Arsene Wenger spoke in support of Chen Fan in an interview with the London media: "I think Chen deserves the title of World Footballer, in the past year, he has left us too many classic games, too many classic moments.

Not only that, but in many games, he has single-handedly helped the team win, and there are not many players of this level in the history of football.

If Chen Du can't win the title of World Footballer, I will doubt the fairness of the World Footballer of the Year selection! ”

The French said this very harshly, as long as it is not their own disciple who gets the World Footballer, then the World Footballer loses his impartiality.

Manchester City's media analysis Arsene Wenger said of the reason behind this: "As a giant, if there is no World Footballer of the Year, obviously, it is very embarrassing.

Thierry Henry used to be very close to World Footballer of the Year, and now Chan has a chance to get it, and Arsene Wenger clearly wants him to get it.

However, based on the current situation, Sneijder is more likely to win the World Footballer of the Year because he has won more trophies! ”

Who is the World Footballer of the Year?

Until it is revealed, no one can be sure.

On January 13, fans around the world will turn their attention to the Sheraton Grand Hotel Zurich in Switzerland, where the awards will be announced at this year's FIFA Awards Gala.

This year is a historic one, as France Football's "Ballon d'Or" and FIFA's "World Footballer" merged!

The name of the merger is "FIFA Ballon d'Or".

The previous Ballon d'Or was awarded to the best European footballer every year by the French football magazine France Football since 1956, and it is also one of the most prestigious and influential football awards in world football.

From 1956 to 1994, the selection was limited to players with European nationality, and the first player to win the award was Stanley Stanley, who played for Blackpool. Matthews.

Since 1995, the selection has been relaxed to players who play for football clubs belonging to the member states of the UEFA League. Weah became the first non-European player to win the award after the restructuring.

Since 2007, the judging has been expanded to include all professional football players around the world, and the judging panel has also been expanded to include professional football journalists from all over the world.

Prior to 1994, the Ballon d'Or was limited to players with European nationality; In 1995, the selection was expanded to include players who play for football clubs belonging to member states of the UEFA League. Since 2007, the selection has been expanded to include all professional footballers around the world, so the former Ballon d'Or winners before 2007 are often referred to as European Footballer of the Year.

The predecessor of FIFA's "World Footballer of the Year" is the "World's Best Player" jointly organized by the International Football Federation and the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

In 1991, FIFA began to hold the award independently, and the original awards were merged and renamed "World Footballer of the Year".

In 1991, Lothar? Mateus became the first recipient of the award; In 1996, at the age of 20, Ronaldo became the youngest recipient of the award; In 2006, Fabio? Cannavaro became the first defender to win the award.

The judges of the World Footballer of the Year, unlike the Ballon d'Or, are mainly voted for by the national teams and captains of the various associations.

The national team managers of each member association vote for the top 3 candidates, but cannot choose the members of the national team they coach.

The player selected first gets 5 points, the player selected by the second gets 3 points, and the player selected by the third picks gets 1 point, and then the total score is calculated based on the number of votes received by the player, and the player with the most votes is elected.

Who will win the first FIFA Ballon d'Or after the merger?

At seven o'clock in the evening, the lights of Zurich are on, and journalists from all over the world gather outside the Dunhill Hotel.

Under the bursts of screams and flashing lights, the heavyweights of today's world football appeared one by one.

Of course, the screams were given to the five candidates, and the Barça trio caused a stir at the scene, with Xavi in a black suit, Iniesta in a blue suit and Messi in a black suit.

Of the five candidates, Barcelona occupies three seats, which shows Barcelona's domination of European football in recent years.

The three of them waved to reporters, smiled and walked into the hotel calmly.

Shortly after the Barça trio left, Sneijder and Chen Fan appeared, screaming louder and flashing lights more frequently.

Because these two are the most competitive of the five, the new Ballon d'Or after the merger tonight, it is very likely that it will be produced between them.

Sneijder, who wore a blue suit, enjoyed the vibe, and for the first time in his career, he was on the shortlist for the World Footballer of the Year!

Undoubtedly, this moment was the pinnacle of his career.

Chen Fan, who was wearing a black suit, was also on the final shortlist for the World Footballer of the Year for the first time, and he felt very novel.

"It's a good feeling!"

Sneijder whispered in Chen Fan's ear: "This is what it feels like to be at the top!" ”

Chen Fan smiled and nodded, both of them were from Ajax, and they naturally had a sense of closeness.

The two waved at the reporters and were about to walk into the hotel, but the reporters called Chen Fan.

Some time ago, when the media was debating who will win this year's World Footballer of the Year, none of the five finalists were interviewed by the media.

The media wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and hoped that Chen Fan would speak.

"Go ahead!"

Sneijder patted Chen Fan on the shoulder and motioned for him to be interviewed by the media.

Chen Fan thought about it and said to him, "Then I'll go." ”

The reporters were very excited when they saw Chen Fan walking towards them, and they got what they wanted.

"Chen, how do you feel now? What's your mood? ”

A Dutch journalist was the first to ask.

Chen Fan said with a smile: "This is the first time I have participated in this kind of award ceremony, and I feel more novel. ”

One reporter exclaimed, "You'll come every year in the future!" ”

These words caused a burst of laughter, and Chen Fan said with a smile: "Thank you!" I hope so! ”

The laughter was louder.

"Chen, you can predict who will win tonight?"

A Spanish journalist asked.

If this is a "pit", it is definitely a "big pit", will Chen Fan jump into it?

Chen Fan said with a smile: "If I can, of course I hope that I will win the award myself!" ”

The Spanish reporter didn't expect Chen Fan to answer like this, which not only reflects self-confidence, but also contains modesty, which is almost impeccable.

There was applause, cheers rang out, and reporters applauded Chen Fan's emotional intelligence.

Chen Fan suddenly became serious and said: "Of course, I would prefer Sneijder to win this award, because he has indeed won more championships than me, and because he was in very good shape for the whole year last year." ”

Chen Fan is not serious much, and when he is interviewed by reporters, he usually smiles.

Therefore, the reporters thought that he was telling the truth.

"Of course, there is another point, I am still young, I can't get it this year, and there will be ...... next year and the year after that"

This sentence made some reporters not calm.