In late October 2009, the authoritative European magazine "French Football" announced the shortlist of 30 candidates for the European Ballon d'Or.

The European Ballon d'Or has been awarded by France Football magazine since 1956 and is one of the most influential football awards. Each year, the magazine pre-publishes a list of candidates, from which senior journalists from UEFA's 52-member sports media and the French magazine Les Les Les de Les Les Quales select the winners of that year's Ballon d'Or.

The 2008 European Ballon d'Or was won by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who was playing for Manchester United at the time, and that year, Ronaldo swept the major awards with his blowout watch, and the European Ballon d'Or was the first most important trophy he lifted. Yang Fan, who was still at Manchester United at the time, and Barcelona star Messi were two and three respectively.

In the 30-man squad for the 2009 European Ballon d'Or announced by French Football magazine, La Liga giants Barcelona became the biggest winners, including Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, Yaya Toure and summer transfer signing Ibrahimovic are all in the squad, and Real Madrid has Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Casillas and Kaka 4 people into the 30-man squad. It is worth mentioning that Germany and Italy, two traditional European powerhouses, did not make it to the 30-man squad this time.

The answer to who will become the 2009 European Footballer of the Year will be determined by secret ballot of 96 journalists from around the world.

In terms of national teams, European Cup champions Spain continued last year's strong performance, with the Matadors, who won all 10 games in the World Preliminary Tournament, have six players this year, Senna and Ramos, who were in the top 30 last year, and Andres Iniesta, who scored the winning goal in the Champions League semi-finals, are shortlisted. The strong rebound of Brazilians is a big one, with only Kaka selected last year for the Samba Army, and World Cup qualifiers are also smooth sailing thanks to Brazil's Feds Cup triumph, with as many as five players shortlisted this year, second only to Spain.

England and France tied for third place with four each. The addition of John Terry has given Capello's Three Lions a lot more 'colourful' than last year, while Thierry Henry's resurgence and Gourcuff's rise have allowed the Gallic 'chicken' of Karim Benzema and Franck to sit alongside England last year. Ivory Coast, the second team from Africa to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, finished fifth with two players in the top 30. Messi and C. Luo became the only seedlings in their respective countries.

In this list, Barcelona and Real Madrid are the biggest winners, especially Barcelona, with six people shortlisted, while Manchester United, the defending champions of the Champions League, is because Cristiano Ronaldo, Yang Fan and Tevez have all left, so only Van der Sar and Wayne Rooney are still in the Manchester United team. Marshmallow Fiction Network

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Yang Fan, who has transferred to Manchester City, has also entered the 30-man squad, and Yang Fan has also become the biggest hot 'door' of the 2009 European Ballon d'Ord', in this year, Yang Fan led Manchester United to the league, cup and UEFA Champions League Grand Slam, and he himself became the best striker and best player in the Champions League.

Now, Yang Fan is also the number one star of the Premier League and the banner of the Premier League, so the media in England has also begun to build momentum for Yang Fan, in the case of Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid, and Barcelona's Messi is in full swing, Yang Fan, who is also shining, is now carrying the banner of maintaining the honor of the Premier League.

The English media still has great confidence in Yang Fan winning the European Ballon d'Or, Yang Fan's honor in the 2008/2009 season can be said to have shocked everyone, if you only look at Yang Fan's table last season, he was elected European Footballer, it can be said that it is well deserved.

However, the Catalan media is also cheering for Messi, their reason is that, yes, Yang Fan beat Messi last season, but Messi is not bad, just lost to Yang Fan in the Champions League final, and the 2009 European Ballon d'Or is to see the whole year's table, Yang Fan is now transferred to Feihao' Manchester City, which has made Yang Fan's star position a lot lighter, not to mention, now that Yang Fan is injured and will miss almost all the remaining games in 2009, so, in the comparison in the second half of 2009, Messi is completely surpassing Yang Fan. Therefore, the Catalans' view is that throughout 2009, Messi is better than Yang Fan, and Barcelona's Argentine star is the deservedly European Footballer of the Year 2009.

Although the 2009 European Footballer of the Year is still more than a month away, the media in England and Catalonia are already in a good position. Start building momentum for the players you support in various media.

"Yang Fan is on his way to winning the Golden Ball", commented The Times on its front page today, "There is no doubt that Yang Fan deserves to lift the Golden Ball, his performance last season was fantastic, and even after his transfer to Manchester City, the young captain quickly earned the respect of the whole team, leading them to five consecutive wins in all competitions before his injury!"

The celebrities of English football also stood up to express their support for Yang Fan.

