After a 4-1 win over Porto to successfully lock up the top spot in the group, Liverpool continued to rejoice, and the next day FIFA announced the final three nominees for the 2007 World Footballer of the Year, Chen Yu lived up to expectations and ranked first, the other two candidates were Kaka, the core of the AC Milan club of Serie A, and the new king of Barcelona, the Argentine youngster Messi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the election of Chen Yu, Kaka and Messi in the top three is not unexpected, the speed with which the top three of the World Footballer of the Year in the previous two years has fallen is very unexpected.

The biggest drop was by Ronaldinho, who finished twelfth with a measly 18 points in the Ballon d'Or list. Just two years ago, Xiao Luo was still the first person in the football world, winning the World Footballer of the Year and the European Golden Ball in 05, and even had the call for the third champion. At that time, no one could have foreseen that Xiao Luo would have today's predicament. Now in Barcelona, he can no longer play the main team.

The 2006 World Footballer of the Year winner Cannavaro has not slowed down Ronaldinho, who has almost become a black hole at the back after his transfer to Real Madrid, and is now only ranked 22nd in the selection of World Footballer of the Year candidates, and is considered by fans to be the most watery World Footballer of the Year.

Shevchenko, the 2004 Ballon d'Or winner, was also in a terrible situation, and he was not even nominated for this selection. At Chelsea, Sheva was once abandoned by Jose Mourinho, and even now that he has changed coaches, he has not been able to play the main team, and he continues the embarrassment of "Mr. 15 Minutes" (10 to 20 minutes per substitute game). Sheva is a typical example of a transfer "smashing pot", in Serie A and AC Milan, he is a real ace, and the young Kaka is also to be expected, but in the Premier League, Sheva has become synonymous with slow action, he cannot adapt to the rhythm here, and gradually loses the trust of the Blues dressing room.

In obvious contrast to Shevchenko is now the favorite Chen Yu of the World Footballer, who also transferred from Serie A to the Premier League, Chen Yu is like a fish in water here, and became a savior in the first season, helping Liverpool win the league and Champions League titles, this season Liverpool is still soaring, and the upward momentum is obvious, and Chen Yu, who is only two years younger than Shevchenko, has not shown any downward trend, but is performing better and better, although the selection of the World Footballer was announced on the 17th, But Chen Yu's election is almost certain, and neither Messi nor Kaka can pose a threat to him.

The media believes that the reason why Chen Yu can maintain such a state is that in addition to his super comprehensive skills, it is also because Chen Yu lives a relatively self-disciplined life and rarely has a nightlife, if Chen Yu can continue like this, he can even stand at the peak of world football in the next three years or so.

Less than three days after the announcement of the top three candidates for the World Footballer of the Year, the selection of the European Ballon d'Or, another award in world football, also came to the last minute, on December 2, the French Football magazine held a grand award ceremony in Paris, and Chen Yu was invited to Paris to attend the award ceremony.

In the past year, the European Champions Cup has become the most important honour due to the lack of heavyweight national team competitions. Chen Yu helped Liverpool win the Champions League and played a crucial role, he won the Champions Cup top scorer with 14 goals, and was named the best striker and MVP in Europe last season, so Chen Yu is also the favorite for the European Ballon d'Or as is the World Footballer of the Year.

The European Ballon d'Or ceremony was held on the Place Cardin on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, and on this day, the eyes of football fans from all over the world, including those in China, were also cast here.

Chen Yu is likely to win the European Ballon d'Or, which is also an unprecedented joy for Liverpool, for which club owners Gillette and Hicks rented a business plane to come to Paris with Chen Yu and Gerrard, Gerrard as one of the heroes of Liverpool's Champions League and league championships, and also became one of the last five candidates for the Ballon d'Or.

This is the first time Chen Yu has participated in the European Golden Globe Awards ceremony, although the outside world thinks that he will definitely win the Golden Globe Award, but as long as there is no final announcement, everything is still unknown, so Chen Yu's mood is both excited and apprehensive.

French superstar Papan, as a guest, first announced the list of the top five players who won the Ballon d'Or candidates: Chen Yu, Kaka, Gerrard, Messi, Ronaldo, as Papan read the names of these five players, the photos of the five players began to appear on the big screen in turn. Highlights of the five players' performances began to play on the big screen.

After that, it was Pierre, editor-in-chief of France Football, who announced the winners of the 2007 European Ballon d'Or himself: I am very proud to announce that this year's European Ballon d'Or winners are...... Chinese superstar from Liverpool - Chen Yu...... Congratulations to Chen Yu for winning this year's European Football Ballon d'Or, his performance in the past year has been perfect and decisive, whether it is in the Premier League or the Champions League, Chen Yu is the most trustworthy one! He deserves this award......"

