Chapter 578: When you say it, you'll still be standing here next year!
"--Ai from China, congratulations!"
FIFA President Sepp Blatter shouted.
At the same time, the applause rang out, and Iroh let out a long exhale before standing up from his seat, and the camera gave him a close-up of his whole body.
He then gave him a hug to the World Footballer of the Year candidate Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, respectively, as a sign of comfort.
At this moment, Iroh is undoubtedly the only protagonist in the audience.
Because this is the second World Footballer of the Year award at the age of 21, in the history of international football, only Ronaldo has such a great achievement.
Countless reporters at the scene focused their cameras at him and pressed the shutter desperately.
As for how many reporters are shooting, it is unknown, in short, his body is constantly shining with white flash, star-studded.
Iroh slowly walked up the podium from the side steps of the stage, and then received the gold medal symbolizing the world footballer from the hands of the football king Pele, and raised the gold medal in his hand with a smile in the presence of all the guests at the scene.
His meticulously smeared God of Gamblers hairstyle, angular face and charming smile, coupled with the golden gold award, I don't know how many Huaichun girls have been killed at this moment.
At the same time, it also makes countless professional players feel jealous.
99.999% of the world's players can't touch the final World Footballer Gold Award even if they work hard all their lives, but Iello has won the envy World Footballer Gold Award for two consecutive years.
Of course, more just envy.
At the same time, fans watching the live TV watched the highlights of Iello from the past year, the speed of the wind and the unparalleled technology, in the accelerated video post-production, the whole person speed and technology are vividly embodied.
Then the final score of the World Footballer of the Year was given on the big screen at the scene:
Iello / China / Chelsea - 1149 points
Cristiano Ronaldo/Portugal/Manchester United - 504 points
Kaka/Brazil/AC Milan - 454 points
Messi/Argentina/Barcelona - 209 points
Didier Drogba/Ivory Coast/Chelsea - 102 points
……
The host then invited Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the World Football Silver Award, and Kaka, who won the World Footballer of the Year Bronze Award, to the stage to accept the award.
There is a clear difference between this final ranking and the selection of the European Ballon d'Or, that is, Kaka, who was ranked second in the European Ballon d'Or, became third, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was ranked third in the European Ballon d'Or, was promoted to second.
So there was a small episode next, Cristiano Ronaldo thought he was a bronze award so he took the bronze award directly from Pele's hands, but after the explanation of the host and the final score announced, he made an exchange with Kaka holding the silver ball.
There was a burst of good-natured laughter from the scene.
After the top three World Footballer of the Year took a group photo with the award presenter Pele and FIFA President Blatter with the trophy, the male host signaled that the World Footballer of the Year Iello should come to the stage to deliver an acceptance speech.
At this moment, it was as if Iroh had returned to a year ago.
Of course, this is just the environment, not the state of mind.
He walked to the podium, then put the gold medal next to the microphone, then stretched the microphone cable by nearly ten centimeters, coughed, and then began to speak: "What I want to say here is not an acceptance speech, but I want to tell everyone here that I will do what I say!" ”
The Zurich Congress Center fell silent.
Word?
This sentence sounds familiar!
By the way, this is ...... Last year, Iello received a testimonial from the World Footballer of the Year.
'This time next year, I'm ...... Will come back here! ’
Really do what you say!
I don't know which celebrity led the applause, and then all the guests who came to the Zurich conference applauded, and the atmosphere reached the highest climax since the attendance.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Silver and Bronze World Footballer of the Year awards, and Kaka subconsciously applauded.
What is lacking in this world? It's the lack of people who do what they say!
Like a conductor, Iroh then stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop clapping, he still had something to say: "Thank you for the applause you gave me, but I'm going to declare war again here with my two good friends behind me......
With that, he half-turned around and looked at Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo with a smile on his face.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka looked at each other, then turned their heads and shrugged at Iro.
The male host at the scene took the words just right: "Do you want to hear the response of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka?" ”
"I want to !!"
The guests in the audience were surprisingly unified.
