books44 Chapter 626 Winning the Prize
Chapter 626 Winning the Prize
The UAE fans in the stands were silent, while the Liverpool fans cheered loudly. There were two extreme scenes in the entire stadium.
But no matter what, the game is over. In fact, it is not difficult to accept this result. After all, the strength is there.
Although Al Ain had boasted about counterattacking Liverpool before the game, the result was the same as Kashima Antlers, which proved that the gap between Asian club teams and European champion teams is still very large.
Moreover, the referee's penalty scale in this game was actually very biased towards the host country. Mane's previous powerful shot definitely went in, but the Red Army, which was deprived of a wonderful goal, still occupied the absolute advantage on the field and solved the opponent. .
In this game, the Champions League champion Liverpool won the first Club World Cup trophy. It also made Liverpool the first team in England to win the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup in the same year.
This is a feat that no English team has been able to accomplish since the Champions League was restructured. Neither Chelsea nor Manchester United have accomplished this.
It is worth mentioning that in the millennium, Manchester United even gave up the opportunity to defend the FA Cup in order to win the first Club World Cup at that time, but still failed to do so. More than ten years later, Liverpool did it!
Then the stadium staff quickly set up the podium that had been prepared for the award. FIFA head Infantino, officials of the host football association, Liverpool leaders and sponsor officials walked onto the field and prepared to throw the ball to the winners. Team and individual awards were given.
The first thing to be awarded is the commemorative medals to the final referee team, and then the trophies and medals to the individual players of this Club World Cup.
Liverpool captain Henderson won the Bronze Ball Award, Mane won the Silver Ball Award, and Li Qing won the Golden Ball Award. This also set a new record in the Club World Cup. Three players from the same club won all individual trophies.
Liverpool chief Tom Warner was overjoyed and embraced three team members warmly on the podium, while UAE Football Association officials could only look on with envy.
Later, Li Qing also won the best player award specially set by the sponsor, and then the team awards were presented. The first was the medal for the third place in this Club World Cup.
River Plate, which defeated Kashima Antlers, went on the field to collect the bronze medal and then took a group photo. Then the entire Liverpool team sent Al Ain to the field to receive the silver medal.
Everyone in the Al Ain team looked downcast after losing to their opponent.
Of course, if it were any other team, in almost their own home court, under the noses of all Football Association officials, losing the game by a huge score, anyone would feel frustrated.
However, the awarding officials in the UAE seemed very generous, hugging almost every Al Ain player and handing out medals.
Finally, it was time for the champions, Liverpool, to step onto the podium to receive their medals and trophies.
Li Qing and Mane were chatting and laughing at the front. In addition to the silver and bronze medals, the Liverpool team almost won a Grand Slam today, collecting all the medals and trophies that can be awarded in the Club World Cup.
So when they walked onto the podium, the UAE officials were obviously unwilling to continue to maintain their grace. They almost did not present awards to the Liverpool players, and even polite handshakes were very limited.
But what does it matter? When FIFA head Infantino handed the Club World Cup trophy to Liverpool captain Henderson, the entire Liverpool team became the focus of the field.
The fireworks originally prepared for the host country were set off for the Liverpool team. The entire Liverpool team held the championship trophy high, cheered on the pitch, and shared this joyful moment with the fans.
After the game, Li Qing also won a Toyota car again because he won the best player in the final. However, Li Qing gave the car to his teammates immediately after receiving the award. He really couldn't afford the island country car. Any interest, even if it's free.
What follows is a grand celebration time, because this is the first time Liverpool has won the Club World Cup trophy. Therefore, in the next few days, Liverpool officials will discuss with relevant parties from the Football Association whether to display the trophy at home in the next round of the league. .
But all this has nothing to do with Li Qing who stepped off the podium. Even if the celebration is still going on, for Li Qing, everything returns to zero from the moment he steps off the podium. I will definitely fight to get on the podium again!
After the game, the Liverpool team returned to the hotel. The team will return early tomorrow morning and then start preparing for the 26th round of the Premier League at home against Newcastle United on the 19th.
After the match against Newcastle United, Liverpool will face Arsenal and Manchester City, the two strongest rivals in the league, so next, Liverpool will have to attack the Premier League championship trophy. These games are crucial!
But for Li Qing, on this last night in the UAE, of course he had to stay with his girlfriend. Tong Shenbing also came to the stadium to watch the game today. Li Qing saw his girlfriend waving to him after the game.
But what surprised Li Qing was that in addition to his girlfriend, his prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law also appeared in the stadium stands.
So Li Qing specifically asked for leave from Klopp, and Klopp graciously approved it. The hero of his team's victory can still meet such a small request, not to mention that even his parents are here, and Klopp is not that unreasonable. The old-fashioned coach of favors.
But what surprised Li Qing was that when he was about to leave the hotel and go to the hotel where Tong Shenbing was staying, his girlfriend was already waiting for him in the hotel lobby with her parents.
"Li Qing, my parents and I have to go back to China early." Tong Shenbing said with a look of reluctance, "Congratulations on winning the championship!"
Go back now? Li Qing looked at his prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law with some confusion.
"Your team has officially notified the group that it wants to carry out all-round cooperation, and it has been decided that Bingbing will be the person in charge of this project, so..."
Li Qing felt trapped when he heard this. He couldn't understand what his prospective father-in-law said or the technical terminology, but he already understood one thing. Liverpool wanted to cooperate with the Tong Group, especially in traditional Chinese medicine and health care.
You don't need to ask Li Qing to know that his team plans to cooperate with the Tong Group in those aspects. This is definitely because Tong Shenbing's previous "love soup" was known to the club's senior management, so this happened.
Thinking of the smell of traditional Chinese medicine that would appear in every day's food in the club, Li Qing's stomach began to have a physiological reaction of wanting to spasm. The taste glands in his mouth also began to secrete saliva crazily, and there were already signs of bitterness in his mouth. .