Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 579: The 41-year-old Golden Globe winner, the cleansing and infusion of extraordinary power?

"2019 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner..."

"Tang Ye!"

Snap, snap, snap, snap!

Wow!!!

Applause resounded throughout the Châteauneuf-du-Champaign opera house, accompanied by cheers from several Manchester United teammates.

The camera pans across to the first row, where Tang Ye, sitting next to Cristiano Ronaldo, is the winner of the 2019 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

This is Manchester United's second Ballon d'Or since Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2008, and it is also the first Ballon d'Or in history for a Chinese player.

Yes, it's also the first in Asia.

Tang Ye broke his own record as the best Asian player in Ballon d'Or history (second place).

It's even better than second place, so what is it?
That's number one!

The winner!
Clap clap clap!

Clap clap clap clap!
Amid applause, Tang Ye stood up and bowed to each of the guests behind him.

"Yes, Cristiano."

"Leo"

Tang Ye hugged Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi in turn, and also hugged Rodri and De Jong, who stood up in the second row.

Congratulations!

Messi patted Tang Ye on the shoulder, and the latter straightened his clothes and slowly walked towards the stage.

The camera followed the movement slowly, and just as Tang Ye walked towards the podium, the red flames on the big screen burned even more fiercely.

Manchester United

【China】

Manchester United

【…】

The logos of clubs and national teams appeared repeatedly on the screen.

The applause lasted for about half a minute before Tang Ye finally stood in front of the trophy.

"Congratulations, Tom!"

Tang Ye kissed the host Sandy on both cheeks, and then hugged Drogba behind Sandy.

"If I were still in the Premier League right now, my biggest desire would be to play for Manchester United."

Drogba joked, "But I know I'm very likely to lose because I'm facing the Ballon d'Or winner."

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye and Drogba embraced again.

In the corner of the camera's view, Modric, dressed in a black suit, slowly walked out.

This is the previous year's Golden Globe winner, and now he needs to present the award to Tang Ye.

Witness history!!!

【6666666】

[I said it before, the Golden Globe Awards are the fairest, and I won't accept any arguments against it!]

[This time he truly is the king of football]

As it turns out, CCTV5's decision to broadcast the Ballon d'Or ceremony live was the right one; the viewership for those few tens of minutes alone surpassed that of the Champions League group stage matches.

The first Asian to win the Golden Globe Award.

A true witness to history!

The host stepped back, and Modric raised the Golden Globe trophy on the stage, showing it to the guests before walking over to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, his heart was pounding wildly.

Since winning the Golden Boy award in 2016, he has seen the Golden Globe trophy every year for the next three years.

The same principle applies: Tang Ye only experiences the greatest joy after receiving the trophy.

Tang Ye had always firmly believed in this statement, and now he was about to accept this joy.

Modric and Tang Ye shook hands, and the Ballon d'Or trophy officially came into Tang Ye's hands.

Bang bang bang bang! !
Clap clap clap!

"TY, winner of the 2019 FIFA Ballon d'Or!"

The logos for Manchester United and China on the large screen behind him disappeared, replaced by a photo of Tang Ye holding the Ballon d'Or.

This photo was photoshopped by the organizers before Tang Ye won the Golden Globe Award. Although it's fake, nobody cares about the details of the photo now.

Click, click, click!

A flash of light appeared in the distance. Tang Ye raised the trophy slightly and then kissed the large golden ball on it deeply.

Top post on Dongqiudi: Breaking history! Tang Ye beats Messi and Van Dijk to finally win the Ballon d'Or!
Click!

Click, click, click!

"Thank you"

Tang Ye spoke softly because his attention was entirely focused on the golden sphere in front of him.

.

To be honest, the trophy is much lighter than I expected, but it's also much shinier than I imagined.

"TY, you are the first Asian player in history to win the Ballon d'Or trophy."

Sandy and Drogba stood on either side of Tang Ye.

Yes, that's right.

"To be honest, I hadn't thought about the Ballon d'Or before October started because I had some issues during the off-season that caused me to miss two months of matches... but the result was good."

With Drogba's help, the Manchester United midfielder put on a headset.

The organizers were very thoughtful, so Tang Ye could speak while holding the trophy.

