The newspaper “Marca” reported that Vinicius Junior is not the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or award in a major surprise that was not expected.
According to the report, Vinicius Junior was informed that he would not win the Ballon d’Or today, Monday, and for this reason he decided not to attend the ceremony scheduled to be held in the French capital, Paris.
In the same context, Real Madrid decided to show solidarity with Vinicius after his sudden loss of the award, and no representative from the royal club will attend the ceremony.
Carlo Ancelotti, Jude Bellingham and President Florentino Perez were supposed to attend the ceremony, but they will not do so in solidarity with Vinicius.
The identity of the winner of the Ballon d’Or has not been revealed after Vinicius’ loss, but most reports suggest that it will be Manchester City and Spain star Rodri.
Rodri succeeded in leading his team to win the Premier League, and in leading the Spanish national team to achieve Euro 2024, while Vinicius led Real Madrid to win La Liga and the Champions League.
