Chapter 222: Correct Attitude, Fake Double Red Meeting

The World Footballer of the Year is an award given by FIFA to players with outstanding performance in the year. Its predecessor was the World Best Player jointly organized by the International Football Federation and the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

It was not until 1991 that FIFA began to hold the award independently, changing the original World Best Player to World Footballer of the Year. German player Matthäus became the first winner.

In 1996, Ronaldo became the youngest winner of the World Footballer of the Year. At that time, Ronaldo was only 20 years old.

Times have changed. In 2017, FIFA announced a candidate younger than Ronaldo among the 24 candidates!

Maybe Li Qing, who is only 16 years old, may not become the youngest World Footballer of the Year, but he has become the youngest nominee since the establishment of the World Footballer of the Year award.

The media from England were ecstatic after seeing the list announced on the official website of FIFA. In addition to Li Qing being shortlisted for the 24 candidates, there is also Harry Kane who plays for Tottenham. Although both of them may not win the 2017 World Footballer of the Year, their nominations have already meant the victory of English football.

"Li, congratulations!"

Just after the first training session, Liverpool assistant coach Buvac walked towards Li Qing with a smile and congratulated him.

Li Qing was confused and puzzled: "What are you congratulating? Buying a house? How long has it been? Uncle Zelik, your news is too out of date!"

"..."

Bovach rolled his eyes and said: "You are on the 24-man candidate list for the World Footballer of the Year award established by FIFA."

"What?"

"Congratulations on being on the 24-man candidate list for the World Footballer of the Year!"

Bovach repeated with a smile.

"No way?"

Firmino and Mane also heard Buvac's repetitive words, looked at each other, and saw the incredible in each other's eyes.

As time went on, more and more players knew that Li Qing was on the 24-man candidate list for the World Footballer of the Year selected by FIFA in 2017, and they all expressed their congratulations.

Although being selected as a candidate does not mean being elected, Li Qing's performance in the second half of the 2016-2017 season was really perfect. Perhaps it cannot be compared with Cristiano Ronaldo who led Real Madrid to win the league championship and the Champions League, but it is better than Messi and Neymar's performance in the 2016-2017 season.

Because, Liverpool won the league double championship in the 2016-2017 season under Li Qing's excellent performance.

After a long time, Li Qing pretended to be calm with his hands behind his back, looking calm and indifferent, like a worldly master who has seen through the world.

"You are really good at pretending."

Arnold clearly saw Li Qing's shoulders shaking rhythmically, obviously trying to suppress the excitement in his heart.

"I agree."

Solanke, a teammate of the National Youth Team, nodded slightly.

I don't know if Li Qing was inspired by the nomination for the World Footballer of the Year. He showed very good form in the following training, scoring five goals in a row with his head and feet, which almost made goalkeeper Karius cry...

Li Qing was shortlisted for the 24-man World Footballer of the Year candidate list announced by FIFA. The English media and the domestic media in Kung Fu Country consciously increased their attention and praised Li Qing in an endless stream, especially the domestic media in Kung Fu Country, which was particularly exaggerated.

As the person involved, Li Qing did not pay much attention, because for him, the possibility of being elected as the World Footballer of the Year was very low. Let alone the voting mechanism of the World Footballer of the Year, Ronaldo alone led Real Madrid to become the first team to defend the Champions League since the reform of the Champions League, which was enough to be elected as the World Footballer of the Year.

In addition, Ronaldo also led Real Madrid to win the league championship with his personal efforts. In this case, who can threaten Ronaldo's election?

Even Messi, who is as famous as Ronaldo, can't!

So Li Qing's mentality is very positive. If he missed the World Footballer of the Year this year, he must not miss the World Footballer of the Year next year!

……

There is only one focus battle in the third round of the 2017-2018 Premier League.

Liverpool vs Arsenal at home!

Commonly known as the pseudo-Reds-Manchester United match.

As this match is destined to become the focus of attention of fans all over the world, the Premier League has arranged the time very routinely, and it is the last game to kick off in the third round.

Manchester United, who won two consecutive games in the first two rounds of the league, defeated Leicester City 2:0 at home, and topped the list with a three-point advantage after one round.

Head coach Mourinho instantly became the focus of the entire world football. Fans who follow football know that Mourinho has a very famous Mourinho second year, which means that Mourinho will definitely win a convincing championship in his second season as the coach of the team.

Judging from the first three rounds of the 2017-2018 Premier League, Manchester United seems to have returned to the right track under Mourinho's leadership, with ten goals and no goals conceded. The offensive end played the offense that Mourinho and Manchester United fans wanted to see, and the defense was also in line with Mourinho's defense. It seems that everything proves that Mourinho's second year is heading towards the league championship.

Manchester United fans can't wait to show off to Liverpool fans, claiming that this season's league championship belongs to Manchester United!

Liverpool fans were very upset about what some Manchester United fans said, and they immediately fought back, saying that Mourinho's magical record in the second year would lose its magic at Manchester United!

So, Manchester United and Liverpool fans started fighting on the Internet, and even had a real fight, which was very surprising.

In a blink of an eye, nine games of the third round of the 2017-2018 Premier League have ended. Except for Tottenham's 1:1 home draw with Burnley, all other strong teams have won.

Liverpool's home game against Arsenal will be held at 4 pm on August 27, British time, which is 11 pm in the capital, a very suitable time for Kung Fu fans to watch the game.

Juli TV, New England Sports and Kung Fu Channel 5 all broadcast the focus battle between Liverpool and Arsenal at home. In order to show enough attention, the three live broadcast stations sent commentators to Anfield Stadium.

There is still an hour before the start of the game. The players of both sides have entered the stadium for warm-up. Anfield Stadium, which can accommodate 54,000 fans, is full.

Led by the diehard fans of KOP, the song of "You'll Never Walk Alone" swept the entire stadium. The instinctive reaction of the Arsenal fans present was to make boos, but the number was at an absolute disadvantage, and there was no way to have any impact on the fanatical atmosphere created by Liverpool fans.

Li Qing, who was shortlisted for the 24-man World Footballer of the Year, was in excellent condition. His warm-up was seen by the fans in the audience. Many Liverpool fans posted news on social platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, saying that it was a sure thing!

Arsenal head coach Wenger saw Li Qing's condition and kept it in mind.

His research before the season was that Li Qing played as a right winger, but he didn't expect that Li Qing would play as a number 10 under Klopp's coaching in the new season...

I don't know if I should say MMP!