Monday near noon, 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.

The 16th arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine has long been regarded as the richest district in Paris, with not only the Bois de Bois de Boulogne, the second largest park in Paris, but also world-famous sports buildings such as the Parc des Princes and the Roland Garros tennis court.

But few people know that in the southern part of the Bois de Boulogne, next to the Parc des Princes and the Roland Garros tennis court, the headquarters of the famous French newspaper Les Sociétés de France are located.

The team newspaper didn't make its home here from the beginning.

The 110-year-old sports newspaper, which has founded many classic events such as the Tour de France, the Paris Dakar Rally, the UEFA Champions League, the European Basketball Championships, and the European Ski Championships, moved here this year.

A modern office building, the façade is designed with a glass curtain wall, as if to make this 110-year-old "old" media glow with modern and youthful vitality.

The whole office building is very clean and tidy, and the management is very strict, and access cards are required to enter and exit, even on weekdays, there is an endless stream of visitors.

There is a saying in the sports circle: in the office of the team newspaper, even a refrigerator, there are athletes' stories in it.

The French Amaury Group, the owner of the newspaper, spent a lot of money to build such a modern office building for the newspaper, the purpose of which is to revive the newspaper's century-old glory and block the violent impact from the Internet electronic media.

Few fans know that the French football magazine they are talking about is also from the Amaury group.

With the announcement of the merger of the French football magazine Ballon d'Or with FIFA's World Footballer of the Year to form the FIFA Ballon d'Or, every move regarding the 2010 selection has attracted the attention of the world.

As is customary, every once in a while, FIFA and French football magazines will release news that the list of candidates is decreasing again and again, from the earliest 50 people, and constantly shrinking.

The awards ceremony was scheduled for January 2011, but the announcement of the top three nominees was already on the way.

Especially not long ago, after Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid just experienced a so-called [Golden Ball Battle], the atmosphere has been pushed to a new peak.

After consultation with FIFA, the Amaury Group finally decided to arrange the press conference for the announcement of the top three Ballon d'Or awards at the headquarters of the team newspaper.

On this day, the team reported to the headquarters of Tingruo City.

Journalists and practitioners from all over the world gathered.

They took the invitation, passed through security, and entered this brand-new, modern office building.

The launch event was arranged to be held in the lobby on the first floor.

This is the only office building that can accommodate so many guests from afar.

After entering the lobby, you will be greeted by the team newspapers and French football magazines displayed in the surrounding area, which makes people feel as if they have entered a museum of sports media, and they can't help but be in awe.

The organizers obviously also intended to tell this group of peers in this way: this is the temple of sports media!

The specifications are very high, and the guests are naturally not too bad.

In addition to Denis Chaumill, editor-in-chief of French football magazine, there are former Ballon d'Or winner Papin, as well as former Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zinedine.

When the three of them appeared at the press conference, the audience burst into warm applause.

For the hundreds of media in attendance, it is not easy for the vast majority of people to see Papin and Zidane on a daily basis, and many of them are fans themselves.

The whole press conference process is very concise and fast-paced.

Obviously, today is not the most suspenseful time.

While everyone is here for the top three nominees for the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or, there are also candidates for other awards, such as Men's Coach of the Year, Women's Coach of the Year, and Women's Player of the Year.

This time, the top three of each award were announced.

The only exception is the Puskas Prize, which is still being selected.

Not long ago, Messi's goal in the Madrid derby caused a lot of controversy.

Many felt that Messi's goal was more spectacular and more difficult than the volley scored by Hamit Altentop in the European Championship qualifiers.

This is really not a blind move by fans to worship stars, but there is such a controversy in the industry.

Both goals were brilliant volleys and the scoring area was similar, with Altentop on the right side of the arc outside the box and Messi on the line.

If I had to say it, Altentop would definitely be a little further away.

Both goals were passed from the left, with Altentop playing beautifully with a direct right-footed volley.

In the running position before the goal, Altentop faced the big penalty area, ran straight forward, grasped the landing point, and hit directly with his right foot.

What about Messi?

The Argentine ran sideways from the right side of the penalty area, met the landing point and fired a left-footed volley.

Both balls are very high to watch, and both are impeccable super world waves.

