Chen Yu also recognized the person who was the leader at this time, with a bright head, a pair of glasses, and sharp eyes, it was the chairman of the AFC, Haman.

"Hello, Chairman Harman."

Chen Yu came over to greet Haman without being humble or arrogant.

Haman showed a little excessive enthusiasm at this time, and took the initiative to give Chen Yu a hug, "You have won honor for Asia, and your performance in the European League is exciting." “

"Chairman Xie Luxie, I will continue to work hard." Chen Yu speaks and behaves much like a decent Chinese player, not the legendary thorn.

At this time, a slightly chubby Chinese with a Chinese face next to Haman said: "Chen Yu, you have made great achievements in the European League and won glory for Asian football, and I hope you can also represent the Chinese team in the World Cup to win honor for Asian and Chinese football." ”

Although Chen Yu doesn't know the person in front of him, but if he can follow Haman's side and speak in this tone, then more than 90% of him may be Zhang Jilong, vice president of the AFC.

"It's Chairman Zhang." Zhang Shubin reminded in a low voice behind Chen Yu.

Chen Yu hurriedly said: "Hello Chairman Zhang, the motherland has always been in my heart. ”

Although Zhang Jilong is serving in the AFC, he also knows the situation in China, Chen Yu and the Chinese Football Association and the national team teammates The contradiction is very acute, even if he is the vice chairman of the AFC, there is no way to easily resolve it, and now he is blocking Chairman Hamann, Paul Murney and others, he doesn't want to mention these ugly things in China, looking at the wit of Chen Yu, he also said: "I heard that you refused to join the Italian national team, this is not something that ordinary people can do, you don't forget your roots, you are a model for Chinese players." ”

Seeing Zhang Jilong and Chen Yu's hot chat, Harman couldn't help but smile and said, "Zhang, why don't you give Chen Yu an award at the awards party in the evening." ”

Zhang Jilong said with a smile: "How can you do it, it is Secretary General Paul Mudney and you who will preside over the ceremony." ”

Haman smiled: "Chen, we still have something to do, let's go out first, you take a look here, don't forget the awards ceremony in the evening, you are the protagonist." ”

Chen Yu hurriedly said: "Chairman Harman, go get busy, let's go back to the hotel in a turn, and we won't delay the award ceremony in the evening." ”

After Haman and his party left, Chen Yu visited the AFC headquarters again, and then returned to the room arranged by the AFC to rest and prepare for the award ceremony in the evening.

There is a considerable gap between the level of Asian football and world football, so there is a world of difference between Asian footballer and European footballer and world footballer, so every time the AFC wants to hold the Asian Footballer Awards Gala to a high-end atmosphere, but because the candidates for Asian Footballer are nobodies, all countries in the world are not interested in it, and even reporters are unwilling to send one, and the AFC award ceremony can only be regarded as self-entertainment within the AFC.

However, this year's Asian Footballer of the Year award ceremony is obviously different from previous years, and this time among the three candidates for the Asian Footballer of the Year finally came out of a well-known star in the world, that is, Chen Yu, a Chinese star who plays in Serie A.

Three years ago, when it came to the word Chen Yu, no one knew it at home or abroad, but now, at least in the football circle, those who don't know Chen Yu are definitely a very small number of people, and there are even many fans of Chen Yu outside the football circle.

Before Chen Yu, the winner of the Asian Footballer of the Year was not not not famous in the world of football, such as Nakata Hidetoshi, Ali Dayi and others were also well-known in European football, but Chen Yu's fame, strength and influence in the world of football are obviously not comparable to Nakata Hideshou and Ali Daiyi.

Originally, the European powers were simply dismissive, but now, most European countries have sent reporters to Malaysia to cover the news, and strive to tell their fans about the award as soon as possible. China and Italy have the largest number of journalists and fans, accounting for almost 30 percent of the total.

When Chen Yu arrived at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur from the AFC headquarters, it was immediately clear who the European fans and journalists were targeting.

It's Chen Yu, it can only be Chen Yu, it can't be other players, the other two candidates, Muntari and Shatzkikh, are two people who have performed well in the domestic league, and in Asia, neither of them has much influence, and in the scope of world football, the two of them are almost no different from a third-rate player.

Major reporters in Europe are very familiar with Chen Yu, and fans from Italy are like seeing Chen Yu like seeing their long-lost mother, frantically rushing towards Chen Yu.

Chen Yu's two bodyguards and Zhang Shubin hurriedly maintained the situation and asked Chen Yu to have a simple exchange with reporters and fans.

Chen Yu did not pose in the face of old reporters and old players, but seriously chatted with reporters and fans for ten minutes before entering the Mandarin Hotel.

Unlike in Europe, the Asian Footballer of the Year Gala was attended by guests sitting around a table as if they were going to a wedding feast, and in the minutes before the gala began, everyone ate fruit and sweets together, watching video highlights and chatting about the candidates played before the awards.

Chen Yu sat with Zhang Shubin, Zhao Muyu, and two bodyguards, and sat at the same table with Ma Xiaoxu, who was nominated for Asian Footballer of the Year, and Wang Dalei, who was nominated for Best Rookie.

