Volume III: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 283 The Questioned Defender

Before the award ceremony began, Guardiola presented the award as a guest and was also considered by fans and reporters to be evidence of Xavi and Iniesta's award, because the previous awards all foreshadowed the special relationship between the award presenter and the winner,qUAnBEn,

Xavi, who is about to turn 31 years old, has never been touched by this award that symbolizes the highest personal honor, Spain won the first World Cup this year, he is Spain's midfield commander, this year can be said to be his last chance, if he can't win this year, he will not be able to win this award again, Xavi, who has always been low-key and never likes to be in the limelight, can not be calm this time, he nervously looked at every action detail and expression of Guardiola, Seems to want to get some signals from their own coach in advance.

Iniesta, who is the same year as Li Huan, is the golden age, even if he can't win the award this year, he will have a chance in the future, but he is not a striker who is good at scoring goals, and it is not easy to compete for the Golden Ball Award with geniuses like Li Huan, Messi, and Luo, if you get a collective honor like the World Cup, you can't win a winning goal in the final, and his chances of winning the award in the future are not necessarily greater than Xavi's, Iniesta is also very clear about this, so his mood is also nervous, but the shy Xiaobai did not look at Guardiola, Instead, he silently prayed for himself.

Compared with the outside world optimistic about Iniesta and Xavi, Li Huan is much more relaxed, to be honest, he is not confident in his award, you must know that the last time there was no world champion in the World Cup year was in 1974, when Germany won the World Cup, the winner was Cruyff, in the World Cup year, even Cannavaro was able to beat Zidan to win the award, how much hope he can have Xavi and Iniesta are always stronger than Cannavaro, more ornamental.

"The Ballon d'Or winner is ......" Guardiola paused, his face showing surprise, but immediately returned to normal, "Li ...... Cheerful ......"

"Ahh

"Ahh

"Ah......h

The glasses on the scene suddenly shattered, and even some people's jaws were shocked. It turned out to be Li Huan, which most people didn't expect before. In 20 years, Cruyff was also the runner-up and performed extremely well in the World Cup, while Li Huan did not even participate in the World Cup qualifiers, and he won the award in an upset.

There was an uproar in the Zurich conference hall, and the stars at the meeting were talking about it, not believing the results.

"Haha, what's the matter, I knew it was my brother" Li Xiao grabbed his parents' hands and laughed, like crazy.

Li Huan's parents also excitedly grabbed each other's two sides, they were invited to participate in this awards party, but they also knew that Li Huan was unlikely to win the award, but they never thought that they would witness a miracle.

Iniesta and Xavi's faces changed, they could think of their teammates winning the award, they thought that the biggest opponent was their teammates, and they didn't expect Li Huan to kill from behind.

Li Huan himself opened his mouth wide in surprise, he said before that he was going to make an upset, but in fact, he was just talking, and he didn't really think that he could pull the two world champion members down. He touched his nose under the complicated gaze of everyone, took a deep breath, and slowly walked towards the podium.

With a stiff smile on his face, Guardiola handed the Golden Ball to Li Huan and said, "Congratulations, defending the Golden Globe Award"

Li Huan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, I was surprised and very happy." ”

This is FIFA President Blatter coming over, shaking hands with Li Huan, asking him to take a photo with Miss World Football Marta, and then letting Li Huan give an acceptance speech.

Marta burst into tears just now, but Li Huan quickly stabilized her mood after the initial surprise, and delivered her acceptance speech with a relaxed smile on her face.

"This is the most unexpected award I have ever received, I feel like a domestic draw, after all, in the past 20 years of history, there has never been a time when the Ballon d'Or has been won by a member other than the World Cup winner, and in the history of the Ballon d'Or, there has never been a player who has won the award without playing in the World Cup, I am the first, I am very happy and proud.

I think I'm an upset winner, but that doesn't mean I don't deserve it, I think all the journalists, captains and coaches who voted for me have a good reason, in the name of football, and I believe in their vision more than in themselves. In the past year, my team-mates and I have won the Champions League and the league without defeat, which is a great achievement, and I think my performance in one year is more worthy of the value and significance of the Ballon d'Or than the World Cup that was only one month old.

Of course, if the Ballon d'Or is awarded to Andres Iniesta and Xavi, it makes sense, and their performance is good enough to deserve this Ballon d'Or, it is very difficult to win the World Cup, Spain have been waiting for this title for 80 years, they need a Golden Ball to prove it, I think it is more appropriate to give each of them a Golden Ball.

