According to RMC Sport, the leaders of Real Madrid have canceled their visit to Paris and will therefore not be present during the Ballon d'Or ceremony this Monday evening at the Théâtre du Châtelet. Club president Florentino Pérez is said to be furious.
The cause? The leaders of the Merengue club are convinced that their star player Vinicius Jr., announced as the big favorite of this 68e edition for several weeks, will ultimately not be named winner of the Ballon d'Or this evening. Still according to RMC Sport, the player himself as well as those around him would be of the same opinion.
« If the award criteria do not designate Vinicius as the winner, these same criteria should designate Carvajal as the winner. As this was not the case, it is obvious that the UEFA Ballon d'Or does not respect Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is not where it is not respected », Declared to AFP the Madrid club
The Real Madrid TV channel also canceled its five hours of broadcast dedicated to the Ballon d'Or initially planned for this Monday evening.
Who could win this Golden Ball?
If the big favorite is ultimately not the person who will be awarded this evening, who could win this Ballon d'Or? Among the favorites is his Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham. Without forgetting the European champion Rodri, also English champion with Manchester City.
Also mentioned in the debates, the Spanish star Lamine Yamal would be more likely to win the Raymond Kopa trophy for best young person.
