"...When I was lying on the hospital bed, looking at the ceiling of the hospital, I never dared to think that one day I would stand on this stage. At that time, I was repeatedly asking myself, 'Can I still play football?' Problem. But now I have the opportunity to stand here. I don’t lament the magic of fate, because I know what made me achieve what I am today..."
David Silva sat in his seat, lowered his head and muttered to himself, his voice so subtle that only he could hear it.
But the people next to him could see what he was doing. National team teammate Jose Passarella was sitting next to him. Seeing that he kept his head lowered and his lips moved but did not make a sound, he touched him. His arm: "What are you doing?"
After being interrupted, David Silva raised his head and said with a smile: "I'm practicing my acceptance speech.?br />
Jose Passarella rolled his eyes, and Modric, who was sitting behind them, smiled and came up to him after hearing this: "You don't take your national team teammate Iniesta seriously either." Yeah! And that Messi!"
"Is there any suspense here?" Gotze shrugged: "David must have won the Golden Globe! No one can be better than him!"
"Lazio finally has a Ballon d'Or player..."
"Hey, did you forget Falcao?"
"He was no longer a Lazio player when he won the Ballon d'Or..."
Everyone was happily discussing the upcoming award ceremony, which is when the grand prize will be announced.
The players are also in high spirits, and they are all happy from the bottom of their hearts for David Silva's success.
Even Gotze would not be jealous.
Because they will draw such an easy-to-understand conclusion from the success of David Silva. If David Silva can succeed, then as long as we continue to play well at Lazio, we can also achieve such achievements!
The boss has said that he will not lose his desire for glory. Under the leadership of such a coach, our results will definitely get better and better.
Then, there will definitely be opportunities of my own.
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Chang Sheng heard the players' play from the rows behind the seats, and he also smiled.
His arrival in this world has changed a lot of history as he knows it, and he hopes this time will be no exception.
David Silva needs this award and deserves it.
If under such circumstances, Messi is allowed to win the Ballon d'Or...that would be a great shame!
It's not his and David Silva's fault. It's a huge disgrace to FIFA!
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Lazio's players arrived in Zurich on the day of the awards ceremony. They took a short rest in the afternoon and then changed into formal attire to attend the FIFA awards ceremony held at the conference center in the evening.
Before the game, Chang Sheng also met Guardiola and Vicente del Bosque, two "competitors" for the best coach. However, the relationship between the three seemed to be quite harmonious, and they did not seem to be inseparable because they were competing for the best coach.
Chang Sheng also chatted with the two of them for a few words respectively.
He thanked Del Bosque in person for agreeing to play a warm-up match with the Chinese team: "I owe you a favor, Del."
Bosque shook his head repeatedly: "Don't say that, Chang. How many outstanding players have you trained for Spain? I haven't thanked you for this yet..."
Chang Sheng also expressed his support for Guardiola. He knows that Guardiola's current life in Barcelona is not as comfortable as people see, because Cruyff often criticized him.
"You can completely ignore what that old guy said."
Guardiola smiled and shook his head: "I know, you don't have to worry, Chang."
But it is not the three of them that attract the most attention.
They are the three players selected into the final three players for the Ballon d'Or this time.
Messi and Iniesta came at the same time because they are both Barcelona players.
When they appeared on the red carpet, they caused a commotion among the reporters and fans waiting outside. The flash lights kept lighting up.
Messi and Iniesta waved to them with smiles on their faces.
There were reporters who wanted to interview them, but the two did not stay longer. Instead, they left quickly.
Perhaps they all know that they are not the protagonists of this award ceremony.
Even Iniesta didn't think he could compete with his national teammate David Silva.
David Silva has one more Champions League title than him. This alone is fatal.
As for Messi, he doesn’t think he can win this honor again...
In fact, other people think the same way.
Therefore, when David Silva appeared on the red carpet, the cheers were louder and the flashlights turned on faster.
David Silva couldn't hide the smile on his face and happily responded to everyone's cheers for him.
It’s simply... a must-win!
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FIFA's annual awards ceremony. This is Chang Sheng's first time to attend.
Because FIFA did not set up the Best Coach Award before, and Chang Sheng is not the head coach of the national team, there is no need to attend the FIFA awards ceremony.
He has never missed the UEFA awards ceremony every year.
Before Chang Sheng traveled through the FIFA Awards Ceremony, he had only watched it on TV. Now that he could be part of it in person, he was not excited.
For him, it has been twelve years since he traveled to this world. He has long been accustomed to the current life, and his mentality is no longer a loser.