Finally, thank you all for the applause, thank you to the friends who voted for me, and thank you to my family, I want to share this award with all my teammates, my family, all my supporters and all Chinese, thank you"

Li Huan's acceptance speech was polite and courteous, not humble or arrogant, but also relaxed and humorous, as soon as his words fell, the hall immediately burst into applause again, everyone appreciated his graceful demeanor very much, most people saw the expressions of Xavi and Iniesta, and thought that Li Huan was a more suitable Ballon d'Or winner, at least Xavi and Iniesta were still a little short of the world's No. 1 star flavor and aura.

After the award ceremony, Li Huan unexpectedly defeated the winning favorites Xavi and Iniesta, and the news of reaching the top of the world for the second consecutive year spread all over the world, and the doubts about Li Huan's award also rang out like an overwhelming sound.

The Spanish crowd was outraged. "Marca" played the headline "Li Huan made Spain lose the Golden Ball", and also pointed out that Li Huan, as China's number one star, did not even dare to participate in the World Cup, how can he be the world's first person.

A Le Monde poll also showed that 77% of fans thought the results were unfair. Spain's largest daily newspaper "El País" even said: "Li Huan's award makes people fall through the glasses, and Iniesta and Xavi deserve to win the award." ”

Munius, director of the sports department of Spain's "Interview" magazine, believes that FIFA's surprise award for Li Huan is due to the need to "create gods": "The ultimate goal of FIFA is to continue to create a football god. ”

Casillas said he was "disappointed" with the result, believing that in a year when the World Cup was a big place, it was the Spanish players who should have won the prize. Barcelona's sworn rival Real Madrid star Butragueno also said: "I can't say that Li Huan doesn't deserve the trophy, but the whole world is looking forward to a Spanish player winning the award, even if he is a Barcelona player." ”

Suarez, the only Ballon d'Or winner in Spanish history, had previously said that the Ballon d'Or was fair, but after the results were announced, he also said: "I'm even more disappointed than those two lads (referring to Xavi and Iniesta), which is obviously a very cruel fact. “

The other two candidates remained calm about the result, with Xavi saying: "I don't feel disappointed at all, it's an honor to stand with Andre and Li Huan." Will I win an award next year? Let's wait and see. My life will not change in any way because of the Ballon d'Or and I will continue to share the same passion for football. “

Little White Iniesta generously said: "If people vote for Li Huan, it is because he deserves it, it is because his victory is correct. He deserves the Golden Ball. ”

Spain's head coach Bosque also said: "All three players are eligible for the Golden Ball. ”

In addition, the three major societies and the official website of FIFA also expressed surprise at this result, but the official website believes that two of the top three are Spanish players, which is indeed very happy for Spanish fans, but it is troublesome for voting. As we all know, the situation of "fighting in the same room", whether it is the Oscars or other kinds of selection, is a taboo, and the diversion of votes finally leads to the tragic result of "I want to take care of both ends, but I can't take care of either end in the end", which is also an important reason for Li Huan's upset.

After the award ceremony, all the media in China put Li Huan's award on the front page, and even the CCTV news broadcast also walked out of the "first ten minutes The leaders are very busy, the middle ten minutes the people of the whole country are very happy, and the last ten minutes foreign people live in dire straits" mode, and broadcast the news of Li Huan's victory in three minutes.

The second happy is the British media and fans, now the Premier League and La Liga competition is very strong, everyone wants to compete for the title of the world's first league, now many big names have gone to La Liga, Spain also won the World Cup, forming a huge threat to the Premier League, Li Huan pulled his teeth from Xavi Iniesta to snatch the golden ball, which made the British media excited.

The Times said that 2010 began on January 1 and ended on December 31, and this year is not only the day of the World Cup final on July 11, but also the month of the World Cup, which is also the most critical interpretation of Li Huan's award.

"The Sun" said: For many years, whether it is the Ballon d'Or or the World Footballer of the Year, there is an unwritten rule: the final prize always belongs to the group of people who have won the most authoritative championship. Therefore, we have witnessed many tragedies such as Baggio, Zidan, Ronaldo, etc., if the practice of awarding the trophy to the world champion is a stereotype that must be modified, then today, Li Huan won the award at least to show that this stereotype no longer exists. ”

Regarding Li Huan's award, the voices of doubt and support are almost equal, but one thing is the same, that is, Li Huan deserves this golden ball.

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