Chapter 357 Su Dong, you are so handsome!
Accompanied by a tense and exciting drumbeat, and amid the expectant and excited voices of all the guests in the audience, the top three rankings of this year's World Footballer of the Year suddenly appeared on the big screen behind the podium.
The whole audience burst into a long-awaited exclamation.
The three people ranked on the big screen, Su Dong was ranked at the top, followed by Ronaldinho and Henry, which meant that this year's World Footballer of the Year winner was Su Dong! "Let's congratulate Su Dong!"
"This 20-year-old Chinese player has become the tenth FIFA World Player of the Year and the youngest FIFA World Player of the Year in history."
There was thunderous applause and cheers at the scene.
At this moment, media and fans around the world have also learned the news.
In the Zurich Opera House, when Su Dong saw the result, his mind was stunned for a moment, and then he was filled with ecstasy, but he tried his best to suppress his inner excitement and turned to look at Ronaldinho.
The moment the Brazilian superstar learned the result, an expression of disappointment emerged on his face that he could not hide. Henry could not help but cover his mouth with his hand, obviously trying to hide his confusion.
Last year, also on this podium, he was the favorite for the FIFA World Player of the Year, but ultimately lost to his compatriot Zidane, finished second and won the Silver Ball. He made a comeback this year, and it was thought that with Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League, he should have a chance to win the award.
Unexpectedly, he met the rising stars Su Dong and Ronaldinho who were even stronger.
This made him feel extremely frustrated. At the moment when the results were announced, he really wanted to give up completely, feeling that everything he had done in the past was useless and a waste of effort.
But Henry was Henry after all.
As a world-class superstar, he was not knocked down so easily. He quickly overcame his negative emotions, adjusted himself, regained his calm and rationality, and forced a smile.
The same went for Ronaldinho, who quickly smiled, revealing his buck teeth, turned around, opened his arms, hugged Su Dong, and whispered in his ear congratulating him on being elected World Footballer of the Year.
"Congratulations, Sue!"
"Thanks!"
Afterwards, Henry took the initiative to come over, hug Su Dong and congratulate him.
In everyone's eyes, Su Dong was always calm and unperturbed by fame or criticism, but in fact, he was very excited in his heart.
Even when he stretched out his hands to receive the World Footballer of the Year award from FIFA President Blatter, his hands were shaking slightly and he almost lost his grip.
Beckenbauer and Weah presented awards to Ronaldinho and Henry respectively, and then the two great stars congratulated Su Dong together.
Especially Beckenbauer.
As early as when Su Dong played for Sporting Lisbon and Valencia, he had contact with Bayern Munich. Later, he also discussed this issue with Beckenbauer. Now the German star regrets that he did not make up his mind and let Bayern Munich sign Su Dong.
"If I am given another chance, I will definitely bring you to the Bundesliga!" Beckenbauer said with certainty.
Su Dong kept thanking him, but he didn't think it would be possible for him to join the Bundesliga in the short term.
Even for a team like Bayern Munich, it is difficult to make a difference in European football. They need more time to accumulate and improve their overall strength.
After speaking to Beckenbauer and Weah, it was Su Dong's turn to give his acceptance speech.
He held the gold award in both hands, took a deep breath, and walked to the microphone.
"This is the most special moment in my career!" Su Dong held up the gold medal in his hands with both hands. "It is very important to me. It is a recognition of my past efforts. It will also motivate me to work harder and strive to come here again."
Afterwards, Su Dong thanked many people, including his parents, coaches and teammates from Valencia and Barcelona, and also mentioned some of his friends, such as David Silva from Valencia, Messi from Barcelona and so on.
On the big screen behind Su Dong, the distribution of this year's FIFA World Footballer of the Year votes was listed.
Su Dong undisputedly took the first place, followed by Ronaldinho and Shevchenko. His best friend Cristiano Ronaldo ranked fourteenth. Before him, Su Dong's opponent, Drogba who plays for Chelsea, ranked thirteenth.
Kaka and Rooney are tied for 11th place, and Ibrahimovic is ranked 32nd.
After thanking everyone, Su Dong paused.
Just when everyone thought the speech was over and applause began to break out, Su Dong spoke again.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank one person in particular."
The stadium was silent again. Everyone was very curious about who Su Dong wanted to thank. "Back then, I was wandering the streets of Lisbon, at a loss, without a goal or direction. I didn't know what to do. I walked from a long distance to the Marquis de Pombal Square and into the Edward VII Park. I saw a football in the indoor football field there."
