Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

As November arrives, the annual Golden Globe Awards selection process is also drawing to a close.

Just like in previous years, the top contenders this year are almost unchanged, and even their order hasn't changed much.

Lin Feng, who led his team to defend their Champions League title, remains the top favorite for the Ballon d'Or.

However, compared to previous years, this year's Golden Globe Awards are somewhat more unpredictable.

Lin Feng's performance was certainly outstanding, but Messi's statistics last year should not be underestimated.

On an individual level, Messi won last year's European Golden Boot award.

In terms of team honors, Messi not only led his team to snatch the La Liga title from Real Madrid, but also won the Copa del Rey.

With two trophies and the European Golden Boot in hand, Messi certainly seems capable of challenging Lin Feng.

Considering that Lin Feng has already won two Ballon d'Or awards, if he can defend his title this year, he will equal Platini's record and become the second person to achieve this feat.

However, awarding the Ballon d'Or, the highest individual honor in football, to the same player repeatedly can lead to visual fatigue and a lack of novelty.

Furthermore, the record holder, Platini, is now the president of UEFA, and he himself is a Juventus legend who doesn't get along with Inter Milan players like Lin Feng. He has also publicly expressed his admiration for Messi.

Therefore, there are rumors that Lin Feng may not win this year's Globe Award.

When these rumors first surfaced, Lin Feng himself didn't pay much attention, but his agent, Mendes, took them very seriously.

He made a special trip to Madrid to discuss this matter with Lin Feng.
"I had the news that Platini might interfere with the Ballon d'Or selection leaked!"

Mendes's opening remarks startled Lin Feng.

"The purpose of doing this is to expose any possible underhanded dealings to the public, putting him under immense public pressure and preventing him from acting recklessly!"

"While it's uncertain whether he'll actually do it, we can't gamble. The Ballon d'Or is incredibly important to you; winning it would solidify your place in football history!"

Lin Feng is Mendes's number one star, and a superstar who could potentially be crowned the greatest player of all time. Therefore, Mendes takes matters related to Lin Feng very seriously.

Platini is French, and the media that selects the Ballon d'Or is also French. If he really wanted to manipulate the results behind the scenes, it would indeed be very disadvantageous for Lin Feng.

Putting everything else aside, given his connections in the football world, it would be easy for him to persuade some media outlets to vote for Messi.

"But don't worry, we've already made preparations. A few months ago, when we were working on the Laureus Awards, I discussed with Real Madrid and several sponsors how to generate buzz for you. We also communicated with FIFA afterwards."

President Blatter has high hopes for you, and football associations with good relations with FIFA shouldn't be easily swayed by Platini.

The Golden Globe Award is not something that can be won by whoever performs the best.

If it were really that simple, there wouldn't be so much controversy.

To win the Ballon d'Or, besides having exceptional skills, impressive statistics, and accolades, one also needs a strong network of connections and influence.

Lin Feng has the backing of Real Madrid, a major club, and is also sponsored by Nike, a sports giant. His own honors and statistics are also very impressive.

If it weren't for Platini's unexpected incident, he would have had a more than 90% chance of winning this year's Ballon d'Or.

But after this incident, things are no longer certain. Now it seems that his chances of winning the Globe Award are only about 60%.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Seeing how much the other party valued this matter, Lin Feng felt relieved, but he also needed to show his own attitude.

"You don't need to do anything. Just be your best on the field, play your best, and if necessary, rack up some stats. That's better than anything else!"

Reporters participating in the Golden Globe Awards also have to consider the impact of public opinion; the more explosive Lin Feng's performance, the greater the pressure on them to vote.

Even if you don't vote for Lin Feng in the first place, he should still get at least one vote in the top three, right?

If Lin Feng's explosive performance doesn't secure him a top-three finish, then fans will suspect that the reporter has been bribed.

"Oh, by the way, besides that, you should be more friendly to reporters lately, take on more interviews, and improve your public image."

We'll arrange an exclusive interview with the BBC for you soon, and we'll try to get you the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in December.

There are currently three most prestigious individual awards in sports:

These are the Laureus Award, the Ballon d'Or, and the FIFA Best Player (World Player of the Year).

