Chapter 380: Who is the biggest favorite at the Golden Globe Awards?
After the sixteenth round, Atletico still holds the top spot with a one-point lead.
Barcelona and Real Madrid followed closely behind, and La Liga presented a situation of three-wizard competition.
As the time for FIFA's annual awards approaches, the discussion about the Ballon d'Or has become the focus of media and fans.
Many media have analyzed several candidates in terms of their performance, popularity, influence, etc. throughout 2013.
Many people think Ronaldo and Li Chuanqi are the most competitive. Who will win in the end?
It has a lot to do with your performance in the next few rounds.
Atletico Madrid also held in-depth discussions, and finally everyone reached a consensus, hoping to help Li Chuanqi win the Ballon d'Or.
Not only that, they supported Li Chuanqi during interviews with the media.
Simeone said: "Lee is the best player this year. There is no doubt that he is the best player in terms of the number of goals scored, the excitement of the goals, and the dominance on the court.
I’m not saying that other players performed poorly, such as Cristiano, who performed well in many important games this year, but compared with Li, there is still a certain gap!"
Costa said: "Lee can't win the Ballon d'Or, which means there is a problem with the selection of the Ballon d'Or."
Godin said: "Lee is the most talented star I have ever seen. When he stands on the court, he will pose a threat to the opponent. I have only felt such a temperament in Maradona, Ronaldo and other stars."
Li Chuanqi and Cristiano Ronaldo have become the two favorites for this year's Ballon d'Or, which has caused difficulties for the Madrid media.
As the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, Marca chose to support the Portuguese superstar: "Obviously, Cristiano should win this year's Ballon d'Or. We are not saying that Li has not performed well this year, but because he is too young. Apart from the La Liga champion,
In addition, he has never won a significant championship.
Cristiano has already proven himself on the field. He has won the Premier League championship, La Liga championship, and Champions League. He has won all these championships.
Although Li is talented, he is too young. Ronaldo was twenty years old when he won the World Footballer of the Year award, while Li is only nineteen years old now.
We don't think Lee should break Ronaldo's record as the youngest World Player of the Year."
AS reported: "Whether Cristiano wins this year's Ballon d'Or or Li wins this year's Ballon d'Or, it is a good thing for Madrid, which shows that Madrid has become the best star in the world.
A gathering place!
The performance of the two of them this year is obvious to all, and they are also the best stars this year!"
L'Equipe is the sponsor of the Ballon d'Or, and their views have an immeasurable influence on who wins the Ballon d'Or.
L'Equipe commented: "Lee is undoubtedly the biggest discovery in today's world football in recent years. With his emergence, superstars fell at his feet one after another.
He has had a 'magical' aura since he led the amateur team Santa Malaga to win the Copa del Rey, and then he led Malaga, which was in financial difficulties, to defeat Barcelona and Real Madrid and win the La Liga championship.
This feat is comparable to when Maradona led Naples to win the Serie A championship!
In last year's Champions League, although Malaga fell in the quarter-finals, Li's performance was obvious to all.
In the first year of entering the top league, he defeated the two best stars in today's world football. Not only did he help the team win the La Liga championship, but he also won the La Liga and Champions League golden boots. Such a great achievement had never been achieved before him.
People can do it.
Such an achievement is enough to make him the biggest favorite for this year's Golden Globe Award."
As a party involved, Li Chuanqi became the focus of many media interviews.
In an interview with the British Guardian, he said: "Of course I am eager to win the Ballon d'Or this year, because it is the highest personal honor, and I think almost all players are eager to win the Ballon d'Or.
As far as this year's performance is concerned, although I still have a lot to improve, I am still very satisfied with myself and I did everything I should do."
The reporter asked him what he would think if he did not win this year's Golden Globe Award.
"I don't have many ideas. It only means that what I did is not good enough. It only means that the players who won the Ballon d'Or performed better than me!"
The Guardian reported what Li Chuanqi said, which made the fans who supported him very happy. Some even shouted to Ronaldo: "Cristiano, do you think your performance this year is better than Li Chuanqi's?"
Some British tabloids reported that Real Madrid chairman Florentino made a lot of phone calls in order for Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or, asking those with voting rights to vote for the Portuguese superstar: "According to reliable sources,
Florentino himself or his cronies made hundreds of phone calls to people with the right to vote, with only one purpose: to persuade them to vote for Cristiano!
Therefore, the winner of the Ballon d'Or in recent years is not Li, the favorite, but Cristiano!"
The reporters immediately asked Florentino for confirmation.
The Real Madrid president flatly denied it: "People overestimate my influence. Do I have that much influence? If not, why should I do it?
If I have such a big influence, Cristiano could have won the Ballon d'Or in the past two years, why must he wait until this year?"
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On December 21st, the seventeenth round of La Liga began. Atletico Madrid took the lead and faced the twelfth-ranked Levante at home.
Simeone changed his usual approach and not only started Li Chuanqi, but also let him play the entire game.
In the ninety-minute game, Li Chuanqi shined and scored six goals!
When the game ended, the Calderon Stadium shouted: "Golden Globe! Golden Globe! Golden Globe!..."
The commentator of Madrid Sports Station sighed: "Atletico Madrid fans believe that Li should win the Ballon d'Or this year. If Li can win the Ballon d'Or, he will become the first star to win the Ballon d'Or in Atletico Madrid's history!"
Many Atletico Madrid fans said in interviews with the media: "We think Li should win this year's Ballon d'Or! Cristiano was at a disadvantage in several direct confrontations with him, not to mention Messi!"
"We hope that Lee can win this year's Ballon d'Or. Of course, he may not win it, but he is the Ballon d'Or winner in our hearts!"
"We are eager for the team to have a Ballon d'Or winner, but we also know that there are various surprises in the selection of the Ballon d'Or. For example, in the past two years, Messi won the Ballon d'Or without a championship title."
Atletico Madrid fans are still worried about whether Li Chuanqi can win the Ballon d'Or. After all, Messi's winning of the Ballon d'Or in the past two years is too surprising.
Who can guarantee that such an accident will not happen this year?
And they chose to believe the British tabloid reports that Florentino was using his influence to help Ronaldo win the Ballon d'Or.
