If Jude Bellingham took the lead in the Internet vote for the Golden Boy, it’s probably thanks to the fans of singer Taylor Swift…
It’s a vote that could have remained fairly confidential, but which awoke the rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Organizer of the Golden Boy, awarded by journalists, the Italian daily Tuttosport also organizes a vote among its Internet users, the aim of which is always to elect the best young player playing in Europe.
Until Tuesday afternoon, Alejandro Baldé was in the lead, having received just over 50,000 of some 111,000 votes. But only minutes later, Jude Bellingham had taken control again, thanks to a meteoric breakthrough, collecting around 100,000 votes at lightning speed. “The affair” was revealed by a Barça fan account, which cried foul by denouncing computer manipulation in favor of the new Real Madrid star.
🚨⚠️Atentos a esta secuencia:
17:38:
– Balde 50,276 votes
– Bellingham 33,661 votes17:41 (dirty 19:41 pero es porque la captura le pertenece a otra persona en otra hora):
– Balde 53,412 votes
– Bellingham 35,464 votes5:45 p.m.: Magically, Bellingham won 129,305 votes. pic.twitter.com/TjWFYDRls3
— Martin (@martinminan_) September 5, 2023
However, another hypothesis could explain everything, and would involve Taylor Swift. Tuesday, just before Bellingham’s “breakthrough” in the vote, an X account (ex-Twitter) challenged the fans of the famous American singer, unearthing a quote from Baldé where the Barcelonan confessed “don’t like music” by Taylor Swift. And the “Swifties”, the fans of the Tennessee singer, were invited to vote for Bellingham. This Wednesday at the end of the evening, the middle of Real Madrid had reached 520,000 votes.
