The Champions League draw is over, but the Champions League has to be put aside for the time being, as the Champions League round of 16 doesn't start until February, and until then, the attention of the teams will return to the league. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before Christmas, Notts County has two more games, and then the league will start again after Christmas on the 26th, and there is no time to enjoy the holiday atmosphere, but as professional players, the players are still mentally prepared for this.

On the 17th, Notts County easily defeated Charlton Athletic at home to continue to lead the standings.

On the 21st, in the 1/4 finals of the League Cup, Notts County met a very tenacious Charlton at home.

As a team in the middle of the current Premier League power rankings, Charlton Athletic's goal every season is very clear, to fight for a place in the League Cup, and to go all out for a cup title.

Bolton did cause a lot of problems for Notts County at the Magpies, one reason was that Notts County did not fully field the main lineup, and the other reason was that Bolton defended very resolutely and played very resolutely on the counter-attack, and they were ahead of Notts County at one point in the first half.

Of course, there was also a reason for the relaxation of the players before Christmas, but Loew's relentless criticism in the dressing room at half-time adjusted the players' loose mentality, and in the second half they tightened their control of the field, and finally eliminated their opponents and advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

After this game, Loew gave the players two days off, but those two days of holiday were before Christmas, and the team had to regroup on Christmas Day, which was also something that could not be done.

At this time, England is in a strong Christmas atmosphere, but the World Footballer of the Year award still attracts the attention of all fans, even if it is recognized that the professionalism of the World Footballer is not as professional as the European Ballon d'Or, but in terms of influence, it is obvious that the World Footballer is superior.

The 2005 FIFA Awards Ceremony was still held at the Zurich Opera Superstar, with more than 1,000 guests, 150 media coverage, and televised to 160 countries.

The theme of this year's awards ceremony is "Football Meets Dance", which feels very strange, and David can't understand why FIFA always puts football and these high arts together, just like the last "Football Meets Opera", which is completely unrelated and nondescript.

However, this did not affect David's appearance at the award ceremony, because this time, Villa has a good chance of winning the title.

It is also ironic that in last year's European Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year selection, Villa, who actually had a better performance, won the European Ballon d'Or, while Xiao Luo shared the title of World Footballer with Villa because of his popularity and influence, which shows the difference in the focus of the two selection rules.

However, in this year's European Golden Globe Awards, Xiao Xiaoluo defeated Villa with an alien-like performance, and the gap between the two is very small.

But in this World Footballer of the Year selection, Villa's voice for stability is the highest, and the situation is completely reversed, which really makes many people scratch their heads.

The reason is also very simple, if you simply compare the performance, maybe Xiao Xiao Luo has a better chance of winning the award in the end, but in the selection of the World Footballer, the player's fame and influence undoubtedly occupy a very large proportion, Villa has won last year's double Mr. Footballer, and he is no longer a nobody, after this year's fermentation, Villa's fame is even greater than Xiao Xiao Luo.

Coupled with the full promotion of sponsors and Notts County FC, Villa even has the faint title of the number one superstar in world football.

So this time, Villa's call for winning the championship is higher than that of Ronaldo.

Although Villa is happy in his heart about this situation, he is also quite speechless, if he has a choice, he would rather have the European Ballon d'Or than the World Footballer of the Year.

Either way, Villa could be the biggest winner this time, and once Villa defends his World Footballer of the Year title, then he will truly become the world's number one superstar.

Similar to the European Ballon d'Or, Notts County, who were the strongest performers last season, were selected for the 30-man shortlist previously announced, breaking the previous record and creating an incredible miracle.

In addition to Villa, the biggest favorite to win the championship, Deco, Robben and Ribery, who were in the top five last season, also successfully entered the shortlist, and the captain of the team, Alonso, was also selected for the first time with his stable performance, and Kaka has the strength of the top 10 forwards, Carvalho may be the top defender candidate, and there is also the transfer of Ronaldo, of course, if Lahm does not transfer away, then Notts County has 9 players on the list.

David didn't care about some of the previous awards, but he still politely applauded and congratulated the winners, and what really interested David was the former Swedish referee Frisker, the winner of the "Chairman's Special Award".

In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League last season, Friske blew Barcelona's home game against Chelsea, and after the game, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho accused Rijkaard of "illegally contacting" Friske at halftime, which caused a stir, Mourinho was also punished by UEFA, and Friske was also harassed by the English media, and finally announced "hanging the whistle".

David didn't understand Blatter's approach, was it to set an example or to give some forces an eye medicine?

Maybe he was born without the talent of a politician, and he really can't understand the twists and turns in it.

After that, the German women's football player Prinz was elected Miss World Football for the third year in a row, and the contest was almost a game for him!

Of course, the final highlight was the announcement of the World Footballer of the Year award, and when FIFA vice-president Villa took to the stage, David could clearly feel Villa's nervousness.

No matter how much Villa says he doesn't care, but at this juncture, how can there not be a little fluctuation, this is the highest honor of a professional player.

Villa first introduced the top three world footballer of the year, namely Villa from Notts County, Ronaldinho from Barcelona, and Frank Lampard from Chelsea, but even though the magic lamp played a phenomenal performance at Chelsea last season, everyone knows that this time he is definitely a companion, and the third place will belong to him without suspense. (To be continued.) )