A close vote until the end. On October 28, the Spaniard Rodri was crowned Golden Ball at the Châtelet theater in Paris, ahead of the big favorite, the Brazilian Vinicius Jr. 41 small points separate Rodri from his runner-up Vinicius Jr. This Saturday, France Football revealed the details of the votes.
99 jurors from the top 100 FIFA countries for men (only Syria did not vote) gave their top 10 (15 points for 1st, then 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1pt). There are five jurors who did not include Rodri, the Ballon d’Or, in their top 10. Vinicius Jr., he was put aside by three jurors.
Seven players, excluding Rodri and Vinicius Jr, have been cited at least once in first place in the rankings. They are Jude Bellingham (first 5 places), Dani Carvajal (4), Toni Kroos (2), Kylian Mbappé (1), Erling Haaland (1), Lautaro Martinez (1) and Ademola Lookman (1).
Some votes may surprise you. The Nigerian journalist voting for the Golden Ball, for example, placed Atalanta player Lookman in first position in his vote. Rodri, Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. following next. Three other journalists (Finland, Salvador and Namibia) did not place Vinicius in the top 10.
Rodri crowned Ballon d’Or in front of Vinicius: certain details of the votes revealed, it was for nothing!
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