Salado was still looking straight at the big screen. Although the picture on the big screen had already switched to someone else, he seemed to have not yet woken up from the state of trance.
Just now, he saw his "lifelong enemy" Meili Banega walking straight towards his "enemy this year" Hulay, and then the two people didn't know what they said.
But he could see that Merry originally had a faint smile on his face, but before he said a few words, his expression changed.
Then Hu Lai suddenly laughed.
The exchange between the two parties ended quickly.
No one knows what the two of them said or why their expressions changed so much.
Salado was now very curious as to what Melly and Hulay had talked about.
And it was Hu Lai who Meili took the initiative to find!
You must know that Salado himself did not even speak to Melli during the La Liga match against Melli, let alone let Melli take the initiative to come to him...
In Salado’s mind, if Melli could really take the initiative to communicate with him before the game, he would definitely regard it as Melli’s recognition of him, which means that Melli regards him as his opponent!
Salado's eyes suddenly widened when he thought of this. Doesn't this mean...Merry regards Hu Lai as his opponent?!
What the hell!
How could he do this?!
Obviously it was me first...
Eh, that’s not right...
Fortunately, Salado's sanity still existed. He suddenly realized that it was actually not him. At the Madrid Olympics two years ago, Melli seemed to have actually fought against the Hulay in front of him, and... he lost!
Salado suddenly remembered this old incident.
The 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Madrid, the capital of Spain.
At that time, although Mario Salado had already played in La Liga, he had few playing opportunities and had never met the Madrid Kings. Most of the time, he trained and competed with the youth team.
So it is impossible for him to fight Meili earlier than Hu Lai.
After that game, he read the news and learned that the Argentine Olympic team with Mellie Banega did not even qualify for the group stage and was eliminated.
He still remembers how he couldn't believe it at first, thinking that he was watching spoof news such as "The Onion News", which would always describe a piece of fake news as if it were real, using the same reporting method and wording as real news.
And the editing method, use an extremely serious way to compile a fake news. People who don’t understand it can easily be deceived.
But when all the news he saw that day reported that Melly was eliminated from the Olympics and his dream of competing for Olympic gold medals was shattered, he realized that this matter was actually true...
After thinking about this incident, Salado suddenly understood why Melly went to find Hulay.
But……
Salado still finds it a bit unbelievable that the Olympic Games are just competitions. The gold content and importance of the Olympic football matches are not even as high as the Europa League...
Just losing to Hu Lai in the Olympics, did Meili worry about it for so long?
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Hu Lai and Williams slowly walked into the venue, found their seats and just sat down when they were suddenly photographed from behind.
He turned around and saw a smiling face and a sentence in Dutch: "Hello, Hu Xing asked me to say hello to you."
“Xing?” Hu Lai was stunned for a moment, “Chen Xingyi?”
"Ha! Yes! Let me introduce myself, Danny Drew, from Athletic Amsterdam, and a teammate of Xing." The person behind him took the initiative to extend his hand to Hu Lai.
After shaking hands with Hulay, he reached out to Williams, who was sitting next to Hulay.
“Pete Williams.” Williams introduced himself simply.
“Nice to meet you.” Drew grinned, and then asked Hu Lai: “What did Melly just say to you, Hu? Of course, it’s okay not to tell it if it’s a secret.”
He raised his hands.
"There's nothing that can't be said." Hu Lai told the truth, "He wants to take revenge on me. Wasn't it because I defeated him once in the Olympics? Well, you said this guy..."
Drew suddenly realized: "It turned out to be a grudge from the Olympics..."
Hu Lai thought Drew was sitting behind him, but as he was talking, someone came next to him. Drew stood up and gave way. Only then did he realize that Drew had come specifically to say hello to him.
Drew stood up and smiled at the visitor: "Hi, Albertazzi."
The other person, who was similar in height to him, nodded and simply responded: "Hi, Drew." Without saying anything more, he sat down directly on the chair where Drew had just sat.
"I just came to say hello and get to know you." There was someone next to him who couldn't continue chatting. Drew patted Hu Lai on the shoulder, "I hope we can meet in the Champions League. Xing said you are very difficult to deal with.
I'm looking forward to playing against you."
After saying that, Drew said hello to Williams again, then turned and left.
Williams watched Drew leave, turned to Hulay and said: "I know him, the super genius of the Dutch national team. He prevented Melli from scoring a goal in the World Cup... What did he talk to you about?"
Hu Lai sighed: "He also issued a challenge to me..."
Williams looked at Hu Lai with a ghostly expression.
Hu Lai could see what he wanted to say from his expression, and quickly explained: "It's true, I didn't make it up."
“Damn, Hu. Why didn’t I realize you were so popular before?” Williams complained.
“Is this welcome? Pete? Do you have any misunderstanding about ‘welcome’?”
The two people were making a fuss when Hu Lai was tapped on the shoulder from behind again.
Looking back, he saw the tall man who had just sat down: "Meet Mauro Albertazzi."
The tall man said to Hulay speaking Italian.
Hu Lai smiled at Albert: "Hello, hello, my name is Hu..."
“Hulay, I know you.” Albertazzi nodded.
"Thank God, you didn't call me 'Laifu'..." Hu Lai muttered to himself.
Albertazzi ignored Hulay's complaints and continued: "It's a pity that my team can't participate in the Champions League and can only play in the Europa League. So there is no way...but I think we will have the opportunity to meet on the court in the future."
.When the time comes...you can't even think of scoring in my hands."
After speaking, he stretched out his big palm like a cattail leaf fan and handed it to Hu Lai.
