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Chapter 142 The best of times, the worst of times
The guests entered the arena and the awards ceremony officially began.

"Tonight, eight major awards will be awarded in turn, including the International Football Team of the Year, the Best Men's and Women's Football Coaches, the Fair Play Award, the FIFA President's Special Award, the Puskas Award, Miss World Football and the FIFA Golden Globe Award , Chinese player Yang Feng was not only selected for the best and most 55-man squad, but also shortlisted for the Puskas Award, which is the best goal award of the year. The goal scored by the six, of course, the most important thing is that he was also shortlisted for the final 23-man list of the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

It is a pity that we did not see Shinji Kagawa in this 23-man list, and Huntelaar, who fans are more concerned about, was not included in this list..."

Everyone thought that Yang Feng's selection to the best team was a certainty, but when they heard that there were as many as 55 candidates, they became a little worried again.

In fact, Yang Feng has only 14 real competitors, because the 55-man list includes 5 goalkeepers, 20 defenders, 15 midfielders and 15 forwards, but Messi and Ronaldo are both in the forward camp. If there are only two forwards in the lineup, then the others are definitely out of play.

Braided Gullit, one of the Dutch Three Musketeers, presided over the awards ceremony. After a summary and outlook, the final three candidates for the FIFA Ballon d'Or and Miss World Football first appeared on the stage.

Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Wambach, Marta and Morgan have become the six most dazzling people in world football today.

Barcelona only won a tasteless Copa del Rey this year. Messi and Iniesta were selected for their personal exaggerated performance and national team performance respectively. Ronaldo was selected for helping Real Madrid win the Spanish Super Cup and La Liga. The excellent performance in the game has become one of the world's most powerful three players this year.

Yang Feng did not sit under the stage, but was led backstage before the ceremony started.

The FIFA Ballon d'Or is the grand finale. Of course, it is impossible to award it now. The best team will be announced first.

The list has not yet been announced, but the real winners have actually been notified and are here waiting to take the stage to accept the prize.

With the addition of Messi, Ronaldo and Iniesta who are still on stage, here are the 2012 worst players in various positions in world football in [-].

Just looking around, the others are either from Barcelona or Real Madrid. Yang Feng, who is from a sand mine, is like Erha mixed with wolves, so dazzling...

Among this group of people, the only one Yang Feng has ever interacted with is Ronaldo. After all, he just filmed the promotional video of "Pro Evolution Soccer 2013" together. For others, he is only limited to the stage of admiring his name for a long time.

Everyone is also very interested in this golden boy award winner who has risen suddenly this year and became very popular, but at most he just nodded and said hello. Only Casillas knew that they would become teammates next season, so he took the initiative to fight Say hello.

"Yang, hello," Cassie held out her hand, "I'm Casillas."

"I know," Yang Feng reached out and shook his hand, "Raul often mentions you."

"Really?" Cassie's handsome face showed a hearty smile, "What did he say bad things about me?"

"No, he said you are the best goalkeeper in the world today."

"Thank you, you are not bad," Cassie said, "I hope to have the opportunity to play football together."

Barcelona players frequently looked sideways.

The relationship between most of the players of these two teams is very subtle, similar to the situation of Manchester United and Liverpool. They fought together in the national team, and then started to fight to the death in the club. Seeing Yang Feng and Casey, they both acquiesced. He will be his opponent.

Messi, Ronaldo and Xiaobai showed their faces and walked down, each walking back to their own small circles.

Yang Feng looked at the peerless twins in their prime, and didn't know whether this was the best era or the worst era for the football world.

"It's probably still Messi," Cassie suddenly sighed softly, "Four golden balls, it's too scary."

"4 seats? I'm afraid there will be more than that," Yang Feng responded, "Of course, maybe..."

"I'm afraid it won't stop" means that Messi originally had 7 golden balls, and "maybe" means...here I am.