Lin Feng has won both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards twice in a row.

But he has always had bad luck with the Laureus Awards.

In 2008, before signing with Nike and without the help of big capital, Lin Feng lost to tennis prince Federer at a significant disadvantage.

In 2009, Lin Feng led his team to defend their Champions League title and also won the Olympic gold medal the previous year. Logically speaking, he had enough team honors and individual honors.

But he was unlucky and encountered the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

With his three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics and his incredible three world record breaks, Bolt overpowered competitors such as Lin Feng and Phelps to claim the top spot.

There's really no way to deal with this kind of extraterrestrial demon; no one can do anything against it.

Football has a great influence, but the 100-meter sprint has an even greater influence and a stronger visual impact. Most importantly, Bolt's record is simply insane.

Having failed to win the Laureus World Award for two consecutive years, Lin Feng has given up hope of winning it next year.

I don't care who it is, I'll give it to them or not!
These past few years have been Bolt's dominant period, and he will break all the records in the 100m and 200m one after another!

Competing against such a monster for the Laureus Award, the chances of winning are really slim.

But Mendes and Nike haven't given up yet.

Next year is the World Cup year, and the world's attention will be drawn to football, which will be a great advantage for football players.

If Lin Feng performs consistently and leads his team to a breakthrough in next year's World Cup, his chances are still very good.

……

Actually, it's not just Lin Feng's team that's building momentum for him; Messi's team is doing the same.

As the most famous player under Adidas, Messi has received a lot of attention and promotion from the company.

Although he and Lin Feng are considered the two greatest players of their generation, Messi has yet to win the Ballon d'Or, and he still lacks in terms of individual honors.

This is Messi's biggest weakness at present, which is why he has always been overshadowed by Lin Feng in their competition.

Adidas was completely outmatched by Nike in basketball, and they didn't want to be suppressed in their core business of football as well. So after Lin Feng signed with Nike, Adidas poured all its resources into supporting Messi, aiming to make him the number one player in the world of football.

With the support of their sponsors and teams, the two players are once again neck and neck in the league and the Champions League.

In the ninth round of the league, Real Madrid will host Getafe.

Despite having a player sent off with a red card in the first half, Real Madrid managed to win against a numerical disadvantage thanks to Lin Feng's brace, securing their ninth consecutive victory.

Meanwhile, Barcelona, ​​also playing at home, thrashed Zaragoza 6-1 thanks to Messi's four goals.

By the ninth round, the two had scored 10 and 9 goals respectively in the league, more than the entire team of many other teams, and their efficiency of 1 goal per game was also terrifying.

However, it is worth mentioning that this season, with the addition of Ronaldo, the La Liga top scorer list is no longer a two-horse race between Lin Feng and Messi.

By the ninth round, Cristiano Ronaldo had also scored 10 goals, tying Lin Feng for the top spot on the La Liga top scorer list, while Messi was in third place, just one goal behind.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a lot of goals this season, it's strange that since he joined Real Madrid, no one has compared him to Lin Feng and Messi.

Perhaps this is the price of actively banding together for warmth!
After the league match, the entire Real Madrid team departed for Milan to prepare for the second leg of their match against AC Milan.

Two and a half years later, I returned to Milan.

For Lin Feng, it was a very strange feeling.

Everything here seems unchanged since he left, yet there's an added sense of alienation.

However, he was comforted by the fact that his former teammates and fans remained very friendly towards him.

When the plane landed, thousands of Inter Milan fans gathered inside and outside the airport, braving the drizzle to come and greet it.

They wore the number 8 jersey that Lin Feng wore during his time at Inter Milan, held up posters of him from his Inter Milan days, and sang the Lin Song that they had sung at the San Siro stadium two years ago.

This scene was incredibly moving; not only Lin Feng, but even his Real Madrid teammates cast envious glances at him.

"Your fans are so good to you!"

Alonso put his hand on Lin Feng's shoulder and said in an envious tone.

The other teammates, including Ronaldo, nodded silently upon hearing this.
"Inter Milan fans are so kind. Even after all this time, they still remember you fondly. Unlike me, who was only away for the first season and was met with boos and rotten eggs when I faced my old club!"

