Chapter 18 World Footballer

Chapter 18 World Footballer

The predecessor of the World Footballer is the selection of the best players in the world jointly organized by FIFA and iffhs International Football History and Statistics Association. In 1991, FIFA merged the award and began to hold it independently, and renamed it World Footballer Selection, in order to distinguish Mr. Fifa from those selected by "World Football" magazine, the players selected by "World Football" magazine have gradually been called "the best players in the world".

With the influence of "World Football" magazine declining day by day, FIFA FIFA's World Footballer should have become the authentic number one in the world.

In 1990, the German Matthaus was successfully elected as the last IFFHS and FIFA World Player of the Year. In 1991, Matthaus was elected the first FIFA World Player of the Year again, and he also became the first player to combine both FIFA and "World Football".

The selection of "World Football" relies on fan votes, which can be regarded as a representative of public opinion, but because the magazine is limited to English readers, it is slightly biased.

FIFA's selection relies on the votes of every national team coach and captain in the world. The biggest loophole is the uneven level of voters.

Voters in many small football countries have insufficient grasp of football dynamics, and the selection often places more emphasis on reputation than strength. But this also reflects the characteristics of this selection. FIFA World Player of the Year is an affirmation of a player's fame, achievements, career contributions and football status.

Degan knew before that he was included in the candidate list by Antiiennis, but he didn't take it seriously at all. Although everyone wanted that trophy, in Degan's view, the achievements of a player, It's not just a trophy.

But since he was selected, Digan certainly doesn't mind going to Zurich. Anyway, it's just the winter break, so he's just going on vacation and resting. He's been busy recovering every day these days, and his body has also shown some symptoms. The phenomenon of fatigue.

Deegan succeeded

Selected as the last three candidates for the World Footballer of the Year, this incident caused quite a stir in Florence, although Florence also walked out of the World Footballer of the Year Robert Baggio, but when Baggio won the trophy , is no longer playing for Fiorentina.

Batistuta was also selected once, but unfortunately he failed to enter the final three-man list. Degan's selection can be said to have created an era of Fiorentina football, although Degan has not played even a game for Fiorentina.

Although it's not a big deal, it's still an honor, and it's a recognition of his achievements. If you don't get involved, you will be sorry for yourself.

Degan remembers that this year's World Player of the Year was finally awarded to Cannavaro, the captain of the Italian national team. He has the title of World Cup champion and is the biggest reliance on Cannavaro's final title.

But listening to the voice of the media, you know that Degan's voice is not small. Although in the World Cup, he finally hated the finals, Degan's performance in the past year can be called amazing and brilliant, leading the situation in the Champions League. Continuously, AC Milan, which was full of wounded soldiers, finally won the cup. On the stage of the World Cup, it was almost black to the end, leading the weak Belgium to finally break into the final.

Although the World Cup is over, there are still many people saying that if Degan was not injured, the Italian's reinforced concrete defense line would still not be able to stop his madness.

Although Cannavaro has the halo of the Serie A champion and the World Cup champion, but when it comes to the performance throughout the year, no one can cover up Degan's brilliance.

Even though he knew the results of his previous life, Degan couldn't help but have some expectations for the title of World Footballer of the Year. For a player, after working hard for a year, who can not be tempted when it comes time to reap personal honors?

For the fans, this is an opportunity to see if the player they support can reach the top. If the player they support can become the number one in the world, they will also feel very honored. As the saying goes, one prospers and one loses all, and this relationship is vividly reflected in the fans and their idols.

In addition, for the coaches, this is also an award worthy of attention, because if one's own players can win the award, it means that they have coached well, and this is also their own achievement.

Of course, if Degan finally wins the trophy, it has absolutely nothing to do with Ancelotti.

As early as the beginning of December, the media began to hype the candidates for this world football competition.

In addition to Digan and Cannavaro, the final three people selected are Ronaldinho, Barcelona's previous World Footballer of the Year.