When Chen Yu's name was read out by Pierre, the guests in the stadium applauded, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV also cheered, many jumping and jumping, and even left tears.

Chen Yu received his own Ballon d'Or trophy from Pierre, the editor-in-chief of French football and the chairman of the Ballon d'Or jury, bowed to Pierre and the guests, and then delivered his acceptance speech to fans around the world: "This is a special year for me, and this award confirms this. The only way to win this award is to be part of the championship team, so I'm grateful to my teammates, my coach. I would also like to thank all the people who have supported me throughout my career, for any player to receive the Ballon d'Or is the highest compliment, I am very happy, this year I became the best one, winning the Ballon d'Or has always been one of my dreams, today I finally got my dream true, but I will not rest on my laurels, I will continue to work hard and try to come here again. ”

Chen Yu's previous words were unremarkable, and most of the winners might say so, but the last two sentences were domineering, so that Pierre, who presented him with the award, couldn't help but look sideways.

After Chen Yu delivered his acceptance speech, Pierre invited Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez to comment on his disciple, and Benitez naturally praised his proud disciple. "Chen Yu's performance last season was perfect, he only used half a season to help us achieve the dream of the league championship, of course, and the Champions League, scoring 52 goals in a season is phenomenal, but Chen Yu's role in the team is not just about scoring goals, Chen Yu is a player who has never been seen in football history, he is very comprehensive, I believe that if he wants, he can play from goalkeeper to striker, so his help to the team is also all-round, I believe Chen Yu said, this is not the last time he won the award, He'll be on this podium a lot. ”

The European Ballon d'Or was selected by French Football magazine in 1956 and has been in its 52nd year since then, with a total of 41 Ballon d'Or winners in total.

According to the voting rules, a total of 96 journalists from all continents can be judged as judges, each of whom can list 5 candidates, and the score from first to fifth is 5 to 1 point, and the full score that a player can get is 480 points, and Chen Yu's final score of 411 points is quite close to this. All 96 judges in this vote filled in Chen Yu's name in the ballot, which is the first time in the nearly 16 years of the Golden Globe Awards. The last time someone was unanimously elected was the current special guest, Papin, who was also unanimously elected in 1991.

Before Chen Yu, no one has been able to combine the five titles of Champions League champion + top league champion + more than 50 goals in a single season + top league scorer king + Champions League scorer king, from this point of view, Chen Yu is worthy of being the first person in the history of the Golden Ball. The last star to win the European Ballon d'Or and the Golden Boot was Ronaldo in his prime in 1997. Chen Yu is also the first player in Asian and Chinese history to win the Ballon d'Or, and the second Liverpool player to win the Ballon d'Or after Owen.

Chen Yu helped Liverpool to the Premier League title last season and helped the club win the European Champions Cup for the sixth time in their history, and Chen Yu was the top scorer in both competitions. Not only did he sweep last season's English football awards, but he was also voted UEFA's Club Player of the Match. Before the Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo also won the European Golden Boot, the best player of the International Professional Footballers' Association, and other honors. If he is re-elected as FIFA's World Footballer of the Year, he will be able to complete the Grand Slam of individual honours of the year.

Chen Yu won the 2008 European Ballon d'Or, this result is expected by everyone, if Chen Yu does not win the award is a big upset, after Chen Yu successfully won the Ballon d'Or, now people are concerned about entering the top five of the five players, who entered the top three, who is the second, who is the third?

Before the award was announced, it was predicted that the second place should be Kaka, who played for AC Milan, after all, Kaka led Milan to the final, and the third place should be Chen Yu's teammate Steven Gerrard. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are still young, being selected is a victory for them, the future is theirs, and now they are still a little younger, and they have not won an important trophy.

However, when Pierre announced the winners of the Silver and Bronze Globes, everyone was taken by surprise.

"Now I announce that the Silver Globe winner of the 2007 European Ballon d'Or is Leao from Barcelona, Spain. Messi, his score is 171 points. The 2007 Bronze Ball winner, he was Kaka from AC Milan in Serie A, who scored 170 points......"

Not only were others surprised, but even Messi himself was very surprised, he looked at Pierre, and then at the others, wondering if Pierre had made a mistake, but Pierre repeated it again, "...... Silverball winner Lionel Messi and Bronze Globe winner Kaka were invited to the stage to receive the trophy. “

At this time, Messi and others affirmed that Pierre was not mistaken, and Messi did beat Kaka to win the Silver Ball.

