Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 90: European Golden Boy Award (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 90 European Golden Boy Award (first update guaranteed)

When Chen Yingxiong was still on the plane flying back to Naples from Lyon, he was collectively teased by his teammates.

When they saw Chen Yingxiong, they shouted: "Antonella Canali! Antonella Canali! Antonella Canali!"

This woman once said publicly before the game that if Naples could return from the away game with a win, she would be Chen Yingxiong's trophy and let her do whatever she wanted. Think about it, a delicate beauty lying on the bed at your disposal... What a blood-curdling scene it would be!

They are all making noise.

"Hey, hero, what are you going to do with your loot?" Another teammate asked.

Chen Yingxiong shook his head: "I didn't think about it!"

There was a burst of laughter in the cabin.

He really didn't think about it. When he heard the news before the game, he was quite shocked. But he always felt that this couldn't be true, because...well, even if foreign girls were open again, they couldn't be open to this extent, right?

Now that Naples has really won the game, will the beauty who is a household name in the province of Naples really fulfill her promise to be his trophy and let him do whatever he wants?

To be honest, when he thought of this, Chen Yingxiong was still looking forward to it...

After all, the other party is a beautiful woman!

Although Chen Yingxiong doesn't often watch TV, Canali is really very popular in the Naples area. There are advertising posters endorsed by her on the streets, and her sexy photos are often featured in magazines and newspapers. She is the star of many Naples. The new goddess in people's minds.

Now that this goddess has become his trophy, just thinking about it can make people have a physiological reaction...

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After getting off the plane, Chen Yingxiong received a call, but it was not from the goddess of Naples, but from his agent Dracula.

"I have good news for you, hero."

"What good news? Have you signed any endorsements for me?"

"No, this time has nothing to do with endorsements, but with awards."

"I won the award? It's impossible. I don't get the World Footballer or the European Golden Globe Award." Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised.

Just after the Champions League, the major awards in world football were released one after another, and various awards events were concentrated. This is the top event in world football in December.

In the World Footballer award, Chen Yingxiong once entered the 50-person candidate list, but in the end he was dropped. After all, apart from being young and scoring goals, he has no other achievements worth showing off. He has not even won the championship. None. It is not easy to be among the top fifty candidates.

However, world football experts are very optimistic about Chen Yingxiong's future. As long as he can continue this development curve, he will definitely stand on that stage in the future.

After all, forwards who can score goals are always more likely to win awards than those in other positions. In non-competition years, as long as you score enough goals, a forward can win the title of World Footballer, even if you have never won a championship... In fact, even in the World Cup years, as long as you can score goals and are famous enough, even if you have not won a championship... Even if you don't win the World Cup, it's enough for you to win the Ballon d'Or.

In the selection of World Footballer, Chen Yingxiong was only shortlisted in the top fifty. He did make it into the top 20 in the selection of the European Ballon d'Or, but he still missed out on this historic award due to a lack of convincing enough performance. The difference in qualifying rankings is caused by the different selection mechanisms of the two awards.

The World Footballer of the Year is voted for by the head coaches and captains of national teams around the world, but due to the different levels of football development in each country, their expertise is also uneven. The head coaches and captains of strong European teams obviously have more say in who is the best in world football, but what professional qualities do you expect from national team coaches like Tonga? You can only vote based on reputation. The name that the media hypes the most and is the most familiar to them is naturally the best in the world. Chen Yingxiong is still just an unknown player in world football. Many people have never heard of his name, so he did not even make the top 20 in the World Footballer selection.

The European Ballon d'Or is voted for by senior sports media reporters from the 52 UEFA member states and the French "L'Equipe" magazine. As a football reporter, of course, you are more professional than those national team coaches and captains. They are much higher, and the selection criteria are by no means just fame. From a professional perspective, they analyzed that Chen Yingxiong clearly had more development potential in their eyes, so he was ranked in the top twenty. But it only has potential, so it only makes it into the top twenty.

"Not the World Footballer, nor the European Ballon d'Or, but... the European Golden Boy."

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment and patted his forehead. He remembered that this was an award that he had deeply resented.

The European Golden Boy Award is awarded only to players aged 21 and under who play for European clubs. Founded in 2003 by Tuttosport, it sends votes to more than 30 well-known European sports media every year. The European Golden Boy Award is the most authoritative young player selection award in European football. The winner can even be called the "Young Footballer", representing the future of football. Almost all the candidates elected in the first five terms have grown into first-class stars and even superstars in today's world football.

