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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Feeling that Vinicius Jr was ultimately not going to win the Ballon d'Or, the Real Madrid delegation then decided to boycott the ceremony. An absence which caused a lot of talk and which has earned Casa Blanca criticism today. This was particularly the case for FC Barcelona. Crack blaugrana, Pau Cubaris slipped a tackle at Real Madrid about this.
The 2024 Ballon d'Or was therefore awarded to Rodri. While everyone thought it was going to come back to Vinicius Jr, he is the player of Manchester City who was rewarded. Enough to trigger the anger of Real Madrid. Not considering itself respected, Casa Blanca then decided to simply boycott the Ballon d'Or ceremony. No member of Real Madrid therefore made the trip to Paris for the occasion.
“Dani Olmo and I were there without winning anything”
A behavior of Real Madrid today strongly criticized. Pau Cubarsiplayer of FC Barcelonadid not fail to tackle the Merengue by drawing a parallel with his situation. So, for RAC1the Blaugrana blurted out: “ Being in the top 10 or top 20 of the Ballon d'Or is already a good prize and it is important for a footballer to be there. Dani Olmo and I were there without winning anything ».
“I wasn’t surprised that Vinicius didn’t win”
Also evoking the victory of Rodri for the Ballon d'Or in the absence of Vinicius Jr., Pau Cubarsi also explains that he is not surprised. “ I wasn't surprised Vinicius didn't win, he was very close to Rodri », Confided the player of the FC Barcelona.