But at Arsenal, he could be the sole king!
Of course, the prerequisite was that he had the ability to lead Arsenal to success!
After the draw, Platini first took the stage to introduce some of UEFA's policies and summarize the past season. Then, the three candidates came up for short interviews.
After that began the nerve-wracking voting process.
The selection for the European Best Player was just like France Football Magazine's European Golden Ball Award, voted on by football journalists from 53 European countries and regions across two rounds.
The first round determined the top three.
The second round involved a live vote by the 53 journalists to finalize the rankings of those top three players.
Wang Shuo, Ronaldo, and Messi stood side by side on the podium. In reality, all three already had a pretty good idea of the outcome.
The final result came as a surprise to no one.
"I am here to announce that the winner of the inaugural 2011 European Best Player is..."
