We had to wait, but France Football kept its word. As announced before the Ballon d’Or gala, the magazine revealed this Saturday, November 9, the details of the votes, which led to the election of Rodri.
In his editorial, the head of the poll, Vincent Garcia, evokes a football which showed “two faces”. The first is the joy and emotion of Rodri, who obtains an individual consecration, he who, a team player above all, has won practically everything with Manchester City and Spain. The second aspect, on the other hand…
“The other side is darker and we deplore it, in this football world as in this era: non-respect of a result, fake news, conspiracy on social networks or insults. You will find here, with transparency, the details of the votes of the 99 France Football jurors (without Syria), which some, around the world, were afraid to see published for fear of harassment towards them or their family. This is where we are,” regrets Vincent Garcia.
France Football denounces a situation “ as unacceptable as it is worrying”
“And this situation is as unacceptable as it is worrying,
he continues. As usual, some votes will surprise you but, if there are well-defined criteria, a choice involves its share of subjectivity. And on such a large, independent, free panel whose judgment is at least as good as that of certain players, democracy always ends up speaking. »
We can notice that, even if the vote was very close between Rodri and Vinicius Jr, almost half of the voters (49 out of 99) placed the Spaniard in first place, compared to 35 for the Brazilian. This gives a certain legitimacy to the winner. And while France Football was accused of disrespecting Real Madrid, we will notice that Vincent Garcia, the French voter, put Vinicius Jr in first position in his vote. Nothing to cry scandal about, so…
The vote of Vincent Garcia (France Football):
1. Vinicius Jr.
2. Rodri
3. Bellingham
4. Mbappe
5. Yamal
6. Kane
7. L. Martinez
8. Haaland
9. Wirtz
10. Foden
