Chapter 705: Beating up Ronnie
From Munich to Zurich, it’s not far, but time is tight.
Su Dong has been traveling long distances in recent days, participating in competitions and activities, and is indeed a little tired.
It was already afternoon when we arrived in Zurich and checked into the hotel arranged by FIFA.
After a short rest, it was time to go to the press conference in the afternoon.
It was not until just before departure that Su Dong saw Ronaldo, Messi, Xavi and Kaka.
We are all old acquaintances and are very happy to meet each other.
Especially Su Dong, except Kaka, the other three are all his former teammates and they have a good relationship with each other.
Kaka is also well-known in European football for being easy to get along with and very kind to others.
"We are all here to be your guests this time!" Harvey laughed.
Everyone knows that after winning the Ballon d'Or, the World Footballer of the Year title is basically in Su Dong's pocket, no escape.
Su Dong smiled and pointed out that Harvey was asking for a favor.
"Next time you win an award, I will be your guest, even if you are not nominated."
Su Dong's words made everyone present burst into laughter, and Harvey was also happy.
In fact, as a midfielder, it is quite difficult to win a prestigious award.
"By the way, where is Xiaobai?" Su Dong asked with concern.
Messi spread his hands and said, "I was in a bad mood, so I went shopping."
Su Dong suddenly realized and nodded, "Xiao Bai always has a few days of bad mood every month, I understand."
Everyone laughed again.
Only people like Su Dong and Iniesta who have such a good relationship can tease each other like this. After all, Iniesta is now one of the world's top midfielders. Who can easily make fun of him?
He was in a bad mood this time, probably because he failed to make it into the top five.
This is also a controversial aspect of the World Footballer of the Year selection.
Strictly speaking, Kaka's performance in 2009 was not as good as Iniesta's, but he was shortlisted for the top five, while Iniesta was excluded and only shortlisted for the best team.
This is very interesting.
According to the best team list released by FIFA before the game, the goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Evra, Vidic, Lucio and Alves, the midfield is Iniesta, Schweinsteiger and Xavi, and the front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Sudon and Messi.
As one of the top five players in the World Footballer of the Year, Kaka failed to make the best team, while Iniesta was only ranked sixth but was included in the best team.
Of course, this can also be explained as the result of a position conflict, but some FIFA selections do still attach great importance to fame, which is why the World Footballer of the Year is not as authoritative as the Ballon d'Or.
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The five of them attended the pre-match press conference together.
This is also a routine before the annual awards ceremony, and media reporters will ask a lot of questions at the press conference, some of which are sharp.
The five people present were all well-informed superstars. Even the introverted Xavi and Messi had no problem dealing with the media, not to mention a bad guy like Ronnie.
The reporter asked Ronnie several gossips in a row, all of which were related to his extravagant life off the court.
So much so that when the media asked Su Dong what he thought of his best friend's love history, Su Dong laughed out loud.
"How do I watch it? I watch it on my phone or computer. I guess my fans know my interests, so they often recommend me some news about his love affairs. What I am most interested in is identifying the fake news."
"Can you tell the difference just by reading the news?" The media reporters were all surprised.
The other four also smiled, and Ronnie even laughed so hard that he bent over and covered his face, looking like he couldn't bear to look at it.
"Of course, of course." Su Dong was very sure, "As long as the news has a photo of the heroine, I can tell at a glance whether it is the type he likes. Of course, sometimes I guess wrong, because his taste has become more and more unique and heavier recently, so I think he should eat lighter."
Everyone present burst into laughter.
Ronnie quickly hit back, saying that Su Dong was the most boring guy he had ever met. "He can do the same thing over and over again every day, ignoring the girls around him and facing the same girl every day. In my opinion, this is incomprehensible and boring."
Su Dong immediately objected, "This is true love, you don't understand!"
Messi next to him immediately chimed in, "Yes, you are too extravagant and don't understand true love!"
The media reporters at the scene immediately exclaimed, this is the rhythm of beating up Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronnie said cheerfully, "Then you don't understand my fun either."
In terms of love life, Sudong and Ronnie have completely different personalities. Especially in the past few years of separation, Ronnie has really changed a lot, and it seems that he is gradually moving closer to the great love mentor Jose Semedo.
But when it comes to Su Dong, he protects his close friends very much.