In fact, Tang Ye had prepared some things specifically for this award ceremony, and Bo Er had even offered suggestions for revising the speech. But when he actually stood on the stage, Tang Ye had forgotten them all, and what he was saying was all impromptu.

“I am very grateful to my teammates and my coaches, who are all my friends, Mr. Eric and Mr. Ferran, including Rodri, Mata, and my former captain Bruno, Ramsey and Russell… They all mean a lot to me…”

CCTV-5 switched from a male to a female voice, and Tang Ye's words were translated into Chinese, which is known as simultaneous interpretation.

The live broadcast director was also busy, giving a special shot of Ronaldo and Messi in the audience while Tang Ye was speaking.

Cristiano Ronaldo looked serious, while Messi seemed a bit dazed. However, both of them were sitting very upright, much more so than when Tang Ye had been sitting in his seat.

"So you mean that throughout your professional career, including your youth academy years, your teammates and coaches have provided you with tremendous help, which is why you're standing here today..."

Sandy nodded slightly: "What about talent? We know that every player here today is a one-in-a-million genius, let alone you standing on the podium. We don't need to question your talent, but Tom, I want to ask you a question: in your opinion, which is more important, your talent or the help you received from those around you during your development?"

"Um……"

In the video, Tang Ye pursed his lips and said, "Actually, I've never thought talent was that important, at least I haven't really felt it."

"So I think my teammates and my coach are more important than my talent, because if football is played by one person, I might have given up during my youth training."

The host didn't quite understand Tang Ye's words, so the latter explained further: "Because it would be very boring to play alone, we couldn't keep going for so long."

Oh, haha

Drogba looked at the cameras below the stage: "I can attest to that, because I felt the same way, though not as intensely, haha."

"Um"

Tang Ye continued, "Football is a game for brothers. If you want to achieve good results, you need to have many brothers."

"..."

Bohr, sitting in the audience, twitched at the corner of his mouth. Tang Ye's words had completely deviated from his prepared speech.

Hey Tom!

Bohr frantically gestured to Tang Ye, signaling that Tang Ye needed to adjust himself quickly.

At that moment, thunderous applause erupted in the theater.

Clap clap clap!

Clap clap clap clap!
With so many Golden Globe Awards ceremonies and acceptance speeches that are all the same, Tang Ye's is definitely the most outrageous one.

No need to rely on talent!

I only play with my brothers!

The host asked Tang Ye many questions, including advice for young players and some star players. The host also asked Tang Ye to talk about some things that happened during his growth process.

Then...

"TY, do you think you're the best in the world right now?"

"I'm not asking about the greatest of all time because you're too young, and I don't want to put you in a difficult position. But we just want to know, in your opinion, looking at the current... well, all active football players, are you the best?"

"..."

The camera pans to Ronaldo and Messi, then back to Tang Ye.

"call……"

"At least for this year, that seems to be the case, but as for what happens after that... we'll have to wait and see."

Clap clap clap!

Snap, snap, snap, snap!

……

France Football, 2019 Ballon d'Or Awards Ceremony.

Men's Ballon d'Or: Tang Ye (Manchester United, China)

Women's Ballon d'Or: Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Regal, USA).

Kopa Trophy (Best U21): Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United, Netherlands).

Yashin Award (Best Goalkeeper): Alisson Becker (Liverpool, Brazil).

People's Daily Special Edition – It's not because there is hope that we persevere, but because only through perseverance can there be hope. #TangYeGoldenBall#2019FIFA Ballon d'Or#TheGoldenAgeofTangDynasty

The Communist Youth League of China: Tang Ye, a recipient of the 2019 May Fourth Youth Medal, won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Asian to achieve this.

Guangdong Business Daily WeChat account: 20-year-old Foshan youth wins Golden Globe Award, Guangdong government: commendation!
Top post on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) + full-screen poster: Tang Ye wins the Golden Ball! (325841 comments)

I declare the Golden Globe Awards to be the fairest award in the world.

I just want to see how many points Messi and Van Dijk have. I don't understand why Messi is ranked higher than Van Dijk.

[It's like a dream! When Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League, I thought we had no chance this year.]

Witness history! 666666

……

After the awards ceremony, Zhou Ye, as Tang Ye's partner, gave a brief 4-minute speech in Chinese, while Tang Zhengxiong, Tang Ye's father, was being interviewed by reporters in the mixed zone.

