The football world at Vinicius Jr’s bedside…
An earthquake. Announced as the overwhelming favorite for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, Vinicius Jr failed, finishing 2nd behind Rodri. The Brazilian quickly reacted after the terrible news via his account X : “I will do 10 times more if necessary. They are not ready”, launched the number 7 of Real Madrid. The expected coronation of Vinicius Jr did not take place and it shocked the world of football. On his networks, Eduardo Camavinga defended his teammate with a scathing message: “POLITICAL FOOTBALL. My brother, you are the best player in the world and no award can say otherwise. I love you my brother.» At home, Brazil cries injustice, assures The Team who went to interview supporters. Report, ceremony, everything was canceled even though the supposed coronation of Vinicius was supposed to be a celebration, especially in his hometown of Sao Gonçalo.
Rodri celebrated in Europe
The 2024 Ballon d’Or was therefore awarded to Rodri for his fantastic season with Manchester City and Spain. The midfielder becomes the third Spanish player in history after Alfredo Di Stéfano and Luis Suarez to lift the holy grail, as recalled Marca. “Conquistadors” title The Team after the coronation of the Manchester City metronome. In the inside pages of the French daily, Rodri’s knowledge of the game is highlighted: “golden brain» justifies everyday life. Rodri himself assures that football has won and that his coronation is a sort of revenge for players of his style who have never been crowned like Xavi or Iniesta. In England where the new best player in the world plays, we are inevitably admiring of Rodri who we find on the cover of the Manchester Evening News.
Lamine Yamal crowned in Spain
Rodri was not the only Spanish player rewarded yesterday as Aitana Bonmatí won her 2nd Ballon d’Or in a row while Lamine Yamal is the 2024 winner of the Kopa trophy, rewarding the best young player under the age of 21. It is “the new best young person in the world» for the Mundo Deportivo. The other Catalan media Sport also reserved a nice box for him who also finished 8th in the general ranking of the Ballon d’Or, the best ranking in history for a player of only 17 years old. Even Rodri declared last night that Lamine Yamal would also win the Ballon d’Or one day. Yamal obviously title The Team. The Madrid newspaper Marca is even more direct when speaking of a genius and already a football figure.
