Chapter 361: The Ballon d'Or winner is Lin Quan!

After the match against Everton, Lin Quan and Guardiola flew to Switzerland to attend the FIFA awards ceremony.

As soon as the two arrived at the scene, they were surrounded by reporters in three layers.

Behind the reporters, there were a large number of fans who were stopped by the venue security.

Some of them held up Lin Quan's posters, some wore Lin Quan's jerseys, and kept shouting Lin Quan's name, hoping that Lin Quan would sign for them.

Looking at the row of cameras and flashing spotlights outside, Guardiola couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

I still remember that when I first brought Lin Quan to such an event two years ago, he was still an unknown person who no one paid attention to.

Now, he has become a superstar on the same level as Ronaldo and Messi.

In just two years, the speed of progress is amazing! Lin Quan has always been very fond of his fans. When he saw some fans holding his support signs, he smiled and waved to the fans, took the jerseys and autograph books handed over by some fans, and signed his name on them.

Of course, because there were so many fans at the scene, it was impossible for him to meet all the fans' requests for autographs and photos.

After entering the venue with Guardiola, Lin Quan originally planned to find a seat to sit down.

However, the staff of the organizer led him to the front row and arranged for him to sit in several seats prepared in advance.

There was already someone sitting next to him.

Lin Quan looked over and saw a familiar face wearing a neat suit and a friendly smile - Leo Messi! "Hi, Messi!"

Seeing Messi smiling at him, Lin Quan took the initiative to greet him.

"Hello, Lin, are you here with Pep?"

Messi looked back at Guardiola who was sitting not far behind Lin Quan, and asked Lin Quan with some envy.

"Well, he was nominated for the best coach award, so he came along!"

Lin Quan felt that Guardiola was most likely just a runner-up. There was no suspense at all about the best coach of 2014. Bosque, who led his team to defend the World Cup title, would definitely be elected the best coach of the year with a high vote.

Even if Bosque is removed, Man City's former coach Pellegrini, who is recovering from illness, has a better chance of winning than Guardiola. After all, the Chilean engineer has 5 championship trophies in his hands! "I really envy you. Being able to receive guidance under Pep is something that many players dream of!"

Messi seems to admire Guardiola very much, and one can feel the deep envy in his words.

"If you really envy him, why not accept Manchester City's offer and come to Manchester City to find him!"

Lin Quan took advantage of the situation and invited Messi according to his words.

"Don't be ridiculous, there is no way Barcelona will accept Manchester City's offer!"

Messi shook his head and felt that Lin Quan's joke was not funny at all.

"If you want to go, how could Barcelona not accept you?"

Lin Quan said casually that he had figured it out through the test just now.

Messi has a good impression of Guardiola, but his feelings for Barcelona are deeper.

Therefore, it is unlikely that he will leave Barcelona on his own initiative, unless Barcelona does something that seriously hurts his feelings for the club.

Messi just smiled and shook his head, not going any further on the topic.

The two then exchanged some football skills. Their football playing styles were very similar, and many of the skills were only known to the two of them, so they usually couldn't even find someone to communicate with.

But this time, the two met players with similar styles and levels. It felt like they were looking in the mirror. Once they started talking, they couldn't stop. The more they talked, the more they got along. It was like they were brothers who had been separated for many years and had endless things to talk about!

“Can the horse stance really improve the stability of the lower body?”

Messi looked like he was saying, "I'm not well educated, so don't lie to me."

"Of course, squats and horse stance can improve the stability of the lower body. I have personally tested that it is effective!"

For players like Lin Quan and Messi who are active in the core areas of the frontcourt, a solid lower body and excellent physical confrontation ability are crucial to them.

Only when the lower body is stable and the physical confrontation ability is improved, can you hold the ball after receiving it in the frontcourt and have the opportunity to break through, pass or dribble.

"We also need to learn some knowledge about kinesiology and rehabilitation. These theoretical knowledge can help us find the most suitable way to play football and fully tap our potential.

Modern sports are increasingly relying on technology, and only by constantly learning can we keep up with the development of the times! "

Hearing Lin Quan's confident words, Messi immediately became interested.

"Well, I'll go back and give it a try!"