Many industry insiders believe that Messi's goal is more difficult.

It's not difficult to understand that the ball comes from the left side, facing the goal, and playing with the right foot, which is relatively easy to play.

If you go to hit with your left foot, it will indeed be more difficult.

The difficulty here is the difficulty of the shot, purely technical considerations.

As the Puskas Prize is based on the best goal of the year 2010, no shortlist has yet been announced.

No one knows if someone will suddenly enter a more exciting super world wave next.

……

The press conference began with the congratulations of Zinedine Zidane and Papin.

The first to be announced was the Women's Coach of the Year, which was Germany Under-20 coach Maiinert, German national team coach Ned and United States coach Sandhage.

The top three men's coach of the year are Yang Hao, the head coach of the Spanish national team and Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid coach Arsene Wenger and Valencia head coach Carlo Ancelotti.

It was directly monopolized by the three giants of La Liga.

Speaking of the best coach of the year, there is also an interesting anecdote, which was also talked about when Zidane announced the list.

"In the past few years, we have never paid much attention to the manager, so we have never set up an award for the manager, we have paid more attention to the players."

When Zidane said this, the conversation changed and he laughed, "Until a certain year, a certain month, a certain person suddenly began to accuse all of us of neglecting the manager, and he said that he also wanted to win the Ballon d'Or. ”

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter, and more and more people applauded and applauded.

This group of people who are familiar with professional football know that the person Zidane is talking about is someone who has "decided" the best men's football coach of the year.

Someone joked a long time ago that he asked for a "Golden Globe Award" for himself.

But it is undeniable that after he spoke out, FIFA did pay attention to it and set up a special coach of the year.

"Actually, as a former Real Madrid player, and a Frenchman, I am very supportive of Arsene Wenger, or Carlo Ancelotti can also take it, I have worked with him and I am very happy."

"I would like to see one of the two of them win this award."

The scene suddenly resounded with applause.

It's a lot more interesting if someone makes an appeal and doesn't win the prize.

They even wanted to see someone's face at that time.

Maybe he'll tear the FIFA president to shreds.

Of course, this is actually a joke.

After winning the treble, he led Spain to win the World Cup, unless FIFA doesn't want this authority, otherwise, who else has this qualification except Yang Hao for this award?

As for Arsene Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti, it's just a running along.

Therefore, Mourinho, who has always been brave and ruthless, did not enter the top three this time, and he did not express any opinions.

The top three candidates for the Women's Team of the Year are Bayrama and Prinz from Germany, and Marta from Brazil.

And in the last and most important part of the day, when the list of the top three candidates for the FIFA Ballon d'Or was the same as Denis Chaumile and Papin and Zidane.

Dennis Chaumill revealed that this is the most important Ballon d'Or in the past 20 years.

Why?

This is the second time since 1988 and 1989 that a club has won the top three in the Ballon d'Or.

As soon as Dennis Shomill shouted, the audience suddenly exclaimed.

Zidane, who was standing beside him, showed a wry smile.

The whole world knows that if there is a team that does make it to the top three, it must be Atletico Madrid.

This also means that Real Madrid's Ronaldo did not even enter the top three.

The surprise of everyone on the scene was that they knew that Atletico Madrid was strong, but they didn't expect it to be so strong.

The top three teams in 1988 and 1989 were all from the AC Milan side coached by Sacchi.

First the Dutch trio of Van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Rijkaard, followed by Van Basten, Baresi and Rijkaard.

Although Van Basten won the award for both years, the heyday of the Milan dynasty is also visible.

After 20 years of absence, there is finally a team in the top three again.

This is quite surprising indeed.

Dennis Shomill didn't hide it anymore and happily announced the shortlist for the top three.

They are: Kaka, Torres and Messi.

There was a round of applause.

All three players were Atletico Treble-winning staples, and Kaka also led Brazil to the final at the World Cup, where they were defeated by Spain.

Torres, the World Cup Golden Boot winner, played a major role in Spain's first World Cup title.

Although Messi's performance in the Argentine national team is sluggish, he has shown a phenomenal performance in Atletico Madrid, whether it is goals, assists, or performance on the field, he is well-deserved to be the first person in world football.

It can be said that all three of them performed very eye-catching and excellent.

