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Chapter 468 Mr. Golden Globe Storm

Moreover, if Li Rui started to emerge in Leeds United, then the two seasons in Manchester United are the key to Li Rui's fastest progress and becoming a world-class star, especially last season. Because of his perfect performance in various competitions this season, he won the favor of the European Golden Globe judges and won the Golden Globe trophy. Li Rui is undoubtedly the biggest among the five championship trophies Manchester United won in 2007 hero.Correspondingly, it can be understood that the success at Manchester United has achieved Li Rui's European Ballon d'Or.

Therefore, in the eyes of Manchester United fans, Li Rui can be said to belong to Manchester United's "Mr. Golden Ball", and he is a legendary part of Manchester United's club history!
In addition, Li Rui is also the third youngest player to win the European Ballon d'Or in the history of the European Ballon d'Or. Apart from the legendary Manchester United superstar George Best, the other one is Ronaldo who won the Ballon d'Or in 97. The 21-year-old record for the youngest Golden Globe winner can be said that Li Rui can also be said to be a true youthful success.

Manchester United's official website is also very excited about Li Rui winning the European Ballon d'Or. The official website uses the most special way to inform fans that their No. [-] player won the European Ballon d'Or—

2006-2007 England FA Cup champion;

2006-2007 English League Championship;
2006-2007 UEFA Champions League champion;

2007 England Charity Shield champion;

2007 UEFA Super Cup champion
2006-2007 Premier League Golden Boot;

2006-2007 UEFA Champions League Golden Boot;

2006-2007 season European Golden Boot;

On Manchester United's official website, after listing this long list of honors, there is a big arrow, and this end of the arrow is - the winner of the 2007 European Ballon d'Or! !
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It can be said that the expression on Manchester United's official website is very intuitive and very domineering. Manchester United has made Li Rui the highest personal honor for football players, and Li Rui is also the biggest contributor to Manchester United's winning these championships! !

Manchester United coach Ferguson was also in a good mood. He accepted an interview with the BBC at the airport and once again congratulated Li Rui on being elected as the European Ballon d'Or: "Li Rui fully deserves this award. Because of his contribution and his image, he absolutely deserves the award. Deserves this award! He is a fantastic lad. With this award, he will be even greater. We are all happy for him, of course, I am afraid that Cristiano won the No.3. I'm happy. There will be a Ballon d'Or player and a No.3 in one ball, which is not easy."

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With so many honors and a body, Li Rui immediately became the most beautiful football player during this period.Of course, with Li Rui being so beautiful, Li Rui himself felt great, but in fact, his sponsors were also happy.

Those products endorsed by Li Rui immediately seized this opportunity to increase their advertising efforts around the world. Some companies even paid huge extra advertising commissions to ask Li Rui to shoot the latest advertising endorsement film, striving to Expand Li Rui's influence as much as possible.

Titles such as "New European Ballon d'Or winner", "five-time crown star", and even "future football emperor" have frequently appeared in the prime time of major TV stations along with Li Rui's figure.In the bustling commercial streets of some large and medium-sized cities around the world, billboards for products endorsed by Li Rui can be seen everywhere.

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However, after all, there were not many products endorsed by Li Rui before. On the one hand, Li Rui insisted on the high-quality line, and on the other hand, after the fight between Li Rui and the Celtics, many brands, Even the brands that are negotiating endorsement contracts have terminated the negotiation of endorsement contracts due to Li Rui's "too bad image". Therefore, Li Rui's advertising revenue is really not too much, at least with Beckham. Compared with Tom and Ronaldinho, they are far worse.

And after Li Rui helped Manchester United win the European Champions Cup, Li Rui's endorsement contracts have increased a lot, but some of them have not yet been released.

This time, Li Rui was honored as the Mr. Golden Globe in Europe. Those merchants who had not launched commercials were overjoyed and asked to cover the commercials endorsed by Li Rui in the most prominent places in the shortest time. Mr. Jinqiu's Dongfeng expands the influence of the brand.

At this time, some company contracts in fields that Li Rui's endorsement has not yet involved came in like a snowflake, demanding to sign an endorsement contract with Li Rui.

Regarding these, Li Rui handed them over to his agent, er, to be exact, Jessica’s agent Ma Ke, and Ma Ke is also Li Rui’s agent now, because Rodriguez is a half-way monk As a broker, Li Rui did not do very well in business development, so, according to Jessica's suggestion, Li Rui handed over the business development to Ma Ke to manage.

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In Ma Ke's view, Li Rui itself is simply an untapped gold mine. He complained that Rodriguez had made 'no progress' in Li Rui's business development in the past two years.