The two of them have similar styles, and their positions on the court and the defensive intensity they face are almost the same.

But Lin Quan's performance in terms of physical fitness and injuries is obviously better than his, and there is obviously a reason for this.

Therefore, with the mentality of learning, Messi paid special attention to the suggestions made by Lin Quan.

The FIFA awards ceremony was broadcast live, and from the one where Lin Quan sat next to Messi, a camera on the scene was pointed at them the entire time, continuously following and reporting on the interaction between the two.

"The relationship between Emperor Lin and Messi seems to be very good. They are chatting so happily?"

"Both of them came from La Masia youth training camp, maybe they knew each other before this!"

"Well, it's very likely. Besides, their strengths and styles are similar. As the saying goes, heroes appreciate heroes. It's not surprising that they can get along well with each other!"

"Haha, when Messi and Ronaldo were leading the football world and were called the two greatest players of all time, it seemed that things were not so harmonious!"

"At that time, the media was always promoting the idea that there can't be two tigers on one mountain, and there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. They had to let the two of them compete. If the media didn't hype up the confrontation between the two, the relationship between Messi and Ronaldo fans wouldn't be so tense!"

"Come on, birds of a feather flock together. The players' personalities are likely to attract the same kind of fans!"

"That's right. Messi and Lin Huang are both very humble and low-key people who are easy to get along with. I'm not surprised that they can chat with each other. But Messi and Ronaldo, just putting them together feels out of place!"

"Haha, you make it sound like the dwarf is a good person. Why didn't you remember to be humble and low-key when you were talking about Ronaldo?"

In the blink of an eye, fans of both sides started arguing again.

Wherever there are fans of both Messi and Ronaldo, it seems that no matter what happens, a quarrel will eventually break out.

Lin Quan's fans just watched the fun from the sidelines and had no intention of getting involved.

Speaking of which, Lin Quan's relationship with Messi and Ronaldo is not to the point of complete opposition, nor is it good enough to the point of being in unison.

Therefore, not wanting to help is the best option.

Speak of the devil and he will appear. Just when Lin Quan and Messi were having a pleasant conversation, a tall figure sat down next to them.

The two of them immediately stopped talking and turned their heads to look at the person who came.

The person who came was none other than Cristiano Ronaldo.

"What are you talking about?"

Unexpectedly, Ronaldo did not act like a cool and domineering president. Instead, he took the initiative to ask a question.

"We're talking about how to improve our fitness and reduce injuries!"

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?"

After hearing Lin Quan's words, Ronaldo immediately became interested.

So Lin Quan repeated what he had just said to Messi.

Messi on the side would interject from time to time. With Lin Quan in between, the two did not seem to be in opposition as rumored, and the three of them could still chat together.

This scene dumbfounded those who were holding keyboards and arguing with the opposing fans on the Internet: Isn't it said that Messi and Ronaldo regard each other as enemies and dislike each other?

Why are they chatting so enthusiastically in private?

"Emperor Lin is quite popular. He can even chat with Messi and Ronaldo!"

Some people realized that it was Lin Quan's presence that eased the conflict between the two sides. Otherwise, given the relationship between Messi and Ronaldo, they would at most just say hello and it would be absolutely impossible for them to have a chat together!

…

At 19:30 in the evening, as the guests arrived one after another, the award ceremony officially began.

As usual, the first award to be announced was the Puskás Award.

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Lin Quan, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who were sitting in the front row, all looked relaxed because none of them were selected for this year's Puskas Award.

“Who do you think will win this award?”

Ronaldo seemed to have known some inside information in advance, so he took the initiative to bring up this topic.

Lin Quan and Messi looked at each other and said in unison: "J Luo!"

Hearing the two people's answers, Ronaldo was slightly stunned: "How did you guess it?"

"It's very simple. His goal was the most difficult and the most entertaining. Although Van Persie's header and Cahill's world wave were also very exciting, they were still a little bit inferior to James Rodriguez's goal!"

The answer was soon revealed. As Lin Quan and Messi had analyzed, the winner was James Rodriguez of Real Madrid.

His turn and volley in the World Cup won unanimous approval from the judges and he won with a high vote.

