The latest Ballon d’Or ranking and the award given to Rodri at the expense of Vinicius Junior have caused a lot of ink to flow. Worse, the Brazilian had even learned of his defeat in advance because of a leak.
On October 28, France Football awarded the 2024 Ballon d’Or to Rodri. The Spanish midfielder from Manchester City is rewarded for his excellent season, his class and his fair play both with La Roja and with his club. The identity of the winner, however, caused much discussion even before the trophy was awarded. Indeed, while everything pointed to the fact that Vinicius was going to win the precious Grail, the Brazilian was finally beaten. Enough to provoke strong anger within Real Madrid who simply decided to boycott the ceremony in Paris. In new revelations, we learn that the one who finished in second place knew his position in the ranking ahead of time because of a leak.
In Madrid, we knew everything the morning of the ceremony
Overnight, Vinicius’ mentality changed. Having gone from a player certain of his victory to a man charged with revenge in less than 24 hours, the Brazilian saw his destiny turned upside down on the day of October 28. On the morning of the ceremony, the Real Madrid star learned from a ranking leak that he will not win the Ballon d’Or, says Relief. Beaten by Rodri, the Madrid number 7 is getting annoyed. He had organized a small party the day before, with relatives, which ended the big day.
However, before taking a private plane to go to Paris, a delegation from Madrid arrived at his home and told him the bad news. Rodri will then be crowned Ballon d’Or and Vinicius Junior cannot understand how the award could have escaped him, he who was coming off an exceptional season with his club. The leak would come from the entourage of one of the Real Madrid players who would have been informed by one of the managers of France Football. “ I will do ten times more if necessary. They are not prepared », Warned Vinicius immediately. Rodri persists and signs: his victory is deserved because he is the player who has shown the greatest consistency throughout the season.
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