The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 246 Mr. Golden Ball!

On the whole, the Crown Prince of Qatar is quite satisfied with this visit to Inter Milan.

The team's current strength is still good, at least it continues its previous dominance in Italy.

Of course, there are many problems.

There is no own stadium, the average age of the players is too old and they are not enterprising enough and they need to be replaced in urgent need of replacement. The level of team doctors is questionable, the club facilities are complete but not advanced, and so on.

But these are all a piece of cake for Tamim. Can a problem that money can solve still be considered a problem?

On the contrary, he can also lower the price for these reasons and spend less money to acquire this "six-time crown".

After just a brief spin, he already had many plans in his mind to put his stamp on Inter Milan.

New stadium, new training base, new lineup, more honors...

"Do you want to call Leo over for a meeting?"

"It's not the right time yet, there will be opportunities."

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The characteristics of the top management of Qatar Sports Investment Fund are too obvious. Although this group of white-robed "tycoons" did not stay in Milan, they were still caught by the media.

As soon as the news that Moratti was about to sell Inter Milan to the Arabs came out, it immediately caused an uproar among the fans.

But after calming down, Nerazzurri's mood became very complicated.

Without precedent, there may only be opposition and disgust.

Because in Europe, whether it is a small team or a giant, it must be based on the local area, and it has been developed under the watch of generations of local people.

There may be highs and lows along the way, but the fans always support their team.

Some teams are born in small towns with only tens of thousands or even thousands of people.

Therefore, for fans, the club chairman can sell the team for various reasons, but it is best for "one of his own" to take over.

It’s best if they are fans of their own team. If that doesn’t work, they must be locals. To say the least, they must be foreigners.

In the past, capital from various countries poured into Premier League teams one after another. Whether it was Russian giant Roman Abramovich acquiring Chelsea or Glazer taking over Manchester United, they all triggered protests from fans.

And when the Asian consortium, which was completely different from Europeans in terms of race, beliefs, etc., also joined in, the fans slowly began to get used to it.

When there is news that a certain team may change its owner, the first thing that fans think of is not opposition, but hope that the new owner will be a "rich man", preferably an "oil dad".

The Abu Dhabi Group, a capital company from the United Arab Emirates, acquired Manchester City Club, which was still in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League at the time, from Thai tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra for just over two seasons.

Manchester City has undergone a transformation. This season, they are no longer satisfied with qualifying for the Champions League and have begun to attack the Premier League championship under the leadership of Mancini.

Where else would Manchester City fans have any objections and dissatisfaction?

Blue Moon's generous investment in the transfer market has filled fans of other teams with envy and jealousy.

Although they look down on local tycoons and talk about history at every turn, who doesn't want the team they support to have endless funds to continuously introduce big-name stars.

This is why this time when the media revealed that Inter Milan might be acquired by a Qatari consortium, Inter fans did not become too fierce.

With the precedent of Manchester City in front of them, the first question Nerazzurri raised was whether the Qatari consortium had money, how much money it had, and whether it would be willing to continue to invest like Abu Dhabi.

Of course, Moratti couldn't escape, so he had to come forward to be interviewed by reporters.

"I think everyone knows my feelings for Inter Milan, and there is no way I can decide to sell the club.

Nowadays, the value of players is getting higher and higher, and competition is becoming more and more fierce. Teams must continue to increase investment if they want to maintain their competitiveness.

But Inter Milan loses money every year in my hands. After so many years, I have already become unable to do what I want.

Instead of watching Inter Milan decline, it is better to find a new owner with more financial resources for Inter Milan while the team is still valuable.

Of course, I will still make a careful decision to sell Inter Milan to someone who can make it better. "

Moratti's sincere answer was also recognized by the Nerazzurri fans, and no one accused him of making such a choice.

So the next question is, will the Qatari consortium really become the new owner of Inter Milan?
  Will they really donate generously to help Inter Milan maintain top competitiveness instead of having ulterior motives?

Nobody knows.

On January 1, Inter Milan rushed to the away game amidst the hustle and bustle to usher in their game against Catania.

Although his teammates were in poor condition, the home team scored first.

But in the second half, Leo showed off his power and scored twice to help the Nerazzurri reverse the victory!

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Catania 2-1 in an away game and continued to lead the standings!
  The day after the game, Leo went to the Swiss capital accompanied by his agent.

The 2010 FIFA Awards Ceremony will be announced at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich!

