It was Rodri who was crowned Ballon d'Or 2024. Vinicius Junior had to settle for second place, just 41 points behind the leader. The Real Madrid winger was not in the top 10 of certain journalists.
The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony crowned Rodri. The Manchester City midfielder finished ahead of Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham on the podium. A big surprise, as Vinicius Junior was the favorite. The Real Madrid winger only gave up for 41 small points.
The jury is made up of 100 journalists representing the FIFA top 100 countries. There are three of these journalists who decided not to place Vinicius Junior in the top 10, while the votes were revealed this Saturday. These are journalists from El Salvador, Finland and Namibia.
This did not fail to provoke a reaction. And the Finnish journalist, Juha Kanerva, admitted his mistake on Twitter and announced his resignation from the Ballon d'Or jury.
Vinicius Junior got off to a strong start in his quest for the Ballon d'Or, having just scored a hat-trick against CA Osasuna.
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