After winning 4-1 against Porto, Liverpool continued to have a lot of good news. The next day, FIFA announced the last three candidates for World Footballers in 2007. Chen Yu lived up to expectations and ranked first. The other two candidates are Kaka, the core of Serie A AC Milan Club and Barcelona's newcomer Argentine teenager Messi.

Although Chen Yu, Kaka and Messi's election to the top three is not surprising, the rapid decline of the top three of the World Football Master in the past two years is surprising.

The one who declined the most was Ronaldinho. In this Golden Ball list, he only got a pitiful 18 points and ranked 12th. Just two years ago, Ronaldinho was the number one player in football, winning the two awards of World Footballer and European Golden Ball in 2005, and even had the third shot. No one could foresee that Ronaldinho would have today's predicament. Now in Barcelona, ​​he can no longer play as the main player.

In 2006, the World Footballer winner Cannavaro's decline was not as fast as Ronaldinho. After he transferred to Real Madrid, he almost became a black hole in the back defense. Now he only ranked 22nd in the World Footballer candidate selection, and is considered by fans to be the most sophisticated World Footballer.

Shevchenko, the 2004 Golden Globe winner, was in a very bad situation. He was not even nominated for this election. At Chelsea, Shevva was once abandoned by Mourinho. Even if he changed his coach, he could not play as the main player. He still continued the embarrassment of "Mr. 15 Minutes" (10 to 20 minutes per game). Shevva is a typical transfer "smash". In Serie A and AC Milan, he is the real ace, and the young Kaka also has to be defeated. However, in the Premier League, Shevva has become a synonym for slow movements. He cannot adapt to the rhythm here and gradually loses the trust in the Blues locker room.

What is clearly contrasted with Shevchenko is Chen Yu, the popular world football player, who is now the popular world football player. He also transferred from Serie A to the Premier League. Chen Yu is like a fish in water here. He became a savior in his first season and helped Liverpool win the league and Champions League championships. Liverpool is still making great strides this season, with a clear upward momentum. Chen Yu, who is only two years younger than Shevchenko, has no sign of decline at all. Instead, he performs better and better. Although the selection of World Footballer was announced on the 17th, Chen Yu's election was almost certain that neither May nor Kaka could pose a threat to him.

The media believes that the reason why Chen Yu can maintain this state is not only because he has super comprehensive skills, but also because Chen Yu is more self-disciplined in life and rarely has nightlife. If Chen Yu can continue like this, he can even stand at the peak of world football in the next three years or so.

Less than three days after the top three candidates for World Football Masters were announced, the selection of another big prize in the world football world's Golden Ball Awards also reached the last moment. On December 2, French Football magazine held a grand award ceremony in Paris, and Chen Yu was invited to Paris to attend the award ceremony.

In the past year, due to the lack of heavyweight national team competitions, the European Champions League has become the most important honor. Chen Yu helped Liverpool win the Champions League and played a crucial role. He won the Champions League scorer with 14 goals and was named the best striker and MVP of the European Championship last season. Therefore, like the selection of World Footballer, Chen Yu is also the biggest favorite of the European Golden Ball Awards.

The award ceremony for the European Golden Globes was held at the Cardin Square on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, France. On this day, fans around the world, including Chinese fans, were also on the spot.

Chen Yu may win the European Golden Ball Award, which is an unprecedented joy for Liverpool. For this reason, the club owners Gillette and Hicks rented a business plane and Chen Yu. Gerald came to Paris together. Gerald, as one of the heroes of Liverpool's Champions League and League championships, also became one of the last five candidates for the Golden Ball Award.

This is Chen Yu's first time attending the European Golden Globe Awards ceremony. Although the outside world believes that he will definitely win the Golden Globe Award, as long as there is no final announcement, everything will be unknown. Therefore, Chen Yu was both excited and nervous.

French superstar Papan, as a guest, first announced the list of the top five players who won the Golden Globe Awards: Chen Yu, Kaka, Gerald, Messi, and Ronaldo. As Papan read out the names of these five players, photos of the five players began to appear on the big screen in turn. Then, the highlights of the wonderful performances of these five players began to be played on the big screen.

After this, Pierre, editor-in-chief of "French Football", personally announced the winner of the 2007 European Gold Award: I am very honored to announce that the winner of this year's European Gold Ball Award is... Chinese superstar from Liverpool - Chen Yu... Congratulations to Chen Yu for winning the European Football Golden Ball Award this year. His performance in the past year was perfect and decisive. Whether in the Premier League or in the European Champions League, Chen Yu is the most trustworthy one! He deserves this award..."

When Chen Yu's name was pronounced by Pierre, the guests in the venue applauded. Far away, the Chinese fans in front of the TV also cheered, and many people jumped and even left tears.

Chen Yu took over his own Golden Globes trophy from Pierre, the editor-in-chief of French football and chairman of the Golden Globes jury. He bowed to Pierre and the guests on site, and then delivered his acceptance speech to fans all over the world: "For me, this is a special year, and this award confirms this. The only way to win this award is to be part of the championship team, so I thank my teammates and my coach. I also want to thank all those who support me throughout my career. For any player, winning the Golden Globes is the highest praise. I am very happy that this year I have become the best. Winning the Golden Globes has always been one of my dreams. Today I finally realized my dream, but I will not satisfy the status quo. I will continue to work hard and strive to come here again."