In addition, after the awards ceremony, Tang Ye also participated in a program interview at the invitation of France Football.

Tang Ye: Felix (2019 Golden Boy winner) is very talented, and many clubs need a striker of his type.

"I often play FIFA games, so I know Felix quite well. I think Felix might be a better fit for Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain than Atletico Madrid."

When the topic of the Golden Boy award came up, the host asked De Ligt (2018 Golden Boy winner) and Felix whether they would become the so-called "prodigies who failed to live up to their potential."

Currently, only two players in football have both received the Golden Boy award and then gone on to win the Ballon d'Or.

There are many geniuses, but there are also many geniuses who die young.

"As I said in a previous interview, teammates and coaches are very important to players."

Tang Ye shrugged: "You won the Golden Boy award, which means you have talent, and I admit that, because I think Matthias and João are both very good. But if you want to go from Golden Boy to Ballon d'Or winner, you need to be in a good enough environment."

"You can't win the Ballon d'Or alone; you need teammates to help you."

"Currently, you have a significant talent advantage, and with Ronaldo and Messi aging, some fans believe you will win consecutive Ballon d'Or awards. What is your opinion on this?"

Tang Ye: Ronaldo and Messi remain competitive, and Mbappe, Rodri, De Jong, and Dembele all have a chance to win the Ballon d'Or, so I can't be sure about that. I also think Van Dijk and De Bruyne are strong contenders.

……

Repost: Tang Ye posted a picture of the Golden Globe trophy on his personal social media, with the caption (sunglasses) (sunglasses) (sunglasses) (laughing).

Manchester United beat reporter: Manchester United will have TY display the Ballon d'Or before the Premier League Round 15 match against Tottenham, and club officials plan to raise ticket prices.

After the awards ceremony, the players spent a day in Paris before heading back to Manchester early the next morning.

Too many key players came to Paris for the awards ceremony, which led to Manchester United and Aston Villa drawing last night.

But don't worry, Liverpool will be playing their 14th match today. With six key players missing, Liverpool will likely have to draw with their opponents.

Manchester United and Liverpool both drew, so it doesn't matter if Manchester United doesn't get three points, since in the end it's still a contest between these two clubs.

"TY, TY!"

“TY!”

Fans gathered at Charles de Gaulle Airport to see off the Manchester United players, and at their request, Tang Ye took the Ballon d'Or trophy out of his backpack.

"Goat! (Greatest of all time)"

"You are fucking goat, Tom!"

Fans have gone completely mad, insisting on bestowing the title of greatest of all time upon a 20-year-old player.

Tang Ye has written his name on jersey after jersey, and the feeling of being rewarded after all the dust has settled makes him very relaxed now.

It wasn't because Tang Ye desperately wanted to win the Golden Globe, but because he felt he had to win it under pressure.

"Go Premier League this season!"

Go Tom! Goat!

"Don't mess with LeBron James, he's not a good guy!"

"..."

The fans were chanting Tang Ye's name, and something else somehow got mixed in.

Tang Ye was unhappy because his friend had been insulted, so he simply walked away from that area.

"why is it like this"

Tang Ye shook his head, clearly dissatisfied with what the fan had just said.

He and LeBron have known each other for almost three years, so why are people still trying to sow discord between them?
"gone!"

Rodri put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, and the Manchester United and Manchester City players walked together toward the waiting area.

See you at the Tottenham match!

Hearing the fans' voices behind him, Tang Ye waved and replied, "I feel like I might get a substitute role, but I'll try my best to start, okay?"

Time flies, and the game against Tottenham is tomorrow. Manchester United players need to hurry back to prepare.

Holding the bright gold Globe Award trophy in his arms, Tang Ye was about to share it with his teammates.

Hurry up, hurry up!

……

The Sun reports that the Glazer family's use of the Ballon d'Or opportunity to raise ticket prices has angered Manchester United fan groups.

The Guardian's front-page headline: TY has activated the Ballon d'Or clause in his contract with Manchester United, giving him a direct €5 million bonus. Also, due to the Ballon d'Or, TY's weekly wage will rise to approximately £440,000 from January 2020, with a maximum of £480,000 per week including goal bonuses.

The homepage of France Football shows the detailed voting results for the 2019 Ballon d'Or.