The universe is uncertain, you and I are both bulls and horses, in the first half of the Chosen Son vs. the Traveler, Liu Xiu won Wang Mang, and in the second half, he won it by himself.

Ronaldo came to Kathy and Yang Feng's side, nodded coolly to Yang Feng, and then kept silent with a stinky face.

Of course Yang Feng knew why.

If Real Madrid won the Champions League this year or Portugal won the European Cup, it would be better to say, this award is still up for grabs, but Real Madrid only won the La Liga title. With so much poor personal performance, Messi is almost sure to win this year.

Of course Ronaldo was not convinced. He heard that he was half an hour late for the press conference, and his mouth was stiff during the interview. Anyway, he didn't think Messi was better than himself.

Without this kind of strength, he would not be able to overcome the difficulties in the future, chasing the golden ball from 1-4 to 4-4.
In front of the stage, Shevchenko, who has retired from politics, and UEFA President Michel Platini appeared on the stage, announced and presented awards.

"The best team in world football has been established by the International Professional Players Association since 2005. Since 2009, FIFA has added this award to the annual awards ceremony. The awards are selected by more than 5 members in an anonymous manner every year... "

"The best goalkeeper announced first... Iker Casillas!"

Cassie hurriedly led a little caddy and walked out, shook hands with Sheva, and came to stand in front of the stage.

"Best defenders...Alves, Pique, Ramos, Marcelo.

Best midfielder: Xavi, Iniesta, Alonso...

Are these all La Liga players? "

People from other leagues don't have good faces.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi must occupy two more places, which is at least ten La Liga players.

"Is football dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona?"

"It's ridiculous, is this the best team in world football or the best team in La Liga?"

"Cech can't be selected, I laughed."

"It's over, Brother Feng is out of action."

"Start forward, 4-3-3, who said it's useless?"

"It should be Aguero. Manchester City won the championship at the buzzer. The goal is too bad."

"With Yang Feng? Europa League champion and top scorer! 19 Bundesliga goals in a row!"

"Bundesliga? Huh."

"The best striker, Messi from Barcelona in La Liga! Messi fully explained what it means to score a goal today. Some fans joked that watching Messi score this year would make him sick...

The best striker, Cristiano Ronaldo! Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win the Spanish Super Cup and La Liga this year. He scored 67 goals in 61 games throughout the year. Ronaldo is not only a contender for the best striker, but also the biggest contender for the best player.

The final suspense is here!Who is the last player? "

The organizers naturally knew where the gimmick was, otherwise, with Yang Feng's status, he would not be able to drag behind Melo for the finale. Platini also knew this well, and deliberately dragged out a long tone when announcing the last person. .

"The last player in the 2012 World Football Team of the Year is... Yang Feng from Schalke 04!"

He Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and her voice became a little louder, "Congratulations to Yang Feng! Europa League champion, German Super Cup champion, European Super Cup champion, 68 goals of the year, best striker, well deserved!"

Yang Feng led a little girl out of the backstage, and shook hands with Platini.

"Congratulations," Platini shook his arm vigorously, "very good performance."

"Thank you."

Yang Feng took the trophy from Sheva again, nodded, walked to Ronaldo and stood still.

"This lineup is really... Yang Feng became the only non-La Liga player among the 11 players. His performance this year is not inferior to Ronaldo and Messi. This is not only a breakthrough in Chinese football, but also a breakthrough in Asian football!"

Although La Liga accounted for the majority of the best 11 players in previous years, at least there will be a few Premier League or Serie A players who can join in. Who knows that this year they will almost be rounded up by La Liga.

"Damn it, Yang Feng V587! The only representative of the four major leagues."

"Hehe, it might be next season, sooner or later he will still be in La Liga."

"Who did Chelsea offend? The Champions League champions don't have a single best player?"

"One thing to say, Yang Feng's start is really too aggressive. He's 18 years old, so he can't brag about it too much."

"Come on, it's just that FIFA has to show some face, it just doesn't want to put all La Liga, or it's his turn?"

