In the special issue of "Football Youth Storm" of "French Football", focusing on the wonderful table of today's post-85 stars in world football, Xiàn introduced and looked forward, after Cristiano Ronaldo, they also mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo's teammate Rooney at Manchester United, as well as Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas, Barcelona's Argentine star Messi, as well as Atletico Madrid's Argentine goalscorer Sergio Aguero, Lyon's French striker Benzema, and of course, Yang Fan.

Messi, the Argentinian youngster from Barcelona in La Liga, has been even more eye-popping in the past two years, two years ago, Messi was a fledgling hopeful, and a year ago, he was already third in the 2007 European Ballon d'Or! In La Liga, Messi only won the third place with Barcelona, and the number of goals scored was only 10. In the Champions League, Barcelona only reached the top 4, and Messi's personal goals were 6. The only title Messi won in 2008 was the men's football championship at the Olympic Games, but the gold content of the men's football championship at the 29th Beijing Olympics is hardly comparable to the Champions League. However, the Argentine showed his ability to dominate the game in the game. In the 1/8 finals of the 2007/2008 Champions Cup, Barcelona defeated Celtic 3-2 away, and Messi scored twice to help the team achieve a reversal. In the final of the Beijing Olympics, Messi's assist helped Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 to win the championship. This can also be said to be an extraordinary table for Messi, who is only 21 years old. ”

After Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, France Football also introduced Cesc Fabregas and Aguero and Benzema, the three post-85 stars, of which Benzema and Cesc Fabregas were both born in 1987, while Aguero was born in 1988.

However, in the eyes of France Football, it is clear that in addition to Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, there is such a person who needs to be brought up in particular.

"When it comes to the best of the post-85 players, it is impossible not to mention the youngest in the Ballon d'Or list, but he is the perfect young man. Born in October 1988, Chinese striker Yang Fan, if you look at the number of goals scored and the speed at which he has risen in the last two seasons, whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi or Cesc Fabregas, who is not as good as Manchester United's Chinese star Yang Fan, this Chinese young man who is only 20 years old this year, has been magical in these two seasons. Especially last season, he won the Golden Boot in the Bundesliga, and once again broke the single-season goal record in the Bundesliga, and also set his own single-season goal record in the League Cup, and led Wolfsburg to the first European championship trophy in the club's history! He also won the German Cup in the domestic cup, and led the team to the top three in the Bundesliga and qualified for the Champions League, which are all great achievements in the history of this club that is not an old qualification in the history of the Bundesliga! After coming to Manchester United, the Chinese star continued to conquer the discerning media and fans with one goal after another, and we can fully imagine how bright the future of this Chinese goalscorer is......

Because Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain to win the European Ballon d'Or this year, there is almost no suspense, so people are paying special attention to who is second and who is third.

At present, Messi and Torres are the two most likely to enter the top three, as for Messi and Torres who is second and who is third, it is difficult to say.

Of course, the European media did not ignore Yang Fan, they believe that Yang Fan may also enter the top three, but this possibility is relatively small. After all, Messi became famous earlier in Barcelona, and Torres's performance at the European Championship is world-class, and he is the number one contributor to Spain's victory in the European Championship.

Comparatively speaking, although Yang Fan's performance at Wolfsburg was perfect, his real growth into a world-class star and known to the world was less than half a season at Manchester United, which is still too short. Yang Fan hasn't had time to win any honors for Manchester United, which can be said to be Yang Fan's biggest shortcoming. (No pop-up ads)

In addition, the achievements and honors at the national team level, Spanish goalscorer Torres needless to say, he helped Spain win the European Cup, which is a great feat that can go down in history, and Messi also led Argentina to win the Olympic gold medal in men's football at the Beijing Olympics, these are all honors that can be taken. And what about Yang Fan? Because of the well-known contradictions between him and the Chinese Football Association, Yang Fan has been excluded from the Chinese national team, so far he has not played a game on behalf of any level of national team in China, in terms of national team honors, Yang Fan is a blank slate, which is his biggest shortcoming.

Of course, Yang Fan is not without advantages, and the advantage lies at the club level. Neither Torres nor Messi helped the team they played for in the 2007/2008 season to win any decent honors, but Yang Fan did not, he helped Wolfsburg win the UEFA Cup, won the German Cup, and helped Wolfsburg qualify for the Champions League, and at the individual level of the club, Yang Fan is the Bundesliga Golden Boot, and he won it by setting a single-season goal record in the League Cup, and in the League Cup, he also won the League Cup Golden Boot by setting a single-season goal record in the League Cup, and Yang Fan also won the European Golden Boot in the 2007/2008 seasonThis is his biggest asset compared to Torres and Messi.