1. Tang Ye, 692 points.

2. Messi, 622 points.

3. Van Dijk, 597 points.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo, 255 points.

5. Rodri, 167 points.

Fans thought Tang Ye's score was only slightly higher than Messi's, but according to the results released by French football, Tang Ye's score is actually quite high.

With nearly 700 points, this means that many reporters gave their first vote to Tang Ye.

Seeing this scoring ranking, fans still have two questions in their minds.

1. Why is Messi ranked higher than Van Dijk?

II. Why is Cristiano Ronaldo ranked higher than Rodri?

These two issues are highly controversial, but the controversy doesn't involve the number one spot, so the fans' discussion is destined not to last long.

……

Upon returning home, Tang Ye's first action was to go online and browse the Globe Awards news on Twitter and Instagram, and of course, Dongqiudi (a sports betting platform).

To be honest, watching fans brag about themselves online gives me a very satisfying sense of happiness.

It may seem a little embarrassing, but that's really how it is.

[Football Element: The Youngest Ballon d'Or Winner in History is Born at 20 Years Old; The Rise of Chinese Football Is Imminent!]

"..."

Element Bro seems to be acting a bit crazy.

Just be a hater honestly; your videos aren't good, so why do this kind of thing?

Let alone the fans, even Tang Ye himself wasn't interested in this headline.

"I won't study this any further. Let's chat for a while longer." Tang Ye put down his phone and went to take a shower.

Without any clothes on, not even underwear, Tang Ye lay directly on the ground, focusing his attention on the system.

Rub your hands together.

[Mission Objective: Win the Ballon d'Or in 2040]

[Mission Reward: Unknown]

Status: Completed.

OK!

As expected, the reward will be very generous, and Tang Ye is already prepared.

[Holy crap, you won the Globe Award at the age of 41? I can't even imagine what that naked guy lying in bed is? What's certain is that you've transcended the realm of humanity.]

As a powerful being who transcends humanity, you can choose one of the following two rewards.

It's a choice between two!
That would be very comfortable; if you encounter something unsuitable, you can simply replace it.

Reward 1: Transcendence Power (Marrow Cleansing Version) - This will directly elevate any one of your talents to a level exceeding [Peerless], officially transcending the human realm.

Wow, it seems Tang Ye will choose this one!

Reward 2: Transcendent Power (Infused Version) - Directly raises one of your attributes with a value below 90 to 90, provided that the talent for that attribute is not lower than [Once in a Millennium].

This……

Tang Ye's lips twitched.

I thought reward one was already awesome enough, but reward two is just as tempting.

Direct infusion?

No, you've made GGBond sound like a demonic cultivator!

GGBond is a good person, how could he be a demonic cultivator!
First, take a look at your two panels.

Tang Ye (41 years old)
[Ball control: the center of attention; Passing: transcendent (or perhaps pseudo-divine)]

[Shot: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; Header: Useless; Set piece: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity]

Speed: One in a hundred; Endurance: Unparalleled; Physical Strength: Unparalleled

[Defense: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; Vision: Beyond comprehension]

Overall rating: Absolutely stunning

Tang Ye (41 years old)
[Ball possession: 90; Passing: 94]

[Shots: 82; Headers: 62; Set pieces: 84]

Speed: 79; Endurance: 80; Physical Strength: 86

[Defense: 77; Vision: 99]

Overall rating: 89
If you were to choose reward one, which is to improve your talent, then shooting and passing would be the most suitable, because improving these two attributes would maximize Tang Ye's combat effectiveness in the game.

Then comes reward two.

Provided that one's talent is at least as rare as a thousand years, the ability value of this attribute can be directly raised to 90.

目前唐业满足这个前提的属性项目一共有如下几个（排除能力值已经达到90的属性）：射门（82）、定位球（84）、耐力（80）、身体对抗（86）、防守（77）。

Hmm... that's highly debatable.

Raising the attribute directly to 90 is truly amazing.

But this is still considered infusion, and in TV shows and novels, demonic cultivators who like infusion never end up with a good fate.

Tang Ye knew exactly who he was.

He is an absolutely good person.

Then the reasoning becomes very clear!
You have chosen Reward Two: Extraordinary Power (Infused Version)

……

(End of this chapter)