"50 walking? There are still black Yangfeng in China?"

"Portugal has Luo Hei, Argentina has Mei Hei, and China has Maple Hei, isn't it normal? Let's get in line with international standards."

"That sunspot said the wrong thing just now. FIFA really wants to let La Liga go. Yang Feng really can't hold it back. Otherwise, I'll show you a Western Super League package."

This is not wrong. Originally, the 11 players in history were all from La Liga. Real Madrid and Barcelona each had half. The only fish that slipped through the net came from Atletico Madrid. Unfortunately, Atletico Madrid’s Europa League title was taken away by Schalke 04. By the way, Yang Feng also dimmed Falcao, who should have been radiant.

Gullit handed the microphone to the kid led by Ronaldo and asked him to ask Ronaldo questions.

The child should have been rehearsed, speaking fast: "Cristiano, how can I become a player like you."

Cristiano Ronaldo took the microphone, made a "head" first, and said in a deep voice: "It's not easy, it's quite difficult. First of all, you have to be yourself, and then work hard, work hard, work hard, and one day you will succeed."

This may be a cliché for others, but for Ronaldo, it is definitely out of true feelings, and everyone gave him applause.

It was followed by the Best Women's Soccer Coach award.

Olympic champion U.S. coach Pia, Japanese coach Norio Sasaki, and Olympic underdog France coach Benny were among the top three in the voting.

Former Brazil men's football coach Scolari announced Pia's election, but he forgot to hand the trophy to Pia first when he presented the award, which caused a lot of laughter.

Pia sang loudly during her speech, bringing the atmosphere of the party to a climax.

The women's football coach then went to the men's football coach. The candidates were Del Bosque, Guardiola and Mourinho. In the end, Bosque, who led Spain to win the European Cup, was elected.

The organizers played a short documentary about Iniesta, one of the candidates for the FIFA Golden Globe Award, mainly introducing his football career, playing some highlights and other people's comments on him.

Then Beckenbauer won the FIFA President's Award, the Uzbek Football Association won the Fair Play Award, and after that, Ronaldo's documentary began to be played.

"The last three awards!

The first to be awarded is the Puskas Award.

The Puskas Award is what we often call the best goal award of the year. It was proposed by the current FIFA President Blatter in 2009 to pay tribute to the legendary Hungarian striker Puskas. It was nominated by the FIFA expert group for 10 years. Best ball, voted by FIFA official website visitors..."

Former Colombian football star "Golden Retriever" Valderrama served as the award presenter. Gullit, with short hair, put on a mop-like wig, restored his handsome braided image, and embraced Valderrama, which caused an uproar laughing out loud.

The three goals selected appear on the screen.

The first one is Falcao's sideways hook shot scored in a La Liga match, the second one is Neymar's classic one-handed raid, and the third one is Yang Feng's "pass to himself three seconds later", and then put the Teammate Huntelaar also missed the goal together.

"Is there no suspense about this?"

"It seems that Yang Feng also has a side hook? Isn't it worse than Falcao's?"

"Neymar's ball is a bit flamboyant!"

"It's worse than last year's. It should be hopeless."

Watching the video of the goal on the big screen, Yang Feng was also reminded of some memories. He who thought he was sure of everything was also a little worried.

I have seen the highlights of the Puskas Awards in my previous life, and I am deeply impressed by this year's selection, because at that time, apart from the two goals of Falcao and Neymar, there were also Fenerbahçe's goals. A volley was scored. In comparison, that ball should be less enjoyable than Neymar and Falcao, but in the end it was he who won the award.

Yang Feng suspected that this was a kind of "balance", and worried that he would also be out of balance.

"It's a great honor to be here to present this award..." Valderrama said while opening the envelope and took out a small piece of paper inside. "The winner of the 2012 Puskas Award is..."

Falcao, Neymar and Yang Feng appeared side by side in the camera. Falcao looked a little nervous, while Yang Feng and Neymar, who had already won the award last year, seemed quite relaxed, with a slight smile on their lips.