Van der Vaart, Rooney, Messi, Fabregas, Aguero and Anderson are all past winners.

But when it comes to the European Golden Boy Award, Chen Yingxiong becomes angry.

Why?

Just because he should have won the award last year, not Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson...

His performance in the first half of last year was simply brilliant. Not only did he help Zenit St. Petersburg win the UEFA Cup, he also became the best goalscorer since the UEFA Cup was restructured. At the same time, he also won the Russian Super League in only eleven rounds of the league. Top scorer, with such performance, everyone thinks that he must be the winner of the 2008 European Golden Boy Award.

Unexpectedly, his performance plummeted after moving to Naples in the second half of the year. Troubled by the new environment and new tactics, his performance was unsatisfactory.

This has also greatly damaged his image in the eyes of the judges. Some media even think that Chen Yingxiong is a shooting star who was able to dominate for a while in the low-level leagues when no one else knew him, and then reached the top league in Europe. If you come here, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it.

Therefore, the European Golden Boy Award that session was given to Manchester United's Anderson.

But Anderson's performance is far inferior to that of Chen Yingxiong. He just joined Manchester United at a high price and attracted a lot of people's attention.

So this made Chen Yingxiong very angry. He feels that his performance in the first half is enough to win the European Golden Boy Award. For a young player, it is understandable and normal for the Golden Boy Award to have ups and downs in performance. It is necessary to be so strict with the performance throughout the year. ?

He is very aware of the weight of the European Golden Boy Award. Any player who wins this award will embark on a prosperous road in the future. He also wants to use a prize to prove his ability and show off...

But it is a pity that he missed this award last year.

This year, it was finally given to him. Because his performance was impossible to ignore - he suddenly broke out in the first half of the year and scored 21 goals in the second half of the season. While helping Naples qualify for the Champions League, he also won the top scorer in Serie A. He defeated But a superstar like Ibrahimovic has been famous for a long time!

Although his performance in the second half of the year was slightly worse than the craziness of the first half, it was still outstanding - he is still the first scorer in the Champions League and second in the Serie A scorer list. What he calls "slightly worse" is compared with his own craziness in the first half of the year. Looking at his peers in European football, he is still a leader.

His outstanding performance throughout the year enabled him to successfully win the European Golden Boy Award selected by more than 30 senior European sports media.

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Winning the European Golden Boy Award, although it is long overdue, but... this is always good news.

After hanging up the phone from Dracula, Chen Yingxiong thought.

The phone rang again.

This time it was an unknown number.

The sound after picking it up is quite nice.

"Hello, my hero."

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment. Who is this with such a bold name?

"Uh, I'm sorry I don't have your name. Who are you?"

"I'm your prize, sweetheart!"

The voice was so sweet that Chen Yingxiong's knees softened when he was walking, and he almost staggered...

Chen Yingxiong regained his footing under the strange looks of his teammates. He knew who the caller was.

Happy laughter sounded from the other side: "Hahaha! Do you know who I am now, hero?"

The voice has returned to normal. It seems that he was deliberately teasing him just now...

"Hello, it's an honor to meet you, Miss Canali."

"Congratulations on winning the European Golden Boy Award, hero!"

Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised: "Has it been reported in the media?" He wondered if he should buy a newspaper to see what the media said about him winning the European Golden Boy Award.

Kanali said: "There is no news in the media yet, but I think I am happy. As for how I know... you know, I have always been interested in you, and I happen to have friends in the media, so... …”

Chen Yingxiong understood that he had heard about it in advance from someone who knew the inside story.

"So to congratulate you on winning the European Golden Boy Award, shouldn't we celebrate together?"

coming!

Chen Yingxiong's heart skipped a beat. He was still wondering whether the other party would fulfill what she said before, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so proactive.

This made him a little confused about what to do.

Seeing that Chen Yingxiong didn't answer, Canali chuckled: "I have always heard that Yingxiong is a master of love. Why is it different from what I have heard?"

This is a provocation method, but it is quite effective. Because Chen Yingxiong thought to himself, she is just a woman. No matter how powerful she is, she will only eat herself. What is there to be afraid of? And having said that, it’s not certain who ate whom…

"Just kidding, I just uh... tell me a time."

Chen Yingxiong wouldn't be so stupid if he didn't fall in love with a girl. Since the other party took the initiative to invite him, he had no reason to shrink his eggs.