Of course, in 2006, Li Rui's commercial endorsement and advertising revenue was about 500 million euros, which is obviously not bad for football. However, you must know that in 2006, Ronaldo Dinho's advertising endorsement income is 2600 million euros, and Li Rui can't even reach a quarter of Barcelona's No. 10, which is obviously unsatisfactory.

Jessica is also well aware of her husband's current influence, so she proposed to ask her agent Ma Ke to be in charge of Li Rui's business development. As a top student at Yale University, Ma Ke has done a good job in business development. However, although Jessica herself is a Hollywood actress, she is not considered a real superstar in Hollywood. Now, Ma Ke should be able to 'run' to his heart's content on Li Rui's body. As a football fan, Ma Ke, of course Knowing how great Li Rui's potential is, he has no doubt that Li Rui's future achievements will be higher than Ronaldinho's! !
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Although Rodriguez felt a bit heartbroken about this decision, he also knew that he was not that material in the area of ​​commercial development, and could only watch 'Marco' decentralize power. Of course, Li Rui Everything about football is still left to Rodriguez, and Li Rui still trusts Rodriguez in this regard.

And as Li Rui's reputation grew, Rodriguez, as the agent who discovered Li Rui, became more and more famous in the agent circle, and more and more stars were willing to work with Rodriguez. Sign a brokerage contract.

Now, in the hands of Rodriguez, there are relatively promising new stars, including the Uruguayan player Suarez who played in Ajax, and the young man Jovetic who played in Fiorentina.

And just in the summer, Li Rui's good friend Alan Lennon also fired his agent and chose Rodriguez as his agent. Therefore, Rodriguez's current agent career is still very good Yes, no need to complain too much.

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Those brand companies that terminated negotiations with Li Rui during Li Rui's 'fighting incident' are now full of regret.One of the most annoying than Nike.

At that time, Nike obtained the opportunity to negotiate an endorsement contract with Li Rui from Adidas. Just when the endorsement negotiations entered the most critical moment, a conflict between Manchester United and Celtic occurred, and Li Rui was also arrested. UEFA and FIFA are in the midst of suspensions and sparked discussions about what Li Rui did against a star player.

Nike also terminated the negotiation with Li Rui at this time.

As a result, after Li Rui came back, especially in 2007, Li Rui's state was so hot that he helped Manchester United win the Premier League first, then the FA Cup, and finally helped Manchester United to be crowned European champions in Athens The champion of the league, all of a sudden, Li Rui's enthusiasm exploded again. At this time, Nike found Li Rui again and asked to continue the commercial endorsement negotiations with Li Rui.

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Li Rui is also angry at this time. At the beginning, it was you Nike who dismissed it with a word and terminated the negotiation. Now you come here to restart the negotiation. Who do you think you are?The whole world is going to revolve around you Nike?
However, Li Rui did not reject Nike outright. Instead, the lion opened his mouth and doubled the price proposed during the negotiation with Nike last year. Li Rui is a gold-lettered signboard, and Nike also knows that this time, Li Rui is not only negotiating with Nike, but also with Adidas. Gao, whoever you want to cooperate with!
This made Nike very annoyed, but there was nothing they could do. Once they had an opportunity to sign a long-term contract with Li Rui, but they didn't cherish it. Now, it's time to swallow the bitter fruit.

The top management of Nike's European region has already issued a death order to their market development department. Li Rui must be dealt with. In any case, the sworn enemy Adidas cannot sign a contract with Li Rui. If Li Rui signs a contract with Adidas, the market development department will Prepare to be fired and receive unemployment benefits, and the company executive who ordered the termination of negotiations with Li Rui on his own initiative last year has also been fired.

Now, the only thing that makes Nike feel beneficial is that Manchester United is cooperating with Nike. Through the influence of the club, Li Rui is inclined to choose to cooperate with Nike. Of course, hemorrhage is certain!
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The new Mr. Golden Ball storm in Europe is still intensifying. In Europe, Li Rui has become a topic!
In addition, many media have also begun to look forward to the awarding of the World Footballer in more than 20 days, and analyze the possibility of Li Rui winning the award. They generally believe that the World Footballer will eventually be produced between Li Rui and Kaka, and they think that C Luo may also become a spoiler, this is still a tale of two cities between Manchester and Milan!
It's just that Li Rui doesn't have time to think about that now, and his attention is focused on the next game. As for the negotiation with Nike and other companies, he completely handed it over to Ma Ke. Jessica, who "brings the children" at home, can also help Li Rui to check. Li Rui has always believed that Jessica is indeed much smarter than himself in these business matters, and if he leaves it to his wife, he can rest assured. Well.