Cristiano Ronaldo pouted, shrugged his shoulders again, took the microphone handed over by the male host, and said with a smile: "Declaring war? My good friend, I promised! ”
Kaka took the microphone handed over by Cristiano Ronaldo, still with that sunny smile: "I remember that I gave you a letter of play when the 2006-2007 Champions League final was awarded, so ...... It's not that you give me a war letter, but I challenge you! ”
The scene was in an uproar.
No one would have thought that Kaka, who has always been well-behaved, would say such a coveted word, so when he said it, the audience erupted in applause.
The camera returns to Iroh, "Since my two best friends have agreed to my declaration of war, then...... I would like to say that this time next year, I will still be standing here! Hehe......" After saying that, he still winked at Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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The next day, the headlines in world football were all about Ielloh, who won the World Footballer of the Year award last night.
“…… The absence of a major tournament in the past year, and the fact that no player in 2007 has won more honours than Chelsea's Chinese player Ai, league titles, domestic cup titles and Champions League titles, which are accolades that most players cannot pursue in their lifetimes, but these accolades have been gathered on the same player last year, so the World Footballer of the Year has become undisputed. ”
Globo Sports from Brazil
"Although I don't want to admit that he is the best player on the planet, it is undeniable that he played well throughout 2007, except for the national team, he was a stunning figure on the pitch in every game, and his appearance has given us a new understanding of the traditional winger, not only the striker standing in the box can score 20+ or 30+ goals, but the winger with a larger range of movement and better technique can also take over the team's attacking banner! The World Footballer of the Year is a well-deserved ...... for Ai from China"
The Telegraph from the Netherlands
The mainstream media in Europe is more about the scene where Iello challenges Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, after all, the suspense of the 2007 World Footballer of the Year is not big, and the media is still more accurate about the appetite of fans.
The headline of The Times reads: Doing what we say we will do, and standing here next year!
The background picture is the scene of Eloyang standing on the podium with the World Footballer of the Year Gold Award.
"The awards of the 2007 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony held at the Zurich Convention Center in Switzerland at 8 o'clock last night have been decided, and the most talked about award is the World Footballer of the Year, but this award is not unusual for all fans, because in the past year, only Ai has played the most amazing and stable, so he defended the World Footballer of the Year ......"
“…… What is worth tasting after the meal is that Ai suddenly changed his voice when he gave his acceptance speech, and he sent a challenge letter to Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and AC Milan Kaka! 2008 has already begun, so we can look at Chelsea's Ai, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, AC Milan's Kaka, and by this time next year, will Ai still win the gold medal, or Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka's reclaiming the throne, or the emergence of other players? Let's wait and see what happens in the coming year...... world football"
As long as the newspapers about football on the planet have reported the news that Iroh has become the world footballer of the year, will the media in the country where Iroh is located be indifferent?
The answer, of course, is no.
On the second day of Iro's World Footballer of the Year, as long as the newspapers I saw on the newsstand, they basically reported the news of Iroh defending the World Footballer of the Year, and it was very detailed, quite like national football news.
The CCAV-1 of the day reported on this great achievement of Iroh many times.
Now, with Ailuo often appearing in CCTV news reports, it is now difficult to find people who don't know Ailuo, of course, those mountain villages that have no quarrel with the world are exceptional.
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The Premier League season continues at the weekend with Arlo becoming the new World Footballer of the Year award, and before the start of the league at home to Birmingham, Iello showed off his World Footballer of the Year award in front of 40,000 home fans.
In this game, Iroh was in excellent form, and the team of Hong Kong businessman Yang Ka-shing had no way to defend against Iro, he scored two goals in the first half and scored another in the second half to complete a hat-trick and become the team's biggest contributor to this league!
Iello's form doesn't stop at this league game, as he was in excellent form in his final three games in January, scoring twice in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final away at Everton to help his side slaughter their opponents 5-0 on aggregate.
In the fourth round of the FA Cup, he helped the team successfully eliminate the Premier League team Wigan Athletic and successfully entered the fifth round.
Form slipped in the final game of January, but a goal was scored to help the side win 2-1 against Reading.
Chelsea won seven and drew one of the eight games in January, beating Manchester United with six wins and two draws, while Jose Mourinho and Iroh were named Coach of the Month and Player of the Month respectively.