The Grimaldi Convention Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco, is full of friends and music. Sitting here are top sports journalists from 53 countries and regions in Europe, who will be the live judges.

On top of that, there were also representatives from various clubs who had come to attend the Champions League draw – the results of the Europa League draw had already been announced a day earlier.

Chen Yingying came to Monte Carlo with Liverpool's general manager Niang, and met an old acquaintance outside the venue, Napoli's representative general manager Bigan also came. Napoli were last season's Serie A champions and qualified for this season's Champions League.

Before the ceremony began, Chen Yingying chatted with Biegun for a while, and everyone cared for each other. Biegun cared about Chen's life at Liverpool, congratulating him on his first goal, and then joking that if he wasn't happy at Liverpool, he would go back to Napoli and the doors of the Sao Paulo Stadium would always be open to him. Chen Yingying laughed when he heard this, obviously he didn't really let his heart go, he also cared about the recent situation in Naples. This season, Serie A is in danger of being shut down due to the Serie A players' union**, and the first round of the league has been postponed.

The two men chatted for a while and then parted and sat down in their respective seats.

The ceremony officially began.

After the host's remarks, the big screen behind him began to play promotional videos of the three candidates in turn, all of which were highlights of their outstanding performances last season.

Messi and Chen Yingying both scored, Xavi was more of a video of the pass.

The people who watched this video were enthusiastic, and even Chen Yingying felt very stylish after seeing his goal highlights, coupled with the passionate roar of the commentator, it really made people can't help but rush down to play football.

After the highlights were played, the three candidates were solemnly invited to the stage amid applause, and the three stood side by side, waiting for the final results to be announced. However, the hostility between the two sides is still very strong, Messi and Xavi, as teammates of the club, are talking and laughing together, and Chen Yingying deliberately stands two feet wide from them, his eyes are a little raised, looking at the ceiling in the distance. He used this gesture to tell the world very clearly - I am not used to the person next to me. He also deliberately wanted to stand on Messi's side, but not on Xavi's side, because he was much taller than Messi, and standing next to Messi could fully show this contrast in height...... He grew taller and taller, while Messi grew shorter......

The competition for the Ballon d'Or this time will be very fierce, mainly focusing on Messi and Chen Yingying. Because both of them performed well, Messi was Barcelona's top scorer last season, helped Barcelona win the league title, and also reached the Champions League final. He made 33 league appearances, scoring 31 goals and providing 18 assists. In thirteen appearances in the Champions League, he scored 12 goals and provided three assists. Combined with seven goals and three assists in seven games in the Copa del Rey and three goals in two games in the Spanish Super Cup, Messi scored 53 goals and 24 assists in 55 games in Barcelona in the 10-11 season.

Without Chen Yingying, such a performance would have been enough for Messi to win the first UEFA Ballon d'Or.

Chen Yingxing's performances have really scored a record-breaking 38 goals in the league, and he has scored 13 goals in just seven games in the Champions League, and is named the top scorer in the Champions League. Chen Yingying did not play many games in the Coppa Italia and did not score. So he scored a total of 51 goals throughout the season.

Although the total number of goals is not as good as Messi, the assists are also much lower than Messi. However, he won the Champions League, a very important title, and his performance in the Champions League was completely jaw-dropping, and "shock" is not enough to explain the shock he brought to everyone.

The Champions League final was a one-on-one duel between Chen Yingying and Messi, and before that he was one goal behind Messi. He scored a hat-trick in one game to complete the comeback and help Napoli beat Barcelona and win the Champions League.

Chen Yingying's individual honors and collective honors have surpassed Messi, and he also temporarily has an advantage in the selection of the UEFA Ballon d'Or.

In short, the suspense of this UEFA Ballon d'Or is only focused on Messi and Chen Yingying.

Messi's fame is greater than Chen Yingying's, and he has more goals and assists, which is a little better statistically. But Chen Yingying's championship is real, which will also make the judges fully consider it when voting.

Each reporter has a voting machine in front of him, and each of the three candidates corresponds to a button, and whoever wants to vote is pressed the corresponding button. Unlike the first round of "audition" voting, this time everyone can only vote for the best player in their minds, and there is no first, second and third place difference. This means that if a player has too much advantage, he is likely to win by a landslide, and the loser may have a poor vote count......

