Real, convinced that its Brazilian striker, although favorite, will not be named Ballon d’Or on Monday evening, has canceled the visit of its entire delegation to the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris where the award ceremony for the most prestigious award will take place individual football trophy.
“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 the Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is not where it is not respected.”declared the Madrid club earlier in the afternoon.
The organizers of the Ballon d’Or decided to innovate this year by keeping the identity of Lionel Messi’s successor secret until the end to avoid any leaks to the press. All the nominees were thus invited to the ceremony organized this evening in Paris. In previous years, the winner was revealed a few days before the prize was awarded.
The official ranking:
23. Ruben Dias (Manchester City – Portugal)
24. William Saliba (Arsenal – France)
25. Cole Palmer (Chelsea – England)
26. Declan Rice (Arsenal – England)
27. Vitinha (PSG – Portugal)
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen – Spain)
29. Mats Hummels (Dortmund-Germany)
29. Artem Dovbyk (Girona-Ukraine)
A twist at the Ballon d’Or? No Real Madrid player made the trip to Paris, Vinicius is convinced he will not win the trophy
