Chapter 624 A grand event that belongs to all of China

Chinese mainland media and Chinese fans cheered Yang Fan for ranking second in the World Footballer of the Year, and the media cheered for Yang Fan and praised Yang Fan in the next day's report. [Just love to read] {Debut}

"Xinhua News Agency" published a special news release saying that this day was "a year of glory for Chinese fans in the past year, and this day is a day for Chinese fans to feel glory.

Not only in Chinese mainland, but also in Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Yang Fan is also being praised, and a Yang Fan craze is spreading.

After winning the second place in the European Ballon d'Or, Yang Fan won the second place again in the World Footballer of the Year selection, which also made him the focus of the Hong Kong media, and almost all major newspapers put Yang Fan in the most eye-catching position on the front page.

Almost all major media in Hong Kong have articles praising Yang Fan for creating a football miracle for China and Asia. Many newspapers have created a "good name" for Yang Fan, from "God of War on the Field" to "Chasing the Wind", from "Prince of Football" to "Bruce Lee of Football", and there is a trend of classifying Yang Fan into the category of idol-level stars.

"This is a different day for Chinese fans, and we are proud of Yang Fan!" praised Macau Daily News.

"For the first time in football, the Chinese stood up in football, and he stood on the top stage of honor in international football! This is a night for Yang Fan, and we have reason to believe that Yang Fan will become 'Mr.' in the future." The football dream of the Chinese also has hope to take off. ”。 These are the enthusiastic words written by the Taiwanese media when they reported that Yang Fan was ranked second in the World Footballer of the Year selection.

After the night of the FIFA Awards Ceremony at the Zurich Opera, the media here was quick to report on it. The "China Times Evening News" published in the afternoon of the same day reported the news on the front page. According to the report, Yang Fan became the first star to rank in the top three in the European Golden Ball Awards and the World Footballer of the Year, becoming a real football superstar, and his success also told everyone that Chinese can play football well!

On the same day, the Lianhe Evening News also reported the news on the front page. Under a large photo of Yang Fan's domineering appearance, Tevez and Rooney as followers behind him, the newspaper's reporter reported, "Yang Fan, let all the football aristocrats look at the Chinese with admiration! This is also the first time that Chinese and Asians have made a big splash in football! The report also said that the scene of Yang Fan wearing a Zhongshan suit at the FIFA awards ceremony is destined to become a scene that Chinese will remember!"

On this day, China's treasure island and Taiwan's major newspapers "China Times", "United Daily News", "Minsheng Daily" and so on all reported the news that Yang Fan was ranked among the top three players in the world. The title of the "China Times" is "Yang Fan "kicks" out the confidence of Asians". The newspaper also published a news analysis by a special correspondent from Zurich, "Yang Fan's Apocalypse: Kicking Out a Piece of the Future, Yang Fan Justifies the Name of the Chinese." The article said that Yang Fan's success taught Chinese players a simple truth, rather than making excuses for failure, it is better to find ways to succeed.

These reports also made domestic fans very excited, saying that only a great player like Yang Fan has achieved such an achievement can make the two sides of the strait and three places proud of him and cheer for him.

This is a grand event for all Chinese.

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Of course, in this harmonious situation, there are some voices that are not quite suitable.

The voting rights of the World Footballer of the Year belong to the managers and captains of the national teams under FIFA. Therefore, Chinese fans also want to know who voted for the head coach and captain of the Chinese national team. Because there was a rumor on the Internet that the votes of the coach and captain of the Chinese national team were voted by the Football Association, this rumor then developed to the point that the Football Association did not vote for Yang Fan at all because of its bad relationship with Yang Fan. The Football Association of a country does not give its own votes to its own country's stars when voting?! This immediately caused an uproar.

What about the actual situation?

Subsequently, a reporter who is familiar with Li Weifeng, the captain of the Chinese national team, heard the news that Li Weifeng, who voted on behalf of the captain of the Chinese team, voted for the three votes in his hand: Cristiano Ronaldo, Yang Fan and Messi.

It should be said that this voting order is still acceptable, after all, Cristiano Ronaldo's table is obvious to all, of course, considering that Yang Fan is Chinese, it seems more acceptable to vote for Yang Fan in the first place. Then there were rumors that the Football Association asked Li Weifeng not to vote for Yang Fan, but Li Weifeng was not obedient, but only made a certain compromise and gave Yang Fan the second vote.