When the media asked Su Dong, if he met the representatives of the Chinese Football Association at the award ceremony, would he say something to them? For example, apply to join the national team? This is a scar for Su Dong.
Ronnie understood this very well, and without waiting for Su Dong to answer, he interrupted him.
"I have to say something for him. What I can't understand is why such a good player like him still can't play for the national team. This is unthinkable in any country in the world. Even in Brazil, this situation will never happen."
"I think it is absolutely a very sad thing if even a player like Su Dong needs to apply to join the national team!"
Messi also voiced his support for Su Dong, saying that this kind of thing should not happen. "He is the player I admire the most and the only player I admire. If he can't even play for the national team, then I will doubt what level I am at now."
Ronnie immediately found the loophole in Messi's words and asked Messi, "You mean you don't admire me?"
Messi was slightly stunned, and then immediately reacted, "Why should I admire you? Did you win the national derby?"
"You talk like you scored a goal," Ronnie shot back.
"At least we won!" Messi said proudly.
The media reporters at the scene were so happy. When have you ever seen two superstars arguing with each other face to face?
Su Dong knew in his heart that they were simply using excuses to change the subject and avoid things he didn't want to talk about.
And this was just an interesting little episode at the press conference.
After the press conference, Su Dong and his group left happily again.
This made the reporters at the scene wonder, were they trying to get news from the superstars? Or were the superstars working together to fool them?
Football and the media coexist in a love-hate relationship.
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It turned out that the media reporters' worries were unnecessary.
Because the Chinese Football Association did not even arrange a representative, the Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland went on stage to receive the award on behalf of the Chinese Football Association.
Before the award ceremony, Su Dong had a chat with the ambassador, but the topic was not about the award or the national team, but other things, such as Su Dong's sponsorship business in Switzerland.
The Football Development Award was presented, interspersed with a promotional video and performances, followed by the Fair Play Award, which was given to Sir Bobby Robson, who died in July.
He once coached Sporting Lisbon and Porto in the Portuguese Super League, and later coached Barcelona. It was he who brought Ronaldo to Barcelona. The current Barcelona head coach, the Portuguese madman Mourinho, is Sir Robson's translator in the Portuguese Super League and Spain.
The Puskas Award is an award that was just established this year. It selects the most recognized goal from the many wonderful goals in the past year. It is simply called the Goal of the Year Award. The late Puskas' widow and former World Footballer of the Year Weah are responsible for presenting the award.
The player who won the first Puskas Award is Su Dong!
He scored a brilliant super-world wave in the Champions League knockout round, which was voted the best goal of the year.
Su Dong, who was sitting with Ronnie, Messi and others, was a little surprised to receive this award. He immediately stood up and hugged Ronnie, Messi and others one by one before going on stage to receive the award.
Since I didn't prepare in advance, my speech was relatively simple. I just thanked my family, friends, Bayern's teammates, coaches, management and so on.
The Team of the Year awards were then presented.
This award was actually co-founded with the International Football Players Association. It is roughly equivalent to the International Football Players Association's previous annual best team, but the award ceremony is held at the FIFA Awards Ceremony, which is of great benefit to both parties.
Bayern vice-captain Schweinsteiger gave a speech on behalf of all the winners. Beckenbauer and FIFPro President Movila served as award presenters. However, as some guests did not come to the scene to receive the awards, the trophies will be delivered directly to the players by FIFA.
After the annual best team was awarded, the World Footballer of the Year award was presented. Brazilian star Marta was elected again. This is her fourth consecutive award, creating history in world women's football.
This was followed by the FIFA President's Award, which was presented to Queen Rania Abdullah of Jordan in recognition of her contribution to the promotion of football and education.
The grand prize of the evening is the World Footballer of the Year.
The award presenter was UEFA President Michel Platini, who was holding an envelope that actually no longer contained any suspense.
Everyone knows that in the past year, no player has been able to pose a threat to Su Dong and shake his dominance in world football, including Ronaldo and Messi.
If nothing else, Bayern's defense of the treble is something that no other player can contend with.
Not only that, Su Dong has continued his outstanding performance in the past few years, scoring goals like crazy in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League, which makes all other players feel desperate and unable to fight back.
Since there is no suspense, why hide it?
Platini walked to the podium amid warm applause from the audience. In front of the microphone, he opened the envelope and revealed the answer to the mystery which had long been a mystery.
"The winner is...Su Dong!"
The audience burst into applause.
(End of this chapter)
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