Real Madrid were amazed. While it had been preparing for several weeks for the coronation of Vinicius Jr, the Merengue club learned that its Brazilian star would not a priori win the 2024 Ballon d’Or. A thunderclap very badly experienced by Casa Bianca and its president Florentino Perez. Furious, the leaders of Real believe they are experiencing an injustice. In support of their 24-year-old dribbler, they decided to boycott the Ballon d’Or ceremony, scheduled for this Monday at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The delegation of around fifty people expected in Paris canceled their trip. No Madrid member should be present in the French capital.
Within Real Madrid, “the Golden Ball no longer exists”, according to comments reported by Marca. According to the Spanish sports daily, the leaders of Casa Blanca, very upset, believe that the prestigious individual reward will no longer have the same value from now on. The Real channel has canceled a special five-hour edition which was to celebrate “Vini’s” glory day. Nike also planned to dress its Madrid store with the Brazilian’s image.
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Real Madrid received negative feedback from Sunday morning
While confidence was in order a few days ago, Real would have heard on Sunday morning of the possibility that Vinicius Jr would not obtain the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Over the hours, the rumor was confirmed , until management was certain that their player would ultimately not be crowned. Carlo Ancelotti would have taken note of this. The Italian coach now wants to refocus his team on its sporting objectives after the slap received at home against Barça on Saturday in La Liga (0-4).
Original article published on RMC Sport
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