Chen Yu's previous words were plain, and most winners might say this, but the last two sentences were domineering, which made Pierre, who presented the award, look at him.

After Chen Yu delivered his award speech, Pierre invited Liverpool coach Benitez to comment on his disciples. Benitez naturally praised his proud disciples. "Last season, Chen Yu's performance was perfect. He helped us realize his dream of a league championship in just half a season. Of course, there is also the Champions League. Scoring 52 goals in a season is phenomenal, but Chen's role in the team is not just goals. Chen Yu is a player who has never been in the history of football. He is very comprehensive. I believe that if he wants, he can play from goalkeeper to striker, so his help to the team is also comprehensive. I believe what Chen Yu said is not his last time to win the award. He will often appear on this podium."

The European Golden Ball Award was selected by French Football magazine in 1956 and this year it is the 52nd year, with a total of 41 Golden Ball Awards.

According to the voting rules, a total of 96 journalists from all continents are judges, each of which can list 5 candidates, with scores from first to fifth, of 5 to 1. The full score of a player is 480 points, and Chen Yu's final 411 points is quite close to that. All 96 judges of this vote filled in Chen Yu's name in the ballot, which is the first time in nearly 16 years of the Golden Globe Awards selection. Last time someone was elected unanimously, he was elected unanimously in 1991.

Before Chen Yu, no one could combine the five titles of Champions League title + Top League Championship + 50 goals in a single season + Top League Scorer King + Champions League Scorer King. From this perspective, Chen Yu deserves the first person in the history of the Golden Ball Awards. The last star to win the European Golden Ball Award and the Golden Boot Award was Ronaldo who was at his peak in 1997. While winning this honor, Chen Yu was also the first player in Asian and Chinese history to win the Golden Ball Award, and he was also the second player to win the Golden Ball Award after Irving.

Chen Yu helped Liverpool win the Premier League championship last season and helped the club win the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time in history. Chen Yu is the best scorer in these two events. He not only swept all major awards in English football last season, but also was elected as the best player in the UEFA Club Club Tournament. Before the Golden Ball Award, Cristiano Ronaldo also won the European Golden Boot Award, the best player of the International Professional Players Association. If he can be elected as the "World Footballer" of FIFA this year, he will be able to complete the annual personal honors of the Grand Slam.

Chen Yu won the 2008 European Golden Globe Award, which was expected by everyone. If Chen Yu did not win the award, it would be a big upset. After Chen Yu successfully won the Golden Globe Award, people are now concerned about the five players who entered the top five. Who entered the top three, who is the second place, and who is the third place?

Before the award was announced, people predicted that the second place should be Kaka, who played for AC Milan. After all, Kaka led Milan to the finals, and Chen Yu, the third place should be Chen Yu! Teammates Gerald, Ronaldo and Messi are still young, and being selected is a victory for them. The future is theirs. They are still a little tender now and have not won an important championship trophy.

However, when Pierre announced the winners of the Silver and Bronze Ball Awards, everyone was shocked.

"Now I announce that the winner of the Silver Ball Award at the 2007 European Golden Ball Awards is Leo Messi from Barcelona, ​​Spain, and his score is 171 points. The winner of the Bronze Ball Awards in 2007 is Kaka from Serie A AC Milan, and his score is 170 points... "

Not only others were surprised, but even Messi himself was very surprised. He looked at Pierre and then looked at others. I don’t know if Pierre made a mistake, but Pierre reiterated it again, “…I invite Silver Ball winner Messi and Bronze Ball winner Kaka to come on stage to receive the trophy.”

At this time, Messi and other talents were sure that Pierre was not wrong. Messi really beat Kaka and won the Silver Ball Award.

Kaka was also surprised and did not go on stage to receive the award at the first time. It was not until he heard Pierre invite them to the stage again that Kaka walked onto the podium with a calm face with Messi.

After the Silver Ball Awards and Bronze Ball Awards were awarded, the three winners took a photo together. At this time, Kaka's expression was a little more relaxed, and she expressed her blessings to Chen Yu and Messi.

Chen Yu was in a good mood. He first held Kaka's hand and said, "I'm sorry, I snatched your golden ball."

Kaka forced a smile and said, "This should belong to you."

Chen Yu smiled and said thank you, then held Messi's hand and said, "Leo, the future is yours, but I will still compete with you in the past two years."

Messi blushed and said shyly: "Thank you for your praise, I dare not think about these things now."

Chen Yu smiled and said, "You will have such a day."

After the award ceremony, I returned to the seat, Benitez, Gillette and Hicks all came to hug Chen Yu.

Benitez said: "Chen, the dream has come true, congratulations."

Gillette gave Chen Yu a hug and said, "Good boy, you are so great. I knew that this award was yours."

Hicks patted Chen Yu on the shoulder and said, "Last year has been perfect. We continue to work hard this year. We still haven't won the Club World Cup."

Chen Yu bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your strong support. Without you, there would be no such golden ball."

