The Spanish newspaper Relevo reports how Rodri discovered, this Monday, a few hours before the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony, that he was going to receive the individual award at the expense of Vinicius.
Officially, France Football has informed absolutely no one of the identity of the 2024 Ballon d'Or, which is revealed Monday evening during the ceremony organized in the heart of Paris. Only the editor-in-chief of France FootballVincent Garcia, and the producer of the show broadcast by the L'Equipe channel know the winner in advance. Behind the scenes, Real Madrid discovered that
Vinicius was not the long-awaited 2024 Ballon d'Or and decided to cancel his visit to the French capital. The thunderclap is immense!
The Madrid newspaper Reliefthe first media to give the information on Monday noon, tells how Florentino Pérez never had confirmation from France Football
for the coronation of “Vini”. The leaders of Casa Blanca spent their Sunday worrying about the hesitation of the French newspaper and ended up obtaining confirmation of Vinicius' “defeat”. A scandal for the Merengues, champions of Spain and winners of the Champions League with a “Vini” elected best player in the competition.
Rodri thinks of a joke
The journalists of Relief assured Rodri on Monday morning that he was the likely Ballon d'Or at the expense of Vinicius. The midfielder of Manchester City, champion of England and of the Spanish team, winner of Euro 2024, initially thought it was an April fool's joke. Victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee at the end of September, the 28-year-old had prepared for several weeks his coming to Paris to attend the ceremony, thinking of finishing on the podium.
Rodrigo's agent (he has been called Rodrigo since signing for City in 2019) contacted the Spanish federation, who were unable to confirm the victory of the 28-year-old player trained at Atlético and Villarreal. But the Spanish leaders then heard of the improbable turnaround in favor of the defensive midfielder voted best player at the last European Nations Championship in Germany…
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