Wang Dalei saw that Zhao Muyu was so beautiful and Chen Yu's younger sister, and he was immediately moved, but when he accosted Zhao Muyu, Zhao Muyu ignored him except for the first time when he said a word of admiration to him, as if there was no name Wang Dalei, which made Wang Dalei very annoyed.

Soon the award ceremony began, hosted by AFC Secretary General Paul Murney, and hosted by the famous Malaysian host He Sheng Xin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Asian Footballer of the Year Gala, a grand event of Asian football, an inventory of Asian and European football over the past year...... This is the selection of judges from the AFC on behalf of the country and region, each selected a senior football reporter, plus several European journalists who follow Asian football...... After the most I announce, 05 year, Asian Footballer of the Year Award Ceremony, now starts"

AFC Secretary-General Paul Murney opened the ceremony, followed by the award ceremony for each award, with a small gift for each winner.

First of all, the selection of Asia's best rookie was awarded, and today came two candidates, Wang Dalei (China) and Choe Min-ho (North Korea).

Wang Dalei was bragging to Zhao Muyu who was sitting opposite him with great interest, and when he heard that he was called to the stage, Wang Dalei confidently said to Zhao Muyu and others: "The best rookie is mine, everyone remember to applaud me when the time comes." ”

Chen Yu smiled slightly, "It's good." ”

Zhao Muyu said, "Looking at your young and frivolous appearance, it's strange that you can be elected." ”

Wang Dalei and Choi Min-ho walked to the podium and waited for Paul Murney to announce the final results.

In just a few seconds of opening the envelope, Wang Dalei was nervous as if a year had passed, although he was very arrogant, but after all, this was the first time that the eldest girl got on the sedan chair, and it was strange to say that he was not nervous.

"Rookie of the Year is Choi Min Ho from North Korea Choi Min Ho is known as North Korea's Ronaldo, he scored three goals alone in the H-17 World Junior Championship and performed extremely well, congratulations to him for being the best rookie."

When the secretary general of the AFC, Paul Murney, said this result, Wang Dalei's face turned white, and he did not expect that he would be able to lose to a comrade from the most backward North Korea.

After receiving the award, Wang Dalei came back almost in a daze, and when he sat down at the table, he no longer had the arrogance and talkativeness of the original time, just sat there in a daze.

Next up was the award to the Asian Team of the Year, who beat rivals South Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia to win the men's team of the year due to their outstanding performances in this year's World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup.

In the selection of the best club in Asia, the Etihad team, who won the Asian Champions Cup, had no suspense, beating the UAE's Al Ain to claim the title of Club of the Year.

This year's Asian Women's Football Team of the Year was played between Hl7 China Women's Football Team, Hl7 Japan Women's Football Team, and Hl7 Thailand Women's Football Team, and the Japanese H-17 Women's Football Team was listed as the best Asian Women's Football Team of the year because the Japanese H-17 Women's Football Team won the Asian Junior Championship, which was also the only continental women's football tournament this year.

The Asian Golden Whistle Award has always been the domain of Chinese referees, and the famous Golden Whistle Lu Jun has always been the strongest candidate for this award, but because of Lu Jun's retirement, Singaporean Martin has become the first whistle in Asia and may attend next year's World Cup.

The best indoor futsal team competed between Japan and Iran, and in the end it was the Iranians who had the most laugh, taking home the only award of the evening.

Next up was supposed to be the Coach of the Year award, but it was not given because the AFC award was not given to outsiders, and it was only awarded to coaches from the continent. Since the Asian teams that qualify for next year's World Cup finals in Germany are all coached by foreigners, and the coaches of the top clubs are not Asian, the AFC decided to vacate the Coach of the Year award.

This was followed by two special awards, the Best Association award to Qatar, which created an unprecedented football atmosphere for hosting the UUU Asian Games in Doha. The Asian Diamond Award was given to Saburo Kawabuchi, the president of the Japanese Football Association, who not only created the ∫ League, but also made the Japanese team qualify for the World Cup for three consecutive years, and at the same time Saburo Kawabuchi put forward the grand goal of winning the World Cup in 50 years.

With the revelation of various awards, Japan became the big winner, they won three of the awards, which made the Chinese guests on the scene a little uncomfortable, after all, the two countries have a generational grudge, see the feud scenery, but their own country has not won a single award, every Chinese heart is not a taste

However, the next three awards are all beneficial to Chinese, and there are Chinese factors in the Fair Play Award, Miss Asian Women's Football, and Asian Footballer of the Year.

The three candidates for Miss Asian Football are Ma Xiaoxu of China, Hara Na Kaeko of Japan, and Sana Nagariya. The Fair Play Awards are from Hong Kong, South Korea, and Lebanon, and the most important awards are Asian Footballer of the Year: Chen Yu of China, Mutasari (Saudi Arabia Ittihad), Shazkih (Uzbek Dynamo Kiev.

According to the number of red and yellow cards obtained in the international competition and the comments of the match supervisor, the Hong Kong, China team won the fair play award, and the Chinese guests on the scene applauded, but this applause was not warm, because Hong Kong and China are not the same concept in football, and in this year's World Cup qualifiers, it was the Hong Kong team that eliminated the Chinese team from the top 10.

