Real Madrid has canceled the trip of its entire expedition to Paris for the Ballon d'Or gala, Vinicius including, which suggests that the Brazilian was not the winner of the prestigious award.
The plane booked by Real Madrid was scheduled to depart from Barajas Adolfo Suarez airport at 15.00 hours, but the white club, given the information received from Paris, have canceled the expedition in which 50 people participated. A huge surprise that makes us understand that Madrid already has the information that Vini is not the one chosen as the best footballer in the world.
The 50 members traveling to Paris had been in Valdebebas since 14.00 hours and the alarms began to go off when not a soul moved from the Ciudad Deportiva. Something strange was going on at the Ciudad Deportiva and it was none other than the player and Madrid were already beginning to handle that he was not going to be the big star of the gala.
Eleven nominees
Real Madrid had eleven nominations for the awards given tonight in Paris by France Football and UEFA. For the Ballon d'Or, in addition to the one who was the clear favorite, Vinicius, were Jude Bellingham, Fede Valverde, Toni Kroos (retired), Vinicius, Carvajal, Mbappé and Rüdiger. Ancelotti was among the awards for best coach, which will go to Luis De la Fuente. To the Kopa Trophy, which rewards the best young player, Arda Güler. And for the Yashin Trophy, Lunin. None of these players and their respective families will be in Paris, leaving the gala lackluster;
The clear favorite right now is the Spaniard Rodrigo Hernandez, champion with Spain at the European Championship and MVP of the tournament. The Spanish footballer signed a spectacular season winning also the Premier and the FA Cup, although he lacked the cherry on top of the Champions League, a competition from which he was eliminated by Real Madrid.
The Ballon d'Or to Rodrigo, still to be confirmed, would reward a player who in recent seasons has been decisive in Manchester City and who two years ago gave the Champions League to his club with a goal in the final against Inter. After two seasons at the highest level, planet soccer would reward his spectacular performance. The midfielder would also become the second Spaniard to win the Ballon d'Or, after Luis Suárez.