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On the second day after returning to Manchester with the golden ball, Li Rui set off for Rome with the whole team. They were going to prepare for the last match day of Group F of the Champions League.

This game has attracted much attention because Roma was bloodbathed by Manchester United 7:1 last season. Now, this game is also Li Rui's first game after winning the European Ballon d'Or, so it is even more eye-catching.

Shortly after the start of the first half, the home team Roma won the golden goal. This was a direct free kick. Roma captain Totti's free kick was of high quality and went straight to the dead corner of the goal. Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar powerless.

However, Manchester United also quickly equalized the score. It was Cristiano Ronaldo's long-distance attack in the frontcourt, and a strong shot from several people in a row was pounced by Roma goalkeeper Doni. .

At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:1, but to the disappointment of the fans, Li Rui, the new European Golden Globe player, performed mediocre in the first half, with only two shots and no threat. Big.

The commentator also criticized Li Rui, thinking that Li Rui's performance did not meet the status of Mr. Golden Globe in Europe.

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It's the 75th minute of the game, and the score is still 1:1!

The camera at the scene followed Li Rui all the time, and it was short of a 'failure' label directly on Li Rui's forehead.The commentator was also talking about the sluggish performance in the first game after the new European Mr. Golden Globe was awarded, and at this moment, Li Rui scored a goal!
"GOOOOOAL! Li Rui! Li Rui! Li Rui! Our Mr. Golden Globe scored a goal in the first game to win the Ballon d'Or! Although most of the time, his performance made us feel dull , However, as long as there is an opportunity, he seized it! This is the demeanor of a superstar! A flash of inspiration is enough to change the game! It is worthy of being the European Mr. Golden Globe!!"

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Li Rui's goal came from a set-kick opportunity. The free-kick was placed in a biased position and it was not easy to attack the goal directly. Ronaldo hoisted the football into the penalty area.

Roma centre-back Juan won the aerial duel with Hargreaves as he pushed the football out of the penalty area!
With his back to the goal, Nani rubbed the football to the back point with his acrobatic movements. In the eyes of everyone, there were no Manchester United players in the back point. However, Li Rui showed the characteristics of a shooter. He passed the ball to Nani At the moment, the acceleration started, and he appeared alertly at the rear point, and flew directly to the top with a diving dive.

Doni, the goalkeeper of the Roma team, did not expect that Li Rui would appear in the back point at all, and did not respond to the header that was so close at hand.

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"A beautiful goal. This goal reflects Li Rui's excellent reaction and sense of smell. He successfully seized the opportunity at this moment. Of course, Nani's pass is also very creative! This is Li Rui's victory in the Champions League The 4th goal! To be honest, compared with the same period of the previous season, this is a little less, but I think Li Rui is still the top scorer in the Champions League this year. Does anyone dare to bet with me?" Sky TV As the commentator, Taibi turned to look at his commentator partner Lineker while talking.

Lineker shook his head with a wry smile and said, "As long as Li Rui stays in good condition and doesn't get injured, this is not an impossible task for him. I wouldn't do it if I knew I would lose the bet. "

Not a few minutes after Li Rui scored, he was replaced in the 79th minute of the game. Ferguson was protecting Li Rui. For the Club World Cup journey, Li Rui is now the focus of protection. In addition, Manchester United's devilish schedule during Christmas cannot be separated from Li Rui.

Li Rui was replaced by Chinese player Dong Fengzhu. Li Rui and Dong Fengzhu embraced warmly and wished him a goal. However, although Dong Fengzhu played very positively after playing, his strength was indeed limited and there was no chance of a threat.

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In the end, in the last match of the Champions League group stage, relying on the goals of Li Rui and Rooney, Manchester United defeated Roma 2:1 in an away game. With a 6-point advantage over Roma, they won the top spot in the group and entered the round of 16. In the draw against the lottery, it occupied a relatively good lottery position.

In the post-match press conference, Mr. Li Rui, who scored a goal in this game, was undoubtedly the favorite of the reporters. The reporters asked a variety of questions. From Li Rui's impression of winning the European Golden Globe Award, From whether they intend to play in Serie A, whether Li Rui and Jessica plan to have a second child, and then to the selection of the World Footballer of the Year announced in mid-December, fortunately Li Rui is now a "Lian Jiazi" 'Okay, otherwise I really can't handle it.

