Chapter 68: Let's Create a Great Era
The press conference before the award ceremony was just an appetizer for Xiao Qing, he knew that he was only a supporting role last year, so he needed to steal the limelight at this time. But this year, he may become the winner of Zuihou, so Xiao Qing doesn't need to steal the limelight more, because these are his moments.
Xiao Qing sat in the front row, and with the start of the award ceremony, Xiao Qing became more and more nervous; Although Xiao Qing is very confident, it is undeniable that because he lacks the honor of the Shijie Cup, he is also worried about things that he did not expect. Xiao Qing held Anna's hand tightly, he was nervous.
Team of the Year, Best Men's and Women's Coaches, Fair Play Awards, FIFA President's Special Awards, Puskas Goal of the Year Awards, Miss Shijie Soccer and FIFA Ballon d'Or were announced.
Throughout the ceremony, Van Basten was the first guest to announce the FIFA Team of the Year; Casillas (Real Madrid, Spain); McCone (Inter Milan, Brazil), Lucio (Inter Milan, Brazil), Pique (Barcelona, Spain), Puyol (Barcelona, Spain); Xavi (Barcelona, Spain), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain), Sneijder (Inter Milan, Netherlands); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal), Messi (Barcelona, Argentina), Xiao Qing (Arsenal, China).
This represents the most recognized team of the past year, and the 4-3-3 selection has also led to a lot of outstanding players missing out on this time; Barcelona and Spain were undoubtedly the biggest winners, as their players occupied half of the places. And Xiao Qing deserves to be selected for this best team, although Xiao Qing did not participate in the Shijie Cup. He is also the only player in the All-Star Team who did not play in the Shijie Cup. But Xiao Qing's performance deserves to be selected.
This was followed by the Shijie Cup champion head coach Bosque presenting the award for the best women's football coach. The winner was the head coach of the German women's football team, Ned.
And then came the highlight, which was the best men's football manager; Bosque won the Shijie Cup, and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger led his side to the double. These are all positive results, and they are all managers who are considered to be the most likely to win the award.
Xiao Qing could see Wenger's nervousness, because Wenger also did not have the title of best manager in his previous career, at least not the best manager in Europe.
"Boss, I'm sure you're going to get the best manager, you showed it last season. We were able to win the championship. You are the most important person in the team, you have single-handedly built the strongest team now, this honor will belong to you, and no one else can take it away. Xiao Qing whispered to the nervous Wenger.
"It doesn't matter to me at all, I'm in my sixties and I've had a lot of accolades in my career. So this award is not as important to me as you think, and I don't need to deliberately prove myself with an award. Although Wenger said this, Xiao Qing still snickered a little when he saw Wenger's clenched fist; This is an old man who wants to die to save face, and he may be worried about disappointment. So it's about not expecting too much.
Ned opened the envelope, "2010 FIFA Best Manager - Arsina. Wenger! ”
Xiao Qing jumped up suddenly. Xiao Qing, who was excited, hugged the head coach who had not yet reacted, Xiao Qing was very excited, Wenger really deserved this award; Although Bosque won the Shijie Cup, Wenger, who single-handedly built Arsenal's undefeated division, is not inferior to Bosque, and winning this honor is the best affirmation of Wenger.
Arsene Wenger is of course very happy to have won the honor of the best coach, which has made Wenger's career basically complete the Grand Slam; He has never been involved in the national team competition, but in the club competition he has won all the accolades he can get, which is the most rewarding and affirmation for the old Frenchman.
Xiao Qing is not worried that Wenger winning the best manager will mean that he will not be able to win the Ballon d'Or, he does not think there is any contradiction in this, and even to a certain extent, it means that this time the jury will be more recognizable in the club's game. Therefore, Xiao Qing is very happy for Wenger, and he is also looking forward to the next awards.
Wenger beat Bosque to win the best manager, and then the FIFA President's of the Year award was snatched away by South African politician Tutu, the host of the Shijie Cup. Hamit Altentop's volley against Kazakhstan in Turkey won the Goal of the Year award. Zuihou presented Miss Shijie Soccer and FIFA Golden Ball Awards, and Brazilian women's football star Marta was named Miss Shijie Soccer, which is also the fifth consecutive year that the Brazilian female star has won this award.
The real highlight of such an awards ceremony is the FIFA Ballon d'Or, and with Marta continuing to dominate the women's individual accolades, what is coming to expect more from fans and the media.
