Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised the organisers of the 2024 Ballon d’Or, expressing disappointment over the choice to award the celebrated honour to Manchester Metropolis midfielder Rodri as a substitute of Actual Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior.
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Talking on the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner said that Vinícius was unfairly missed regardless of his pivotal position in Actual Madrid’s Champions League triumph, the place he scored the decisive aim within the remaining.
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“For my part, he [Vinícius] deserved to win the golden ball [Ballon d’Or award]. It was unfair for my part. They offer it to Rodri—he deserved it too—however they need to have given it to Vinícius as a result of he received the Champions League and scored within the remaining,” Ronaldo declared on stage.
Ronaldo’s remarks, captured throughout the occasion, have reignited debates surrounding the Ballon d’Or voting course of, which has usually confronted accusations of bias.
Rodri’s Victory Sparks Controversy
Rodri’s contributions to Manchester Metropolis’s historic treble-winning season have been instrumental, incomes him the coveted award. Nonetheless, Ronaldo’s backing of Vinícius has added gas to the criticism of the Ballon d’Or course of.
The Brazilian winger was notably absent from the October ceremony in Paris, reportedly boycotting the occasion alongside his Actual Madrid teammates in a silent protest towards the perceived injustice. Regardless of lacking out on the Ballon d’Or, Vinícius has been recognised with FIFA’s The Greatest Males’s Participant award and the Globe Soccer Awards’ Greatest Males’s Participant accolade.
Ronaldo Praises Globe Soccer Awards
Whereas expressing discontent with France Soccer, the Ballon d’Or organisers, Ronaldo lauded the Globe Soccer Awards for his or her transparency and equity.
“Globe Soccer does issues otherwise, and so they recognise gamers in a method that really respects their contributions,” he remarked after receiving the Greatest Center East Participant award.
Attending the occasion together with his accomplice, Georgina Rodríguez, Ronaldo reiterated his admiration for Vinícius and criticised the Ballon d’Or choice, concluding:
“Vinícius ought to have received the Ballon d’Or. I don’t thoughts saying it. It was unfair.”
Vinícius’ stellar yr has been celebrated in different boards, however Ronaldo’s public assist for the Brazilian winger has additional highlighted the controversy surrounding the Ballon d’Or final result.
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