The Ballon d’Or award ceremony was held in Paris tonight, and the award for the best player in the world went to Rodri, even though it was written for weeks that Vinicius Junior would be the winner.
Tonight in Paris, France Football presented the Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world in the past season, and the award went to Rodri.
The Spaniard had a fantastic season behind him because he managed to defend the title of English champion with Manchester City, and what seems to have “broken” the battle for the winner is the fact that he won the European Championship with Spain this summer.
Besides Rodri, among the main favorites for this award were Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham. It seemed certain that Vinicius would be the winner, but today there was an unexpected twist.
A few hours before the start of the ceremony in Paris, information appeared that Vinicius would not receive the Ballon d’Or, which surprised many, and it was a heavy blow for the Kings.
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That is why Real Madrid decided at the last minute that they will not come to Paris at all and that they are horrified by the fact that Vinicius was “stolen”.
The royal club said that UEFA deliberately prevailed in the end in favor of Rodrigo because if they used the same criteria for Real Madrid players, then Dani Carvajal should have priority over Manchester City players.
The awarding of the Ballon d’Or unexpectedly raised a huge dust-up, and the fierce reactions from Madrid are not calming down.
However, it cannot be said that Rodri did not deserve the Ballon d’Or because he also had a really fantastic season.
The award for the best young player was won by Lamine Yamal, who has an unreal first season in professional football.
Real Madrid was declared the best club in the past season, but since there was no one from the royal club, no one took this trophy.
It should be noted that Aitana Bonamati was named the best player in the world for the second time in a row. The best coach is Carlo Ancelotti and the best coach in the world is Emma Hayes.
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