Football King Bale

When Bell and Liu Xian'er woke up in the morning light in London, it was already a new day.

After having breakfast at the hotel where they were staying, the two began to prepare for the upcoming ceremony. However, with the experience of participating in the FIFA Ballon d'Or Awards Ceremony, all aspects were carried out in an orderly manner and very smoothly.

However, when the time came in the afternoon, Bell and Liu Xian'er left the hotel early, not to attend Lawrence's award ceremony, but to attend British Prime Minister Cameron's ceremony for members of the Lawrence Academy of Sports at 10 Downing Street. And a welcome dinner prepared by some athletes who were shortlisted for the Laureus World Sports Awards.

In addition to Bell, Cameron also met with tennis star Djokovic, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, "football emperor" Beckenbauer, pole vault star Bubka and other world sports players from all eras. outstanding representative.

Bell was a little surprised that Djokovic also appeared on the list: Isn't the Best Male Athlete Award his own? Why is this kid here too?

Djokovic was equally surprised to see Bell, because he also knew that the competition for the best male athlete this time was between him and Bell. Under normal circumstances, those who lose the competition are unlikely to attend tonight's award ceremony. Although the organizer will send invitations to all selected athletes, the athletes themselves will make the choice.

I got the news that I would win a prize, so I brought my girlfriend to attend. Why did that British boy come? Is it just because Manchester United played in London last night?

However, in such a public occasion, neither of them did anything more. After all, they were the focus of all media attention.

Cameron delivered a speech at the welcome dinner. He said: "2012 is an important year for Britain. Being able to celebrate our sports culture and history with Lawrence before the Olympic Games and feel the inspiration brought by sports The power of the human heart is very meaningful.”

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At Cameron's welcome dinner, Bell also saw an oriental face, the famous badminton player Super Dan. He was not shortlisted for any Laureus awards this year, but was invited by Laureus to promote badminton.

In fact, there are two Oriental people selected for Lawrence this year. One is the top tennis sister in the East, Sister Li, who was selected for the Best Breakthrough Award, and the other is the more famous Liu Feiren, who was selected for the Best Comeback Award. .

However, Bell knew that neither of them had any success in the selection of this award, so these two people did not appear in London.

In fact, since the birth of the Lawrence Prize in 2000,

It has never been a stage for Easterners to express themselves. Although the Orientals have won three awards during this process, Yao Juju and Liu Feiren won the Best Newcomer respectively. In addition, the Oriental Olympic team won the Best Team Award in 2009 for its outstanding performance at the Beijing Olympics. But in the "Best Male and Female Athlete" award, which attracts the most attention, the Orientals have never got involved.

The Lawrence World Sports Awards first involves 700 senior sports journalists voting for the top six in each category. Many athletes from the East have been eliminated at this stage because the Western media focuses on mainstream sports such as basketball, tennis, and football. Although the athletes are also outstanding, the impact of the project is limited, so it is difficult to receive nominations and awards.

Somewhat embarrassingly, as the number one sport in the world, although football has also won a lot of awards in the 12 awards that have been held, it has always won the team award such as Best Team. There have been 6 best team awards in the 12 awards. It belongs to football and truly occupies half of the country. But in the most important selection of the best male and female athletes, no football player has ever won.

The reason is simple. The Laureus World Sports Awards for the best male and female athletes undoubtedly focus more on individual heroism. Team sports like football are inherently at a disadvantage in the selection.

However, Bell was an exception last year, because in football, a team sport, he took his personal heroism to the extreme, leading Manchester United, which did not have an absolute advantage, to sweep all opponents throughout the calendar year. In the main match, they remained unbeaten with 60 wins and 6 draws, winning an unprecedented seven crowns. Bell himself has won almost all the personal honors in football, and also set a Guinness World Record for the total number of goals scored by a player in a natural year with 86 goals throughout the year. This makes it impossible for the judges to ignore him. personal role.

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After Cameron's welcome dinner, Bell took Liu Xian'er to the Central Hall of Westminster, not far from No. 10 Downing Street and one step away from Big Ben, where Lawrence World Where the sports awards ceremony is held.

It is now approaching 19:30 local time, night has fallen in London, and the red carpet ceremony is coming to an end.

Before the arrival of Bell and the others, all the big names in sports and entertainment circles appeared, and the stars were shining all the way, which was dazzling.

