At the end of November, Qin Xiong, Sylvia and Freddy took a plane to Paris, France.
On the night of the 28th, the 2005 Ballon d 'Or award ceremony would be held in Paris, France.
They arrived in Paris one night in advance. The next day in the hotel, Sylvia changed into an elegant and slim evening gown. She stood in front of Qin Xiong and carefully put on his tie. Tonight, Qin Xiong would attend the Ballon d 'Or award ceremony with her.
Although Freddy would also go, he would not enter the venue with Qin Xiong.
Perhaps it was because there were more topics surrounding Qin Xiong recently. To the outside world, Qin Xiong's contract renewal negotiations with Arsenal were not going well. Freddy had been described by Fleet Street as a "greedy vampire."
After Sylvia tidied up Qin Xiong's clothes, she looked him up and down with satisfaction. Then, she tiptoed and kissed Qin Xiong on the lips. Qin Xiong naturally put his arms around her waist, intending to linger for a longer time. Sylvia pushed him away with a smile and said, "Don't mess up your clothes again."
Qin Xiong did not continue willfully. He left the hotel with Sylvia and got into a high-end car to head to the award ceremony.
This year's Ballon d 'Or award ceremony was a special one. It was the 50th Ballon d' Or!
For this special 50th year, France Football specially listed 50 candidates for the Ballon d 'Or.
This caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the outside media. They thought that this approach would not make the Ballon d 'Or special, but would be suspected of making up the numbers.
For example, in this list of 50 people, there was Robinho, who had just arrived in Europe for two months. Why was he selected? Could Garcia, who played for Liverpool, be selected just because of a few wonderful goals in the Champions League? His performance in the English Premier League was not outstanding. Voices of doubt rose one after another.
In any case, the Ballon d 'Or organizers wanted to make the ceremony grand and attract attention. Their goal was achieved.
Tonight's Golden Globe Awards ceremony would be broadcasted live. CHANL + had bought the rights to the live broadcast, and even the primetime news had to give way.
Moreover, they made the Golden Globe Awards ceremony look like an Oscar ceremony.
When Qin Xiong and Sylvia arrived at the venue, they got out of the car and were about to walk the red carpet.
There were countless sports reporters from various countries taking pictures on both sides. Qin Xiong held Sylvia's hand and waved to the reporters with a smile.
Of course, he had been selected as one of the 50 nominees for the annual Golden Ball Awards, and he was considered by the media to be the favorite to win the award.
However, he was not the real favorite. Players like Ronaldo, Kaka, Gerard, Lampard, Henry, Andriy Shevchenko, and others were all popular candidates for the Ballon d 'Or. However, there was only one real popular candidate: Ronaldinho!
Qin Xiong, who was ranked eighth in the Ballon d 'Or last year, did not care about his ranking this year. Qin Xiong just wanted to feel the atmosphere and support his teammate Henry. Henry was more popular than him. After all, between Europe's King of Assists and Europe's King of Shooters, people preferred the latter.
Walking into the venue, Qin Xiong saw many current star players. Real Madrid's group of superstars, Barcelona's attack group, Chelsea's stars, AC Milan's stars, and so on.
Because Qin Xiong was selected, China certainly sent reporters to the scene to report.
Huang Jianxiang took the initiative to ask for an interview with Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong readily agreed.
"Hello, Qin Xiong. I'm interviewing you on behalf of China's CCTV Sports. Is this your first time at the Ballon d 'Or awards ceremony?"
Qin Xiong smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's my first time."
"Why didn't you come last year? You were eighth in the Ballon d 'Or last year. "
"Because I definitely couldn't win the award last year. Plus, it's my first year in the English Premier League. I need to put all my energy into adapting to the English Premier League."
Qin Xiong shrugged his shoulders and calmly stated the reason.
Huang Jianxiang chuckled and continued to ask, "Since you're here this year, does it mean that you think you have a chance to win the award?"
Qin Xiong shook his head and said, "It's definitely impossible to get first place, but maybe I can get into the top three. I'm not saying it's absolute. There's always a chance, just like many of the current star players who came here. They also have a chance. Plus, this year is the 50th anniversary of the Ballon d 'Or. If I refuse the invitation to the Ballon d' Or, I may offend the organizers. "
"That's right. You should come to this kind of occasion if you have the chance. There are so many star players here, and you're a star player now. This is the world of star players. There's nothing wrong with coming to take a look. By the way, do you know the statistics of your goals and assists in various competitions this year? "
Qin Xiong's eyes turned as if he was thinking. Finally, he shook his head. He did not care too much about these things because the statistics were relatively vague. Just like when he slaughtered Everton in a game, a victory was a victory. The number of goals scored and the number of assists were far less important than the significance of the victory.
This might be the reason why he was a team player since he was a child. If he paid too much attention to personal statistics, he would definitely deliberately try to refresh or break his own record. But this was likely to make him a selfish player.
When Huang Jianxiang saw that Qin Xiong did not speak, he smiled and said, "According to our statistics, as of this month, you have scored 29 goals and 41 assists this year in the Premier League, England's cup competitions, and national team competitions. That is to say, in 11 months, you have created 70 goals."
Qin Xiong still did not speak. He looked at Huang Jianxiang with a smile and did not speak.
He did not know what the significance of these statistics was.
It would not make him more dazzling than those superstars.
It really would not.
Because Arsenal's structure had not reached the level of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and AC Milan.
Just like Henry's goals and assists in a season were often shocking. And then?
People would still say that Henry did not lead Arsenal to win the Champions League, so he could not compete for the Ballon d 'Or.
Sometimes, it was not about individual performance, but about what stage you performed on!
The World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the Champions League final were the stages that could easily raise people's impressions.
The Premier League?
Whether the Premier League was the best league in the world was still up for debate.
Huang Jianxiang did not have any extra questions to ask. After all, Qin Xiong came to attend the award ceremony, not for a personal interview.
Before Qin Xiong left, Huang Jianxiang took a photo with Qin Xiong, and then took a photo of Qin Xiong and Sylvia in a white evening gown.
Seeing that it was almost time, Qin Xiong and Sylvia walked into the venue of the award ceremony. His seat was closer to the front, and Henry sat next to him.
Nearby, Qin Xiong saw a lot of superstar players in European football. Finally, his eyes locked on a Brazilian player with a ponytail.
The buck-toothed Brazilian player did not see Qin Xiong because Qin Xiong could only see his silhouette and back from the side. Qin Xiong took a deep breath, and an inexplicable fighting spirit rose in his heart.
What he saw was the man who was closest to the throne of football king in this era on the planet!
Ronaldinho!
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