Hu Lai saw him like this and asked, "What are you doing?"
“Shake hands,” Albertazzi said expressionlessly.
Hu Lai sighed and had no choice but to stretch out his hand and shake it with the other's big hand.
His hand was almost completely covered by the other person's hand.
Albertazzi nodded with satisfaction: “If we meet in a competition one day, please do your best.”
Hu Lai rolled his eyes, he didn't expect that this talented Italian goalkeeper was quite... a second grader.
“Okay…” he replied perfunctorily.
Albertazzi was very concerned about his attitude: "Don't be so reluctant. Because if you don't try your best, you will lose. Do you like losing, Jules?"
Hu Lai looked a little solemn when he saw what the other party said: "No, I don't like it."
Albertazzi nodded: "I don't like it either, because losing means I've lost the ball. I hate losing the ball."
Hu Lai was shocked: "You have never lost a ball in your career?"
Albertazzi didn’t expect Hulay’s brain circuit to be so different. His previous emotions were completely destroyed by being caught off guard, and his serious image was gone. He stared at Hulay: “How is that possible?!”
“Then it’s not easy for you to not be depressed for so many years...”
Albertazzi was speechless for a moment, with all the words stuck in his throat and he didn't know what to say next.
He looked at Hu Lai, who was staring at him with sincere doubts. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down his emotions. His face regained its previous calm expression: "Anyway, if I meet you,
I won't let you score."
Hu Lai said: "Then I can pass the football to my teammates and let them score. Let me tell you, I will assist my teammates with the ball!"
“I don’t care, you won’t be able to score points with me anyway,” Albertazzi said.
“It’s not brother...I haven’t offended you before, have I?” Hulay was particularly confused about where Albertazzi got this obsession, and would rather let his teammates score than let him score.
Albertazzi smiled slightly: "The forward and the goalkeeper are mortal enemies. Besides, you stole my 'number three ball'."
"Honestly... you can't get it without me, right?" Hu Lai spread his hands.
The smile on Albertazzi's face froze slightly, and then he snorted: "Anyway, be prepared to face me not scoring a goal, Hulay."
After saying that, he retracted his whole body, leaned on the back of the chair, looked up at the direction of the stage, and stopped talking to Hu Lai.
And Hu Lai also turned around.
Williams asked him: "Don't tell me that Albertazzi also issued a challenge to you..."
Hu Lai glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Not this time."
"Oh..." Williams was obviously relieved, and then asked: "Then what did you talk about?"
“He said he admired me very much and said I was his idol, so he came to shake my hand...”
Williams’ eyes widened: “Really?”
“I lied to you that you are a puppy!”
Williams looked at the sincere Hu Lai and frowned: "Forget it, you might as well say that Albertazzi also issued a challenge to you..."
“Tsk, why don’t you believe me, Peter? Really, Albertazzi said he grew up watching me play football...”
Williams ignored him and just muttered: "I should ask Delphine if he knows Italian..."
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The award ceremony was very compact and lively.
This award has been awarded for so many years, and everyone is familiar with the process. And it is not like FIFA's World Footballer Award, which has many theatrical performances.
The European Golden Globe Awards actually focus on professionalism and authority. During the award ceremony, they naturally go here, emphasizing professionalism and not making those fancy things to attract attention. In this way, they create an "award design" that is unique to the Golden Globe Awards.
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In fact, they did this and achieved very good results. Now when everyone mentions the European Golden Globe Awards, they will think of labels such as "professional" and "authoritative".
The only entertainment attribute may be the occasional gag between the male host and the beautiful host.
Awards come to everyone.
Of course, Li Qingqing did not win the Best European Women's Football Player award. The one who won her was Annabel Evans, a top American women's football player who plays for the London Bridge Women's Football Team. This superstar who has won two Women's World Cup championships won last season.
Helped London Bridge win the Women's Champions League and the Women's Premier League, so this award is well deserved.
This is why the Chinese media don’t think Li Qingqing can win the best player, because the opponents are too strong...
But there are also unexpected surprises:
Although Li Qingqing did not win the Women's Football Ballon d'Or, she stood out from the five-person shortlist, finished third, and received the Bronze Ball.
This is also the highest personal honor she has received in her career.
The best player award for men's football is the highlight and the finale.
The winner of this event is the Best Young Player Award.
There is no difference from what the media had speculated: Hulay, who played for Leeds United, won the Best Young Player Award in Europe last season.
Amid polite and warm applause, Hu Lai, dressed in formal attire, stood up from his seat and walked onto the stage.
Then he received the Golden Ball trophy the size of a No. 3 ball.
Countless eyes fell on him, with different meanings.
Mario Salado, Mauro Albertazzi and Danny Drew are people with sharp eyes, yearning and fighting spirit.
The figure standing on the stage seemed like a mountain waiting for them to climb.
These talented players in their respective countries and clubs feel a huge sense of crisis.
They, a group of geniuses from a developed football area, actually lost to a man from the far east. And this man was something no one had ever heard of before he was twenty years old...
It was as if when they were fighting for this award, a stranger suddenly overtook them quickly, easily took away the coveted trophy, and then drove away, leaving them with bruised noses and swollen faces.
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At this time, all previous grievances can be put aside. Everyone shares the same hatred. Let’s take the trophy away from that kid first!
While those young players stared at Hu Lai and felt jealous in their hearts, Li Qingqing, who was sitting on the other side, looked at Hu Lai with a smile on her face, thinking of the first time she saw Hu Lai.
A clumsy boy chasing a football at sunset.
Now I am finally standing on this stage, even though it is only the No. 3 ball...