In fact, the red carpet ceremony started two hours ago, that is, at 17:30 local time in London. World-renowned sports stars will show their other side outside the sports field on the red carpet.

The red carpet at the opening of this award ceremony continued to be stunning in the past, and the presence of various cultural and sports stars made the scene star-studded. After everyone had been looking forward to it for a while, the first heavyweight guest slowly appeared, and it turned out to be Manchester United coach Ferguson!

Sir Alex Ferguson was wearing a suit and tie and his face was red, and he was quickly surrounded by the media. Soon after, the appearance of Chelsea coach Villas-Boas once again made the scene boiling. Just one day ago, Manchester United and Chelsea had a strong dialogue in the Premier League. The two teams shook hands and drew 3:3.

After about an hour and a half of the red carpet, Lin Dan, who represented the Chinese athletes, appeared on the stage. Despite not being nominated, various big names in sports and culture began to walk the red carpet after Ferguson. Suddenly, the scene of the ceremony became lively, and the media also entered a "level 1 war preparation state."

There are two Manchester United people attending tonight's award ceremony, one is the team's famous Sir Charlton, and the other is the former Manchester United goalkeeper, the Dutchman Edwin van der Sar. Therefore, when Bell and Liu Xian'er walked into the hall together, they saw two old men sitting together biting their ears, while Van der Sar was sitting next to Charlton.

Bell took Liu Xian'er over, sat down next to Ferguson, and then greeted the two old men and former teammates.

After the red carpet, the awards ceremony officially started at 7:30 pm local time. British actor Clive Owen made a guest appearance as the host at the star-studded sports ceremony.

The 48-year-old Irving has left many classic screen images in Hollywood. In 2002, he played a killer in "The Bourne Supremacy". In 2004, he starred in King Arthur in "Legend of King Arthur". In the same year, his stage play "Stealing Hearts" " was adapted into a movie, and he starred on the same stage with Julia Roberts, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for this film.

In addition, British actress Thandie Newton will also serve as host for part of the time.

It seems to have become a tradition for film and television stars to serve as hosts for the Lawrence Awards. Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has been invited to host the ceremony for two consecutive years. The list of guests who have attended the ceremony is probably comparable to any entertainment festival. Big-name movie stars such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Hugh Grant have all served as award guests.

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The awards ceremony officially began, and various awards were presented one after another. Among them, Manchester United and the United Kingdom were undoubtedly the most dazzling protagonists.

Because among the first six best and two special awards, Manchester United people won two. Manchester United won the best team award with their near-perfect performance in 2011, and Sir Charlton won the best team award. It is to take the lifetime achievement award into your arms.

As for the British, they also won two other awards. McIlroy and Darren Clark, who are engaged in golf, won the Best Breakthrough Award and the Best Comeback Award respectively.

Four of the first eight awards belong to the British. People can’t help but wonder, if this award ceremony is held in the UK, has it really become the British Lawrence Award?

However, it is precisely because of the British's continuous gains that many people feel that in the final competition for the best male athlete, Bell may be in a bad situation.

There is no doubt that the competition for the best male athlete is basically between Djokovic and Messi. Djokovic won three Grand Slam men's singles championships at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in 2011. Although in the new season Winning the Australian Open again does not count towards his performance in 2011, but it undoubtedly added a lot of impression points to him.

Bell's performance throughout last year was even more miraculous. He scored 86 goals for Manchester United and the Welsh men's football team throughout the year, setting a new natural annual goal record for football players.

Under Bell's leadership, Manchester United was unbeaten in 66 main-race games throughout the year, setting a new record in the five major leagues of the Premier League with 61 unbeaten games, and 100 unbeaten games in all competitions, winning the Premier League, League Cup, and FA Cup. , Champions League, Community Shield, European Super Cup and Club World Cup seven titles.

Even more amazing is Bell's performance in the Welsh national team. As the captain of the team, Bell scored 5 goals and assisted 2 times for the team in Wales' 5 European Cup qualifiers and play-offs in 2011. He participated in all of Wales' goals and single-handedly defeated the weak Wales. In a group surrounded by wolves, they occupied the second position in the group and got the opportunity to participate in the play-offs.

In the subsequent two play-off games against the Czech Republic, Bell scored all four of Wales' goals, once again single-handedly dragging the Welsh men's football team into the European Cup finals for the first time in history. In this team sport, individual heroism is truly taken to the extreme.

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