At this moment, whoever wins the award can be understood, and there will be some controversy.

Dennis Chaumir also revealed that in this year's Ballon d'Or selection, there were also many superstar players who missed out on performances and should be selected, such as Atletico Madrid's David Silva, Iniesta, Adriano, as well as Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Casillas, Valencia's Villa, Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o and Robben, etc.

Unfortunately, there are only 3 spots in the top three.

Dennis Chaumill encouraged the rest of the players to keep up the good work and put in a better performance in order to make the cut.

……

After the top three candidates for the Golden Globe Awards were announced, they immediately caused huge repercussions around the world.

Atletico became the first team in the last 20 years to finish in the top three, repeating the pinnacle of the Milan dynasty.

Many media and fans believe that Atletico Madrid is creating its own dynasty peak!

As for Kaka, Torres and Messi, the top three have also been widely affirmed by the media and fans.

When the news reached Spain, Atletico Madrid's superstars were interviewed by media reporters in Mahada Hongda, and they congratulated the three teammates on the shortlist.

Among the three finalists, Kaka, Torres and Messi all unified their wording, saying that no matter who wins the award, Atletico Madrid will win the award, and they will be proud and proud of each other.

But on the other side of Madrid, Wenger accepted an interview with media reporters as soon as he received the news, and publicly expressed his disappointment that Ronaldo failed to enter the top three.

"It's very unfair because he deserves the Ballon d'Or."

Arsene Wenger said that Cristiano Ronaldo is the strongest, most disciplined and most hungry superstar of any player he has coached, and he always wants to be the star of every game they want to win.

"He fully deserves the Ballon d'Or!"

Important things, Wenger only said twice.

Cristiano Ronaldo declined to comment, saying only that he respected the choice of FIFA and French football magazines.

The implication is somewhat unpleasant, thinking that there is a black-box operation in this.

Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas also came forward and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with FIFA and French football magazines.

'It's ridiculous, Cristiano Ronaldo is an amazing player and the best player on the planet, he's done a great job for us as a team and I think he deserves to be in the top three.

But when the media asked Casillas, if Ronaldo enters the top three, who can he replace?

Casillas, for his part, shook his head, indicating that he did not make such speculations.

But the vast majority of the media spoke positively of the top three candidates.

For example, the Milan newspaper Sport believes that the top three list is similar to what they guessed.

"Cristiano Ronaldo's defeat is certainly difficult for fans who like him to accept, but we have to admit that he does have some shortcomings compared with the top three superstars."

There are also many Atletico legends, such as Paulo Futre, Aguilera, Juan Muñoz, Baraja and Belleron, all of whom have come forward to build momentum in the media for the Atletico stars and support the Sheets superstar.

This also allows everyone to see the influence of Atletico Madrid, which is not vegetarian.

Belleron shouted at his younger brother, believing that David Silva's wonderful performance in the World Cup and his performance in the Atletico Madrid team should be rewarded more.

'I'm very sorry for that, David is a really amazing player, but it's obviously difficult to put him in the same category as Kaka, Fernando Torres and Lionel Messi.

Belleron also mentioned Andres Iniesta, who believes that Xiaobai is one of the most decisive players at the World Cup in South Africa.

Unfortunately, the two Spanish midfielders were not able to make the cut.

No way, Torres is the team's top name, the World Cup Golden Boot, or the captain of Atletico Madrid, and his inclusion in the top three is also impeccable.

……

The storm brought by the announcement of the top three Ballon d'Or by the French football magazine has not stopped Atletico Madrid.

Next, Atletico Madrid will also participate in the Club World Cup, and the schedule is still very tight.

In midweek, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid played with a full substitute lineup and challenged Marseille away after 90 minutes of hard fighting.

As a result, Atletico Madrid won 6 games, won 5 and drew 1 unbeaten and qualified from the top of the group.

Marseille followed suit and advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Braga finished third in the group, while Žilina finished bottom of the tournament.

Incidentally, all four participating teams in La Liga qualified as group winners.

……

December 11, round 15 of La Liga.

Atletico beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 at home thanks to Messi's brace.

Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 3-0 at home in this round.

Real Madrid beat Zaragoza 3-1 away.

