Chapter 429: Winning the Golden Globe Again
"Su, congratulations!"
"Congratulations, Sue!"
"Well done, Sue, I'm proud of you!"
"Su, you're the best!"
"You'll always be my role model, Sue!"
After Su Dong hugged Messi, he turned to look at Ronaldinho, tilted his head and opened his arms.
The Brazilian superstar's expression was a little stiff at first, but he soon revealed his signature buck teeth, walked over with a smile, and hugged Su Dong.
"Congratulations, my friend."
"Thank you!" Su Dong hugged Ronaldinho.
When the other people in the locker room saw the two hugging, the expressions on their faces were also very different.
Messi and others thought it was normal, but they felt a little sorry for Ronaldinho.
If he had not been in Barcelona and had not met Su Dong, he would have been fully capable of competing for the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year, but unfortunately, he met Su Dong in Barcelona and fell at a disadvantage in the competition between the two.
Several Barcelona players, including Deco, were somewhat unwilling to accept this because Ronaldinho had lost to Su Dong for two consecutive years.
They all have the pride of being from the football kingdom of Brazil, and they look down on Su Dong to a certain extent. They always feel that Ronaldinho's performance is no worse than Su Dong's.
But they will not reveal this little thought, because the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are now in their heyday.
After Su Dong let go of Ronaldinho, he hugged Rijkaard and Ten Cate and thanked the coaching staff. Then he bowed deeply to his teammates to thank them for their support and help.
"Hurry up, or they'll be gone!" Rijkaard urged with a smile.
In terms of politeness, Su Dong really does an excellent job and has a very good reputation in the locker room.
Everyone burst into laughter and Su Dong left.
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It was halftime. Su Dong walked out of the locker room, passed through the empty player passage, and accompanied by the waiting staff, passed through a door and walked to the office from the internal passage.
At this moment, you can clearly hear the noise coming from the stadium, and everyone is looking forward to the second half.
But they didn't know that Su Dong would not appear in the second half.
Because he has more important things to do.
"Hey, Sue, here."
Barcelona president Laporta had already been waiting there. When he saw Su Dong coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Congratulations, Sue, you are our best player and my proudest signing."
"Thank you, Mr. Laporta." Su Dong thanked with a smile.
The two walked into an executive meeting room side by side.
This was not the first time that Su Dong entered this conference room. His previous contract renewal negotiations were held in this conference room.
But what is different from before is that this place has now been specially decorated, especially with a lot of wallpapers and posters from French football magazines, which gives the entire conference room a unique atmosphere.
"Mr. Erno!"
As soon as Su Dong entered the door, he didn't need Laporta to introduce him. He recognized Elno, the editor-in-chief of French Football Magazine, at first sight.
"Oh, Su!" Erno came up with a smile and hugged Su Dong politely. He also introduced his colleague, Prevost, the exclusive photographer of French Football Magazine.
"We just watched your first half of the game. You performed really well! You and your teammates were outstanding. We were stunned. I even think that you will be the biggest favorite in this year's Champions League!"
Su Dong and Laporta both laughed and were very happy.
The Ballon d'Or selected by French Football Magazine is very different from FIFA's World Player of the Year.
Not only is the selection mechanism different, but the way of announcement is also different.
To put it bluntly, France Football is a magazine, and the Ballon d'Or award ceremony is actually the announcement of the winner in the magazine.
It’s just that now the magazine launch and the award ceremony are broadcast live on television at the same time.
But a problem arises. Television can broadcast live, but magazines cannot. They have to prepare the materials, interviews and photos in advance, and print and bind them into books.
As a result, the 28th is the release date of the latest issue of France Football magazine and the announcement date of the Ballon d'Or, but now they have to prepare materials and take photos in advance.
Because of this, fans all over the world have been keeping an eye on Elno's whereabouts, just to know who will win the Golden Ball. And at this time of year every year, the editor-in-chief and photographers of French Football magazine have to play hide-and-seek with the media all over the world, doing everything they can to avoid them.
This is also why they suddenly appeared at the Nou Camp, and Su Dong suddenly started and played half the game tonight.
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"This year is a very memorable year for the Ballon d'Or because it is the 50th Ballon d'Or."
Before the interview and photo session, Elno introduced to Su Dong some arrangements of this year's French Football magazine, such as the award ceremony.