"Yang Feng!"

Yang Feng stood up amidst the applause of the audience, and walked onto the stage after giving high-fives and hugs to Raul and Huntelaar on both sides.

Valderrama handed him the trophy. "Congratulations."

"Thank you."

Yang Feng stood in front of the microphone with the trophy, and the applause of the audience gradually quieted down.

It was just a "small" award, and the organizers didn't allow him time for a long speech. Yang Feng didn't even prepare a speech, so he blurted out his acceptance speech.

"Thanks to my coaches and teammates. Football is a sport of eleven people. Although I was the one who scored the goal in the end, it was you who paid behind the scenes. All goals and honors are the result of team efforts. thanks."

After finishing talking, step down.

Just like his celebration after scoring, simple and boring.

Messi's documentary first appeared on the big screen, and then the final two awards began to be handed out.

"It's Miss World Football. Brazilian star Marta, two generations of US team striker Wambach and Morgan have entered the top 3. The award is presented by US team goalkeeper Solo...

This is the eighth time that Marta has been shortlisted in the top three of Miss World. In the previous seven selections, she won No.1 six times. It was not until last year that Japan's Sawa Hoki broke the monopoly and came in second. I wonder if this year... oh, the winner is Wambach, congratulations... The most exciting moment has come, who will be the winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or?Iniesta? Ronaldo?Or did Messi complete the Ballon d'Or four? "

Former Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro walks backstage.

After the highlights of Xiao Bai, Ronaldo and Messi appeared on the big screen again, Cannavaro announced the final winner of the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

"...not too many surprises...not any surprises...Messi...91 goals in the year, everything is so unbelievable..."

Messi became the player who won the most Golden Globes in history, but his performance was still the same as when he won the award for the first time. He seemed very nervous, not only his voice trembled slightly, but he even forgot to thank his coach.

The audience stood up and applauded.

"Messi defeated Ronaldo with 41.60% and Iniesta with 23.68% with 10.91% of the votes, setting a record and becoming the only one who has won the Golden Globes four times and won the Golden Globes for four consecutive years. No. 1 .

In the history of La Liga, Messi's predecessors Kepa, Di Stefano, Suarez, Cruyff, Stoichkov, Rivaldo, Figo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho and Canava After Ronaldo, he brought No.16 Golden Globes to La Liga.

As a Barcelona star, Messi has made Barcelona lead Real Madrid 10-6 in the number of golden goals. Barcelona is also the club that has won the most Golden Globes.

In 2012, Messi participated in 69 games, of which 47 scored, 22 scored twice, 6 hat-tricks, 2 big fours, 1 five sons, averaging 1.32 goals per game. Here, Barcelona achieved a terrible record of 43 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with a winning rate of 91% and an unbeaten rate of 96%.

Among the unprecedented 91 goals in the year, Messi scored 79 goals for Barcelona and 12 goals for Argentina, including 3 headers, 8 with his right foot, 80 with his left foot, and 14 of them. Penalties, 7 free-kicks and, of course, Messi has 91 assists in addition to 24 goals..."

With 1 goals in 91 year, Messi's terror can no longer be described in words. The natural year record of 1972 goals set by Gerd Muller in 85 has been refreshed by Messi.

Although Gerd Müller's record of 1216 goals in 1461 games is still an unbreakable peak shrouded in all professional players, but Messi is just 25 years old, and no one knows when he ends his career. On the day of his career, will this record be refreshed to another higher height by him.

Under Messi's dazzling light, few people noticed that the young Golden Boy Award winner actually scored a full 68 goals this year.

Although this number of goals can only be ranked seventh in history, but more importantly, if this scoring efficiency can be maintained, maybe Yang Feng will be able to complete his career [-] goals at the end of this season or at the beginning of next season.

You know, it took Messi 210 games to complete the [-]-goal achievement, while Yang Feng may only need a little over [-] games...

(End of this chapter)