The other awards are not important, the final winner of the Golden Globe Award is finally announced.

"nervous?"

Leo straightened the tie at his collar and shook his head firmly.

"I have confidence."

Raiola smiled. Leo has a high probability of becoming his second Mr. Ballon d'Or after Pavel Nedved.

The dazzling flash made Leo frown slightly, but he immediately adjusted it with a smile on his face.

A large number of media reporters had already gathered outside the venue, and more than 150 countries broadcast the awards ceremony.

In the 20th year of FIFA's award of Footballer of the Year and the 55th year of France Football's "Golden Ball Award", the two major awards were merged into the FIFA Ballon d'Or Award.

In the selection of the new FIFA Ballon d'Or, the judges of the two previous awards are all qualified.

The national team's head coach, captain and "France Football" designated media reporters each account for one-third of the weight.

In the past, in some remote and poor third world countries, they had no chance to see European leagues, let alone the Champions League.

Therefore, Messi is indeed more famous than Leo among them. This is a fact.

But this year is different. As long as you don't watch football or the World Cup at all, it's obviously impossible not to know Leo.

Messi, who had no presence in the World Cup, simply cannot be compared with Leo, the core of the championship.

Unless all the voters are national team coaches and captains from Mauritius, Aruba, and Barbados who may not even have TV, there shouldn't be much suspense about Leo's award.

Italian media such as Gazzetta dello Sport and Sky Sports Italy have been building momentum for Leo some time ago.

There is no need to brag too much, just show Leo's actual data this year, scoring so many goals, assisting so many times, and having these championship trophies, they are all real.

In Leo's video collection, he is even more capable.

Breakthroughs, long passes, and wonderful goals in offense, and tackles and steals in defense, it seems that there is nothing he can't do.

Such an all-around midfielder with explosive statistics and a lot of championships, who would give the Ballon d'Or to him if not him?
  Even the Spanish media, which has always been sour, had to hold its nose and admit that Leo was indeed outstanding for the sake of its own credibility.

Otherwise, they are just telling lies with their eyes open.

Leo and the others came from Milan and were relatively close, so they arrived relatively early.

Soon candidates for other awards arrived one after another. Regardless of whether they recognized them or not, Leo smiled at them.

"Why hasn't Mourinho come yet? Doesn't he have an award for the best coach?"

I looked around and saw that the Portuguese hadn't arrived yet.

It's been a long time since we last met, and Leo originally wanted to wait to have a chat with him before the award ceremony officially started. At 7pm local time in Switzerland, the award ceremony officially started.

Of course, the grand awards ceremony is not just about awarding a Golden Globe Award. The first is the announcement of the best team.

Award guest Van Basten came to the stage, opened the envelope in his hand, and read out the names of eleven players in turn.

The best goalkeeper Buffon, the best defenders Lahm, Chiellini, Lucio and Maicon, the best midfielders Leo, Pirlo, Zanetti, the best forwards Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Milito.

This best lineup... It's hard to describe in one sentence, so Leo didn't bother to complain, so let's continue reading.

Then the Haitian U17 women's football team won the Fair Play Award for their bravery in the face of the January 2010 earthquake.

Their head coach unfortunately died in the earthquake, but the girls remained strong and participated in the U17 World Youth Championship qualifiers.

When the representatives of the Haitian U17 women's football team came to the stage to receive the award, they won applause from the audience.

Then German coach Ned won the best women's football coach award.

It was soon time to award the best men's football coach, and Mourinho was belatedly arriving.

Mourinho's originally planned flight was delayed for some reason, and he had just gotten off the plane when the awards ceremony began at seven o'clock.

Fortunately, he caught up quickly and slowly. The Portuguese will compete with Lippi and Guardiola, the head coach of the World Cup champion Italian team, for the best coach award.

Of course, Gua Tu is here to accompany him. His results last year were completely uncompetitive in front of the Triple Crown and World Cup winning coach.

No one was surprised that Mourinho deservedly won the best coach.

Ned, who had just won the best women's football coach, presented the award to Mourinho and took the trophy from the opponent's hand. The Portuguese smiled brightly.

“I am very proud to receive this honor, and I would like to thank the organizing committee and all the judges who voted for me.

This trophy is not just for me, my team has done a lot of work, and I want to thank them for their efforts.

Thank you Moratti for asking me to coach Inter Milan and for giving me great trust.