Next is the second most important award of the awards ceremony: the selection of Miss Asian Football, among the three candidates, there are two Japanese players and one Chinese player, this award is also one of the most promising awards in China, but with the announcement of the AFC Secretary-General, Ma Xiaoxu regretfully lost to the main scorer of the Japanese team by two votes.

When Ma Xiaoxu returned to the table with the trophy, she couldn't help but shed tears, Chen Yu looked at this girl with short hair, couldn't help sighing, and patted her arm, "Don't cry, it's nothing, play well, kick well, this is better than anything else." “

Ma Xiaoxu raised his somewhat red eyes, looked at Chen Yu, and said in a low voice: "Xie Lu Xie, I'm fine." “

The kind and smart Zhao Muyu handed Ma Xiaoxu a tissue and said, "Sister Ma, don't be sad, I believe you will succeed in the future." “

"Thank you, little sister." Ma Xiaoxu took the tissue and wiped his eyes, and said to Chen Yu: "You must win that Saudi, you are China's only hope, and now there are tens of millions of fans watching you."

Chen Yu smiled bitterly: "This is not a competition, I can't decide the winner." “

What Chen Yu said is true, because in the selection of Asian Footballer of the Year, players can win points only if they win the best player in national team competitions and club competitions, which are divided into UU, 40、、、15, 10 and other U points. The maximum number of points can be awarded for tournaments at the national team level, and there are a total of three competitions in this category, which are the World Cup, the Asian Cup, and the AFC Challenger Cup. The second tier is UEFA's Champions League, where points are awarded to players who win the title of Most Valuable Player in the Champions League. The third division is to represent the club in continental league competitions such as the Asian Champions League, AFC Cup, AFC President's Cup and Confederations Cup. Players who earn the title of Most Valuable Player in tournaments at this level will receive 15 points.

In this way, Chen Yu's advantage is actually not as big as he imagined.

However, Montassari has a big advantage, and in the history of Saudi football, there are not too many excellent defenders, and the appearance of Montassari has changed that. The 19-year-old defender has always shown maturity beyond his years on the pitch, not only with great individual defensive ability, but also with the organisational qualities of a defensive manager and, more importantly, in the game he has always been able to cut in in time to score those beautiful and decisive goals.

Montasari was at the heart of the Etihad's defence and was instrumental in the team's victory in last season's AFC Champions League. He also played a major role in the Saudi national team, which was unbeaten in the World Cup qualifiers, thanks to which Montassari played a major role. For the young defender, next year's World Cup will be a test of his true prowess, and it is certain that the Saudis will not lose another humiliating 0-0 with him

Another candidate, Shatskikh, was not able to lead Uzbekistan to qualify for the World Cup qualifying play-offs, but that didn't stop him from achieving in '05.

Shazkikh has been in good form as the leading scorer for Dynamo Kyiv, otherwise he would not have been able to take his starting role in the traditional Eastern European giants. Earlier this year, he scored his 100th goal for Kyiv, an achievement that can serve as evidence of his long-standing performances. Shazkich's performances in Europe have shown that he is a striker who can compete with the best players in Europe, and despite Dinamo's early exit in the Champions League, Shazkich has already scored the back of the net.

There are reports that there are already a number of Premier League teams interested in him, and Shazkich could land on the island of Great Britain in the winter transfer.

Zeyed Nationality: Saudi Arabia Club: Ittihad

As the successor to legendary goalkeeper Deyaya, Zeid's performance in '05 was almost perfect. Saudi Arabia are unbeaten in the World Cup qualifiers, including Asian powerhouses such as South Korea and Uzbekistan, and what is even more commendable is that Saudi Arabia have conceded only one goal in eight games, and have kept six consecutive clean sheets. Zeid has the greatest credit for achieving such results.

In the club competition, Zeyd's performance is also excellent, the Etihad eliminated China's Shandong Luneng and South Korea's Busan idol in succession, reached the AFC Champions League final, and is likely to win this title for a second time, and Zeyed standing in front of the goal is a nightmare for the opposing striker, his presence makes the team's defenders very relaxed, even if the opponent breaks through, Zeid behind him can solve all problems.

There are reports that there are already a number of Premier League teams interested in him, and Shazkich could land on the island of Great Britain in the winter transfer.

Zeyed Nationality: Saudi Arabia Club: Ittihad

As the successor to legendary goalkeeper Deyaya, Zeid's performance in '05 was almost perfect. Saudi Arabia are unbeaten in the World Cup qualifiers, including Asian powerhouses such as South Korea and Uzbekistan, and what is even more commendable is that Saudi Arabia have conceded only one goal in eight games, and have kept six consecutive clean sheets. Zeid has the greatest credit for achieving such results.

In the club competition, Zeyd's performance is also excellent, the Etihad eliminated China's Shandong Luneng and South Korea's Busan idol in succession, reached the AFC Champions League final, and is likely to win this title for a second time, and Zeyed standing in front of the goal is a nightmare for the opposing striker, his presence makes the team's defenders very relaxed, even if the opponent breaks through, Zeid behind him can solve all problems.