Therefore, the Chinese media and fans still have certain hopes for Yang Fan to enter the top three.

December 7, 2008, the day the 2008 European Ballon d'Or winners were announced, and today's award ceremony was held in the studio of France Télévisions 1 (TF1), so the eyes of Chinese fans were on it.

If Yang Fan can enter the top three of the Golden Globe Awards, this is definitely the most brilliant achievement in the history of Chinese players, not to mention in China, even among Asian players, it is also an unprecedented achievement, what Japan's Hidetoshi Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura, South Korea's Park Ji-sung and others are not enough to see at all, when have they entered the top 30 of the Golden Globe Awards?!

Of course, even if Yang Fan did not enter the top three in the end, even if he only entered the top ten in the end, this is already a record good result for Chinese players and Asian players!

Therefore, at this time in China, the touting articles for Yang Fan also began. After all, this is a major event in the Chinese football world, and no Chinese footballer has ever achieved such an achievement as Yang Fan - winning the annual Golden Boot of the European League, and being able to have such a high ranking in the selection of the European Golden Ball Award, although this year will definitely not win the European Golden Ball Award. However, such an achievement is unprecedented, and judging from the current situation of Chinese football, it is likely that for a very long time, this achievement cannot be surpassed, and even if it is surpassed, it can only be Yang Fan himself.

Yang Fan arrived in Paris with Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, and the club was delighted to have five players in the squad for the 2008 European Ballon d'Or.

This time, Manchester United Club rented a business helicopter to carry manager Alex Ferguson, club CEO Gil and these five players to Paris together, which can be said to be a mighty ride.

Yang Fan's first time participating in the European Golden Globe Awards ceremony, he was naturally very excited. His excitement and excitement were seen in Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes, and naturally there was a burst of disdain, and Cristiano Ronaldo also spontaneously felt more pride and pride.

Last year, he was the second place in the European Golden Globe Awards, and he has already seen the big scene. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo knew very well in his heart that he was here to win the award this time, while Yang Fan was just here to go through the motions to feel the atmosphere and increase his knowledge.

This puts Cristiano Ronaldo in a good mood.

The awards ceremony was broadcast live to the world.

CCTV Sports Channel also broadcast the award ceremony live.

“根据不少媒体和专家的爆料，c罗已经锁定了2008年欧洲金球奖。 It has to be said that in 2008, Ronaldo was as good as an unstoppable chariot, and throughout 2008, he scored 42 goals in all competitions, including 31 goals in the Premier League, won the Premier League Golden Boot, and scored 10 goals in the Champions League, helping Manchester United win the Premier League trophy and the Champions League trophy! Duan Xuan said.

"That's right, there are all kinds of signs that Ronaldo's coronation is out of suspense. Cristiano Ronaldo is the bookmaker's favourite, and the official Manchester United radio will be broadcasting the award ceremony live to all Manchester United fans, which could mean that the Manchester United are confident that the winning player is theirs. ”

Yang Fan was sitting with his team-mates and manager Alex Ferguson, and he looked a little excited. ”

'It's understandable, two years ago he didn't play professionally and now it's a dream to be there at the Ballon d'Or. ”

Portuguese football superstar Eusebio was the first to announce the list of players who have entered the top five. And as he pronounced the names, the photos of the players began to appear on the big screen one after another.

Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Casillas...... Yang Fan!

When Yang Fan's name was read out by Eusebio, the Chinese fans in front of the TV burst into cheers, and many jumped and jumped, even leaving tears.

Although the final results and rankings have not yet been revealed, Yang Fan's ability to enter the top five is a moment to celebrate and remember.

Then, the big screen began to play the highlights of the five players.

After that, it was Pierre, the editor-in-chief of France Football, who personally announced who would win the 2008 European Ballon d'Or.

The ceremony was held in the middle of the night Beijing time, and many people were unable to watch the live TV broadcast for various reasons, so they could only follow it through the guò Internet.

Soon, on the official website of France Football, such a message was updated.

“…… We are proud to announce that the results of the 2008 European Football Ballon d'Or have been announced. Congratulations to Manchester United's Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo for winning this year's European Football Ballon d'Or, his performance in the past year has been perfect and decisive, whether in the Premier League or the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most trustworthy one......! Congratulations to Ronaldo!!"

The Graziers officially received their own Ballon d'Or trophy from Pierre, the editor-in-chief of French football and the chairman of the Ballon d'Or jury.