Thanks to all Inter Milan players and staff, every championship trophy is inseparable from their efforts.

Thanks to Leo, without him we might not have won the Triple Crown. "

The camera was focused on Leo, and the young man smiled shyly.

This is Leo's personality. Some people like Cristiano Ronaldo's arrogance, while others like Messi's shyness and restraint.

In fact, who knows what their real personalities are like, and whether what they show is staged.

Leo was ready to combine the characteristics of the two of them, being shy when he should be shy and arrogant when he should be arrogant.

“I would also like to thank all the fans for supporting me.

Finally I want to thank my family, I love you! "

Mourinho has never regretted his decision to leave Inter Milan to coach Real Madrid.

But unlike when he was at Inter Milan, where the players trusted him and the fans loved him, Real Madrid's players have great tempers and the fans are even more picky.

After the previous 0-5 defeat in the El Clasico, doubts about him have never disappeared.

Mourinho knew that the pressure of coaching the Galacticos was very high, but he did not expect it to be so great.

Today's FIFA Best Coach trophy is a recognition of his Inter Milan days, and it also makes him feel a little emotional.

Mourinho saw Leo who was smiling and applauding him in the audience, and his eyes suddenly became moist for some reason.

After stepping off the stage and returning to his seat, the Portuguese secretly wiped away tears until the next award began to be awarded.

Then came the FIFA President's Award, and Leo didn't quite understand what it was.

Former South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tutu received the award for his active support of the World Cup in South Africa and his commitment to using football to improve community life.

The next award is finally related to Leo, the Puskas Award is the award for the best goal of the year.

Leo scored a stunning lob in the 5-1 win over Barcelona in the Champions League.

There is no doubt that this goal is unparalleled among the top ten goals in terms of difficulty, enjoyment and level of competition.

FIFA's arrangement is also very interesting. The guest presenting the award is actually Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdes.

The result was obvious. It didn't surprise anyone. Leo's "flying kick" won the best goal award!

Leo smiled and took the trophy from Valdes.

"I know why the presenter is Valdez. Half of the credit for my award is yours."

As he spoke, Leo waved the trophy in his hand to Valdes, and the Barcelona goalkeeper waved his hand with a wry smile.

Without saying too much nonsense, Leo ended his brief speech and stepped off the stage. He thought he would go on stage later, so what was the rush?

By this time, the awards ceremony was coming to an end, and only the last two awards were left to be awarded.

Marta, captain of the Brazilian women's football team, was elected Miss World Football for the fifth time!
  Her vote rate of 38.20% is much higher than the combined vote rates of her two competitors, German players Prinz and Bairamai!
  Finally, the highlight of tonight, the first FIFA Ballon d'Or Award after the merger of World Footballer and Ballon d'Or is about to be born!

"France Football" CEO Molinier and Mourinho, who had just won the best coach, took the stage together.

Seeing this combination of award-giving guests, Leo felt that there seemed to be no suspense.

Mourinho, who was the guest of honor, opened the golden envelope and read out the name.

"The winner of the first FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 is - Leo!"

The audience burst into applause! Leo deserves it!
  Leo stood up, slowly but firmly, and climbed onto the podium under the watchful eyes of the audience.

First he shook hands with Molinier, and then gave Mourinho a hug.

"Congratulations! You deserve it!"

The presenter handed the trophy to Leo and left, leaving the stage to the new Mr. Golden Ball, the best player in the world, Leo!
  “I’m extremely excited at this moment.

Winning the Ballon d'Or has been my dream since the day I started playing football.

I have dreamed of being on such a podium more than once.

And today, my dream came true! "

Leo held the Golden Ball trophy high, enjoying the applause of the audience, and tears fell unknowingly.

"Thank you CCTV! Thank you MTV!"

Um, that's wrong. It's a mistake. Let's start again.

“Thank you to FIFA and France Football, to all the judges who voted for me, to my parents, to everyone at the club and national team, and to everyone who supports me!

I did it!

I think the Golden Ball is not only an honor, but also an incentive and encouragement for me to continue moving forward.

I know I'm still young and there's still room for improvement.

After winning the award, I don’t think I will be proud and complacent. Instead, I will use this as motivation to perform even better to repay everyone’s recognition of me! "

　Thanks to book friend 20220307215435766 for the reward! Thanks for the support!

　　I went to the hospital today, that’s all for this chapter, please forgive me.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)