Rodri’s coronation on October 28, during the 68th Ballon d’Or ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet, caused a lot of ink to flow. The Real Madrid delegation. who had heard of the victory of the Spanish midfielder from Manchester City to the detriment of his foal, Vinicius Jr, although announced as the favorite, chose to boycott the event.
Florentino Pérez, the president of Casa Blanca, recently reignited the controversy during an assembly dedicated to the presentation of the club’s accounts. The Spanish leader sharply criticized the journalists’ voting process for the award of the trophy.
“These are just the words of a frustrated person”
“There are journalists that no one knows and who came to vote this year. Without the votes of journalists from countries like Uganda, Namibia, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have won this Ballon d’Or.launched the Merengue boss.
These comments sparked a strong reaction from Sheefeni Nicodemus, one of the three journalists who did not include Vinicius in his ranking. On the airwaves of Cadena Serthe representative of Namibia did not mince his words. “Deep down, I suspect these are just the words of a frustrated person. That is, he believes that the people of my country and the other countries mentioned do not have a meaningful vote because we are inferior people. I just want to know: if I were from one of the major footballing nations and I didn’t agree with their opinion, what would their argument be? »he said. Note that Jude Bellingham’s name would be at the top of Nicodemus’ top 10.