After the Puskas Award was announced, the host and the invited guests quickly revealed the best 11-man lineup of 2014.

The eleven-man roster are: Goalkeeper: Casillas.

Defenders: Lahm, Ramos, Thiago Silva, Alba.

Midfielders: Iniesta, David Silva, Kroos.

Forwards: Lin Quan, C Ronaldo, Messi.

The biggest winner is undoubtedly the world champion Spain, six of these eleven players are from the Spanish national team.

The organizers then announced several other awards. The best women's football coach award went to Kellerman, and the World Footballer of the Year award went to Kessler.

In the men's football team, the best head coach award was won without any suspense by Spain's coach Bosque.

After these awards were presented, it was time for the highlight of the ceremony - the FIFA Ballon d'Or!

Although it sounds like just one award, this honor actually represents two awards - the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's World Player of the Year.

The big screen began to play highlights from the past year for the three players who made the final shortlist.

Among them, as the number one favorite to win the award, Lin Quan feels that he seems to have more wonderful shots than Ronaldo and Messi.

Moreover, there are relatively few league goals in his goal highlights, and most of them are wonderful goals in the Champions League and the World Cup, especially the Champions League final and the World Cup final.

When the big screen at the scene replayed the goal scenes of the two games, the memories of many viewers were successfully evoked.

Due to limited time, they may not have watched every game in the five major leagues or even the Champions League and the World Cup.

But as the highlights, the Champions League and World Cup finals, most people present have watched them.

Therefore, when they saw this familiar scene, they immediately thought of the unstoppable figure on the court.

After the highlights on the big screen were played, the camera quickly turned to Lin Quan, Ronaldo, Messi and others sitting in the front row.

The three people had different expressions. Lin Quan had a calm face and looked very peaceful, without any sign of nervousness at all.

This made many people couldn't help but sigh, saying that he is indeed a person with a big heart, and this mentality surpasses most people!

Messi also looks very calm. He knows that his chances of winning are very low. He had no achievements either in the club or in the national team last year, so he has basically no chance of winning the Golden Ball.

As for Ronaldo, he tried hard to control his expression and not let himself look too excited.

But his clenched fists on his knees seemed to betray his inner feelings. Although he knew that the hope was slim, as the second seed for this year's Golden Globe Award, Ronaldo couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in his heart: What if a miracle happened?

Henry, the former Arsenal star known as the King of Highbury, walked up to the podium as the award presenter.

Henry was holding an envelope with a card containing the winner's name.

The director displayed the picture of Lin Quan, Ronaldo and Messi in the same frame below.

The states of the three people changed again. Lin Quan couldn't help but sit up straight, staring at the award presenter.

Messi on the side did not look at the podium, but turned sideways and looked at the person next to him. It was unclear whether he was looking at Lin Quan or Ronaldo.

As for Ronaldo, he seemed very nervous. When Henry opened the envelope, he couldn't help but gently stroke his forehead with his right hand.

Henry the Great revealed the answer as quickly as he did when playing football, hitting the target in one go, without any delay.

He did not drag out the time like previous award presenters did, or tell a joke to the audience.

After looking down at the name on the card, Henry quickly announced the name of the winner:

"The winner is—Lin Quan!"

The moment Henry called out Lin Quan's name, Messi immediately applauded Lin Quan, as if he had been prepared for it.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting on the right side of Lin Quan, first scratched his hair with his hands, pursed his lips, then took the initiative to stretch out his hand, shook hands with Lin Quan and congratulated him.

"Congratulations, you deserve this trophy!"

If you lose, you lose. At worst, you can try again next year. It’s not like you haven’t lost before. Someone once beat you over the head and won four Golden Balls, but didn’t you survive in the end?

Lin Quan stood up with a smile and hugged Messi and Ronaldo respectively.

"Thank you. I hope that next year, it will still be the three of us sitting here!"

"Haha, that's a must!"

Messi is full of confidence. He can't say whether he will win the Ballon d'Or, but he is sure to be in the top three! "I hope you can congratulate me when the time comes!"

Ronaldo was not to be outdone, and even said that he wanted to hear the congratulations from the two, implying that he would definitely win the Ballon d'Or next year! (End of this chapter)