The voting process went on quickly, because these media outlets actually had their best in mind.

In the first round of voting, they assigned seats to the three candidates, and few changed their minds at the last minute.

When the results came in, Platini got the results, and he looked down with an indescribable expression on his face.

He then walked up to the stage with the trophy for the first UEFA Ballon d'Or – a silver jersey in the shape of two sleeves slightly raised, as if a player was celebrating a goal after a goal.

But...... How ugly this trophy looks. Although it is called the "UEFA Ballon d'Or", it is neither golden nor spherical.

Chen Yingying pursed his lips, disliking the appearance of this trophy.

But if he gave it to him, of course he couldn't do without it, so he could only take it reluctantly.

Platini stood on Xavi's side with the trophy, and he didn't stand on Chen's side, which led some people to speculate - isn't this award for Chen's side?

It's not for Chen Yingying, it's for Messi, Xavi? No way! Everyone directly ignores Xavi in their hearts, and pity the most awesome midfield master in football today, every time he goes to the podium, he mainly makes green leaves for others......

Platini raised the trophy in his hand and said to the camera: "In the last season, we have two players who have performed very well...... They're all very good, and it would be a real headache if I had to choose......"

He laughed a little, and the people below laughed very knowingly.

However, Chen Yingying's face was calm, because he didn't think there was anything funny about this.

"The winner of the UEFA Ballon d'Or in the 2010-2011 season is ......," Platini paused here.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is the UEFA president selling off, adding some suspense to the award ceremony and whetting his appetite. This is a common trick used by many award presenters or hosts at award ceremonies, and there is nothing unusual.

But only Platini knew that he was not reconciled.

But no matter how unwilling he is, this result will be announced, and so many people below are looking at him.

He coughed, this to avoid embarrassment, not to clear his throat.

"Yes...... Hero. ”

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When the name "HERO" was pronounced, Napoli's representative Biegan and Liverpool's representative Niang stood up from their seats at the same time, cheering with their hands raised.

At the same time, the hall also resounded with warm applause.

Chen Yingying, who had been keeping a straight face before, was only now smiling - he was indeed a little nervous, and if he lost to Messi in the end, he thought it would be a completely unacceptable result.

Thankfully, it didn't happen.

At the same time, the final large number of three people was also played at the bottom of the screen:

The first was the number of votes for third-place Xavi, who received ten of the fifty-three votes.

Second-placed Messi received eighteen votes.

The first place, Chen Yingying, was supported and recognized by 25 continental European media.

The influence of collective honor is indeed too strong, and Chen Yingying has nothing to be picky about in his individual performance. Although he has two fewer goals than Messi, but considering his pitiful appearances in the Coppa Italia, he has not participated in the Italian Super Cup, his goals are all from the most expensive and difficult league and the Champions League, he is only two goals less than Messi, and it can even be said that in terms of goals, he has beaten Messi.

Especially the thirteen goals in seven Champions League knockout games, such a performance is simply god-level...... Hardly anyone will be able to do it.

Mazzali is indeed right, maybe there are still people who are not convinced, but even they have to admit that in the face of numbers that do not lie, Chen Yingying's scoring ability is indeed better than Messi's.

As for the statistic of assists...... Chen Yingying is a center forward, his only task is to score goals, and it is normal for him to have fewer assists, and they don't need to be considered at all.

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When Platini handed the trophy in his hand to Chen Yingying, a stiff smile appeared on his face - he didn't like Chen Yingying at all, because Chen Yingying blocked him again and again, and sometimes he wanted to ease the relationship between the two sides, and the other party didn't buy it, and he really didn't want to be embarrassed.

So he also figured it out - the other party was unwilling to reconcile with me, why should I give the other party a good look?

Therefore, he even deliberately made a bit blunt with this smile, that is, he wanted the whole city and the whole city to know that I Platini didn't like Chen Yingying, whatever you media say, I just don't like him anyway!

Chen's reaction after receiving the trophy really proves why Platini hates him so much.

"Honestly, this trophy is ugly!" He raised the trophy in his hand, glanced at it, and said into the microphone.

Platini is right next to him, and he really doesn't give the head of UEFA, the number two man in world football, a little face!