Valencia, on the other hand, beat Osasuna 3-2 at home.

Carlo Ancelotti's side have been really solid this season, leading 3-1 at half-time before coming close to an equaliser in the second half.

However, the Bat Legion is becoming more and more able to calm down at critical moments.

After 15 rounds of matches, Atletico Madrid is still 2 points behind, second behind Valencia and second in La Liga.

But after the 15th round, the Sheets will travel to the Middle East for the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, which will see Atletico miss out on the 16th round of La Liga.

Therefore, the away game against Rayo Vallecano had to be postponed until next year.

Waiting for Atletico Madrid to return from Abu Dhabi, it was just in time for the last game before Christmas, the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16, away to Villarreal.

This signing is really bad for Atletico.

Before Atletico Madrid left for Abu Dhabi, Yang Hao also heard a piece of news.

UEFA President Michel Platini was disappointed that Ronaldo was disappointed that he was not selected for the top three of the Ballon d'Or, and the French celebrity publicly criticized the selection of the Ballon d'Or.

"The World Cup is indeed the most important competition of the past year, and it is normal to measure the Ballon d'Or by the results of the World Cup."

'But there are some great players who have done very, very well in the last year, even the best players, and they deserve to be recognised and recognized.

"There is no Cristiano Ronaldo in the top three of the Ballon d'Or, which is unfair!"

However, Platini quickly turned to Atletico Madrid.

He said that as the president of UEFA, he will definitely support Atletico Madrid in the competition for the Club World Cup.

"I always hope that European teams can win the Club World Cup."

At the same time, Platini did not forget to take credit, "Since I became UEFA president, our Champions League winners have gone to the Club World Cup and won the title every time, which proves that the level of our football is constantly improving. ”

The reason why Yang Hao noticed this news was not because of why Platini said this, but because he said what he wanted to do?

Atletico Madrid swept the top three of the Ballon d'Or, which caused controversy around the world.

In the words of the ancestors: not to be envied is mediocrity.

It's no secret that Platini doesn't like Atletico.

He even once said that Atletico could not be allowed to dominate the Champions League in the same way that they dominated La Liga.

Suppressing Atletico Madrid and suppressing La Liga is also Platini's strategy for La Liga.

Of course, from the perspective of the league, he wants to suppress La Liga, if it is subdivided, within La Liga, he hopes to support other teams such as Real Madrid to suppress Atletico Madrid, and then achieve the purpose of dividing La Liga.

In this regard, Yang Hao is actually not worried.

At the end of the day, the common interests of La Liga today are far greater than the benefits given by UEFA.

Every year, La Liga can share so much money, and it is still soaring, La Liga teams are stupid, and they will cooperate with UEFA to engage their own teams.

Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Getafe, Villarreal and other teams have actually maintained close high-level contacts, and even reached a commitment to not poach each other.

What do you mean?

Whether it is Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, or local tycoons such as Valencia and Getafe, they will not viciously poach other teams in La Liga.

The advantage of this is simple: it is to maintain healthy competition internally, and the muzzle of the gun is unanimous externally.

At the moment, although La Liga is one step ahead of the Premier League, it is not yet time to settle down.

This is also the reason why, many times, teams such as Getafe and Valencia like to poach people from other leagues.

In the final analysis, if you can't viciously poach, the cost of poaching people in the same league will be too high.

If other leagues have the right one, why not dig it?

Yang Hao doesn't think that Platini said this at this time to divide Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

If the "friendship" of the Madrid duo is divided by such a simple sentence, then the Madrid duo will really become a plastic brotherhood.

What's more, the Hill Cup during this year's winter break will also be further expanded.

But Yang Hao didn't figure it out, Platini came out at this time to complain about Ronaldo, what is the picture?

This old boy is definitely a master who can't afford to make a profit!

Is he opposing the merger of FIFA's World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or?

……

Atletico Madrid arrived in Abu Dhabi from Madrid on an Emirates plane.

It was immediately warmly welcomed by local fans and tourists in Abu Dhabi.

At the airport, Atletico Madrid already felt the enthusiasm of the fans.

After a few years, Atletico Madrid are back in the Club World Cup, and the players in the squad are determined to win the competition.

Cerezo, Hill Jr. and the heads of department were also on the line.

