After a flamboyant season with Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior thought that the Golden Ball 2024 would not escape him. But to the stupor of the Merengue, it was ultimately Rodri who won the individual award. Warned, the Madrid delegation had then decided to boycott the trophy presentation evening. A few months later, the vexation did not spend and no one reacted to Real at the time of the announcement of the thirty nominees for the 2025 edition.
In Spain, some had an explanation on this silence of the
Casa Blanca. Journalist at the COPE, Siro Lopez gave his version of the silence of President Florentino Perez and his troops.
“It is a way of telling the organizers of the Ballon d'Or that the reaction of last year was proof that Real Madrid does not believe in this type of trophy. »» For the observer, it is therefore to remain coherent with himself that the club remained silent a few days ago.
A dangerous choice for Real Madrid which could get into this position. “The only way to show that it was not a crisis of anger is to maintain this positionalso insisted Siro Lopez. If you do not believe it and decide not to attend the gala, it would make no sense to be ready to go there this year, hardly made one sign to the organizers of the Ballon d'Or. »»
Golden Ball 2025, no chance for Real
This year, Real Madrid knows that he has no chance of getting his hands on the trophy anyway. Two big favorites have come off for a while, and they are not Merengue. Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) and Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona), seem untouchable, unless Achraf Hakimi (PSG) come to shake things up, he was also flamboyant.
On the Madrid side, several players were appointed. Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior are expected to harvest a few voices. Real Madrid will remain
