Fourteen years later, he still hasn't digested it. After the Vinicius Junior “affair”, who believes he was robbed of the Ballon d'Or this year, the Dutchman Wesley Sneijder reacted and believes he himself was the victim of a great injustice in 2010.
“The individual prices are nice, but…”
That year, number 10 Inter Milan won the Serie A, the Champions League and the Italian Cup under the orders of José Mourinho. He concluded his season with a defeat in the World Cup final against Spain's Iniesta and Xavi, second and third for the Ballon d'Or in 2010. The prize went to Lionel Messi.
“I too was robbed of the Ballon d’Or, commented Sneijder, after Rodri's surprise coronation in front of Vinicius Junior. Honestly, I'm glad people are still talking about it in 2024. People keep telling me: “Wesley, you were robbed in 2010!“Individual awards are nice, but trophies won as a team, like lifting the Champions League, all that has more value than winning that Ballon d’Or,” he continued in comments reported by the Daily Mail.
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The Dutchman ended his career in 2019 after a final experience in Qatar.