They are coming to Abu Dhabi not only for the Club World Cup, but also in preparation for the team's post-Christmas training camp in the Middle East, as well as the annual Hill Cup.

Originally, the cup was played against two teams, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

But after Valencia was bought by the Abu Dhabi consortium, the Bat Legion invited the event to Abu Dhabi.

Who left Dubai without a stadium?

Due to the short winter break in La Liga, this cup competition can only be played once.

But Real Madrid was depressed.

Originally, there was a good amount of income from warm-up matches every winter, but now it is gone.

By last summer, when Getafe was bought by a Qatari consortium, they were all interested in the Hill Cup.

Especially after Qatar successfully won the right to host the World Cup, it hopes to introduce the Hill Cup.

First and foremost is the expansion of the army.

Qatar wants to bring the Hill Cup to Qatar, and it is better to invite more teams.

Fund?

Please, bro, is this the problem?

Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Real Madrid got together, discussed, yes, expanded the army.

As a result, the Hill Cup has changed from the original 2 teams to the current 4 teams.

After the expansion, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Valencia are definitely selected, and all three teams have played in a few sessions.

Since it was held in Qatar, the place for the last participating team was naturally given to Getafe, which was acquired by the Qatari consortium.

Barcelona was depressed.

Back then, we all said that the three heroes of the Western Super League would play happily together.

Okay now, you've got a lot of money, and you're knocking me out?

However, there is really no way.

With such a little time during the winter break, it is quite rare for every team to go to the Middle East to play a warm-up game.

If Barcelona were to be added, it would be 5 teams.

What's wrong?

Planning a round robin?

The final result is that Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Valencia and Getafe will compete in the Hill Cup in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, and will be held in Doha and Abu Dhabi in the form of draws.

A single game is the winner.

As for Barcelona, they failed to keep up with the chess game in the Middle East and had to go to Africa on their own.

From the Club World Cup to the Hill Cup, the time is quite close, and there are Atletico Madrid, so the publicity and promotion of the Hill Cup are almost all rubbing the heat of the Club World Cup.

After Atletico Madrid arrived in Abu Dhabi, the Club World Cup craze was also pushed to its highest point.

……

Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on the evening of December 15.

In the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Atletico Madrid faced South Korea's Seongnam Il and Cheonma.

There is a huge difference in the quality of the two teams, and Seongnam and Tianma showed a very aggressive defensive counterattack from the start, hoping to contain Atletico.

But the Sheets soon broke the deadlock on the field.

Di Maria continued to change direction on the left sideline, asked the defender to send a direct pass, Torres broke through with the ball, crossed to the goal in front of the bottom line, Kaka inserted back, and under the bag of two defenders, pushed the goal, 1-0!

Subsequently, the game completely turned into a one-man show for Atletico.

Although Jonan Ichi and Tenma are tenacious, they are not as good as others in the end.

In the first half, Atletico Madrid scored three goals in a row.

After the rematch in the second half, Atletico scored again.

Towards the end of the game, Suarez's goal helped Atletico Madrid defeat Seongnam Il and Tianma 5-0 and successfully advance to the Club World Cup final.

This was already expected by everyone.

Atletico Madrid was eliminated, and that was the big upset.

After defeating Seongnam and Tianma, what surprised Yang Hao the most was that there were many Korean media singing praises to Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid, which probably means that Yang Hao is his own person.

This really made Yang Hao a little confused.

Even at the post-match press conference, some media reporters really asked Yang Hao in person: When will you consider marrying Lin Yuner?

This made Yang Hao smile bitterly.

Koreans' brain circuits are indeed unusual.

The real upset was that the African Champions League champion from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mazembe, defeated the South American Libertadores 2-0 in the semi-finals.

This is quite surprising.

The strength of this Brazilian international team is not simple, and there are currently famous players such as Sorbis and Oscar.

Among them, Sorbis used to play for Real Betis, while Oscar is still relatively young, he was in Yang Hao's previous life and will join Chelsea later.

Unexpectedly, this team also lost to Mazembe in the end.

……

On the evening of December 18, in the final of the Club World Cup, Atletico Madrid played against Mazembe.

Since the upset elimination of Brazil International, there has been no suspense in this match.

