On that cold rainy night in Moscow in 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his emotions after the game. At the age of 23, he was crowned the Champions League Golden Boot for the first time in his career, won the Champions League trophy for the first time, and won the World Footballer for the first time. West led the history of the "six championships" Barcelona was born, he also took the Champions League champion, the Champions League golden boots and the honor of the world footballer into his arms.
Data map: Messi and Ronaldo
The careers of the peerless double pride have since been tied together, and a difficult-to-copy "Yuliang Controversy" in football begins.
This drama has been in theaters for more than ten years.
Messi, Ronaldo and Lewandowski will compete for the honor of the best male football player of the year. Image source: FIFA
On the 11th local time, FIFA officially announced the list of candidates for the annual awards.
In the most watched "World Footballer" selection, Messi, Ronaldo and Lewandowski became the three candidates. The final results will be announced at the 2020 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony on December 17. .
Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and another player were shortlisted for the top three at the end of the year. This result is familiar to us.
However, compared with previous years, a big difference is that this time, "Peerless Shuangjiao" does not seem to be a hot spot anymore.
Data map: Messi and Ronaldo
Even in 2018 when Modric became the "world footballer", before the results were announced that year, there were many people who believed that Ronaldo would be elected.
But now, the story of world football seems to be opening a new chapter.
In the FIFA official Weibo poll on who will get the World Footballer this year, Lewandg temporarily beat Ronaldo and Messi to rank first.
In similar prediction polls initiated by other well-known media, Lewandg was generally the first.
Ronaldo and Messi’s fan base around the world is unmatched by other players, so to a certain extent, this reflects the fans’ high recognition of Lewand’s performance last season.
This is understandable.
The trophies and gorgeous data are too convincing.
Data map: Lewandez helped Bayern win the Champions League
The Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga, German Cup, UEFA Champions League, European Super Cup and German Super Cup this year. They scored 55 goals and had 10 assists in all competitions last season. Great contribution.
Lewand’s performance this season is still eye-catching, with 15 goals in all competitions.
Headed by Lewand, more and more names are being added to the discussion of today's best players.
The 35-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo and the 33-year-old Messi are no longer the most valuable players on the transfer website.
This is not to say that there is something wrong between Messi and Ronaldo, the peerless double pride is still good enough-Messi played 44 times for Barcelona last season, scored 31 goals and had 27 assists; Ronaldo was Juventus last season Dedicated 37 goals and led the team to defend the Serie A championship.
Such a duel, watch one less one
However, compared with Lewand, there was a gap in club honors between the two in the past year. This is an indisputable fact.
Perhaps when the final result was announced, it was not Lewand who had the last laugh. However, time passed, and the golden fortress built by Messi and Ronaldo over the long years is no longer solid.
Just a few days ago, Messi and Ronaldo faced off again on the court. Barcelona and Juventus's Champions League group match attracted the attention of fans all over the world.
In stark contrast, when Ronaldo missed the first round of the two teams due to the new crown, the fans' regret was overwhelming.
Because everyone understands that this kind of duel is one less game.
Data Map: Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Messi and Ronaldo, will they be included in the top three of the "World Footballers" in the future?
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, will there be a chance to win their most desired trophy in the future?
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, will they be able to stage a peak duel on the top stage in the future?
No one can give a definite answer, but everyone has the answer in their hearts.
There is a line that hits the bottom of my heart directly in "Journey to the West". It is regarded as a classic along with the whole movie. There was a sincere love in front of me. I did not cherish it. I regret it when I lose it. The most painful thing in the world is this.
We are fortunate to witness the amazing achievements of Ronaldo and Messi, but they have less time to settle it, which makes their greatness easy to be ignored and easy to be taken for granted.
But it is foreseeable-because of the existence of Ronaldo and Messi, latecomers will certainly envy this era we live in.