“I’ll tell you one thing…”

This Sunday, the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, takes stock of the year in front of the Socios. All subjects are discussed.

On the occasion of the Real Madrid Assembly, which takes place this Sunday, Florentino Perez decided to look back for a few minutes on the whole story surrounding the France Football Ballon d’Or. This one having escaped Vinicius Junior despite all the predictions in his favor. The boss of the Madrid club points out the system.

“Rodri is a great player. He has all our affection but I will tell you one thing. Tuttosport said: ‘the Ballon d’Or should have gone to a Real Madrid player. This year they rewarded Rodri for not doing it last season. “Rodri deserves a Golden Ball but not this year. He deserved it after the previous campaign when he scored the treble with Manchester City.” launched Florentino Perez.

“L’Équipe readers gave Vinicius as the favorite. The UEFA statement on not having tampered with the vote is surprising. The voting system has changed. It is surprising that countries with less than a million residents now have a journalist who votes,” he continued.

“There are even journalists who gave up voting for this prize, as is the case in Finland. I am grateful to them,” he said. “There are journalists who don’t know anyone and started voting this year like Uganda, Namibia, Albania and Finland. Vinicius would have won this Ballon d’Or,” he added.

“The system must change and it is recognized people who must vote. Let everyone understand that journalists who vote also risk their reputation. We do not know the people who voted and we do not know certain countries. For all these reasons, we did not go to the Ballon d’Or ceremony.”