Ballon d’Or, a Premier League legend destroys Vinicius

It’s been a very long week for Vinícius Júnior. The Brazilian has been crystallizing the lines since last Monday and the Ballon d’Or ceremony. His absence at the event had the gift of fanning the thunder of a Premier League legend who did not spare him this Saturday.

Gary Neville fails Vinícius Júnior

Dark week for Vinicius and Real Madrid. Since the Classico defeat against Barça on Saturday (0-4), things are not going in the right direction for the capital club. The White House hoped in particular to make people forget this humiliation by celebrating Vinicius Junior’s Ballon d’Or on Monday. But things took a confusing turn for the Auriverde international who was ultimately no longer crowned. The title instead went to Manchester City midfielder Rodri, while Vinicius finished 2nd^e.

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An outcome that did not matter to Real Madrid who decided to boycott the ceremony. Thus, no member of the Madrid delegation, made up of Florentino Pérez, Carlo Ancelotti, Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal, Kylian Mbappé and especially Vinícius Júnior, was present at the Théâtre de Châtelet on Monday. While Real Madrid went to war with the organizers including France Football and UEFA, Gary Neville took the liberty of giving his opinion on Vinicius’ attitude this Saturday. “Vinicius Jr. has no class, I’m happy that Rodri won the Ballon d’Or. This goes to a player who has made a consistent contribution week in and week out,” the Manchester United legend scathed during his appearance on the podcast, It’s Called Soccer.