Fifa The Best or the consolation of the year? Contrary to the Ballon d’Or hiccup, which Vinicius Junior and all of Real Madrid boycotted last month, the Brazilian striker was in Doha (Qatar) on Tuesday evening. And for good reason, this time there was no question of a surprise coronation from Rodri (Manchester City). At 24, “Vini” won the trophy for best player of the year 2024 for the first time, ahead of Rodri by 5 points and his teammate Jude Bellingham (3rd) by 11 points.
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At the end of the trophy ceremony in which the first French player Kylian Mbappé finished 9th (after being 6th in the Ballon d’Or), Vinicius posted a long message on Instagram entitled “Veni, vidi , vici”, having already collected more than 5 million likes this Wednesday morning. “Today, I am writing to this boy who saw so many idols lift this trophy… My time has come,” confides the Real player. Let us point out, however, that this award was only launched in its current version in 2016 by dear Gianni Infantino, and that Lionel Messi was the title holder after a funny charade.
“I almost got swallowed up by the system in Brazil”
“Yes, I am the best player in the world and I fought hard for it,” Vinicius Jr continues in his Insta post. They tried and still try to invalidate me, to demean me. But they are not ready. No one will tell me who I should fight for, how I should behave. When I was in Sao Gonçalo[nearRiodeJaneiroinBrazil)thesystemdidn’tcareaboutmeIalmostgotswallowed»[prèsdeRiodeJaneiroauBrésil)lesystèmenesesouciaitpasdemoiJ’aifailliêtreavalé »
A message that is both hopeful in view of the tortuous journey of the person concerned and symbolic of a vengeful dimension that Vinicius assumes. Both in relation to his first steps in his country, the numerous insults (partly racist) that he suffered in La Liga stadiums, but also in relation to this 2024 Ballon d’or which escaped him ‘a nothing.
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