So the previous fan mentality is gradually disappearing.
He is also someone who has seen big events, and this kind of award ceremony is just child's play for him.
He sat in his seat, crossed his legs, and started watching the show.
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According to the principle that important things are usually left behind, the award ceremony of the Golden Globe Award for men's football players must be left at the end.
The ones that were given out before were all small prizes.
For example, the Team of the Year, the Puskas Goal of the Year Award, the FIFA Fair Play Award, the FIFA President's Special Award... and the like.
As a newly established award, the Best Coach Award is quite important. After all, it is the most important award besides the players' individual awards.
The final result was not beyond the expectations of the media. Chang Sheng defeated World Cup winner Spanish national team coach Del Bosque and Barcelona coach Guardiola, becoming the best player in world football in the past year.
Head coach.
With a faint smile on his face, Chang Sheng stood up from his seat amidst the applause of the crowd. Then he high-fived the Lazio players around him one by one, and walked out all the way.
Finally he stepped onto the stage.
The guest responsible for presenting the award was FIFA President Sepp Blatter himself.
He held the trophy in his hand and extended his hand to Chang Sheng.
"Congratulations, Chang." he said.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman." Chang Sheng shook hands with him and then took the trophy.
Then he gave a very brief acceptance speech: "I am very happy to receive this award. This is an affirmation of my work. No one does not like praise and praise, and so do I. I like your praise and affirmation.
.Thanks!"
Then he raised the trophy and greeted everyone.
Then he walked off the stage amidst applause.
This makes people a little surprised that he didn't make any arrogant declaration?
For example, "I deserve to win this award because I am the best" and "I think the selection is meaningless. I must be the best. Is there any doubt?" and so on.
In fact, he is not the protagonist this time who always wins. If he is too arrogant, he may take the spotlight.
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After the best coach was awarded, it was the turn of the best player.
The first award is to the best female football player, which is the Golden Ball Award for women's football.
Marta, a Brazilian female football player, won this award. This is the fifth time in a row that she has won this honor, completing the feat of "five consecutive championships".
Then comes the men’s football Golden Globe Award Ceremony.
The three candidates took the stage at the same time, and promotional videos of the three of them were played on the big screen, which showed their outstanding performance in the competition.
Iniesta's winning goal in the World Cup final, Messi's goal that broke Gerd Muller's record, and the shot of David Silva holding the Champions League trophy high have been played repeatedly.
Three candidates. David Silva stands on the far right, and Iniesta and Messi are on the left.
David Silva has an obvious smile on his face, and it can be seen that he is in a good mood.
Messi and Iniesta's expressions were somewhat calm.
Especially for Messi, it might not be an exaggeration to describe him as dull. He knew that he would never win the award, so he came up to serve as a foil for others.
He should also be lucky that he is not serving as a foil for Cristiano Ronaldo, otherwise, it would drive him crazy.
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The person in charge of the lottery is Guardiola.
Let a Barcelona head coach present awards to Lazio players... Fortunately, Guardiola and Lazio players are also familiar with each other, otherwise it would really make people think that this is FIFA deliberately trying to embarrass Guardiola...
After Guardiola took the stage, he didn't talk nonsense. He directly picked up the envelope and said to the camera: "The winner of the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or Award is..."
After saying that, he lowered his head to open the envelope, giving everyone a moment of suspense.
The venue fell silent for a while, and everyone held their breath and watched his actions.
The sound of unwrapping paper came from the phone.
It was actually very short, but many people felt that after a long time, Guardiola pulled out the piece of paper from the envelope.
It was a folded piece of paper.
He needs to open it to see the contents inside.
He raised his head to face the camera and smiled.
At the critical moment, the audience's appetite must be whetted.
"Guardiola deliberately let it slip here, but it is really meaningless. Everyone knows that David Silva has the greatest chance of winning the Golden Globe Award. This is no doubt..." said the TV program
The supporters also laughed.
His words can represent the most common opinion. Most people, except fans of Iniesta and Messi, will think that David Silva has almost won the Ballon d'Or.
Yes, no doubt about it.
Amid the commentator's laughter, Guardiola lowered his head and opened the paper in his hand.
When he saw the name above, his expression was stunned for a moment.
This subtle change in expression did not escape the capture of the camera, and Guardiola's surprised expression also appeared on the big screen at the scene.
Of course, his expression soon returned to normal. He raised his head again and said to the camera: "The winner of the Golden Globe Award is...Messi."
The scene was in an uproar! (To be continued...)
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