Gillie held the golden ball from Chen Yu's hand, kissed him, and said, "Stay working hard, I'll pick up another one next year."

Chen Yu smiled and said, "Next year is the European Cup, which is not that easy."

Benitez said: "As long as we can defend our title next year, no one can threaten you to get the Golden Ball, unless Ronaldo can win the European Cup with Portugal."

Everyone was talking, and the reporters surrounded him, held the microphone camera and pointed at Chen Yu, and squeezed Gillette, Hicks and Benitez aside.

Having just got the golden ball, Chen Yu also had a lot to say and was not resistant to the reporter's interview.

"How are you feeling after winning the Golden Globe?"

The first question of the reporter is very cliché, but it is a question that must be asked every time.

Chen Yu had just said a lot at the award ceremony, but now he is still full of expressions. "I am very happy, very happy. The Golden Ball Award is the greatest affirmation of a professional player. Being able to win the Golden Ball has also fulfilled my biggest dream in many years. I know that this award is an affirmation of my years of hard work, but I think its meaning is not only that, but it is an affirmation of my team. Without Liverpool, a tenacious and brave, fearless and united team, I would not be able to win this Golden Ball. In addition, this award is also an affirmation of my relatives and friends who support me selflessly. Without the wholehearted support of my relatives and friends, I cannot perform at the best on the court. Here, I want to tell them through your mouth that I love them and I want to dedicate this Golden Ball to them. At the same time, I will continue to work hard to win more championships and Golden Balls."

"Who do you think has helped you the most? How did he help you?" asked an English reporter.

Chen Yu pondered for a moment and said, "The one who helped me the most was not someone, but my love for football. In Italy, I once wanted to give up football and find a job, but I finally chose to make a living by football because I like playing football. This love made me persevere in difficult times and burst out with infinite potential. Now I have finally fulfilled my dream. I am grateful to football, and he has changed my destiny."

"You have won the European Golden Globe Award, so what is your next goal?" A French reporter handed the microphone to Chen Yu's mouth.

Chen Yu said: "Mr. World Football, Club World Cup, more golden balls, um, and the World Cup... Haha, don't laugh, the World Cup can't be thought about."

When Chen Yu said that the goal was still there, the World Cup, the reporters laughed, especially those from Asia and China.

A Korean reporter smiled and said, "Chen Yu, I think it's more pragmatic to set your goal in the Asian Cup championship and reach the World Cup finals. Do you think so?"

Chen Yu smiled contemptuously and said, "I won't make a fortune. As a big country with a population of 1.3 billion, winning the Asian Cup championship is definitely not difficult. It's just around the corner to enter the World Cup finals. You're waiting to see it."

A Chinese reporter finally got the opportunity to ask a question. He first congratulated Chen Yu, and then said: "China's football level is poor, and it is difficult for Chinese players to gain a foothold in the five major leagues. You are an alternative among Chinese players. Chen Yu, what is your secret to success? Can you tell me it and let other Chinese players learn from it."

Chen Yu scratched his head, thinking that my secret cannot be learned from or learned, but at this time he could only make up a lie to deal with it. "The first is diligence. I was the first to get training classes since I was in Florence, and at least one hour in advance, and I was the last to leave after the training. The second is to use my brain more. The more you understand the sport of football, the better you will do. Football is not just physical exercise, it is very complicated; the third is to learn from other players and seniors, so that you can become more comprehensive."

The Chinese reporter then asked: "Winning the Golden Ball Award, the World Footballer should be fine, so the World Cup may be the least honorable item in your career. What do you think you can lead the Chinese team to? This is also the most concerned thing for all Chinese fans?"

Chen Yu said: "This can only be calculated by one step, but I think there is no problem in reaching the World Cup finals."

A Chinese reporter asked again: "Chinese players have always been useless in international competitions and their psychological qualities are extremely weak. Do you have confidence in them?"

Chen Yu said seriously: "I think you are talking about the same problem. Psychological fragility is caused by poor performance. Just like a strong team like Liverpool, their psychology will never be weak, because victory gives us enough confidence. Therefore, as long as the Chinese team can continue to accumulate victory, psychological problems will not become problems anymore."

At this time, an English reporter asked hurriedly: "Gerard won the Champions League and League championships but did not enter the top three. Do you think this is fair?"

Chen Yu immediately spoke out for his teammates and said: "I don't think there is any problem with Gerald's golden ball. His role in Liverpool is more important than me. However, Gerald's style of play is relatively simple and not so eye-catching, so he has no advantage in such a selection."

An Argentine reporter finally got a chance to ask a question, and he immediately asked Chen Yu: "Messi won the Silver Ball Award without winning any championship. What do you think about this?"

Chen Yu smiled and said: "Messi has great potential. I think he has a bright future. The Golden Globe Award is not a difficult problem for him. I think he will become the second Maradona in Argentina."

A Portuguese reporter then asked: "What do you think of Ronaldo? Does he have any hope of winning the Golden Globe?"

Chen Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Of course Ronaldo is also a great player. He also has a bright future. It is definitely not a problem to win the Golden Ball Award. The future belongs to him and Messi."
Chapter completed!