Ramos's self-deprecating humor amused everyone, and Lin Feng couldn't help but chuckle as well.

"Your situation is a bit different from mine. You transferred within the same league, and every time you met your former club, you would stab them in the back. But after I left Inter Milan, I never stabbed my former club in the back on the field!"

He was lucky, too, because he hadn't faced Inter Milan in the Champions League for several years, which saved him from the dilemma of being caught between two teams.

Of course, besides good luck, the fact that they didn't meet him is also largely due to the fact that Inter Milan's strength declined too quickly after he left.

Given Inter Milan's performance this season, it's hard to say whether we'll even see them in the Champions League next season.

Lin Feng was very grateful to the fans for coming to support him and took some time to fulfill their requests for autographs and photos.

"Lin, keep it up and play well, beat Milan to a pulp!"

"Yes, don't hold back, just like back when we were at Inter Milan, beat them to a pulp!"

"If we ever have the chance to meet Juventus in the Champions League, don't hold back! Beat them to a pulp and avenge us!"

He was worried that fans would bring up the transfer incident from back then, but to his heart's relief, no one brought it up and instead cheered him on.

Almost all the Serie A teams that qualify for the Champions League are Inter Milan's rivals.

So as long as they don't face Inter Milan on the field, Inter Milan fans will firmly stand by Lin Feng's side!

……

On the day the match began, the San Siro stadium was packed with fans wearing Inter Milan jerseys.

The cameras swept over them and noticed that they were all wearing the same number 8 jersey.

"These must all be former fans of Lin Feng. Even though Lin Feng has left Inter Milan, these fans still haven't forgotten him!"

Inside the studio, several commentators were also moved after witnessing this scene.

Having witnessed too many stories of players and clubs turning against each other, seeing Lin Feng's harmonious return home is actually a bit unsettling.

"Coach Xu, who do you think will win this match?"

"Hehe, just call me Xiao Xu. Analyzing the lineups, I think Real Madrid has the advantage, but AC Milan has the upper hand in recent head-to-head records. Plus, this is their home game, so the outcome of the match is really hard to predict!"

Although Xu Yang is a newcomer to the commentary world, his background as a professional player gives him unique insights when analyzing matches. Therefore, when he partners with He Wei, he is usually the one who provides professional technical analysis.

Because of Lin Feng, domestic fans and commentators are quite familiar with Real Madrid's lineup and the individual abilities and characteristics of its players, but they are not so familiar with AC Milan, which they haven't paid much attention to for more than two seasons.

Compared to the AC Milan team of two and a half years ago, the current AC Milan team has undergone significant changes in many positions.

Logically speaking, with an aging squad and having lost their core players and legendary coach, they shouldn't be a match for Real Madrid.

But in the last match, Real Madrid suffered a shock defeat at home, much to everyone's surprise.

Although Real Madrid's defeat in that match was largely due to Mourinho's rotation policy.

However, it is an undeniable fact that AC Milan's strength has been underestimated.

Although Kaka left, the addition of newcomer Pato effectively filled the void left by Kaka's departure.

With veterans like Pirlo and Ronaldinho occasionally putting on exceptional performances, this AC Milan team doesn't seem as bad as it appears.

However, once the match started, Real Madrid quickly proved to the outside world with their formidable strength that the previous loss was just an accident!
Just three minutes into the game, Lin Feng broke through AC Milan's defense with a highly penetrating through ball, assisting Ronaldo to score.

Ten minutes later, Ronaldo returned the favor, dribbling down the wing into the penalty area before passing the ball back to Lin Feng, who scored again.

In the 25th minute, Real Madrid took a corner kick.

Lin Feng, who rarely participates in aerial duels in the penalty area, suddenly surged forward after his teammate kicked the ball out, overpowering the AC Milan defender and leaping high to send the ball into the opponent's goal once again.

Before the first half was even over, Real Madrid, with their full attacking power, had already crushed their opponents!

For the first time, Serie A fans directly experienced just how formidable the defending champions, boasting two superstars, truly are! (End of Chapter)