"So this year is different from previous years. We will hold a grand awards ceremony at Cardin Square on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. We will invite 23 of the past 50 Golden Globe winners who are still alive to come to the scene. It is not only to witness you become the 50th Golden Globe winner, but also a rare gathering for everyone."
Su Dong kept nodding his head. For him, this was also a very memorable historical moment.
Whether it is the Ballon d'Or or the FIFA World Player of the Year, it is a source of pride for any professional player to receive the award in the presence of 23 Ballon d'Or winners.
Elno congratulated Su Dong on his winning the award and even joked: "Many journalists who participated in the voting and are familiar with me told me that if the award is not given to you this year, they will question the fairness of the vote, and I told them, so do I!" After saying that, he couldn't help laughing.
Su Dong was also happy about it and kept thanking him.
The player with the highest chance of winning the Ballon d'Or this year is Su Dong. Others, whether Shevchenko or Ronaldinho, are inevitably inferior to Su Dong.
To some extent, there is actually no suspense this year.
However, some smoke bombs must be deliberately set up before the award ceremony, and at the same time, confidentiality must be maintained as much as possible.
For example, is there any suspense about FIFA's World Player of the Year? Actually, there is no suspense at all, because it is not a big competition year, and Su Dong is basically sure to win the award.
But they still continue to follow the process.
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According to Erno's arrangement, he took the lead in conducting an exclusive interview with Su Dong.
The content of the interview was not only about Barcelona, but also included some things that happened when he played for Sporting Lisbon and Valencia. For example, as the outside world talked about, Su Dong practiced football with Ronaldo in the park for a long time.
Su Dong was also outspoken about this, and he even said that Cristiano Ronaldo helped him a lot.
"I can tell you with absolute certainty that he will be the most important and best friend in my life."
Elno nodded. "As far as I know, Cristiano Ronaldo once said something similar to you when he was interviewed by the British media. Many people admire and envy your friendship."
Afterwards, Su Dong was asked about some things about Valencia. Su Dong answered them one by one, and also emphasized his gratitude to Benítez, saying that he had learned a lot from Benítez.
As for Barcelona, Su Dong mentioned Ronaldinho, Messi, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta and others. He also mentioned Rijkaard and Ten Cate. When he saw Laporta waiting eagerly beside him, Su Dong expressed his gratitude to the president and management of Barcelona.
This made Laporta smile from ear to ear, and he waved his hands repeatedly to show his humility.
During his term of office, a superstar like Su Dong emerged, who won the Footballer of the Year award for two consecutive seasons. As the chairman, he also benefited from it and felt proud of it.
This also made him more determined to tie Su Dong firmly to his chariot no matter what and never let him leave the team easily. Otherwise, his role as chairman would probably be over.
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On the field, after the second half, Barcelona relaxed after scoring five goals in the first half and was pulled back by Werder Bremen, but they still won 5-1 in the end.
But many fans were surprised that Su Dong was replaced by Larsson during the half-time break.
In the second half, Su Dong was not seen on the bench, which made many people feel strange, but they did not think too much about it.
After the game, the players walked back to the player tunnel one after another, and the fans left the Camp Nou in an orderly manner.
The venue manager will enter the venue immediately after the game to repair and tidy up the venue.
No one noticed anything unusual. Even the media reporters who vaguely heard the news chose to remain silent tacitly. After all, offending the French Football Magazine is not a fun thing, and it will make them lose a lot of inside information.
As a media reporter, whether dealing with clubs, stars, or media colleagues, there will be a lot of exchanges of interests and intelligence in secret, and there will be a set of unspoken rules of its own.
For example, Barcelona is now helping Ronaldinho suppress some nightclub news.
Occasionally, it would explode because it was really impossible to suppress it.
Assistant coach Ten Cate has often criticized Ronaldinho, Deco and others, and because of this, they have a very bad impression of Ten Cate and even hope that he will leave the team as soon as possible.
When the media, fans and players in the stadium had basically left and only the Barcelona and Camp Nou staff were left, Su Dong, wearing a Barcelona jersey, walked into the Camp Nou stadium accompanied by Elno and Prevost.
Afterwards, Su Dong held up the Golden Globe trophy and, in accordance with the requirements of photographer Prevost, posed for photos at various angles and poses.
On the morning of the 29th, one of these photos will be the cover of the new issue of France Football magazine and sold all over the world.
And it will be announced to the world that Su Dong will be the winner of the 50th Golden Globe Award for the second consecutive year!
(End of this chapter)
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