No. 290: Europe's Best Player Award announced
The results of the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League group stage draw have been announced, but the final suspense of this draw ceremony has not yet been revealed, that is, last season's best European player, the new European Ballon d'Or winner, has not yet been announced.
Europe's Player of the Year is this year's award by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Sports Media Union (ESM) for the best player who played in Europe in the previous season, and is also used in place of the original UEFA Club Player of the Season award, also known as the European Ballon d'Or.
Now the best player in Europe is the new European Ballon d'Or.
The creation of this award is the reason why UEFA wants to increase its prestige and influence. The previous European Ballon d'Or was founded by the French football magazine "France Football", and the year before last, the European Footballer of the Year and FIFA's World Footballer of the Year merged, which greatly improved the status and influence of FIFA.
UEFA is naturally not happy to see the strength of FIFA, they want to reflect their status and value, so this year they created the European Player of the Year Award, making this award the new European Footballer of the Year, the European Ballon d'Or.
Candidates for the best player in Europe are of any nationality and only require the player to play for a club affiliated with a UEFA member state. Domestic, international, club and national team matches are taken into account.
Specific voting rules: The judging panel will include sports journalists from 53 European countries, and each journalist will provide a list of the best players of the three people in order of ranking, with the first-choice player receiving 5 points, the second-choice player receiving 3 points, and the third-choice player receiving 1 point.
In the first round of voting, the three players with the most votes will be shortlisted until the final round of voting, where they will vote for the best player live at the award ceremony.
It's time for the final round of voting.
Although at this time, the head coaches of many teams were in a very bad mood, very angry, and even a little absent-minded, but they did not get up and leave.
And the media reporters waiting there were very excited at this time, they all wanted to see who the winner of the best player in Europe was this time.
At this time, the players below are very nervous, and of course the players who have been nominated for the best player in Europe are very nervous.
There are three nominees for last season's European Player of the Year award: Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, Leo Messi from Barcelona and Dongchen from Arsenal.
Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in last year's league was very good, he scored more than 40 goals in one season, and the team's results were not good. However, Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League is not very good, and Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in the national team last year is not very good, and the Portuguese national team's performance in the World Cup is not satisfactory.
Cristiano Ronaldo's inclusion in the final three-man nomination is something that many people disagree with, but they think it is Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Xavi who should be more deserving of the list.
Xavi was very good in last year's game, he helped the club win the UEFA Champions League, and he helped the Spanish national team win the World Cup in the World Cup, so he deserves to be on this list.
Many people are upset about Xavi, who believes that he is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, and that Cristiano Ronaldo does not deserve to be included in the list.
The second nominee is Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who has been a very good performer in the league, helping Barcelona to the UEFA Champions League title and is also the second highest scorer in the UEFA Champions League.
Of course, Messi's performance in the national team is very bad and criticized. But compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi's selection is well deserved.
The last nominee is Arsenal's Dongfang Chen. Dongfang Chen's performance in European football last year was quite amazing, he helped Arsenal win the League Cup and FA Cup double in the league, ending Arsenal's embarrassing record of six years without a title.
And Dongfang Chen also has a very good table in the Champions League, he won the top scorer in the Champions League, in the last season, Dongfang Chen scored more than 60 goals, and the goal efficiency is simply amazing.
And Dongfang Chen's performance in the national team is also very amazing, showing super strength. Although the strength level of the Chinese team is low, he led the Chinese team to the Asian Cup, and won the championship in the Asian Cup, creating a new history of Chinese football.
Dongfang Chen's selection is well deserved, and even media reporters think that Dongfang Chen has a chance to shake Messi, and this year's European best player winner must be one of Messi and Dongfang Chen, Cristiano Ronaldo has no comparison with these two.
Among the three nominated finalists, Cristiano Ronaldo has already won the UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder award, and Dongfang Chen has also won the UEFA Champions League Best Striker award, and Messi has not won the award since.
Therefore, at this time, everyone thinks that it should be Leo Messi who wins the award.
And at this time, the secretary general of UEFA, Gianni Infantino, solemnly announced: "It was Leo Messi who won the best player in Europe last season!" ”
Sure enough, as everyone expected, it was Leo Messi who won the award.
