When Ricardo, President Florentino and Football Director Mijatovic arrived in Paris on the team's private jet for the evening's awards ceremony, they already knew they had won.

The huge sense of happiness formed a strong shock, which made him dizzy from the moment he got on the plane.

In fact, a week ago, when Ernaux, the editor-in-chief of France Football, appeared at the airport in Madrid with the official photographer of the Ballon d'Or, half of the suspense about who was the new Ballon d'Or winner was revealed, and this year's Ballon d'Or was bound to be between Cannavaro and Ricardo.

And this morning, when the official website of France Football magazine narrowed down the candidates between Ricardo and Cannavaro, Real Madrid's official Weibo had already announced the news: "Congratulations to Ricardo on being crowned the 2006 Ballon d'Or!" ”

At four o'clock in the afternoon French time, when Ricardo and others were still flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet, the headquarters of France Football magazine and the team newspaper group officially announced in the office building that the 51st Ballon d'Or Award belonged to Brazilian striker Ricardo.

So as soon as Ricardo got off the plane and turned on his mobile phone, countless calls poured in to announce the good news or prepare to interview him or invite him to the show, and he could only turn off the phone again and take a luxury car to the headquarters of "France Football".

At half past five in the afternoon of French time, Ricardo accepted the congratulations of the editor-in-chief Ernaux and others at the headquarters of "French Football", and then attended the official press conference and made a winning speech.

"I would say that I don't feel like I deserve this award yet," Ricardo began with a surprising quote, "if Ronaldo hadn't been injured, this award would have belonged to him." After all, he led Real Madrid to last season's Champions League triumph, and if he hadn't been injured, I'm sure he would have put in a great performance at the World Cup. In my mind, he is the true winner of the Golden Globes. It's a pity that he couldn't stand here. He's not losing to me, he's not going to lose to anyone. He just lost to time, and injuries ......"

Speaking of this, Ricardo wiped his eyes, which were already a little wet.

His words came from the bottom of his heart.

"Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Ronaldinho and others are all very good players and I feel very honoured to beat them to win the Ballon d'Or," Ricardo continued after a pause. From now on, I have to perform to deserve this trophy, not only on the pitch, but also off the pitch. I know that I will become an idol for many children from now on, and my every move will be watched. I have to lead by example. ”

"Thanks to my mother, her support for me is the biggest motivation for me to move forward. Thanks to Ronaldo, he taught me to play when I was young and nurtured my interest in football. Thank you to all my family, friends, and to my amazing teammates, without your support I would be nothing. Thank you to the judges for voting for me, and I will try to make football more exciting. Thank you to my dear fans, you are the people I want to thank the most, thank you for your love for me, I can only repay you with one victory after another, with a greater performance......"

The applause rang out incessantly. The spotlight flashes.

Ricardo blinked, realizing that he didn't want to say anything anymore.

At this moment, any words are pale.

He just wants to talk with football.

Since then, he has been recognized as one of the world's top stars. From then on, his life will change dramatically.

He'll be questioned more, he'll be met with more critical comments, and he'll have more fans.

Daddardo, now that I really deserve to play next to you, right?

This was followed by a Q&A session with reporters.

In such a situation, reporters generally do not ask particularly tricky questions to spoil the fun, and usually ask popular questions.

"Licardo, as the youngest Ballon d'Or winner ever, how do you feel?"

"I think I'm probably precocious," Licardo laughed, "I hope my form continues, it's not a big deal to win an award at 20, it's really great to win this award at 35." ”

His words drew another round of applause. Yes, winning the Ballon d'Or at the age of 20 can only be said to be a precocious player, but if you can still win the Ballon d'Or at the age of 35, then the winner must have a perfect professional attitude and overcome the law of nature - aging. That's really great.

"Did you think you would get this award beforehand?"

"Frankly, I thought about it," replied Ricardo sincerely, "but it was just a dream." Actually, I was also surprised, after all, there are so many good players now, my teammates Cannavaro, Buffon, Henry, Zinedine Zidane, Eto'o, Pirlo...... I think they all deserve this award. ”

"But your score is the highest, and it's almost double that of the second place, and your win is almost a no-brainer." A reporter asked.

Ricardo finished with a score of 181, while second-place Cannavaro scored 117, third-place Buffon 84 and fourth-place Thierry Henry 81...... Ricardo did score a lot more than the players behind him.

"I can only thank the judges for their kindness, and the selection of the Ballon d'Or is supposed to be the best for the strikers," said Ricardo modestly, "The defenders and goalkeepers also play a vital role in the game, but people pay more attention to the performance of the midfielders. ”

"Do you think you have a chance to defend this award next year?"

"Historically, the greatest superstars have defended this award, Cruyff, Kevin. Keegan, Rummenigge, Platini, Van Van. Basten, as well as Ronaldo. I don't think I'm qualified to compete with them yet. "Ricardo has also done his homework, and when it comes to Ballon d'Or winners, it's a lot of treasures.

"Do you think you can win the World Footballer of the Year award this year, becoming the eighth player to win both?"

The reporter's words made Ernaux's face darken.

The World Footballer of the Year award is the biggest competitor of the Ballon d'Or, although it was born relatively late, officially started in 1991, but because it is promoted by FIFA, it is considered by critics and fans to have a higher gold content than the Ballon d'Or.

Players who have won the World Footballer of the Year have won the Ballon d'Or, but the players who have won the Ballon d'Or have not necessarily won the World Footballer of the Year.

Asking a question about World Footballer at a press conference at the Ballon d'Or is like talking about which Bodhisattva you are going to worship in a Taoist temple.

Ricardo smiled and refused to answer the question, "I'm sorry, I'm only answering questions related to the Golden Globes today. ”

His answer put the staff at ease at Football France.

The youngest Golden Globe winner is so cute!