But at the beginning of the game, Mazembe played a wave of attack, but Atletico Madrid played steadily.

Then, with a quick counter-attack, Messi opened the scoring for Atletico.

4 minutes later, it was Messi's breakthrough with the ball, creating a chance and assisting Adriano to score, 2-0!

In the 24th minute, Adriano received a long pass from Alves, and Messi formed a single knife, successfully countered offside, and scored after breaking into the penalty area, 3-0!

The game is over for good.

Subsequently, the Sheets slowed down their offensive, and Mazembe also knew that he was far inferior to his opponent.

After that, the two sides attacked and defended, and played evenly.

Until the second half, after successive substitutions on both sides, Mazembe once wanted to attack, but in the 85th minute, Modric sent a kick over the top to pick up the pass, substitute Suarez stopped the ball on his chest, and subtly stopped the ball past the attacking goalkeeper and pushed the empty goal, 4-0!

In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Mazembe by 4 goals in the final of the Club World Cup and won the Club World Cup!

……

Perfect 2010!

After winning the Club World Cup, major media around the world praised Atletico.

The performance of the Sheets Corps throughout 2010 can definitely be considered perfect.

The treble of La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey, after the start of the new season, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, and now the Club World Cup, Atletico Madrid won 3 cup championships in a row and won the six crowns again!

What's more, although the FIFA Ballon d'Or has not yet been announced, Atletico Madrid's players have swept the top three of the Ballon d'Or, and winning the award is already a sure thing.

And Yang Hao and Spain's internationals won the World Cup.

It can be said that whether it is Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao, or Spain, 2010 is a perfect year and an epoch-making year.

After winning the championship, Yang Hao was interviewed by media reporters and congratulated the players on winning the Club World Cup and winning the six crowns.

But Yang Hao also said that Atletico's challenge is still there.

"This is just the beginning for us."

Yang Hao said that winning the top three of the Ballon d'Or and achieving six crowns is not the key for Atletico Madrid.

There is still considerable potential left untapped in the Sheets Corps.

"I firmly believe that we can be stronger and better!"

As for who will be the winner of this year's FIFA Golden Ball Award, Yang Hao did not answer directly, but said that no matter who wins the award, these three players are the pride of Atletico Madrid!

"I and all the Atletico players, the fans, will be proud of them!"

……

The Sheets brought home a world championship from Abu Dhabi, causing quite a stir in Madrid.

But time, especially the intensive schedule, did not give Atletico time to rest.

At noon on the 19th, Atletico Madrid flew non-stop from Abu Dhabi to Madrid.

Upon arrival in Madrid, it was already evening.

The players recovered and adjusted on the 20th, and on the 21st they had to rush to the away game against Villarreal.

This is the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 knockout round.

Yang Hao's attitude towards this game is still the same as usual, playing in rotation and substitute lineups, trying his best to advance.

But this time the players were obviously too tired, especially back and forth between the Middle East and Madrid, which made the players consume a lot on the road, and did not show their best form at the Love Song Stadium.

Several young players, including Lewandowski and Suarez, failed to lift the burden at critical moments.

In the end, Atletico lost 1-2 away to Villarreal.

Sergio Aguero of the yellow submarine scored a brace.

The Argentinian youngster's performance in Villarreal is getting better and better, and he has attracted the attention of many teams, and his value is also rising.

……

After playing the Copa del Rey, La Liga came to a halt and entered the Christmas holidays.

Atletico Madrid also started a series of events and processes for Christmas, including a huge celebration party.

Since in the 16th round, Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid all won, so Atletico Madrid, who are currently one game less, have slipped behind Real Madrid, as many as 5 points behind Valencia.

The junior round will be scheduled for January, when Atletico's schedule will become more intense.

As in previous years, Atletico's Christmas activities are all about interaction with fans and the community.

The only difference is that Yang Hao received invitations from the Spanish royal family and many major Spanish banquets this time.

Obviously, since he was knighted, Yang Hao's status and status in Spain have also risen, and many events and banquets have also begun to invite him to attend.

As for the gifts sent by all parties, there are countless of them.

Of course, Yang Hao is indeed busy, and it is impossible for him to attend every banquet and event.