When he heard this name, Dongfang Chen's mood was still dark, and he was a little disappointed with this result, but there was no way, this was the reality, so he had to accept it.
Dongfang Chen suppressed his disbelief in his heart, in the new season, he will not let him lose to anyone again, this year's best player in Europe, he must get, must!
Leo Messi took the stage to speak, and a lot of thanks came from this.
It's over, and by this time, the group draw for this UEFA Champions League is over. But at this time, the series of problems raised by the lottery ceremony did not end.
On the second day, major media outlets reported the news of the UEFA Champions League draw this time, and even various untie contents were pouring out.
Many media outlets in England also expressed their opinions, and the English newspaper "The Sun" reported on the draw ceremony in Europe as follows: "The group of death flashes frequently, and the new season is hot in Europe!" ”
Underneath the headline, they posted a picture of the results of this season's UEFA Champions League group draw, which is large and eye-catching.
In the report of The Sun, they wrote:
'Yesterday, the draw for the group stage of the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Convention Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where the groups were revealed.
Group A is a veritable group of death, with Inter Milan, Napoli, Villarreal and Manchester City in this group.
The Manchester City team is really unlucky, Bayern Munich is very strong, and the Bundesliga giants are now full of wings and the overall strength is very strong. And Napoli, who are back in the Champions League, should not be underestimated, and they have a number of demons in their team, which is definitely not an easy opponent to deal with.
And the Spanish yellow submarines, they are not easy to mess with, and of course it is doubtful that they will be able to maintain a high level this season. The competition in this group must be very fierce, and it is unknown who will be able to break out of this group.
CSKA Moscow and Lille in Group B are not weak either, and they may be able to surprise Inter Milan. The weather in Russia is absolutely devilish, and whoever comes here does not dare to underestimate it. Li Er's team is a Ligue 1 team, and they have been strong recently, and Manchester United have suffered losses on them in the past, which is not an easy opponent to deal with.
Trabzonspora, on the other hand, is relatively weak, and he should be the target of the points.
And Inter Milan let go of Eto'o this season, which is destined to be greatly reduced, and the group stage is not easy to play.
Manchester United in Group C should be the most relaxed, their group is not very strong, Benfica and Basel are very famous, but now they are not worthy of the name, should not pose any threat to the Manchester United team? Not to mention the Galatz storm.
Real Madrid in Group D should be relatively easy, of course, Lyon and Ajax are not weak, but they will hardly be able to pose a threat to Real Madrid, these two teams have already stepped into the past. As for Dinamo Sagonabu, that's the same role as Galatz Storm in Group C.
Group E is also a group of death, and although Chelsea are the strongest team in this group, in the new season, Chelsea broke their own arm, sent Carlo Ancelotti away, and welcomed Villas-Boas, which is a bit of a weakening of their strength.
Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia are not weak, and these two teams are definitely capable of causing problems for Chelsea. Of course, the question now is to see who can maintain the better form of both teams.
Genke's words are an opponent that can be ignored, and they are also here to fight soy sauce.
Group F is also a group of death, although Arsenal are the strongest in this group. But this season's Arsenal was poached and removed Cesc Fabregas and Nasri, and the strength is greatly weakened, and no one knows what level the Arsenal team is now.
Marseille and Borussia Dortmund are very strong, and Dortmund won the Bundesliga last season and are full of threats. And Olympiacos is not a soft persimmon either. Arsenal will have a tough time trying to qualify from the group.
Group G is the weakest group, and this is due to the fact that Porto, a team that is not very strong, have entered the first bracket. This group can be said to be the Warring States era Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg all have the strength to qualify from the group, and the Greeks may be a little weaker, but no one dares to say that they have no chance of qualifying.
Group H is less suspenseful, with AC Milan and Barcelona battling it out for top of the group. Of course, Barcelona has a much better chance of winning, and now AC Milan is actually on the way downhill, and it is actually difficult for them to shake the Barcelona team, and the qualifying form of this group is almost Barcelona and AC Milan. The rest of Borisov and Viktoria Plzen are even teams that many people have never heard of, and it is difficult for such teams from small national leagues to compete with Barcelona and AC Milan, and the qualifiers for this group are almost Barcelona and AC Milan.