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Before the surprise jumped and Messi picked up the Best player award for the best player of the year, the gala was following the script planned for this type of show. Despite this, there have been several details at the Teatro de la Scala in Milan that are worth noting.

The absence of Cristiano Ronaldo

A few minutes after the ceremony began , it was confirmed that Crisitiano Ronaldo would not be in Milan . The Portuguese suffers some muscular problems that probably will not allow him to be part of the next Juventus league match, and that was supposedly the reason he has not attended the gala. His absence presaged many that the most important prize of the night could take him Leo Messi, and shortly after the news was confirmed, the Portuguese left an enigmatic message on his Instagram account: "Patience and persistence are two characteristics that differentiate the professional from the amateur. Everything that is great today has started small. You cannot do everything, but do everything possible to make your dreams come true. And keep in mind that after dawn always comes dawn "

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Silvia Grecco and the amateur prize

Without a doubt the most emotional moment of the night. Silvia Grecco collected the award to the fans awarded by FIFA to be the protagonist of a moving story. The Brazilian tells his son, blind from birth, the goals of his team, the Palmeiras . The Teatro de la Scala gave him a thunderous ovation when both she and her son took the stage.

Bielsa and the fair play

Another of the curious stories of the gala has an old acquaintance of the Spanish league as the main protagonist. Marcelo Bielsa and his Leeds United received the fair play award for a play that has probably prevented the team from being in the Premier League right now and not in the English Second Division. In the game that faced Aston Villa, Leeds got ahead on the scoreboard while a rival player was injured. The Madman quickly ordered his pupils to let themselves tie the game and the match finally ended 1-1. Aston Villa ended up getting promoted and Leeds stayed on the road. but Bielsa, despite not being able to attend the gala, wanted to send a message through the representatives of his club who picked up the award: "We must learn to distinguish what is legal from what is fair, even if it does not benefit us "

Van Veenendaal, goalkeeper of the year

The Dutch soccer player Atlético de Madrid, Sari Van Veenendaal, will go down in history for being the first to receive The Best Award for best goalkeeper . Finalist of the World Cup in France with his team, he wanted to highlight how important it is for women's football to be present at events with an impact like the one held in Milan. "There is always a first time for everything, but I hope it is not the last that this award is given," said the Dutch

The reunion of Gullit and Capello

Among the luxury guests at this gala, was Fabio Capello , coach of Milan in the nineties. One of his pupils at that time, Ruud Gullit , was the host of the gala. The Dutchman was again with the coach who decided to do without him when his career was already on the downhill. Despite having had more and less in the Rossoneri locker room, they chatted with laughter remembering those moments and hugged each other.

Megan Rapinoe's speech

Megan Rapinoe , true to her style, took advantage of the moment in which she picked up The Best Award for the best player to make a vindictive speech again. "It has been an incredible year for women's football. I am sorry for those who have realized only at this time, you are a little late, but we forgive you," said Rapinoe, reaffirming the figure of women in the world of football . The best player of the World Cup did not forget about the problem of racist insults on the pitch. "The stories of Sterling and Koulibaly inspire me, although they also make me feel a little sad. But if we want a change, all other players must raise their voices against racism," concluded the captain of the United States national team.

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