Kaka was also surprised and did not go on stage to accept the award for the first time, until he heard that Pierre invited them to the stage again, and Kaka walked up to the podium with Messi with a calm face.

After the Silver Globe Award and the Bronze Globe Award were awarded, the three winners took a group photo together, and at this time, Kaka's expression softened a little and expressed his blessings to Chen Yu and Messi.

Chen Yu was in a good mood, he first held Kaka's hand and said, "I'm sorry, I robbed you of the golden ball." ”

Kaka forced a smile, "This should have belonged to you." ”

Chen Yu smiled and said thank you, then held Messi's hand and said, "Leo, the future is yours, but I still have to fight with you in the past two years." ”

Messi blushed and said shyly: "Thank you for the compliment, I don't dare to think about it now." ”

Chen Yu smiled and said, "You will have such a day." ”

After the award was over, back to seat I, Benitez, Gillette and Hicks all came over to hug Chen Yu.

Benitez said: "Chen, my dream has come true, congratulations." ”

Gillette gave Chen Yu a hug and said, "Good boy, you are really amazing, I know that this award belongs to you." ”

Hicks patted Chen Yu on the shoulder and said, "Last year was perfect, continue to work hard this year, we still haven't won the Club World Cup." ”

Chen Yu arched his hand again and again, and said: "Thank you for your great support, without you, there would be no golden ball." ”

Gillette took the golden ball from Chen Yu's hand, kissed it, and said, "Keep working hard, and win another one next year." ”

Chen Yu said with a smile: "Next year is the year of the European Cup, which is not so easy. ”

Benitez said: "As long as we can defend the title next year, no one can threaten you to win the Golden Ball again, unless Cristiano Ronaldo can win the European Championship with Portugal. ”

As everyone was talking, reporters gathered around, holding microphones and cameras at Chen Yu, squeezing Gillette, Hicks, and Benitez aside.

Just got the Golden Ball, Chen Yu also has a lot to say, and he did not resist the interview with reporters.

"How do you feel about winning the Golden Globe?"

The reporter's first question is very cliché, but it is a must-ask question every time.

Chen Yu has just said a lot at the award ceremony, but now he is still full of desire to express, "I am very happy, very, very happy, the Golden Ball Award is the greatest affirmation of a professional player, to be able to get the Golden Ball also completed my biggest dream for many years, I know that this award is an affirmation of my years of hard work, but I think its meaning is not only that, it is also an affirmation of my team, without Liverpool, a tenacious, brave and fearless team, I would not have won this Golden Ball, in addition." This award is also the affirmation of my selfless support behind my relatives and friends, without the wholehearted support of my relatives and friends, I can't play my best on the court, here, I want to tell them through your mouth, I love them, I want to dedicate this Golden Ball to them, at the same time, I will continue to work hard to win more championships and Golden Balls. ”

"Who do you think helped you the most to win the Ballon d'Or? How did he help you? An English reporter asked.

Chen Yu pondered for a while, and said: "What helped me the most was not who one person, but the love of football, in Italy, I once wanted to give up football and find a job to do, but I finally chose to make a living from football, because I like to play football, this love made me persevere in the most difficult time, and burst out of infinite potential, and now I finally completed my dream, I thank football, he changed my destiny." ”

"You've won the European Ballon d'Or, so what's your next goal?" A French reporter handed the microphone to Chen Yu's mouth.

Chen Yu said: "World Footballer, Club World Cup, more Golden Balls, well, and the World Cup...... Hehe, don't laugh, you can't even think about the World Cup. ”

When Chen Yu said that the goal was the World Cup, the reporters laughed, especially those from Asia and China.

A South Korean reporter smiled and said: "Chen Yu, I think it is more pragmatic for you to aim for the Asian Cup championship and the World Cup finals, don't you say?" ”

Chen Yu smiled contemptuously and said: "I won't stop at this, China, as a big country with a population of 1.3 billion, it is not difficult to win the Asian Cup, and it is just around the corner to reach the World Cup finals, you wait and see." ”

A Chinese reporter finally got the opportunity to ask a question, he first congratulated Chen Yu, and then said: "China's football level is poor, and it is difficult for Chinese players to gain a foothold in the five major leagues, and you are an alternative among Chinese players, Chen Yu, what is the secret of your success, can you say it for other Chinese players to learn from." ”