In the end, he carefully selected three events, one for the royal family, one for the Prime Minister's Office, and one for the City of Madrid.

Lin Yuner accompanied Yang Hao to these banquets and activities as a female companion.

This is really harder for Yang Hao than coaching.

After Christmas, when the players returned to the team one after another, Atletico Madrid organized the players, brought their families, and took a special plane to fly to the Middle East again, but this time in Dubai.

As in previous years, Atletico's winter training is scheduled in Dubai.

Who made Emirates' headquarters here?

During the week of training in Dubai, Atletico focused on fitness while also tackling some of the team's problems in the first half.

It's all a little bit of detail, and it's not difficult to deal with a mature team like Atletico Madrid.

Both matches in the Hill Cup are broadcast by Al Jazeera, and the broadcast fees are selling well, plus the commercial sponsorship fee, so the four participating teams can get a considerable share of the appearance fee and share.

Qatar and Abu Dhabi are more likely to use the tournament to increase their influence and make a profit......

Come on, with that spare time, it would be better for them to dig an extra oil well in the ground.

The two matches of the Hill Cup are Atletico Madrid against Valencia in Abu Dhabi and Real Madrid in Doha, Qatar against Getafe.

In the end, the Sheets drew 3-3 with Valencia, and Real Madrid beat Getafe 3-1.

The Galactic Battleship won this year's Hill Cup.

……

At the beginning of the new year, La Liga has also rekindled the flames of war.

In the 17th round of La Liga, Deportivo defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1 away.

It was the opening match of La Liga 2011.

Jose Mourinho's side then beat Levante 2-1 at home.

Valencia beat Espanyol 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Villa and Juan Mata.

Atletico Madrid defeated Racing Santander 3-0 with Messi's pass and shot, goals from Iniesta and Torres.

……

In midweek, the second leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 knockout round.

After Atletico Madrid lost 1-2 away to Villarreal in the first leg, Yang Hao insisted on playing as a substitute and a rotating lineup, after all, the pressure on Atletico's schedule is too great for it not to rotate.

In the end, the Sheets drew 2-2 at home to Villarreal.

With an aggregate score of 3-4, Atletico Madrid lost to Villarreal and were eliminated from this season's Copa del Rey.

Yang Hao was not angry at all.

In the post-match press conference, Yang Hao expressed his satisfaction with the team's performance, and also believed that being eliminated from the Copa del Rey was a good thing for Atletico Madrid.

"It allows us to focus more on La Liga and the Champions League!"

Yang Hao said that in the past few years, the team has been fighting on multiple fronts after the winter break, and the pressure on the players is very high.

And now, he believes that the team will be able to play better after shrinking the front.

Needless to say, the Champions League is something that both Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid are eager to win.

And La Liga.

Although it is still 5 points behind Valencia, Yang Hao feels that Atletico still has a good chance.

……

At the weekend, the 18th round of La Liga.

Atletico Madrid defeated Hercules 4-1 away from home with Messi's pass and shot.

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 4-2 at home and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick.

Barcelona beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 away.

Valencia beat Levante 1-0 away.

Yang Hao is still quite speechless about Valencia's consecutive victories, and Ancelotti is a little unreasonable this season.

But after getting up, the results of the Bat Legion were very stable.

……

After playing the 18th round of La Liga, Yang Hao and several players in the Atletico Madrid team packed up and gathered at Madrid Airport the next morning, accompanied by his family and girlfriend, and took a special plane prepared by Atletico Madrid to Zurich.

The annual FIFA Awards Ceremony was held on the evening of January 10 at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich.

As the winner of the Coach of the Year, coupled with Atletico Madrid's top three Ballon d'Or, Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid are full of expectations for this trip to Zurich.

Especially Messi.

He has been chasing the first Ballon d'Or of his career.

Now, whether it's a mule or a horse, it's up to me.

When Yang Hao and his entourage arrived in Zurich, rested in a hotel near the opera house, and prepared for the award ceremony in the evening, Yang Hao suddenly got a message.

In an instant, he understood why Platini was backing Cristiano Ronaldo.

Far from being dissatisfied, he was happy.

His long-awaited contradiction finally began to surface.

This time, we are going to be the protagonists!

(End of chapter)