harvey's loss.

The British BBC refuted this statement, thinking that this selection is obviously more fair, because neither Harvey nor Sneijder is enough to compare with superstars like Yang Yang and Messi.

"Just because Iniesta scored the winning goal in the World Cup final, we can't ignore the disparity between him and Yang Yang and Messi in all competitions throughout [-]. This is unfair to Yang Yang and Messi."

Obviously, this type of voice believes that after the merger, the FIFA Ballon d'Or will select the most stable and outstanding players throughout the past year, rather than players who performed well in a certain game in a major event.

The debate rages on all over the world.

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He has 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 looked down on personal honors, but in fact he has not.

This year, he still wants to get it.

Sometimes he will feel, is he 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 is nothing wrong with being competitive or vanity, everyone has it, but some people use it in the wrong place."

Su Ye's words relieved Yang Yang, because he knew that without a strong competitive spirit, he would not be able to get to where he is today.

It is impossible for a professional player who has no desires and desires to get by and get by.

Even if many people accuse Messi of not being diligent enough and not self-disciplined enough, that is compared to a top star like Yang Yang. If compared with other stars, Messi is definitely hardworking and self-disciplined. If compared with ordinary professional players or even ordinary people, Messi is definitely a model worker.

As Wenger said, top players are narcissists.

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

However, after three years in a row, Yang Yang's emotional control is indeed more in place, and he has not revealed any superfluous thoughts to the outside world. In addition, this year is the year of the World Cup. According to the usual practice, the biggest favorite should be the players of the World Cup winning team. 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 sincerely congratulate him.

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

And when Yang Yang walked Su Ye through the red carpet and entered the Zurich Opera House, he ushered in his first happy event.

He saw the long-lost Marco van Basten.

The Dutch celebrity was invited to attend tonight as an award presenter, and his award presentation project is the best lineup.

Yang Yang was very happy about this, "I've been looking forward to winning an award from you, Marco."

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

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

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

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

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The best team "leaked" early in advance was awarded by Van Basten.

Yang Yang was the last one to receive the award. When he took the trophy from Van Basten, he hugged his idol vigorously, and in his acceptance speech afterwards, he thanked Van Basten for his guidance and care.

"To this day, he is still my role model and the goal I strive for. 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 never disappoint your expectations!"

Afterwards, Van Basten and Yang Yang warmly embraced again and walked down the podium side by side.

It was followed by the Fair Play Award, which was won by the Haiti U17 women's football team.

The best women's football coach was received by German women's football coach Ned, and Bosque was the guest of honor.

The best men's football coach was received by Benitez, and the women's football coach Ned presented the award.

Benitez's award once again made everyone see an obvious sign that the club competition is overwhelming the World Cup, so Benitez defeated Bosque to win the award.

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

The Puskas Award was won by the great Altintop who played for Bayern.

Miss World Football was won by Brazilian player Marta. This is her fifth time being elected Miss World Football.

In the end, it is also the finale of the FIFA Ballon d'Or. The guests of the award are Guardiola and the CEO of French Football Magazine, Molinier.

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When Guardiola stepped onto the podium holding a golden envelope, the audience burst into warm applause, especially the most enthusiastic applause from the Barcelona players, because many people believed that this was a signal for the Barcelona players to win the award.

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

Messi sat in the front row of the audience, and when he saw Guardiola and Molinier come to the front, he became nervous, rubbing his hands on his knees involuntarily, even though he knew it was difficult.

If according to the past tradition of FIFA, if the World Cup is the most important thing, then Iniesta is most likely to win the award. If the professional league and the World Cup are placed in the same important position, then Yang Yang is likely to win the award.

Messi knew very well in his heart that no matter whether he was playing in the professional league or in the national team, he could not compete with Yang Yang.

So far, his biggest advantage is his rapid progress in the second half of this year, but that is based on the fact that Yang Yang was injured and sidelined for more than two months, and the Premier League also has a performance comparable to his. Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese didn't even make the top three this year, and it is said that he didn't make the top five at all.

Messi was very uneasy, and at the same time a little uncomfortable, 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 reached out at this moment and gently held Yang Yang's hand.

At this moment, Messi suddenly felt that in Yang Yang's mind, perhaps it was not important whether he won the prize 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 has a love that even Messi himself envies. More importantly, the two of them seem so sweet, so gluey.

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 making a lot of noise.

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

Messi is not without envy, even thinking with some jealousy.

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 winner of the first FIFA Ballon d'Or.

(End of this chapter)