"I hope the Ballon d'Or will be awarded to Yang Fan, I watched a few of his games live, even in the most glorious years of Serie A, Yang Fan will be the player that the defenders of all teams are least willing to face. England coach Fabio Capello said that the Italian celebrity made no secret of his admiration for Yang Fan.

"We have to recognise Yang Fan's fantastic performances in football, it's a pleasure to watch him play, and I hope he wins the award. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger also made a statement.

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On November 1, the 11th round of the Premier League, Manchester City came to Birmingham, and they played away.

Birmingham's 'goalkeeper' this season will be Joe Hart, however, Joe Hart's loan clause has a restriction, that is, Joe Hart will not be able to play in the game against Manchester City, because of this restriction, Northern Ireland's 'goalkeeper' Mike Taylor is representing Birmingham for the first time this season.

In this game, Bam Adebayor and Toure were both sidelined due to injury. Barry, who has played for Aston Villa for many years, still gets boos from his city rivals Birmingham football 'fans' every time he gets the ball.

Birmingham missed a chance in the 56th minute when De Jong was fouled for handball in the box with Larsson, but Givens saved McFadden's penalty brilliantly.

In the end, in this game, Manchester City and Birmingham City did not score, and the two sides played 0-0.

In the same round, Alex Ferguson returned to the helm of Manchester United, and the return of the godfather had an immediate effect, with Manchester United winning 2-0 at home to Blackburn Rovers and finally stopping a four-game losing streak.

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A week later, in the twelfth round of the Premier League, Manchester City welcomed Burnley at home.

Manchester City are unbeaten in the last 10 meetings between the two sides, with Burnley last beating 35 years ago and a away win dating back to 1963. Therefore, Manchester City manager Mark Hughes, who has drawn four in a row, is under great pressure, and Hughes has given an order in this game that the team must win.

However, Manchester City suffered a blow in the first half, and in the 19th minute of the game, Lescott was fouled for handball in the penalty area, and Alexander scored from the penalty spot.

Then, in the 32nd minute, former Manchester United midfielder Sergio Eagles crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Steven Fletcher 'shot' into the empty 'goal' from close range.

The entire city stadium booed as Burnley took a 2-0 lead at Manchester City.

The camera first found Manchester City manager Mark Hughes on the sidelines, Hughes's face was full of grimness, he couldn't sit still for a long time, and shouted loudly on the sidelines to direct the game. The camera changed, and he found Yang Fan watching the game in the stands, but Yang Fan's expression was full of surprise, he really couldn't imagine that the team only played for more than half an hour in the first half, and fell behind Burnley 0-2......

Falling behind 0-2, the boos of the whole stadium, which seemed to stab Manchester City, at home, Manchester City's fighting power is still quite strong, in the subsequent game, Manchester City scored three goals in a row to reverse, in the 43rd minute, Wright-Phillips shook Blake and 'shot' into the far corner on the right edge of the penalty area.

Shortly after the start of the second half, in the 55th minute, Barry's free kick was passed into the penalty area, and Lescott's right rib in the penalty area was shoveled back to the 'goal', and Toure easily broke the 'goal'. In the 58th minute, Wright-Phillips crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Bellamy 'shot' the ball into the bottom right corner with a cushion.

Three to two!

In the case of falling behind 0-2, Manchester City scored three goals in a row to reverse the score, and Yang Fan in the stands also stood up on crutches and cheered for his teammates.

On the big screen at the scene, Yang Fan opened his mouth and smiled happily in the stands, and the scene was full of cheers, although Yang Fan missed the game due to injury, but even if he was not on the field, he was still the soul of this team.

The excitement came to an abrupt halt near the end when Burnley equalised in the 87th minute when Nugent's cross from the right was headed in by Steven Fletcher and McDonald slotted home from close range.

Three to three!

It was also the final score of the game, Manchester City were very tenacious to score three goals in a row after being 0-2 down, but the equally tenacious visitors scored in the last minute to let City's victory fly away.

And in this round, Manchester United lost 0-1 away to Chelsea.

Including this game, Manchester City have drawn five consecutive league games, while Manchester United have won against Blackburn Rovers after Alex Ferguson's return to the mountain, but have lost in a direct duel with Chelsea.

"Manchester's two teams seem to have their winter ahead of schedule...... says the BBC. It was the final score of the game, Manchester City was very tenacious in the situation of 0-2 down, scored three goals in a row to overcome, but the equally tenacious visitors scored in the last moments, allowing Manchester City's victory to fly away.

And in this round, Manchester United lost 0-1 away to Chelsea.

Including this game, Manchester City have drawn five consecutive league games, while Manchester United have won against Blackburn Rovers after Alex Ferguson's return to the mountain, but have lost in a direct duel with Chelsea.

"Manchester's two teams seem to have their winter ahead of schedule...... says the BBC.