Chen Yu scratched his head, thinking that I couldn't learn this secret, but at this time he could only make up a lie to deal with it, "The first is diligence, since I started in Florence, I was the first to arrive at the training session, and at least 1 hour earlier, and I was also the last to leave after the training was over; The second is to use your brain more, the more you understand the sport of football, the better you will do, football is not just a physical sport, it is very complicated; Thirdly, you have to be good at learning from other players and seniors, so that you can become more well-rounded. ”

The Chinese reporter then asked: "After winning the Golden Ball Award, the World Footballer of the Year should be no problem, then the World Cup may be the least honored one of your career, where do you think you can lead the Chinese team, which is also the most concerned thing for all Chinese fans?" ”

Chen Yu said: "This can only be counted as one step at a time, but I don't think there is any problem in reaching the World Cup finals." ”

The Chinese reporter asked: "Chinese players have always been useless in international competitions, and their psychological quality is extremely weak, do you have confidence in them?" ”

Chen Yu said: "I think you are talking about the same problem, psychological fragility is caused by poor results, just like a strong team like Liverpool, their psychology is never weak, because victory gives us enough confidence." Therefore, as long as the Chinese team can continue to accumulate victories, psychological problems will no longer be a problem. ”

At this time, an English reporter hurriedly asked: "Gerrard won the Champions League and the league and did not enter the top three, do you think this is fair?" ”

Chen Yu immediately complained for his teammates and said: "I don't think Gerrard has any problem winning the Golden Ball, his role in Liverpool is more important than mine, but Gerrard's style of play is relatively simple and not so eye-catching, so he has no advantage in such a selection." ”

An Argentine reporter easily got a chance to ask a question, and he immediately asked Chen Yu: "Messi won the Silver Ball Award without winning any championships, what do you think about this?" ”

Chen Yu smiled: "Messi has great potential, I think he has a bright future, the Ballon d'Or is not a problem for him, I think he will become Argentina's second Maradona." ”

A Portuguese journalist then asked: "What do you think of Cristiano Ronaldo, does he have any hope of winning the Ballon d'Or?" ”

Chen Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Of course, Ronaldo is also a great player, he also has a bright future, and winning the Ballon d'Or is never a problem, the future is his and Messi's." ”

Chen Yu accepted an interview for almost ten minutes in one breath, but there was still a steady stream of reporters, and I was afraid that it would not end until the evening, so Chen Yu quickly ended the interview, and left the award ceremony under the cover of Benitez, Gillette and Hicks and bodyguards, and flew back to Liverpool by plane. Thirdly, you have to be good at learning from other players and seniors, so that you can become more well-rounded. ”

The Chinese reporter then asked: "After winning the Golden Ball Award, the World Footballer of the Year should be no problem, then the World Cup may be the least honored one of your career, where do you think you can lead the Chinese team, which is also the most concerned thing for all Chinese fans?" ”

Chen Yu said: "This can only be counted as one step at a time, but I don't think there is any problem in reaching the World Cup finals." ”

The Chinese reporter asked: "Chinese players have always been useless in international competitions, and their psychological quality is extremely weak, do you have confidence in them?" ”

Chen Yu said: "I think you are talking about the same problem, psychological fragility is caused by poor results, just like a strong team like Liverpool, their psychology is never weak, because victory gives us enough confidence." Therefore, as long as the Chinese team can continue to accumulate victories, psychological problems will no longer be a problem. ”

At this time, an English reporter hurriedly asked: "Gerrard won the Champions League and the league and did not enter the top three, do you think this is fair?" ”

Chen Yu immediately complained for his teammates and said: "I don't think Gerrard has any problem winning the Golden Ball, his role in Liverpool is more important than mine, but Gerrard's style of play is relatively simple and not so eye-catching, so he has no advantage in such a selection." ”

An Argentine reporter easily got a chance to ask a question, and he immediately asked Chen Yu: "Messi won the Silver Ball Award without winning any championships, what do you think about this?" ”

Chen Yu smiled: "Messi has great potential, I think he has a bright future, the Ballon d'Or is not a problem for him, I think he will become Argentina's second Maradona." ”

A Portuguese journalist then asked: "What do you think of Cristiano Ronaldo, does he have any hope of winning the Ballon d'Or?" ”

Chen Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Of course, Ronaldo is also a great player, he also has a bright future, and winning the Ballon d'Or is never a problem, the future is his and Messi's." ”

Chen Yu accepted an interview for almost ten minutes in one breath, but there was still a steady stream of reporters, and he was afraid that it would not end until the evening, so Chen Yu quickly ended the interview, left the award ceremony under the cover of Benitez, Gillette and Hicks and bodyguards, and flew back to Liverpool by plane.