"Well, this season's Champions League group stage draw has ended, and the teams have been divided into various groups, so the next thing is like the award of the best European player that everyone is very concerned about~~~" After the group stage draw, He Shiren began to talk about the issues that domestic fans are most concerned about.

The European Player of the Year award, which is open to players who play in each of UEFA's leagues, is voted for in the first round by 54 football journalists from UEFA countries based on their performances in various competitions in the past season, including national teams and clubs.

The top three players in the first round of voting will enter the second round of voting, which is the live voting at today's award ceremony, where the press corps will vote live through electronic voting machines, and then the results will be obtained immediately and the awards will be presented on the spot. If a player gets the same number of votes, the top players in the first round will be at the top.

The award of the best player in Europe is not at all as well-known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or after the merger, and even the European Ballon d'Or and the World Cup Footballer of the Year before the merger, each of which is more well-known than the best player in Europe.

But because the award is voted on exclusively by football journalists, Europe's best player is considered to be more colourful and valuable than those voted for by journalists, national team managers and national team captains.

In any case, the best player in Europe is the second most influential award in European football after the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The draw for the Champions League group stage was over, followed by live voting by reporters, and the three candidates of Ringer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer were also invited to the stage.

Since it takes time for reporters to vote, and at the same time, the names of the winning players must be engraved on the trophy after the results come out, so the host will ask some questions and interviews with everyone on the stage to warm up a little.

Neuer and Ronaldo were both questioned and went to Ringer.

"Lin, you are one of the few non-European and South American players to appear on this stage, do you feel nervous?"

"There's a little bit of nervousness, but more of a lot of excitement."

"You had a magical season last season, you did something that many of Atletico's predecessors couldn't, do you think Atletico Madrid has reached a golden age?"

"You can say that, but it's not the end, it's just the beginning, and we're going to continue to achieve even more."

"So far, no team has defended the Champions League, do you think Atletico Madrid has a chance?"

'We have every chance, at least this season, we are the only team in the whole of Europe that has a chance.

Just as the three were interviewed one after another, the final voting results were out.

"Okay, the voting results are out and now there will be representatives of the press corps and UEFA President Michel Platini, who will together announce this year's European Player of the Year award." When Platini took the stage, He Wei's words became agitated.

Platini came to the stage, took the envelope handed over by Miss Manners, opened it briefly and said: "~~~Lin goal!! ”

"Ringer~~~ It's Ringer~~~ Congratulations to Ringer!!" "Congratulations to him for winning this year's European Player of the Year award, making him the first person outside of Europe and South America to win the European Player of the Year award!" ”

"This is also the first time that Ringer has won a more valuable individual award since joining Europe, but we believe that this will never be the end of his life, and in a few months, he will be aiming for the FIFA Ballon d'Or!!"

There was warm applause at the scene, and Ringer stepped forward to take the trophy, a very ugly trophy, like a short-sleeved jersey, and like an athlete's upper body with open hands but no arms and no head.

"Thank you UEFA and the press corps for giving me this award, it's a huge encouragement for me and I'm very, very happy to receive this award and it shows that my performance on the pitch has been more recognized." Ringer began to give his acceptance speech.

'We had a fantastic season but football is a team sport and I have to thank my team-mates and coach Simeone, without whom I wouldn't have gotten this trophy.

"I would also like to thank the fans who have supported me, their support is the biggest motivation to move forward, and my parents, who are here today and who are here to receive this award in their presence, which is a great joy for me."

Ringer won the best player in Europe, and the next step is definitely to be interviewed by reporters.

"Lin, do you think you deserve to win the award? Shouldn't it be Cristiano Ronaldo's award, whose 17 Champions League goals are an unrivalled record? "First of all, the reporter of the Portuguese Independiente Tower gave Ronaldo a grievance.

'I don't think there's anything wrong with winning the title, Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, but we beat Real Madrid in the Champions League and the league last season and I won the most important title and it's normal to win the title over Cristiano Ronaldo.

"But a lot of fans are also calling for Ronaldo to win the award?" The reporter of the newspaper "As" continued to ask.

"It's normal, Cristiano Ronaldo is a top player who has played good football for more than 10 years, he has a lot of supporters, and I have only played good football for two or three years, I can't please everyone. I respect other people's opinions, but I don't live by what others think. ”

"Lin, many people say that your rapid rise has become Ronaldo Messi's biggest enemy, is that true?"

"It's not like that, I have a lot of respect for Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, they have both achieved the best results, these so-called hostile relationships are deliberately hyped up by the media, we are all professional players, we are all trying to help our team win glory, that's all."

"Will you win the Champions League again this year?" This was the last question Ringer answered.

'I've already won the Champions League at Bayern and Atletico Madrid, so if I can win another one, why not?'

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The draw for the Champions League group stage was over, and Ringer was named the best player in Europe, which was all widely reported by the European media.

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Overall, much of the media has been positive for Ringer being named Europe's best player, and he has indeed achieved even more success in the past season.

But many media outlets have said that although Ringer is the best player in Europe, he may not be able to beat Ronaldo or even Messi at the FIFA Ballon d'Or early next year.

It was Franck Franck Ribery who was voted the best player in Europe last year, and Andres Iniesta, who helped Spain defend the European Championship the year before, but they failed to beat Messi Ronaldo in the final Ballon d'Or.

Ringer also noticed this.

Ringer thought that with his performance last season, the Champions League and La Liga double champions, and the La Liga Golden Boot and the European Golden Boot, he was only one goal less than Ronaldo in the Champions League goal list, and there were three hat tricks in the Champions League in a single season, and some honors such as the Copa del Rey Golden Boot were much better than Ronaldo.

But in the final voting results of this European best player award, Ringer found that his advantage was not as big as he imagined.

Manuel Neuer got 9 votes, Ronaldo got 19 and he himself got 24 votes.

According to Ringer's own expectations, he should have won by a large score, and although 5 votes is a big gap, it is by no means a big win.

You must know that Ribery, who won the treble last season, was elected with an absolute majority of 36 votes, when Messi only had 14 votes and Ronaldo only had 3 votes. But in the final Golden Globe Awards, Ribery could only settle for third.

Ringer knows that this is also a manifestation of a disparity in fame, or some geographical discrimination, that he is a star from Asia, who is inherently more difficult to recognise than a star in the football venues of Europe and South America.

Therefore, the half season before the start of the Golden Globe Awards is the time for him to try to canvass for himself and use his performance to canvass for himself.