Zidane, who had been speculated before, ranked fourth and failed to enter the final three-man list. This is a big pity for fans who like Qibal.

The media are speculating that the World Player of the Year selected by FIFA this time should be born between Degan and Cannavaro. After all, although Ronaldinho led the team to win the long-lost La Liga championship, but Compared with European level and world level champions, the weight is still a bit lighter.

Degan's advantage is that he is the winner of the Champions League and the massive number of goals he scored in 2006. Cannavaro's advantage is that he is the World Cup champion and the captain of the Italian national team.

Even Degan's call for World Footballer of the Year is even higher. After all, giving this honor to a defensive player has never appeared in the history of World Footballer of the Year for more than ten years. The closest to this trophy is Malti Ni, he once got a second.

As for Ronaldinho, although he performed well in 2013, he lost to Digan in the Champions League and his performance in the World Cup was very sluggish, which directly led to the elimination of the Brazilian team by Belgium. Once, the media thought that it should have nothing to do with him, and that he went to the awards ceremony for soy sauce.

Among the club honors, Ronaldinho has only one league title, not the most important Champions League title. In the national team, his performance in the whole World Cup was very flat, and he did not show his state in Barcelona at all. He played in Brazil The status of the national team is not as important as people think. There are no championships that can be won, and the World Cup performance is average, which is Ronaldinho's flaw.

But Degan doesn't think that Ronaldinho really has no chance at all. Everyone knows the virtues of the people in FIFA, they are just a group of politicians full of butter. will feel strange.

Who made Barcelona the object supported by FIFA and UEFA, who made them play sexy football now, and who made Ronaldinho the star of Barcelona?

Accompanied by Mendes, Degan went to Zurich, where he will meet many familiar faces. In addition to the most important award of World Footballer, this awards ceremony will also present international football players. League Team of the Year.

At the airport in Zurich, Degan also met Ancelotti. He was selected as the best coach of the year. Along with him, Lippi, the head coach of the Italian national team, and the head coach of Barcelona were also included in the three-man list. Rijkaard.

Among the best coaches, Ancelotti's main opponent will be Lippi, because Lippi led the team to win the World Cup. In Degan's view, there is no suspense about the final ownership of this award. Everyone knows that Fatty An How did the Champions League trophy come about?

Generally speaking, the media is more optimistic about Lippi. After all, in terms of limelight, Lippi completely beat Ancelotti. Although Ancelotti won a Champions League, he is far inferior to Lippi in terms of championship weight.

Whoever wins the best coach trophy has nothing to do with Digan, and he doesn't care at all. Of course, in his opinion, Antiiennis is more qualified to compete for this award than Ancelotti and Rijkaard. Awards, it's a pity that Antiiennis has no champions, and the basis of awards is first of all the number of champions.

For the World Footballer, Degan still has expectations. After all, this is the highest praise for a player in international football. Look at the previous winners of the World Footballer. They are all world-class superstars. If he can win With this award, there is no doubt that he will also leap from a top European star to a real world-class superstar. Such a prospect is still somewhat attractive to Degan.

And for Degan, this award also has some special meanings. Because of the injury, he has not appeared on the court for nearly half a year. It is difficult for many players to recover to the peak after suffering such a serious injury. state, or even depression.

Degan has not yet accepted the test of the competition. He hopes to use this trophy to help himself, so that he can return to the public eye more smoothly, and use this award to motivate himself to start again.

Moreover, this award can prove that the efforts he has put in are rewarding and meaningful, and can encourage him to continue on this road. This is an affirmation of his life.

Although Digan didn't care about other people's opinions, he at least had to give himself an explanation.

"Just now, I went to ask my acquaintances. This time, you have a great chance of winning the prize!"

Digan smiled and motioned Mendes to sit down: "Great hope means great disappointment, Hell, be normal, be normal! It's no big deal!"

Is it really like what he said?

Degan asked himself, maybe when he really lost to Cannavaro, he couldn't be so free and easy, at least he couldn't hug Cannavaro gracefully and express his congratulations.