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After returning to Manchester from Rome, Manchester United ushered in their last league game before the World Cup at the weekend, playing against Leeds United at home, which is also the first leg of the War of the Roses this season——

Moreover, Li Rui just won the European Golden Globe Award, and before he played for Manchester United, he played for Leeds United, and Li Rui also thanked Leeds United's head coach Eddie in his acceptance speech for winning the European Golden Globe Award Gray and assistant coach Gustavo Poyet, which made this 'War of the Roses' game particularly eye-catching.

Sky TV broadcasts the focus game of the 16th round of the Premier League live across Europe.

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During the warm-up training, Li Rui made a bet with Rooney. When the two practiced volleying, Li Rui sent the football flying with one kick.

"Brother Li Rui, can you sign for me?" Picking up the football, Li Rui was just about to run back when a childish voice sounded beside him.

Li Rui turned his head and saw a cute little girl with blond hair and blue eyes like a porcelain doll. The little girl looked a bit like Neil Gilckney's sister Vivienne, which made Li Rui feel kind. Of course, this way A little girl like a little angel is always cute.

Seeing the little girl's longing eyes, Li Rui walked to the sideline with a smile, took the notebook from the little girl, and signed "Li Rui" on it. Li Rui's signatures to fans have always been in Chinese characters. Be able to represent your own identity.

Li Rui returned the signature pen and notebook to the little girl, but unexpectedly, the little girl took out another fan as if conjuring and asked Li Rui to sign it.

Li Rui was stunned, and he couldn't help being in a daze, because the jersey that the little girl took out was actually a Leeds United jersey. The number 11 and LI on the back of the jersey showed that it was Li Rui's jersey when he was in Leeds United.Now, the Leeds United jersey with the number 11 and LI printed on it is gone. It is conceivable that this jersey was bought at least 2 years ago.Li Rui felt emotional for a while.

Considering that the match between Manchester United and Leeds United was about to begin, Li Rui subconsciously wondered if this was deliberately arranged by the reporter. However, he immediately wanted to slap himself. It seemed that he was really afraid of the reporter. Li Rui saw the little girl's eyes wide open, with a look of yearning innocent eyes, he felt ashamed of what he thought just now! !

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"What's your name, little sister?" Li Rui took the white Leeds United No. 11 jersey and signature pen, and just as he was about to sign his name, he raised his head and asked the little girl.

"My name is Lily." The little girl said excitedly.

"En!" Li Rui nodded, and wrote on the back of the white jersey——

"Give it to my cutest fan, little girl Lily, I love you, little angel." Then write my name 'Li Rui' in Chinese below!
Li Li, who took back the jersey from Li Rui, looked at what was written on it with surprise on her face, and then the little girl asked pitifully in a low voice, "Can I kiss you, brother Li Rui."

"Of course." Li Rui bent down, lowered his head, and the little girl kissed him on the cheek, and then said into Li Rui's ear, "This is Lily's first kiss."

"Unfortunately, this is not my first kiss." Li Rui was in a good mood, joking with Lily in a fit of innocence.

"I know..." Lily seemed to be hit all of a sudden, she lowered her head and kicked, "So, it's hard for me to blame."

Li Rui was sweating for a while, picked up the football, said hello to Lily, and ran back quickly. He didn't want the media's headlines the next day to be a scandal story about an underage girl and himself, but——

This little girl is too precocious.

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In the player tunnel at Old Trafford, Manchester United players and Leeds United players lined up in two teams. The two teams were sworn enemies. Neither side had any verbal communication. Only Alan Lennon winked at Li Rui. Li Rui just responded with a smile, but Alan Lennon immediately responded with a dead face.

"Damn, this guy!" Li Rui, who knew he wasn't playing tricks on Aaron Lennon, couldn't laugh or cry, Aaron was still the same!

However, when a staff member of the Manchester United team handed Li Rui the European Golden Globe bonus ball to Li Rui, Li Rui's friends in Leeds United looked over eagerly, looking at the European Golden Globe that Li Rui was holding. Ball awards, each with green eyes, like wild wolves who are extremely hungry.

"Hey, small sample!" At this time, Li Rui was also very happy, so proud.

This is the arrangement of the Manchester United Club. This game is Manchester United's first home game after Li Rui won the European Ballon d'Or. The club asked Li Rui to enter the arena holding the European Ballon d'Or to enjoy the cheers and cheers from the fans. Courtesy!

After more than 40 years, Li Rui is the Manchester United team. After George Best, there is finally another European Mr. Ballon d'Or. He deserves the courtesy of the fans! !
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Sure enough, when Li Rui entered the field with the European Ballon d'Or award in his arms, the Manchester United fans burst into wild cheers. Everyone stood up and cheered for Li Rui!

