Yang Yang won the FIFA Golden Ball Award once again!
Although this had long been old news known throughout the world, when it truly became reality, it still sparked widespread coverage and heated discussion among media and fans everywhere. Everyone was especially concerned with Yang Yang's dominance of world football.
Starting in 2007, Yang Yang had delivered world-class performances almost every year. This was his eighth FIFA Golden Ball Award. Although there had been one or two controversial years in between, he had won the vast majority by overwhelming margins.
Forget the earlier years—just look at 2014.
La Liga champion, La Liga Top Scorer, La Liga Season's Best Player, Copa del Rey champion, Copa del Rey Best Player, Champions League champion, Champions League Top Scorer, UEFA Season's Best Player, Spanish Super Cup champion, European Super Cup champion, FIFA Club World Cup champion, FIFA Club World Cup Best Player...
If the National Team matches had once been Yang Yang's weakness, then in 2014 he had successfully made up for it. He had led the China Team through every obstacle and into the World Cup final, only to lose to Germany Team in a penalty shootout and miss out on the championship.
Afterward, however, Yang Yang won the World Cup Top Scorer and World Cup Best Player awards.
Looking across 2014 and the entire world of football, who could compare with Yang Yang?
After Yang Yang won the Golden Ball Award, UEFA immediately posted a congratulatory letter from UEFA president Platini to Yang Yang on its official website. In the letter, Platini first congratulated Yang Yang on winning the Golden Ball Award for the eighth time.
"Dear Yang Yang, I would like to congratulate you on winning the Golden Ball Award. This is the eighth Golden Ball Award of your career,