Footballer from Brazil, Vinicius Junior, star of Real Madrid, experienced a severe shock just a few hours before the announcement of the winner of the "Ballon d'Or" 2024, awarded by the magazine "France Football", after leaking information that the Spanish footballer, Rodri, Manchester City midfielder, will be the award winner.
According to the Spanish newspaper "Marca", Vinicius will not travel to Paris for the "Ballon d'Or" ceremony on Monday evening, and also Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, although the invitation was sent to him. This was also reported by Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on his social media page on the media platform "X".
Although Vinicius led Real Madrid to victory in the Champions League and the Spanish La Liga last season, according to recent leaks of information, Rodri will receive the award after his success with the Spanish national team at the Euro and winning the English Premier League with his club Manchester City.
Apparently, "bad luck doesn't come alone" for Real Madrid, which just two days ago suffered a significant defeat against its traditional rival Barcelona 0-4 in the 11th round of the Spanish La Liga.
Ironically, Vinicius was subjected to criticism from Real Madrid fans due to a controversial delay of the ball on the field during the match, and also entered into a verbal altercation with Barcelona player Javi, who provoked him, showing a yellow card, despite the match's context. In response, Vinicius stated: "I will get the 'Ballon d'Or'!", in a childish manner responding to the provocation of the Barcelona player.
This incident between the players, in all visibility, represents a clear signal from Vinicius that he will not let the "Ballon d'Or" slip from his hands. However, if the leaks of information are correct, the Brazilian footballer will face heavy disappointment in case of defeat and is waiting for two punches to the head in the coming days.
