Chapter 529: The Voice of Zurich
Zhao Yi stood up and grabbed his tie.
He didn't know why he grabbed it, but he saw others doing it all the time, so it must have some meaning, right?
There was warm applause from the audience.
When Infantino shouted out this name with a smile, the camera shifted to Zhao Yi and applause also rang out for him.
The eyes of the entire opera house and the eyes of fans around the world watching the live broadcast were all on him.
This award, which was established 25 years ago, welcomed its first Asian player and the first Chinese player.
He broke Ronaldo's record as the youngest player to win the World Footballer of the Year award.
The 19-year-old Zhao Yi is the brightest star in the entire opera house.
Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Maradona, at this moment, all looked dim.
Messi looked up at Zhao Yi with a smile in his eyes.
He is currently at the peak of his career and will probably have another three to five years of his peak.
But now, Messi feels that it may be difficult for him to win the World Footballer of the Year award in his future career.
This young genius is on his way to becoming the best in the world with unstoppable momentum.
Just like he said, European giants can only compete for runner-up, and similarly, all players can only compete for second place.
The players saw no hope of catching up.
There is no hope at all!
Last season, he swept across Europe, and this season, he is still improving!
With a stronger attitude, declare war on the whole of Europe!
Ronaldo leaned back in his chair. Being competitive, he certainly would not admit that Zhao Yi was stronger than him.
But he will no longer say in front of the media that he is the best player in the world as he did before.
Even someone like him has to admit that the Golden Globe Award is really biased.
Of course he wouldn't say it.
Perrin clapped the most vigorously.
Both rows of his big teeth were exposed, with a look of pride on his face.
The strongest in the world!
I found it!
I brought him from Wolverhampton to Manchester City!
Brought it here!
Mendes, who was sitting next to him in a suit and tie, clapped his hands, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He has absolute influence in Europe, he has one of the strongest stars in the world under his command, and what he is best at is using media resources to create traffic.
But the traffic generated by all his channels combined is not as much as that of this young man.
"It would be nice if we could sign him..."
Manchester City players applauded loudly. If it wasn't so solemn here, Kyle Walker would have shouted a few times and then stood up to perform a show.
Guardiola nodded and looked at the back with satisfaction.
"That's my son, did you see it?" Song Xiaoyang had tears in his eyes. He suddenly jumped up and almost shouted at the top of his lungs.
"My son! My son!!! My son!!!" She grabbed Zhao Youzhi's shoulders and shook him hard.
Zhao Youzhi remained indifferent. He just stared at Zhao Yi on TV with his wide eyes and listened to the commentator's voice that was trembling with excitement.
He has tens of billions of assets and has achieved countless astonishing achievements.
But the one in front of him was the one he was most proud of in his life.
When that familiar name sounded in the Chinese live broadcast room, the fans in front of the TV.
I was so excited that I couldn't control myself.
"King Zhao!!!"
“Awesome!!!”
"It's really him, it's really him!!"
"6 up, brothers!!!"
Some people are roaring, some are clenching their fists, some are pounding the wall, some are dancing, and some are giggling silently.
Teacher Zhan Lu's emotions, which had been suppressed for a long time, burst out.
"Yes! World Footballer of the Year! It's Zhao Yi!
The youngest World Footballer of the Year!
Ronaldo once made history, a record that neither Messi nor Ronaldo has ever broken!
Zhao Yi did it! Just like the countless goal records he had broken before!
Today, he did it again!!
The Manchester City he led not only won seven championships, but also won all the championships with an unbeaten record!
All the records were trampled under his feet!
In the Champions League final, he broke Puskas' decades-long goal record in the Champions League final. In the Club World Cup final, he scored five goals in eight minutes, becoming the fastest player in the world to achieve five goals!
His performance is undisputed!
World Footballer of the Year, well deserved! "
By the time Zhao Yi walked onto the stage, he had already adjusted his mood.
The excitement and tension have slowly faded away.
The moment he received the trophy, he couldn't help but get excited.
My mind is a little blank.
He had imagined himself standing here and winning the highest honor.
I've rehearsed it countless times in my mind, but when the moment really came, I still couldn't help but get nervous.
Infantino took the initiative to shake hands with Zhao Yi, and Zhao Yi realized it belatedly.
The two then hugged.
Infantino was not at all unhappy with Zhao Yi's slow reaction.
Instead, he was very satisfied.
Such a rare talent would still be nervous about the World Footballer of the Year award, which just shows the influence of FIFA.
Infantino encouraged Zhao Yi with a few words.
Zhao Yi's hand holding the trophy trembled twice.
He tried his best to calm himself down again.
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Infantino was smiling and very friendly.
"Thank you!"
Zhao Yi let out a breath.
He held the trophy and walked to the podium only after being reminded by the host.
After he looked at it carefully for a while, he didn't notice that everyone was looking at him.
The host could only remind him quietly again.
It's time to give your acceptance speech.
You can take this thing home and hold it in your arms and enjoy it.
Zhao Yi reacted and put the trophy away carefully.
He took out the acceptance speech he had prepared long ago.
"I'm sorry, this is my first time receiving such an important award... I'll be familiar with the process next time."
Zhao Yi's opening remarks, which were one part self-deprecation, two parts humor, and seven parts arrogance, made the people in the audience laugh.
There was also applause.
Zhao Yi also smiled and held up his acceptance speech.
He took a deep breath and looked at the words above.
Then he looked at the guests in the audience.
"Who cares about this?" Zhao Yi crumpled up his acceptance speech and put it in his trouser pocket.
At this moment, the applause in the opera house was much louder than before.
This true genius with a distinct personality and invincibility has finished his work!
It must have been a memorable speech!
Perrin grimaced and covered his head.
It's over!
"Don't worry, he is like a nuclear weapon now, and everything he says is right." Mendes whispered to comfort Perrin.
Zhao Yi cleared his throat and looked at everyone again.
The applause stopped.
All eyes were focused on this young man.
Mourinho is called a madman, but since the Ballon d'Or, Mourinho's title of madman is about to change.
“I am very happy to be here with all of you. First of all, I want to thank you for being here.
I should share this joy and excitement with everyone.
Then I should thank all the fans.”
"The person I should be most grateful to for football is my former coach, Gary Olsen.
It was he who brought me to the professional arena and gave me the honor I have today."
In front of the TV, Gary's eyes were filled with tears and his whole body trembled.
He really did it, and he really remembered everything that happened.
"I will definitely win the Footballer of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or, and let fans all over the world know your name." Zhao Yi said to Galliou when he was at Wolves.
Galliol laughed out loud at that time and thought that this kid was a talented person.
Now, Zhao Yi was standing there, fulfilling his promise.
"What about the Golden Ball Award?" Galliot said to himself with trembling lips.
Zhao Yi continued, "Oh my god, a 19-year-old World Footballer of the Year... I have seen so many outstanding players, Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Hazard, Aguero, De Bruyne... They are so brilliant and admirable...
People like to describe them as geniuses.
And these geniuses... they all call me a genius."