What moved Li Rui even more was that the fans of Leeds United, Manchester United's mortal enemy, also applauded Li Rui at this time. They did not forget the goals Li Rui scored for them. They did not forget that Li Rui helped Leeds United win the second FA Cup trophy in club history. They also heard Li Rui's gratitude for his years in Leeds United on the podium of the European Golden Globe Awards!

A player who knows how to be grateful is loved by fans!

When the two players shook hands, the Leeds United players congratulated Li Rui for winning the European Ballon d'Or. When he shook hands with Alan Lennon, the guy rolled his eyes and said resentfully, "Save for me first." The golden ball in a few years, I will get it in a few years."

Li Rui really wanted to give this guy a punch, and when they reached Neil Kirkney, the two embraced, and everything was said without saying a word!Li Rui knew that he had achieved success, and Neil and the others were really happy for him.

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This 'War of the Roses' was carried out very hard.

The scene of the game was also very hot, and there were scenes of people turning their backs from time to time. The Leeds United player who just congratulated Li Rui for winning the European Ballon d'Or, after the start of the game, he did not show any kindness to Mr. European Ballon d'Or.

Not long after the game, Li Rui's red jersey was already very dirty, it was the grass mud and dirt that had been shoveled over on the ground.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0. Although both sides worked hard, they missed the goal.

During the intermission, the experts and beasts all offered advice and suggestions for both sides. However, one thing is for sure. The side that supports Manchester United specifically pointed out that in the second half of the game, Li Rui will take on more offensive tasks. , and those who supported Leeds United also pointed out that they should be careful of Li Rui's explosion in the second half of the game.

As the experts said, not long after the start of the second half, Li Rui exploded.

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This is Anderson's wide-ranging long pass, which was pushed out of the penalty area by Leeds United defender Coloccini, just when the Leeds United fans breathed a sigh of relief——

Li Rui jumped in suddenly and rushed to the football's landing point. Facing the ball in the air, Li Rui didn't adjust. Before Milner, who was closest to him, came up to make a clearance, he just volleyed with his foot!
The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and flew towards the goal amidst the stunned expressions of the Leeds United players. The Leeds United goalkeeper did not make any reaction, and watched the football fall into the upper right corner of the gate!
This goal completely ignited the wave of cheers at Old Trafford. The red tide was rising, and the fans shouted Li Rui's name three times in unison!

The commentator also repeatedly lamented that this is a wonderful world wave, and even exaggerated that maybe, three Buffons need to stand in front of the goal to be able to pounce on the football.

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After scoring the goal, Li Rui was extremely excited. He did somersaults three times in a row, and then rushed to the sidelines to dive and slide.

However, Rooney grabbed the glider before it ran very far. The little fat man almost tore Li Rui's jersey with such force.

Li Rui's goal seemed to have pierced the paper at once. In the next game, the two sides scored a total of 4 goals, including two goals for Manchester United and two goals for Leeds United.

For Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a beautiful lob. In addition, Vidic took advantage of a corner kick and scored a goal.

As for Leeds United, Alan Lennon broke out all of a sudden. This guy scored twice and almost helped Leeds United take away a point from Old Trafford.

In the end, the final score of this game was Manchester United 3:2 Leeds United. Manchester United won a winning streak before going to Japan to participate in the World Cup. They are also temporarily in the leading position in the standings. The point difference followed closely. However, because they want to participate in the Club World Cup, Manchester United will temporarily miss two league games. Manchester United, which has two games less, will be overtaken by Arsenal and Liverpool. From the media's point of view, it is almost a foregone conclusion.

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After playing the league game with Leeds United, Manchester United will start off the next day and depart for Japan to participate in the World Club Championship.

The predecessor of the Club World Cup was the Toyota Cup. However, to put it bluntly, the Club World Cup is actually just a tool for FIFA to try to make money.Originally, the Toyota Cup was well organized, but FIFA was so jealous that it insisted on taking this cash cow into its own hands.So the Toyota Cup was replaced with the World Club Cup, and in order to appease the Japanese, they decided to hold the World Club Cup in Tokyo, Japan, which can be regarded as a disguised compensation for the Japanese who lost the Toyota Cup.

Although the participating teams in the Club World Cup have expanded from two to four, the gold content of this event has been greatly reduced.Many teams that have never heard of it can enter the Club World Cup and play against European and American powers. Therefore, some big scores that were unimaginable in the Toyota Cup began to appear in the game.

Of course, these four teams also refer to the four teams participating in the semi-finals. Before the semi-finals, there are still 5 teams competing for places in the two semi-finals. The Urawa Reds, as the hosts, qualified directly into the quarter-finals.

(End of this chapter)