Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Saturday November 9, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.
Winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or, Rodri did not fail to respond to Karim Benzema, who said he saw in Vinicius Jr a player more worthy of such an award.
The verdict was not what many expected. During a ceremony organized on October 28, Rodri was crowned Ballon d’Or 2024 ahead of Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham. The coronation of the playing master of Spain and Manchester City did not please everyone. While Real Madrid had decided to boycott the event after understanding that the reward was going to escape them, Karim Benzema gave a far from nuanced opinion on the result. “I have nothing against Rodri, who is a good player, but I’m on my sofa, I’m watching TV and Rodri doesn’t do things that make me say: ‘Pffff’, whereas Vinicius did it more once,” said the former Real Madrid player. Comments which were addressed by the Spanish player during an interview given to the magazine France Football. Without wanting to start a controversy, Rodri responded very clearly to the player who now plays in the Saudi championship.
Rodri regretted the absence of the Madrilenians
“It’s his opinion, he has the right to think that. I can’t hope to please everyone either, said the Citizens player. I pleased a jury of a hundred voters, that’s not bad. » To this, he added that he had received praise from other former glories, notably those of a player who had left his mark on Manchester United. “I also heard Paul Scholes explain the opposite, that he found my game very beautiful and intelligent, and coming from such a midfielder, that means something to me,” Rodri confided. This interview also allowed the Spaniard to return to Real Madrid’s decision to abandon the trip, which he learned about through messages received on his phone. “My first reaction was: I don’t believe it, it’s just fake news,” he confided. Landing in Paris, even more messages congratulating me. Then I started to think: wow! » If he regrets that the Madrid delegation was not present, Rodri limits himself to wanting to “respect everyone’s decision”, while adding that he “would not have acted in the same way”.
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