Football: The strongest post-zero generation

The end of Liverpool's home game against Manchester City announced the end of the 8th round of the 2018-209 Premier League season. The Premier League has entered a short intermission, and the international match day in October has quietly arrived.

After a day's rest, Li Qing went non-stop to the St. George's Park training base with his club teammates Henderson, Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez to prepare for the second and third rounds of the UEFA Nations League group stage.

The focus of the British media has also shifted from the first-place battle between Liverpool and Manchester City to the UEFA Nations League. However, before the entire England team took a flight to the coastal city of Rijeka in Croatia, the latest news released by the official French media "France Football" and the official accounts of various social platforms The news attracted the attention of media and fans around the world.

What is different from previous years is that this year's European Ballon d'Or candidate list has changed from directly announcing 30 candidate players to six batches, that is, five people in each batch, a total of 30 people.

Li Qing suddenly appeared in the first batch. Also nominated were Aguero, Alisson, Bale and Benzema. The second batch was led by Cristiano Ronaldo and De Bruyne, with Courtois, Cavani and Felipe also nominated. Ermino is another shortlisted player from the same group. The third group is star-studded, led by Griezmann, Hazard and Harry Kane, and the other two are Kante and Isco.

The fourth, fifth and sixth batches were scheduled to appear on the official website and various social platforms at the same time the next night, which immediately caused dissatisfaction among many media and fans. The book is cut off at a critical moment, and you have to wait until the next day for the update to be available...

Very fucked up.

Not only were the senior management of "France Football" not angry when the media and fans were not complaining about it, but on the contrary, even the old lady was laughing her teeth out, because the traffic and attention brought by the violent comments increased dramatically.

Li Qing didn't feel much emotion after seeing the list. His friend Arnold asked curiously: "Li, don't you feel excited?"

"What's so exciting?"

Li Qing rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "Nine times out of ten, the Golden Globe Award will be mine. Is it weird to be shortlisted for thirty people?"

Arnold's head was full of black lines: "..."

But after thinking about it, Li Qing's words made sense.

It’s like you’re already the best student in the world. Is it any wonder that you’re nominated for a top scholarship?

Um?

England captain Harry Kane, who heard the conversation between the two, didn't know why, but always had the urge to cry...

At the same time the next day, the "France Football" official website, INS, Twitter and other official accounts announced the lists of candidate players for the fourth, fifth and sixth batches.

The fourth batch is led by Mane, Marcelo and Mbappe, and the remaining two are Mandzukic and Lloris. The fifth batch is full of stars, except for Oblak's lack of attention in world football, such as Messi, Neymar, Modric and Mbappe are all top superstars in world football.

The sixth batch was led by Suarez and Salah, with Sterling, Ramos and Varane becoming the final three players.

In addition, it was also announced that the European Golden Globe Awards Ceremony founded by "France Football" has added two awards, namely the Women's Football Golden Globe Award and the U21 Kopa Award. The awards ceremony will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3.

The announcement of the 30-person shortlist for the 2018 European Golden Globe Award means that the voting of media experts has officially begun. A large jury composed of representative media reporters from 176 countries will decide the winner of the European Golden Globe Award that year.

It is worth mentioning that the selection criteria for the European Ballon d'Or are divided into three points: 1. personal performance and collective glory during the New Year; 2. player's personal ability and spirit of fair competition; 3. player's career.

Each reviewer will vote for 5 players in order of priority within the 30-person shortlist. Players who receive votes will receive 6 points, 4 points, 3 points, 2 points and 1 point in the order of the votes.

If the number of player votes is the same, the ranking will be determined by the number of first votes. If the number of first votes is still the same, the ranking will be determined by the number of second votes. If the number of third votes is still the same, the organizing committee will A vote will be reorganized between tied players.

Judging from the awards won by "France Football" since the establishment of the European Ballon d'Or, this possibility has not yet appeared, and there is not even a second vote.

The European Ballon d'Or selection criteria are there. Li Qing, who is favored by reporters and fans around the world, has a slightly shorter career than mentioned in the third point. In points 1 and 2, he is crushed by half. The professional FIFA Player of the Year selection can select Li Qing, so there will be no surprises in the more professional European Ballon d'Or Award.

In other words... the winner of the 2018 European Golden Globe Award will most likely be Li Qing!

But then again, media reporters from Portugal and Argentina do not agree with the majority of the media. In their view, Ronaldo and Messi are the best players in world football today.

The well-known Portuguese media "Equipmento" stated on its official INS account that Cristiano Ronaldo has countless honors and has set numerous records. He is also one of the players who has won the most Ballon d'Or awards in world football today. Tied with Messi, Li Qing has outstanding abilities and more He single-handedly led England and Liverpool to win championships in various competitions. This is a point that is difficult to ignore.

But the third most critical point is that his career resume is not enough. This is one of the reasons why Ronaldo, who set the record for the youngest World Footballer that year, waited until he was 21 years old to win the European Ballon d'Or.

After seeing the report of "The Ball", Cristiano Ronaldo has rekindled his hope for the European Ballon d'Or. Although Li Qing is the most flawless player in 2018, it does not mean that he is the best player in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo believes that he can compete with Li Qing in terms of personal ability, or even be half a step ahead.

European Ballon d'Or, why not?

Argentina's largest sports daily "Ole" said on its official Twitter that Li Qing's contribution and ability are indeed outstanding. Messi wins because of his greatness. The same is true for the Argentine national team and Barcelona. His career is much richer than Li Qing's, and he even has more It is said that a perfect career should have its ups and downs. A smooth career like Li Qing's is not perfect...

Li Qing couldn't help but laugh when he saw the report in "Outlet News". Messi couldn't laugh or cry after seeing it. What does it mean that a perfect career should have ups and downs? It's better for me to ride a horse than be imperfect!

The Argentine media was laughed at by many fans as the national media with the most Ah Q spirit in the green world, which even embarrassed Messi.

In the words of the Chinese and English media - is it so difficult to admit that others are more perfect?

The 30-person shortlist for the European Ballon d'Or created by "France Football" has been finalized, and the focus of major media has gradually come to the center of world football - Europe.

The UEFA Nations League will hold two focus battles related to promotion on two international match days.