Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2005 European Ballon d'Or! As soon as this news came out, the entire English football world was shocked!
Following Michael Owen in 2001, another European Ballon d'Or winner was finally born in English football! For the English football world, which has been waiting for the Golden Globe Award for many years, although this time interval is not long, it is enough to make everyone feel uncomfortable!
Therefore, even if Cristiano Ronaldo is not an English player this time, the British media will never let go of this hard-earned publicity opportunity - the performance of English clubs in European competitions is becoming increasingly strong, and the development of the Premier League The momentum is great. With Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur winning the Champions League trophies, the Premier League wants to completely surpass La Liga and Serie A. The only thing missing is a Ballon d'Or winner like Cristiano Ronaldo!
Why was Serie A able to quickly replace English football and become the first league in Europe after the Heysel tragedy? Isn’t it because Serie A teams have introduced a large number of well-known stars since then, performed strongly in the European competition, and also cultivated a bunch of Ballon d’Or winners?
English football is also unlucky. After Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best, the three great players of Manchester United, there is also Kevin Keegan, an Englishman who has won two European Ballon d'Or awards. , however, "Mickey Mouse" had already transferred from Liverpool to Hamburg when he received this award, and the honor he received had basically nothing to do with the UK. Coupled with the subsequent Heysel massacre and Healzburg massacre, the English team was severely punished by UEFA with a five-year European ban. English football fell into a trough and did not recover until the turn of the century.
In the Premier League era, although Beckham has extremely high popularity and popularity around the world, even Ronaldo and Zidane are far behind him, but the title of "heartthrob" has also become Beckham's more popular name. Further dragging down the situation directly resulted in him only winning a Silver Ball during his peak period at Manchester United. Owen defeated many strong opponents such as Figo and Raul to win the European Ballon d'Or in 2001. At that time, it did let people see the hope of the rise of English football. However, then the trend-chasing boy and Liverpool fell into reality together, especially The disgraceful role Irving played in the transfer to Real Madrid made almost everyone give up on promoting him as a top star!
Henry had great hopes of taking over this task from Owen, but the King of Highbury has been questioned due to his sluggish performance in the French national team. He has been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or several times and failed. He is always just a hair away from the real top superstars!
The lack of top stars within the league is the direct reason why the Premier League has difficulty surpassing Serie A and La Liga. Now, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the European Ballon d'Or, which undoubtedly gives the British media, which has been deliberately trying to make the Premier League the world's number one league, an excellent breakthrough!
Isn't a player who has won the Champions League and the European Ballon d'Or still not worthy of the title of superstar? !
In terms of authority and influence, the European Ballon d'Or awarded by "France Football" even surpasses the World Footballer launched by FIFA, the "official" organization. At least in Europe, whenever the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer belong to different players, people often choose to trust the results of the European Ballon d'Or!
Apart from anything else, if you think about the selection of World Footballer, some national team coaches actually voted for some unknown players, or voted entirely based on personal preferences or player popularity, it is enough to see this. How lax the selection process is!
The most important thing is that Ronaldo is not like Beckham, who is regarded as a little boy who relies on his face just because of his handsome appearance. Instead, he has reached his current heights by relying on his solid performance on the court. So this time, the British media finally no longer need to worry about the voices of other colleagues and tout Ronaldo as the top player in the Premier League!
Regarding this situation, George is naturally happy to see it happen. Because the more the media promotes Ronaldo, it will not only benefit Ronaldo himself, but also have huge benefits for Tottenham. Among other things, according to the information sent back from Adele, after Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Ballon d'Or, the amount of sponsorship offered by major manufacturers for Tottenham also increased a lot!
If nothing else goes wrong, when a new batch of sponsorship contracts are negotiated, Tottenham's financial revenue will increase a lot!
After winning the European Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo did not rest. He immediately flew back to White Hart Lane with George and devoted himself to intense training and preparations. Although he became the youngest European Ballon d'Or winner, Ronaldo His mind is still clear enough, and he knows that only by performing convincingly on the court can he completely shut up those who doubt him!
Although most people believe that Ronaldo deserves the European Ballon d'Or, there are also many opposing voices, among which Barcelona's mouthpiece "World Sports News" is the most vocal. After the selection results were announced, this media has been complaining about Ronaldinho's loss, believing that the Brazilian is more qualified to be the winner of this year's European Ballon d'Or than Ronaldo!
To be honest, George really doesn't see any reason for Ronaldinho in this life to win the European Golden Globe Award this year. Is it just because he is the core of Barcelona, leading the team to win a La Liga championship and reaching the top 16 in the Champions League? When Nedvěd won the award that year, he had a Champions League runner-up and a Serie A championship. In addition, as a defender, Maldini has a natural disadvantage in selection. Why is Ronaldinho more special than the Czech Iron Man?
If AC Milan hadn't suffered a shocking reversal in the Champions League final, Ronaldinho would have been unable to compete with Shevchenko and Maldini in this Ballon d'Or selection!
Therefore, if Ronaldinho can win an award with his performance, that would be the biggest injustice!
Before the game against Portsmouth, Ronaldo held the Ballon d'Or trophy high and circled the stadium to share the joy of winning this award with the Tottenham fans at the scene. Subsequently, under the guidance of the staff, Ronaldo came to the interview area where reporters were sitting with the trophy in hand to take photos, and it was clearly reflected in the eyes of every fan through the big screen, adding to the already extremely enthusiastic atmosphere in the stadium. The atmosphere has reached a new peak!
Although they had been mentally prepared, the scene in front of them still made everyone in Portsmouth feel very depressed - there is nothing better than watching the home team show off the trophy with great fanfare before the game, and it is the highest individual honor such as the European Golden Globe Award. Awards can dampen the morale of visiting team players even more!
Despite the embarrassing situation, Portsmouth had no way to protest Tottenham's move. After all, it is a common practice in international football for the home team to display the trophy before the game to congratulate their players for winning the award, and it is useless for them to protest.
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