It is difficult to distinguish whether this rumor is true or false, and after some hype by the media, it will be gone.

In addition, it is ironic that because the Chinese national team has been in the chaos of the "post-Olympic era" since November 2008, and the position of coach is in a vacuum, the coach of the Chinese national team did not cast his ballot, and the name of the coach of the Chinese national team did not appear in the coach voting data of FIFA statistics. In other words, the coach of the Chinese national team abstained from voting a "nullified vote" in the selection of World Footballer of the Year.

This naturally caused a burst of sarcasm and ridicule from the media. For Chinese fans, scolding the Football Association while being proud and cheering for Yang Fan, this seems to be a good day. At least it's much better than the days when I was heartbroken by Chinese football and the Chinese Football Association.

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Cristiano Ronaldo was elected World Footballer of the Year, and English football was full of jubilation.

The Premier League finally has the first player to receive this accolade, a prize that had previously been monopolized by players from La Liga and Serie A.

The British News Agency mentioned this when reporting on Cristiano Ronaldo's award, while listing the rankings of other Premier League players. Yang Fan is second, Gerrard is sixth, Lampard is twelfth, Drogba is thirteen, Ballack is fourteen, Cesc Fabregas is fifteen, Adebayo is seventeen, Terry is twenty-first.

Prior to Cristiano Ronaldo, the Premier League player had won the second place in the world on several occasions, with David Beckham finishing second in 1999 thanks to Manchester United's treble glory but losing to Rivaldo, Beckham second behind Figo in 2001 and Thierry Henry twice in 2003 and 2004 at Arsenal, ahead of Zinedine Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho respectively.

The last Premier League player to come close to reaching the top was Frank Lampard, who won the second Footballer of the Year title in 2005 but was still unable to compete with Ronaldinho at his peak.

In addition to the second, there are some Premier League players who have won the third, they are Lineker in 1991, Shearer in 1996, Bergkamp in 1997 and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007, in the eyes of the English, this year's Cristiano Ronaldo's ascent to the top, make up for the regret of the Premier League players, plus Yang Fan is the second, the Premier League stars occupy the top two, which can naturally be seen as a microcosm of the Premier League's strength in recent years.

After returning to Manchester, Yang Fan didn't have time to taste the special feeling of being the second World Footballer of the Year, so he immediately plunged into the tense game.

Manchester United's Devil's schedule is just over halfway through, and they will continue to have a two-game schedule in the next two weeks.

On January 14, the 18th round of the league was played, Manchester United played at home against Wigan Athletic.

Three days later, on 17 January, in the 22nd round of the league, Manchester United played away to Boulder.

Three days later, on 20 January, in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Manchester United played Derby County at home.

Four days later, on 24 January, the day of the FA Cup fourth round, Manchester United took on Tottenham Hotspur.

Three days later, on 27 January, in the 23rd round of the league, Manchester United played West Bromwich Albion away.

Three days later, on January 30, in the 24th round of the league, Manchester United played Everton at home.

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On January 14, the 18th round of the league was played, Manchester United played at home against Wigan Athletic. Manchester United are taking this game very seriously, and if they can win against Wigan Athletic, they will be able to close the gap to the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea in the table again.

In this game, Nani started in place of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, and Yang Fan started despite some physical fatigue. When Cristiano Ronaldo was injured, he had to carry the banner of Manchester United's attack alone.

Manchester United took the absolute initiative in the game, and for 45 minutes of the first half, the crowd could not see that Wigan Athletic was shooting or attacking. And Manchester United can threaten Wigan Athletic's goal with every attack.

But, bizarrely, United seemed unlucky today, hitting the crossbar and post twice in the first half, while Atletico Wigan Chris Kirkland also made a number of world-class saves.

This has cast a shadow over the hearts of Manchester United fans, so that the opponent's luck, goalkeeper and backline are so good that there is often a result in a scoreless game, and that result is clearly not what United fans want to see.

That fear came to a head in the final minute of the game, with less than five minutes to go and the score still tied 0-0. Manchester United went on a rampage throughout the game but couldn't find the back of the net held by Chris Kirkland.

The camera gave Yang Fan a close-up at the right time.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is injured and Yang Fan is now the biggest player in Manchester United, so he needs to step up like a hero in such a difficult time!" said the commentator. Beechcraft Tip: How to quickly search for the books you're looking for

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