At the award ceremony, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was also invited to comment on his disciples, and the Manchester United manager naturally praised his proud disciples. 'Scoring 42 goals in one season is phenomenal and Ronaldo is telling the world how he reached the pinnacle of his career. ”

Because Cristiano Ronaldo once broke the news that he almost joined Arsenal, there was also an interesting part of the scene, Gunners coach Wengerton Guò expressed his blessings to Cristiano Ronaldo on the phone. The big screen also showed the blessings of many other football celebrities to the Portuguese star.

The current hottest attacker in Europe also thanked everyone on hand and burst into tears, "This is a moment that I have been dreaming about since I was a child, this is my dream. Like a dream, this trophy is beautiful. I was thrilled to see what my family and the seniors I respected in football had to say about me, and I was deeply moved that I deserved to be champions, but the others were great too. Thank God and thank you Alex Ferguson that I came to Manchester United at the age of 18 and it hasn't been an easy time, but I'm where I'm where I am today. ”

The European Ballon d'Or Awards were selected by French Football magazine in 1956 and are now in their 53rd year, with a total of 42 Mr. Ballon d'Or awarded.

According to the voting rules, a total of 96 journalists from all continents serve as judges, and each can list five candidates, with a score of 5 to 1 from first to fifth, and a player can get a perfect score of 480 points, while Cristiano Ronaldo's final 411 points is quite close to this. All 96 judges in this vote filled in the name of Cristiano Ronaldo in the ballot, for the first time in nearly 17 years of the Golden Globe Awards. The last time someone was unanimously elected was Papan in 1991, and Kaka received 95 out of 96 last year, just one vote shy of the unanimous vote.

Before Cristiano Ronaldo, no one has been able to combine the five titles of Champions League champion + top league champion + more than 40 goals in a single season + top league scorer king + Champions League scorer king, from this point of view, Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to be the first person in the history of the Golden Ball. The last star to win the European Ballon d'Or and the Golden Boot was Ronaldo in his prime in 1997. Cristiano Ronaldo became only the third Portuguese to win the Ballon d'Or after Eusebio in 1965 and Figo in 2000, and the fourth Manchester United player to win the Ballon d'Or after Dennis Law in 1964, Bobby Charlton in 1966 and George Best in 1968.

Cristiano Ronaldo won the Premier League title with Manchester United last season and helped the club win the European Cup for the third time in their history, with the Portuguese star being the top scorer in both competitions. Not only did he sweep last season's English football awards, but he was also voted UEFA's Club Player of the Match. Before the Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo also won the European Golden Boot, the best player of the International Professional Footballers' Association, and other honors. If he is re-elected as FIFA's World Footballer of the Year, he will be close to completing the Grand Slam of individual honours of the year. Why is it a little worse, it is because the European Golden Boot award in the 2007/2008 season was won by Yang Fan. Yang Fan scored one goal after another and used his excellent performance to shatter Cristiano Ronaldo's dream of a grand slam with various awards.

Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2008 European Ballon d'Or, this result should not be a big surprise, after all, for Cristiano Ronaldo to win, many people are mentally prepared.

Now they're concerned about who of the top five players is in the top three, who is second and who is third?

In the case that Cristiano Ronaldo won the award is not in suspense, the mystery of the second and third places is revealed to be more suspenseful and exciting.

Before the award was announced, it was predicted that the second place should be the Spanish striker Torres, who plays for Liverpool, and the third place should be the Argentine attacking player Lionel Messi, who plays for Barcelona. Or it is possible to reverse the rankings of these two people.

However, after the second and third places were finally announced, in the eyes of many people, this can be said to be a big upset.

"France Football, which is responsible for awarding the Ballon d'Or The magazine finally officially announced the winners of the 2008 Ballon d'Or on its official website, and the results were the same as most previous media predictions, with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo finishing first with 411 points, which was not too surprising, but there was no big upset in the selection of second and third places, with Chinese striker Yang Fan, who also played for Manchester United, in second place with 171 points, and Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi in third with 161 pointsFernando Torres is fourth with 133 points, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the third player in Portugal's history to win the Ballon d'Or, and he is also the fourth Red Devils player in Manchester United's history after Dennis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best to win the title, which is the second time that Manchester United has won the Ballon d'Or after 40 years. Two Manchester United players finished in the top three of the Ballon d'Or, which is also a club history. -- "Team Newspaper"

Results of the 2008 European Golden Globe Awards:

Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, nationality Portugal, scored 411 points.

Second place, Yang Fan, Chinese nationality, scored 171 points.

Third place, Messi, a national Argentine, scored 161 points.