Announced favorite for the 2024 Ballon d'or again this Monday morning, Vinicius Jr finally finished second, behind the big winner Rodri. The Brazilian winger from Real Madrid made his disappointment clear on social media, promising to do even more in the future.
No congratulations for the winner of the evening, no conspiratorial speeches either, like his teammate Eduardo Camavinga. But a conquering message. While he was announced favorite for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, Vinicius Jr finally saw Manchester City's Spanish midfielder, Rodri, be crowned in Paris this Monday.
A disappointing result for the Brazilian from Real Madrid, his club, which sensed the snub coming, had thrown a fit and canceled the trip of its delegation to the ceremony during the day.
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“They are not ready”
At the end of an evening marked by the heavy absence of the Merengue clan, Vinicius Jr, ultimately second in the ranking, reacted to the results of the Ballon d'Or on social networks.
“I will do ten times more if necessary. They are not ready,” wrote the Real Madrid winger on .
His teammate in Madrid, French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, denounced him as “political football”, suggesting that Vinicius would have been deprived of the Ballon d'Or for extra-sporting reasons.
