A Ballon d’Or which has rarely been so talked about. At the end of October, France Football revealed the name of the big winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
Big favorite for many weeks, Vinicius Junior, as well as the entire Real Madrid delegation, finally decided to boycott the ceremony when Florentino Perez understood that the Brazilian would not win this plebiscite.
The boss of the White House had a hollow nose, it was Rodri, the Spaniard from Manchester City who was crowned.
Ballon d’Or 2024, Madrid residents cry scandal
The Madrilenians then cried scandal when it was a vote of 100 foreign journalists, and above all when the difference was insignificant.
France Football reveals that there was only 41 points difference between the big winner and his runner-up, knowing that the player ranked first by each journalist collects 15 points.
As could be expected, the distribution of votes in favor of several Real Madrid players surely cost Auriverde the coronation.
Vinicius will therefore have to wait in order to win the supreme coronation of football.
A look back at the 3 most contested Ballon d’Ors in recent years
Franck Ribéry 2013
In 2013, Franck Ribéry probably had the best season of his career: Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League.
The Frenchman has won everything this season and achieved memorable stats with 13 goals and 23 assists in 52 games.
While everyone thinks he will become the first Frenchman to win the Ballon d’Or since Zidane in 1998, it was a total surprise when Cristiano Ronaldo was elected winner.
Wesley Sneijder 2010
In 2010, Wesley Sneijder established himself as one of the best players in the world, achieving the Serie A, Italian Cup and Champions League treble with Inter.
An extraordinary season, punctuated by an incredible World Cup, in which the number 10 reached the final before failing against Spain.
If Wesley Sneijder appears to be the favorite for the Ballon d’Or, alongside Andrés Iniesta, scorer in the World Cup final, it is ultimately Lionel Messi who is crowned.
Antoine Griezmann 2018
When we talk about the contested Ballon d’Or, we inevitably think of Antoine Griezmann in 2018. A major player in France’s victory in the World Cup, he also won the Europa League with his club Atlético de Madrid.
After a third place in 2016, everyone thinks that Grizou will finally be crowned Ballon d’Or after this exceptional season.
Unfortunately for him, the French number 7 saw Luka Modric be crowned and even finished third behind Cristiano Ronaldo.