Su Dong spoke slowly, but everyone present listened very carefully.
"I walked in to play football and this guy said to me, 'I want to play with you', so he came down to the field and played one-on-one with me. This encounter completely changed my life. I met my best friend."
"He not only taught me how to play football, he also contacted his coach and tried every way to train me and help me improve my strength and level. He trained with me every day. He was my best polishing stone. I learned a lot from him."
"I am very grateful to him. Even though he told me that I have already walked ahead of him, I still want to take this opportunity tonight to stand here and tell him that in my heart, he is also qualified to stand here. I believe that he will definitely stand here, and that day will not be too far away."
"He is... Cristiano Ronaldo!"
"I want to say to him, Ronnie, I'm looking forward to seeing you stand on this podium!"
After saying this, Su Dong stepped back and held up the gold prize in his hand.
At that moment, the Zurich Opera House erupted in the loudest applause and cheers in history.
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At almost the same time, in a luxurious apartment far away in Manchester, Cristiano Ronaldo, as Su Dong called him, was sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching Su Dong on TV holding up the gold medal high.
The Portuguese laughed out loud from the bottom of his heart! He was proud of his good friend!
He was also very moved by what Su Dong had just said to him! This year, he ranked 14th, so he must strive to move forward next year.
He believed that as long as he persisted, he would be able to stand on the podium one day.
Even if he couldn't win the prize, he must stand by Su Dong's side.
Because they are brothers! "Brother, just stand there and wait for me!"
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In his apartment in Barcelona, Messi sat in the living room and watched Su Dong raise the gold medal on TV.
He didn't go home because Su Dong was not there.
Just now, when Su Dong named and expressed his gratitude, when he talked about Barcelona players, he emphasized Messi's name.
At this moment, the young Argentine player stared at the TV screen in a daze, and for the first time in his life, he had a thought.
He hoped that one day he would be able to stand on that podium. He didn’t care whether he won the award or not, but he wanted to stand next to Su Dong and enjoy the glory with him.
He didn't want to follow Su Dong forever and accept Su Dong's help. He hoped to be by Su Dong's side.
"I will definitely catch up with you!"
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In a university dormitory in Munich, Germany, Wang Chuqing was lying on the bed with her fair and slender legs crossed, staring at Su Dong holding up the gold medal on TV.
In her eyes, Su Dong seemed to be shining.
He has become the brightest star in world football!
No matter who it was, not even BMW, which had previously been optimistic about him, could have imagined that he could rush up to the podium and win the award at such a fast speed.
From tonight on, he is the winner of both the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or!
He is a hero in the eyes of countless fans and the prince charming in the hearts of countless girls!
For the first time, Wang Chuqing clearly realized that the deepest string in her heart had been touched.
This made her feel shy yet determined!
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At the Zurich Opera House, Su Dong was unaware of what was happening elsewhere.
After receiving the award and delivering his speech, he started a long solo performance.
He has to face interviews from media reporters from all over the world alone. This is also a test for all World Footballer of the Year winners. He must be able to withstand the torture of media reporters with ease in order to win more recognition.
In fact, Su Dong has answered many questions repeatedly in the past period of time, especially after receiving the Golden Globe Award, but now, he still has to force a smile and answer them again and again without getting tired of it.
Many of the questions asked by media reporters contain traps, so Su Dong needs to carefully identify and avoid them.
I have to say that dealing with these media is really more difficult than playing a 90-minute game.
It's a massacre of brain cells, especially when they attack in groups.
Fortunately, Su Dong had received training in this area at Barcelona, and had experienced several major battles in the past period of time, so he was able to cope with them, but in the end he was exhausted.
After he dealt with all the media reporters and came to an empty corner, he finally had time to take out his cell phone.
He had many unread text messages and missed calls, basically all from his friends and teammates, all congratulating him on winning the award. Three of them attracted Su Dong's attention the most.
"Brother, just stand there and wait for me!" from Ronnie.
Su Dong smiled and replied: "No, I'm running very fast and I can't stop. If you can, catch up with me!"
Another one from Messi, "I will definitely catch up with you!"
Su Dong smiled again, "I'll wait for you!"
The last text message came from Wang Chuqing, and Su Dong didn't know how to reply for a long time.
"Congratulations, Su Dong, you look so handsome on the podium!"
Woo woo woo, I won't tell you what I just went through...
(End of this chapter)
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