Chapter 522: Golden Globe Awards
David didn't know what Florentino's mood was right now, maybe he was happy, maybe he was depressed!
Of course, there is still a long time to go before the Champions League quarter-finals, and the draw will be over the page, and Notts County's attention will return to the league. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
However, for Villa, it is close to the most important moment of his career, and the selection of the European Ballon d'Or is about to begin.
Since more than two months ago, Notts County has joined hands with a number of sponsors to build momentum for Villa, and in this regard, Shevchenko, who is considered to have a certain chance of stability, is far from reaching the level of exposure of Villa, and seems to be lagging behind from the starting line.
In fact, in the list of candidates pre-announced by France Football, Notts County is undoubtedly the biggest gainer, with 6 places out of 50 players, ranking first among all clubs
Villa, Deco, Alonso, Arjen Robben, Carvalho, Lahm, these are the six Notts County players who have qualified for the selection, and if you add Iniesta and Sneijder, who have already left, the number will reach eight.
This is also the best tribute to Notts County's excellent results last season, the Premier League title and the UEFA Cup have had an unrivalled impact, you must know that last season's UEFA Cup was claimed to be more luxurious than the Champions League.
Champions League winners Monaco have only two players selected, Gyuli and Morientes, while League Cup runners-up Valencia have four players selected.
However, most of these 50 candidate players are just here to make an appearance, and in the end they are only the role of accompanying the prince to study, and there are actually only a few players who really have a chance to be stable.
Previously, according to the prediction of the media, only Shevchenko and Villa really had a chance to win this honor, and the rest of Deco or Ronaldinho, and even Henry and Gyuli, were just accompanied.
The rules for the European Ballon d'Or are as follows: senior journalists from UEFA's 52 member states of the sports media serve as judges, each judge lists five names, and the included players receive 5-1 points in order of priority, and finally rank according to the score.
On the evening of December 12, David and Villa came to France, and Loew should have been present on this occasion, but because the day of the award ceremony happened to be the league between Notts County and Arsenal, Loew could only choose to lead the team to the game, and it was impossible for him to miss such an important league.
"Nervous?" David sat on the couch in the hotel and noticed that Villa next to him seemed a little absent-minded.
Villa turned his head and looked at David a little puzzled, "Why are you nervous?" ”
This time it was David's turn to look confused, if he was Villa, then he would be so nervous that his clothes would be soaked now, but Villa still seemed to have no heart and no lungs, could it be that some people are born with such big hearts?
Looking at David's expression, Villa seemed to understand something, and asked David with a sly smile: "Don't you know the selection process of the European Golden Globe Awards?" ”
What does that mean?
David didn't understand what Villa was talking about!
This time Villa really understood, it turned out that his big chairman really didn't know the specific process, otherwise how could he ask such an amateurish question!
"Don't you know that although the results of the Ballon d'Or were announced at the awards ceremony, the week before, Ernaux, the editor-in-chief of France Football, would personally present the awards to the winners, take pictures and then prepare the routine long interviews?"
David shook his head blankly, he really didn't know this, which means that the Golden Globe winner already knew that he had won a week ago?
Did Villa win or not?
I haven't heard of Villa being interviewed by "French Football" before, it seems that Villa missed the Ballon d'Or?
David felt extremely frustrated, he had done so much work before, but in the end it was still a failure, and the Eastern European star really had a huge advantage.
"It's okay, we didn't win the award this time, we have the next time, you are young, you have to play on the court for another ten years, there will always be a time when you win the award!" Although David felt uncomfortable in his heart, he thought that it should be Villa who was more uncomfortable now, so he comforted him softly.
Villa burst out laughing, his expression as exaggerated as he was, making David feel as if he was very ignorant.
After Villa's explanation, David realized how big a fuss he had.
The current award ceremony of the European Ballon d'Or is not at all like the later FIFA Ballon d'Or Candidates are present and the results are announced on the spot.
Candidates who will not be notified will not be notified, which means that they do not receive an award and do not need to come to France at all.
Since Villa is here for the awards gala, it means that he has already won the award!
"Bang, it's a shame, I thought you were out of play!" David's face was slightly red, and he said abruptly.
In the end, the hard work was not in vain, Villa lived up to expectations and won the European Ballon d'Or, which is also the first European Footballer of the Year from Notts County, David feels that all his efforts have not been in vain.
The next day at the awards party, David had no way to accompany him, but watched the live broadcast in the hotel, and when Villa received the trophy symbolizing the supreme honor from Ernaux, David really felt that tears were going to stay!
"When I started playing, I wanted to be the best player in the world and I dreamed of one day being able to win the honours I have today. Now that the Ballon d'Or trophy is in my hands, it feels so fantastic that I don't even know what to say! ”
"This honour is not for me, thanks to the chairman of Notts County, Mr Pavis, to my head coach Mr Loew, and to my team-mates in Notts County, this Ballon d'Or trophy belongs to everyone in Notts County!"
At the award ceremony, Villa didn't say much, and this occasion is not suitable for saying too many sensational words, but at the press conference after the award ceremony, Huluwa confided in front of reporters.
"More than three seasons ago, when Mr. Parves came to Spain to convince me to join Notts County, a third tier team in England, I thought this man was crazy, but he eventually convinced me to join Notts County, and I still remember what he said to me, come on, let's do a miracle together, but I didn't expect that the miracle was really created by us, we managed to play all the way from League Two to the Premier League, and we even won the Premier League unbelievably, two consecutive championships in the League Cup, everything is like a dream! I love this club, I have the highest personal honour here, and I hope I can play here until I retire! (To be continued.) )