Xiao Qing was also nervous at this time, and even Xiao Qing's parents and girlfriend Anna didn't comfort him at this time, because they were even more nervous than Xiao Qing, because they also cared about the results of this award.
Xiao Qing is also upright, although there is a trophy with the best lineup on the table, although the list of three people who are shortlisted for Zuihou will definitely be able to get a trophy, but Xiao Qing wants a gold ball, not a silver ball or a bronze ball.
Xiao Qing became nervous, and he tried to calm down; Although Xiao Qing is also very confident, if he is not nervous at such an important moment, it will definitely be a lie. Xiao Qing even went through the awards ceremony he had seen in his mind at this time, and he knew that he would not be able to win the final award last season, so he didn't have a lot of expectations, so naturally there was no disappointment; And this time, although Xiao Qing was full of confidence, he was also very worried about accidents.
When he saw Wenger walking onto the podium with a smile on his face, Xiao Qing's mentality suddenly accelerated; Originally, Xiao Qing still planned to be calm, but now he is not calm at all, because Wenger presented the award, which is also very likely to mean that Xiao Qing can achieve the final honor.
Seeing Wenger appear, there was an uproar at the award ceremony, and now everyone is staring at Xiao Qing, at this time, basically many people think that Xiao Qing must be sure to win this honor. As for Xavi and Iniesta, although they tried to maintain a faint smile when they saw Arsene Wenger playing, everyone could see their disappointment.
Xiao Qing stared at the envelope in Wenger's hand tightly, although Wenger's appearance made Xiao Qing think that his first Ballon d'Or trophy was infinitely close, but he was also a little worried that he would fall short when he was closest to success. Xiao Qing thinks that the hateful Wenger is really too slow, this old guy is old, and now he is so slow; It's enough just to open the envelope, but this old guy is still so slow.
Wenger had an elegant and hateful smile on his face, and the slow old fellow finally opened the envelope; Looking down, the smile on his face became brighter. Xiao Qing has almost begun to cheer, Anna sitting next to Xiao Qing has already squatted up, and Anna, who is clenching her fists, is ready to cheer.
"The winner of the 2010 FIFA Golden Globe Award is Xiao Qing!" The hateful Wenger finally read Xiao Qing's name, and the envelope was also revealed at this time, it was indeed Xiao Qing.
Before Xiao Qing could cheer, Anna pounced and hugged Xiao Qing; Xiao Qing was also excited, and kissed Anna heavily without scruples, and when the audience was still talking about this result, let go of Anna, who was still excited, Xiao Qing also hugged his parents.
At this time, there was also a round of applause at the award ceremony, Xiao Qing smiled and hugged Xavi and Iniesta, who were a little disappointed but still maintained enough demeanor; Xiao Qing is the first player after Van Basten to win the Ballon d'Or after defeating the Shijie Cup champion, and Xiao Qing was officially crowned the active No. 1 player at this time.
Xiao Qing walked quickly to the podium, smiling and buttoning the suit; Xiao Qing was very grateful to Wenger for bringing him to the Emirates Stadium in the first place, and Xiao Qing was very happy to have succeeded at Arsenal.
"I had a great year at the club and I don't know if winning the Shijie Cup and going to the Ballon d'Or can be compared. It's a pleasure to be here in Zurich, it's a historic moment. Xiao Qing looked at the trophy in his hand and was very excited, although he had predicted this result many times, but when he won the trophy of the Golden Globe Award, this was the most real.
'I'm very happy, I really didn't expect to win the award, everyone is talking about Xavi and Iniesta. They deserve the Ballon d'Or, they've been great this year, they've won the Shijie Cup, usually the Shijie Cup decides who goes to the Ballon d'Or, and they're all central players in the Spanish team. That's why I think the Ballon d'Or will be contested by them, and I'm really surprised. I don't think they're sad right now because they've had a very successful career, because they've got the Shijie Cup. So we didn't lose, we were all the most haode players. Xiao Qing has adjusted, and he needs to make a show when he wins the Golden Globe, at least he can't stimulate Xavi and Iniesta at this time, Xiao Qing still has to be a little modest.
"Zuihou, thank my parents, thank my family and girlfriend, there are so many people I need to thank for it, so I won't be able to name it. And the guys from Arsenal, I've got the FIFA Golden Ball, guys, let's make it bigger! (To be continued......)