Furious Yang Yang was unstoppable!
After Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 9–1, the whole world scrambled to report on Yang Yang's performance in that match.
The support Yang Yang received from Real Madrid and its fans also drew widespread attention.
There was no need to mention the club. From the president and Head Coach to the players, everyone stood up to support Yang Yang. Many Real Madrid players were also key starters for their respective National Teams, and they all promised to do everything they could to help Yang Yang win more votes and slap Blatter hard in the face.
The club also mobilized all its resources. Florentino personally ordered Real Madrid's public relations and commercial departments to do everything in their power to support Yang Yang's campaign.
"This is no longer just Yang Yang's war. It has never been his war alone. This is a war for everyone at Real Madrid. We must win!"
Florentino's words won the unanimous approval of Real Madrid's fans. During the match against Sevilla at Bernabéu, the South Stand displayed all kinds of banners. The most eye-catching one read, "Yang Yang, the South Stand lives and dies with you!"
Whenever Yang Yang scored, more than eighty thousand Real Madrid fans throughout the stadium would stand and chant his name in unison.
"Yang Yang, Golden Ball Award! Yang Yang, Golden Ball Award!"
Real Madrid's fan organizations also publicly declared that they would do everything possible to support Yang Yang's bid for the award.
It could be said that, provoked by Blatter, everyone at Real Madrid—and even the entire country of China—had pulled together to support Yang Yang. Even Ajax and Liverpool issued statements supporting Yang Yang and demanding that Blatter apologize.
His old friend Ibrahimovic also publicly stated, "Anyone other than Yang Yang winning the award